The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-02

carriage, and leaning over, asked Gen.
CoXey Are you rea9y2"
THE GROUNDS RE-ENTERED.
Gen. CoXey nodded, and kissing his
Wlle he stepped out of the vehicle.
Browne dismounted. took off his big SOM
orero TO Mrs. CoXey and turned to Mamie
CoXeY with: You won't be afraid to
stay here, will you?" The girl nodded
her head, and Marshal Browne and Coxey
rushed into the crowd in the direction of
tue Dig white building, They walked
along beside the low stone parapet sur
rounding the grounds, as if seeking an
entrance, followed by a thousand people.
one.
Gen. Coxey was quick to take the sug-
gestlon, and he leaped quickly over the
parapet and made his way, like an eel.
through the dense thickness CT humanity
TO the steps of the capitol, there to re-
celVe ms dramatic repulse as elsewhere
recorded. Marshal Browne followed,
evidently with the intention of backing
Gen. CoXey up, but he became separated
from his chief.
THE POLICE LOSE THEIR HEADS
The mounted policemen, dozen or
more, who had been directed to attend
Marshal Browne through the day, hesi-
tated moment as the two leaders disap-
a
coated officer whipped up his horse,
dashed across the pavement, over the low
parapet and into the grounds. His COM
rades followed, and into the crowd went
this platoon, trampling flowers and shrubs
In their rush. People scattered right
and left, and the foremost officer
soon reached the chief marshal, easily
dlstlngulshable by his leather coat and
white sombrero. The horse of the officer
StrnHK
threw him to one side. He lodged be-
nlnd tree, and the officers lost sight of
hlm for an instant. People in the crowd
IN danger of being trampled by the off,
GERS horses, seized them by the brides
The police seemed to think that this was
an attack on them, and responded with
their batons. Marshal Browne became
wedged in between a line of mounted police
and number of officers on foot, and
when one of these tried to seize him he
resisted. A shower of blows descended
on his shoulders. Browne fought like a
tiger, shouting out that he was an Ameri-
can citizen and had constitutional rights
He was seized by several officers and
pushed through the crowd
All this happened on the edge of the
grass lawn adjoining the House side of
the asphalt plaza, and within plain sight
OF the crowds in the capitol
JONES TRIES TO RESCUE HIM.
Old Christopher Columbus Jones,
leader of the Philadelphia contingent.
attempted to rescue Marshal Browne
from the officers and it is said that a num-
per of Coxeyites assisted him. The old
mans silk hat was jammed over his ears
IN Jl1y and he too, was placed in Gus
tody. With mounted officer on each
side of him, their hands grasping his
leather collar, and followed by more OIL
GERS with Jones. the sensational leader
of the commOnweal forces, was dragged
off to cell in the police station.
just before they entered the police sta
tion Officer Stramline passed his hand
over Marshal Brownies hips and pulled a
small revolver out of his trousers hip
pocket.
BROWNIES HISTORY.
When arraigned Marshal Brown gave
his name as Carl Browne, date of his
birth July 4, 1S49, at Springfield. Ill, and
his occupation as that of a journeyman
artist. He had $685. and a gold watch.
When the officer was asked what the
charge was he replied, "Disorderly
conduct, and as for myself,
why, he assaulted me-" Marshal
Browne was not charged with the
assault, however The pistol he claims
to have taken from one of his followers,
as he had strictly enjoined them rot to
carry weapons of any kind, knowing the
strictness of the laws of the district
against carrying concealed weapons. 1t
was miserable little affair, unloaded and
broken, 1t was perfectly useless and no
charge was preferred against him on this
ground. He was placed in a cell and had
nothing to say, except, ~ am going to let
the American people speak for me-
JONES SAYS A PRAYER.
When Jones was arraigned he gave his
name slowly and distinctly, "Christopher
Columbus JONES' his age as 80 and his
occupation as that of pump builder. He
had only 70 cents in money, paper Of
pins and a knife When asked to talk he
said The press done the whole of it."
He then said the Lords prayer to him
self and laid down on the bench in his
cell, refusing to say anything else
When Jesse COXey, who is IS years old,
rode along the line and told the common
wealers that the chief marshal had been
taken off to police station, the men ap-
peared surprised, but made no loud com
ments. Marshal Browne is not very
popular with the rank and file, and his
soldiers viewed his incarceration with
equinanimity
Marshal Browne, when the officer took
him into custody, turned to Jesse Coxey
and said: jess, turn over the com
mand to YOU But Jesse was too young
for so important an Office, so Marshal
Broderick, who does not ride horseback,
was substituted for Marshal Browne.
LICENSED TO EXHIBIT.
Hard by what is left of the old canal in
Southeast Washington the Coxey army
rested after the exciting scenes at the
capitol. Gen Coxey went TO the new
camp with the men, and then left with
great promptitude, for the purpose, as
they supposed, of giving aid and COM
fort to his chief lieutenant, Mar
shall Browne, at the police sta
tion. 1t transpired later, however,
that he had left for an entirely different
purpose, which was to secure a license
from the district commissioners 10 put
his miserable followers on exhibition at
a fixed price. Gen. CoXey appealed for a
permit TO charge an admittance fee at the
NJ street camp without the payment of
any license, on the ground that the
entire receipts were TO be used for chari-
table purposes; That is for feeding and
clothing the mem beEs OF the commonweal.
The commissioners said they would take
the request under advisement, but in the
meantime suggested that he had better
take out regular license for one day,
which he did and paid the fee.
THE NEW CAMP.
The new camp is as dismal and barren
an acre of inclosed ground as can be
found anywhere within the district, and
the sun poured down its hot rays upon
tho 1uprOtacfpd army with COnSidpra blp