The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-05-12

Washington, May 2.-Coxey's army
paraded to-day and, as a result, Marshal
Browne and Col. Columbus Jones are in
Jail. A large crowd awaited in front
Of the capitol for the army. The police
attempted to move the commonwealers
on past the capitol, but Coxey, after a
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 n side of him,
and Lieut.. Kelly, of the city police, wal
at his other arm. The officers formed
solidly about him. The crowd below wa
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 / read a protest?" 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. They 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 the
great crowd greeted Coxey and the Of
fcers with a storm of shouts. Again
the mounted police charged, the crowd
surged, and for a time it looked as
though there would be trouble. But
the little knot of soldiers pressed for
ward with Coxey in the center. They
were fanked by the mounted officers.
Thus Coxey made his exit from the CAPT.
tol entrance and the east front.
AS he moved away he tossed the type
written protest to the group of Jews
paper men and said:
This is for the press"
There was no formal arrest. The Of
fcers merely moved him away from the
center of conflict. They were satisfied
in having prevented the use of the CAPT.
tol for Coxey's speech and it's attendant
demonstration. When the open area had
been cleared Gen. Coxey was given un-
restrained liberty, turning toward his
army, which still stood on B street.
Carl Browne was a shining mark for
the policemen on account of his con-
spicuous costume, and from the same
reason the most aggressive and tumult-
uous portion of the crowd followed him.
AS he broke through the foliage of the
lawn half a dozen mounted police
charged after him across the grounds,
escaping by a miracle from running down
any OF the people, who scattered right
and left before them. When Browne
reached the foot Of the capitol steps
there was a hurried and exciting d.
alogue between him and the police,
which could not be heard through the
uproar. Then two policemen threw
themselves upon Browne, grabbed his
flag of peace and smashed the staff,
seized Browne by the shoulders and
thrust him through the crowd several
nundred feet to the sidewalk. Clubs
were seen descending upon mems Shout
ders In the group, but whether Browne
was hit could not be seen. As the two
officers rushed him through the crowd
he was seen trying to shelter his head
as though he expected blows, and could
be heard shouting II am an American
citizen; l stand on my constitutional
rights" Despite his constitutional rights
the dramatic marshal was dragged to the
police station. When the police had es.
corted Coxey to his carriage, hurrying
MN by the shoulders, hut not Selling him,
ne clambered into tho vehicle, where
his wife sat with Legal Tender in her
lap, and, as he stood there, q loud cheer
sent up from the surrounding
crowd. Then the policemen seemed to