The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-26
BEHIND THE BARS
COXey and Browne Playing
Checkers With Their Noses,
In the District Jail at Wash
ingtOn, d. C.
MORE WEALERS THERE
FitZgerald's Army" of Forty
Nine Arrive.
Fitzgerald Calls Them "Dele-
MORE WEALERS THERE
Fitzgerald Calls Them "Dele
gates'-Their Petition.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Jacob s. Coxey,
Carl Browne and Christopher Columbus
Jones are still in durance vile in the city
jail, and liable to remain there the full
twenty days they are sentenced for.
They are the recipients of a great deal OF
sympathy from Washington people, and
their cells are fra grant with flowers con-
tributed by sympathizers. COxey and
Browne occupy cell 81 on the second
tier, a big double cell; G. COlumb bus
Jones, the silent, was given cell IN the
lower tier. The apostles of reform are
fed on the same prison fare that other
prisoners get. Each is given for dinner
a tin dish containing good sized piece
of meat, baked patato and slab of
corn bread.
Browne has expressed his intention of
not paying the 50 fine imposed on him
for walking on the grass, and says that
he will serve out the extra ten days III
default of payment.
An impression has gotten abroad that
manacles were placed on the wrists of
the imprisoned men, and produced much.
unfavOrabIe comment.
Handouts were placed on all three OF
them when they were taken to the Jail
in the Black Maria, but were immedi-
ately removed on their arrival there.
With Coxey, Browne and Jones in jail,
with no coffee in the cOmmissary and no
cash in the treasury, the commOnweal of
stage in its career
Jesse COxey is in command, with Okla
homa Sam as his chief of staff. but these
two individuals lack magnetism, and the
former particularly does not stand much
more than seven high in the estimation
of the men whom his nlustriOus father
has misguided with such success.
Coxey and Browne spent their time to-
day in the seclusion of the district jail
preparing bulletin intended for the ed
ification of the public When it was conn
pleted seven typewriter pages were
taken up with discussion of the pur-
poses of the Coxey movement, closing
with an urgent appeal for money and
supplies.
The entire camp is now at the new
quarters on the meadow of Mr. Geo. ".
Stegmaier near Highlands Mrs. Coxey
and little Legal Tender have three COM
Portable rooms on the upper floor of the
hotel There were seven new recruits
yesterday, three from New York city
and four of Galvin's contingent.
Michael Fitzgerald with his common
veal army from Boston is the only new
arrival. His band of 43 industrials
which he calls delegates has taken up
quarters in the small chapel annex to
" Ount Zion Methodist church, house
of worship of negroes in the northwest
section of the city. The chapel is equip
ped with wooden benches, which the
meu are using for beds this evening
The delegates are by far the most intel
ligent in appearance of any of the
mics of the unemployed that have reach
ed this city. They have a petition to
present to congress, but have not as yet
made any plans concerning the manner
of presenting it. The petition is strong
ly socialistic in its nature and goes much
further than the Coxey plan. Fitzger-
aid says his men are in sympathy with
Coxey, but they are not in any way con-
nected with him o. his army.