The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-22
COXEY ORDERED TO A CELL.
Browne and Jones 10 Share His
Twenty Days Imprisonment.


Fine for TrespassinR On the Grass.
The Twenty Days Imposed Because
They Carried a Banner on the Capi-
tol Grounds-Sensation Speeches
in the Court Just Previous to the
Passing of Sentence.
Washington, May 21.-Gen. Coxey,
Marshal Browne and Private Jones were
sentenced by Judge Miller in the Wash
ingtOn police court this afternoon to
twenty days in Jail for violating the stat
ute of the United States prohibiting the
display of partisan banners on the cap
| itol grounds, and Coxey and Browne were
fined S. each additional for trespassing on
the grass, the alternative being another
| ten days in jail. Jones was acquitted on
this last charge.
The proceedings preliminary to the
passing of sentence were in line with the
series of extraordinary incidents that
have marked the whole trial The po-
lice court room was crowded with spec
tatOrs at 10 O'clock the hour set for pass
ing sentence, but it was forty minutes
later before the court was called to order
During the interval Judge Miller was
having a consultation with Congressman
Pence and Hudson, counsel for the de-
fense. The judges brother died yesUer-
day, and it was only after entreaties
by the defendants counsel that he de-
cided not to make another postponement.
At ~: 40 when Judge Miller took his seat.
MIR, Mullowney, the assistant district
attorney, moved that sentence be passed
on Jacob S. Coxey, Carl Browne and
Christopher Columbus Jones, who were
sitting inside the rail. Coxey looked
anxious, Browne happy and Jones bored.
Browne had discarded his greasy leather
jacket for a somber cutaway coat He
wore white shirt anda white collar, but
no necktie
Judge Miller said he had come to court
this morning at some personal sacrifice
on account of personal bereavement
and then asked the usual questions
whether the defendants had anything to
say why sentence should not be passed.
POLITICAL ADDRESS.
Representative Hudson, of Kansas, one
of Coxey's counsel, Immediately rose and
delivered a political address. As an
American citizen, he said, he could not
help stating that he had considerable
contempt for the government in its
| prosecution of this case. Every point
had been decided against the defendants
On the day they were at the capitol there
were thousands of people on the grass. 1t
was little difficult for the unframed
mind to understand how the congress of
| the United States could set aside grounds
| from which peaceable people were kept
! out. MIR. Hudson discussed the legal
| features Of the case and quoted decision
| of Justice Brewer. of the federal supreme
| court. in support of his contention that
| an information unsupported by an oath or
| af1davit, as in this case, was null and
| void
The farce of the case, was, he said, the
| hypocritical position TO which the United
! States was driven by its officers. 1t had
| arrested men on one charge and prose
| cuted them on another. "You know, and
! I know" he said, "that he (Coxey) was
not arrested and convicted because he
stepped on the grass, but because he car
ried a banner in opposition to the political
! ideas of those who are powerful in the
| administration of this government. They
have demanded the conviction of these
men"
THE JUDGE CALLS FOR NAMES.
"Who are they?" asked Judge Miller
"The parties who are dominant, who
are all powerful" ;" answered Mr.. Hudson.
"Who are these myths, these ghostsl"
asked Judge Miller again.
"Those who are in favor of a gold
standard"
"If that's so they have not reached this
court" was the judges reply.
Mr.. Hudson launched off into politics
and was called down by the Judge.
The sentence of this court" he said
will make people think this govern
| ment is undertaking policy Of suppress
sion"
"Fortunately," said the Judge, ''the
courts pronounce sentence without taking
into consideration what people think"
ION one side you have the money
! power; on the other the poor and strug-
| CLING masses-by which will your honor
] be influenced" asked Mr.. Hudson.
I BROWNE TAKES THE FLOOR.
Neither" responded the court CURLY.
! Mr. Hyman of the defense made an ap-
! peal for nominal sentence, and then
Carl Browne had his say. He began by
Withdrawing the appeals made in his be-
| half and said he had none to make He
/ had asked for Jury trial, but he now be-
! lieyed he made mistake. 81 do not be-
| lieve," he said in loud voice, that the
! people of the United States believe that
! such a lot of filth and stagnation exists
| as is i'm the courts here. / do not mean
| your honor-you are different"
Then Browne proceeded in his usual
! blasphemous strain for some time, com
! pairing the jury to those who had partici-
! pdbbu III tHb CGuClnAlOus IlG uudlAy 5dlu
! he believed the few hours, or days, or
months, he would pass in Jail would do
more TO help the cause than his feeble
/ voice could. Browne said no made no re-
sistance when arrested and that his life
was saved from the policeman's club by a
| colored man. In conclusion, he said, he
| asked for no mercy but would accept
| his punishment cheerfully.
coxEY HAS HIS SAY.
Coxey rose next. II was the first time,
| he said, that he had ever stood before a
| court for a sentence and it was pleasing
| thought that he was innocent of the
| charge. He told how the arrest was
made and maintained that he was not
walking on the grass and carried no ban
ner But he was not surprised that the
| Jury brought in such a verdect and he
blamed the newspapers FOR 4: in repre-
senting his commonweal as hand Of des-
peradoes.
II do not appeal for mercy because I
have committed no crime, he said, but
do ask for justice"
The assistant district attorney asked
the Judge to impose a Jail sentence and not
impose fine, which would be paid by the
contributions of ignorant men.
Representative Pence asked the judge
10 disarm criticism by giving a nominal
sentence, and show that there was no bit
ter animus behind the prosecution.
THE JUDGES REVIEW.
Judge Miller entered into long review
Of the case and arraigned Coxey severely.