Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-05-10
IN THE LAWS CLUTCHES
Trouble for CommonW9al-
ers at All Points.

WASHINGTON, May 0-CoYcy's troubles .
in Washington may now be said to be fairly .
begun. Convicted yesterday with his .
leutenants in the police court he will |
probably receive perempuoly order to-day |
from the district commissioners to remove |
his so-callei army from their present camp
at once under penalty Of himself being ar
rested and the men ordered to leave the
city or be sent to the wOrkhUuse.
The doctors who investigated the Coxey
camp under orders from the district COM
missioners reported in part that the sur
roundings of this square, including tine
premises inside of the fence, are of a germ
breeding character, likely to cause al!
forms of contagious and infectious diseases
The hospital tent is also used for COM
missary department and is located in what
might be termed mud hole" The earth
in nearly all portions of the ground is
spongy and is composed principally of de-
composed vegetable and animal matter
The men composing the so-called army
sleep on straw laid on bare ground of this
character which makes it necessarily in
furious to their health
I'm view of the condition of this suunr,
as we described it, the report concludes
1--WE are of the opinion that it is entirely
unfit for human habitation, and that il
should be vacated at once to avoid a posi-
BILE epidemic of disease to the people OF
the surrounding neighbothood, as well as
to the inhabitants of the whole district
1t is menace to health which cannot be
overlooked, and we would recommend in
the strongest language that immediate
steps be taken to have it vacated in the
interests Of the public health of the people
of the District of Columbia"
1t is not believed that Coxev can find
any other place in the city on which to
camp his men, and an order to leave the
present came would mean the end of the
commonweal, as a body, in this city.
The result of the police court trial o.
CoXey, Browne and Jones was no surprise
except for the accused and their folio wers
When the verdict was announced the
foreman Of the jury had some difficulty in
explaining it and this led a lawyer for the
defence to object to the finding on the
ground that the clerk of the court had mis-
understood the verdict and had wrongly
recorded it. The objection was overruled.
The finding Of the jury was that CoXey,
Browne and Jones are guilty on the first
count, which charges them with carrying
banners designed to bring the CoXey army
into prominence in the capitol grounds
On the second count, of unlawfully
tramping on the grass of the capitol
grounds, Coxey and Browne are found
guilty while the charge against Jones was
dismissed.
Mr. Lipscomb gave notice of motion for
new trial, and asked for an arrest of judg-
ment. The motion will be retumable in
four days.
AT the instance of the district attorney
the bail Of the defendants was renewed in
the sum of $500 for each, after which the
court adjourned.
The penalty imposed by the statute for
offences Of this kind is: "Fine or imprison.
ment or both at the discretion of the Judge
of the police court-the fine not to exceed
800, the imprisonment not to succeed 90
days.