Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-11
pEBs ARRESTED.
He Gave Hall in the sum of Ten
Thousand Dollars.

BY Associated Press.
/ Chicago. July 10.--Thc federal grani
Jury. after receiving the instructions
Of United States Judge Grosscup this
( afternoon. returned indictments against
I Eugene V. Debs. president Of the Amer
lean Railway union; George W. How
ard. vice president. Sylvester keleher,
! secretary. and L. w. Rogers. one Of
/ its directors, and shortly thereafter the
1 four men were arrested. They are
! Charged with conspiracy TO commit an
I unlawful act, that is TO block the prog
] ress OF the United States mails. Joined
I In the Indictment with the four leaders
I Of the railway union, was James Mar
Tin. tue Rock island striker. who threw
the switch which deraile Il mail train
| at Blue Island On the nigh. Of June 30.
DeBs. Howard. Keleher and Rogers
were taken to ;he Office Of District At
torney Aiilchrist Immediately after
their arrest and few hours after
were released on bail by Judge Cross
cup. bonds being $4,000. The federal
grand jury spent but a short time on
the case OF Dehs and tie other leaders
Of the strike. The case against them
for conspiracy had been prepared SOME
DAYS By Attorneys Milehrist and Walk
er and the grand jurors had been at
work two hours when the Indictment
was ready to be presented &c court.
1t was based on some Of the public ut
terances OF Debs and the other leaders
ali 10 h.. ..vIsr
ders in writing sent out by Debs. di-
rtcting men on the different railways
10 quit their work and thus stop the
running VI mail trains. a large num-
Der OF kilograms sent 10y Debs from
his headquarters, giving directions
which eNtcndsI the blockade Of the
trains, We're submitted to the grand
Jury by Z. VI. Mulfcrd. manager OF the
Western Union Telegraph company,
under subpoena Issued by the United
States court. Judge Grosscuo oyerrul-
ing the telegraph company's protest
that the messages we're private doou-
inQnts and exempt from seizure.
Grand Jury Acts Promptly
Mr.. Milford had left the grand jury
room but few minutes when the
grand jury filed out and walked into
Judge Grosscup's court. Foreman
Sauderson handed the court the indict-
ment which was at once taken to the
Office OF the district attorney. Marshal
Arnold and deputy were sent out
with warrants. Shortly before 5 o'clock
Marshal Arnold returned with Mr..
Debs as a prisoner. Debs was taken
into Mr.. Milchrsts private office He
was aecompt MED by Theodore Debs,
his brother, who was with him when
the arrest was made. There We're in
the office when the head OF the Ameri-
can Railway Union arrived as a prs
oner, Edwin Walker and Mr.. Milchrlst
and these We're soon Joined by Judge
Grosscup who had been sent for TO
take bail.
Debs sent his brother out to look for
bondsmen and while waiting for his
friends to appear sat with the Judge.
two attorneys and the marshal who
had arrested him, while the door of the
oihee was locked to all corners. II was
not long until Deputy Logan appeared
with Keleher. the secretary. In short
time Theodore Debs returned with A.
r. Lisbee who had been retained to
defend the prisoner. AT o'clock De-
putty Logan appeared with Rogers and
Vice President Howard. The Inter
was the only one OF the four whose
Ease bore traces Of anger or resentment
~ he Ky.f. l,.
The others took their arrest calmly.
1t was after 1880 before Clerk Butnam
appeared and the bail was legally ac-
cepted The bondsmen are Alderman
VIM. Fitzgerald. who qualified In the
sum OF ss5O,OOO and VIM. skakel, who
qualified for $4,000. the bonds being
in the sum OF $4,000 each 1t was some
time later when the formallty Of sign
ting was completed and the indicted
ones left the building in company with
their bondsmen.
While the bail was being arranged
Attorney John C. Geeling Joined the
party. He was retained by the railway
union officials to assist in their defense
In case they were arrested. Mr.. Gee
ling said that the defense OF the men
will be directed by Clarence $. Darrow.
who is the attorney OF the union. The
indictment against Debs. Keleher
Howard. Rogers and Murwin. mot 4
Martini. is founded on sections 55Os.
sos aud 5SaG OF the Federal statute.
Debs Ts-ks.
While waiting for bail to be arranged
pehs, In an interview said; we have 1
been placed under arrest to answer
to an indictment found against us by
the Federal grand Jury In which were
are accused OF conspiracy to commit.
and OF committing offens esagainst
the United states by obs,rueting ana
interrupting the malls OF the country.
Our ball has been fixed at $4,000. We
do NOS know when the case viii come TO
trial siRSe have been brought here
have been informed that officers OF the
court have gone 10 our headquarters
IN The Ashland blosk and taken my
private correspondence ana some or
the records OF the American Railway
union. l do not know BY what right