The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-05-03

from the city, and went into camp under
lnllitary guard.
Washington, May 2.-Coxey's army
paraded to-day land, as result, Marshal
Browne and Col. Columbus Jones are in
jail A large crowd awaited in front
Of the capitol for the army. The police
to- move the cOmmonwealers
on pl:sta the capitol, but Coxey, after
short consultation with Browne, sprang
from his carriage, and made his way
back toward the entrance to the capitol,
had slipped unobserved through the
struggling mass, and before any one
knew it was bounding up the east front
entrance to the capitol. He was up to
the tenth step before he was recognized.
Then the officers closed in above him
and his further passage was barred.
The great crowd now recognized him,
and a shout went up from every corner
of the vast assemblage. Coxey turned
to the crowd and raised his hat. He
| was deathly pale. Capt. Garden, of the
capitol police, stepped to one side of him,
and Lieut.. Kelly, of the city police, was
at his other arm. The officers formed
solidly about him. The crowd below was
| kept back by menacing clubs.
! what do you want here?' asked
Capt. Garden.
| Il wish to make an address, respond
| ed Gen. Coxey, his voice showing in
| tense emotion.
But you cannot do that" said Capt.
Garden, quietly but firmly.
Then can l read pr0teSt!' asked
Coxey.
There was a moments hesitation. He
drew from his pocket a typewriter
manuscript and began to unfold it, There
was a movement among the officers.
Capt. Garden quietly took Coxey by
the left arm and Lieut.. Kelly took him
by the right. sThey moved down the
steps, the solid flank of officers follow
ing Coxey Was thus impelled downward
before the squad. He was not pulled
or put under arrest. but firmly pushed
away At the foot of the steps thu
great, crowd greeted Coxey and the Of
fcers with a storm of shouts. Agar
the mounted police charged, the crow(
surged and for time it looked a.
though there would be trouble. Bul
the little knot of soldiers pressed for
ward with Coxey in the center. The,
were flank ed by the mounted officers
Thus Coxey made his exit from the CAPT
As he moved away he tossed the type
written protest to the group of news
, paper men and said: .rstISdsrr.;
; This is for the press" -
There was no formal arrest. The of
, ficers merely moved him away from tn
, center of conflict. They were satis6e
! in having prevented the use of the cap
!, tol for Coxey's speech and its attendan
demonstration. When the open area ha
been cleared Gen. Coxey was given ur
restrained liberty, turning toward hi
! army, which still stood on B stree
Carl Browne was a shining mark fo
. the policemen on account of his cor
= spicuous costume, and from the sam
reason the most aggressive and tumul
:, uous portion of the crowd followed hin
- As he broke through the foliage of til
= lawn half dozen mounted polio
+ charged after him across the ground
9 escaping by miracle from running dow
6 any of the people, who scattered rigl
y and left before them. When Brown
y reached the foot of the capitol steI
:, there was a hurried and exciting
i alogue between him and the polio
y which could not be heard through tt
y uproar. Then two policemen tire
:. themselves upon Browne grabbed h
= seized Browne by the shoulders an
s. thrust him through the crowd sever
- hundred feet to the sidewalk. Clul
were seen descending upon mems shou
# ders in the group, but whether Brown
was hit could not be seen. AS the tN
+ officers rushed him through the crow
II he was seen trying to shelter his, hea
II as though he expected blows, and .cou
D. be heard shouting II am an America
= citizen; I stand on my constitution
the dramatic marshal was dragged to tt
y corted Coxey to his carriage, hurryil
:e him by the shoulders, but not Selling hi,
re he clambered into the vehicle, whe
II his wife sat with Legal Tender in h
y lap, and, as he stood there, loud che
e. was sent up from the surroundil
u crowd. Then the policemen seemed
u lose their heads, and, falling upon tt
~ luckless colored woman nearest thel
n they dubbed the negress Justify. For
IL moment the army, which, while all tt
u was going on, had been waiting on
~ street, not knowing what to do, seem
u leaderless and in confusion, although t
IL men had not broken ranks in all the
mutt. The honor fell to the humt
y bass drummer of rescuing it from conf
II sion, for he started rhythmic and regul
a. boom" on the instrument, and the CO.
AZ monwealers fell into step, and wi
ie Coxey bowling to the right and left, an
u wild cheers, the procession turned do1
= Second street to the south and started
a. march to the new camp in the ma
~ rious region, in the extreme southe
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