The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-24
SHOULD STAND OVER.
Gregory's Request in the
Strikers Contempt Case.
The Plea Is Not sustained-Defend-
ants Deny every Allegation Against
Them.

CHICAGO, July 24-The hearing OF tne
contempt proceedings against President
1)ebs. Vice President Howard. Secretary
Neither and Director Rogers under the
attachment issued by Judge on
Thursday last was the special order In
&hs United States circuit court yesterday.
Judges Grosscup and Woods. the former
being the presiding judge, put In an ap..
pearance at 10. is, and Special Counsel
Walker and District Attorney Milchrist
Cor the government, Attorney eaghe OF
the Rock Island, with s. s. Gregory, w.
w. Irwin for the defense, followed closely
behind.
Special Counsel Walker set the ball
rolling by calling attention TO supple
mentary attachments that had been Is
sued for w. II. Ovsrton. j. A. Driscoii.
N. Il. Curtin, Charles h Anderson ana
John Phillips and asked that they be
called to the bar. Only the two nrst
named were in court and their cases were
set for Tuesday.
At this point It was developed hat
Debs and his associates were not In court
and the msrshal%as ordered TO produce
them instanter. A few minutes later
they were ushered In.
Gregory Springs q Surprise.
When all the prslim inaries had been
adjusted Counsel Gregory caused o rip
pie of surprise by the announcement that
he should ask that the contempt matter
should stand over until the trials OF the
defendants On the indictments found
against them, IN the ground that the ac-
tion Of the present court would initiate
against q fair trial for the
and that II they were imprisoned for con-
tempt the preparation OF ths defense
would be seriously interfered with.
Mr.. Milchrist was about to argue on the
mart of the government the inpropriety
of such a move when Judge Woods cut
him short, and Counsel Gregory entered
the formal opinion for the dismissal OF
the information and the discharge of the
defendants. but his plea was not sus-
tainsd.
h Information and Answer.
Next Judge Grosscup insi sted that the
information and the answer should be
road I'm open court. Judge Woods sug-
rested that he had already read the in-
formation. but his associate was obdu-
rate. 1t took an hour to read the govern
ment's information and as much longer
e dispose Of the reply Of the defendants.
The latter denied In toto every allegation
made against them. and insisted that
they had In ne way placed themselves IN
contemps OF the court.
After the reading OF the Information
and answer, Attorney Erwin moved that
tbs defendants ~$s dismissed. He alss
asked that the government elect whether
4 would try the prisoners on the origina
indictment OF on the injunction. Juds'
Woods replied that the government woult
elect by going on now, and ATTORNEY
Gregory began his argument In supper
Of tho motion to dismiss the bill
Mr.. Gregory was followed by MI
Walker fer the prosecution. who attacke'
the answer vigorously. He said tn
answer was not a full reply to the charge
IN the infsrmation.
It tho conclusion Of Mr.. Walkers argu
ment, court adjourned. Attorney j. s
Miller, who represents the Santa Fc. will
nsxt speak for the prosecution
No Hall For Debs
MILWAUKEE, July "a. United State
Court Commissioned Bloodgood has rer
dered a decision la the railroad strik
case. holding @. s. McAuliffe. Frank W
Archibald, Eugene V. Dsbs aud severa
others for trial On the charge Of con
spiracy to obstruct the mails Thong
Debs is mentioned in the decision. no bal
is fixed for him, and he Is thought to b
IN M ctantlv rareA for I'm Chicano-