St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-09
DEBS GOES TO JAIL.
Motion to Quash Indictment
Overruled by Judge
Woods.
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CONFINED AT WOODSTOCK.
Six Other A. r. u, Hen Go
. With Him Behind the
Bars
CONFINED AT WOODSTOCK.
SEEKING HABEAS CORPUS.
Olney in Charge Of the Gov
eminent Side OF the
Case.

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Eugene V. Debs,
president Of the American Railway
union, and seven members OF the eX-
ecutive committee. who were found
guilty Of contempt by Judge Woods, of
the United States court. were this morn
ing surrendered to the custody of Maj
shall Arnold and locked up at 10 o'clock
III the marshal'S private Office.
Counsel for the prisoners decided this
morning not to contest the case any
further before the circuit court, but
will Saturday 'of this week ask the
United States supreme court at WASH
ington for writ of habeas corpus. On
this application, whether it is granted
or not, they will have the right to take
an appeal, and on this appeal may Sc
cure the liberation of the prisoners on
bail, pending hearing. Acting under
the direction of Clerk Burnham. Mr..
Pickard, his assistant, issued orders of
commitment, on which Marshal Arnold,
ii he feels so disposed, may send the
prisoners to jail. The marshal says.
however, that he will take no further
proceedings until he has direct orders
from Judge Woods. to whom he will
apply for Instructions this afternoon.
The cumulative sentence imposed on
Debs was one year, and Oh the other de-
PENDANTS six months. Besides Debs, the
men taken into custody were George
w. Howard, NJ. j. Elliott and Directors
l.. W. Rogers, Sylvester Keliher, James
Hogan, William e. Burns and r. NJ.
Goodwin.
Judge Grosscup. of the federal court,
this afternoon overruled the motion to
Quash the Indictment for conspiracy
against the prisoners, they being held
i'll United States Marshal Arnold's office
pending the decision on that point.
At 5 o'clock this evening seven of the
men convicted OF contempt by Judge
Woods left Chicago in charge of Chief
Deputy Marshal John Donnelly to serve
out their sentences STA
The Woodstock Jail
of McHenry county. The party was
made up of Eugene V. DeDs, l.. W.
Rogers, Sylvester Keliher, James Ro-
gan, William E. Burns. r. NJ. Goodwin
and George W Howard. Shortly after
the adjournment of the court Mr.. Greg-
DRY, one OF tue COUNSEL lOt Guo uclciu-
ants, secured a conference with Judge
Woods and represented that the Cool.
county Jail was overcrowded, and re-
Quested the court to change the order OF
confinement to some other county jail.
Judge Woods then directed that the
men be taken to the McHenry county
Jail. The request to transfer was sug-.
gested to their attorney by the prison
ers. Mr. Rogers said he read the
report of the recent grand jury on
the condition Of the Cook county
jail and he did not wish to spend many
days there if he could avoid it. MI
Debs at first objected to change. Oh
the ground that they could not keep
before the public if they were sent to
country jail. His associates prevailed
upon him to accept a transfer, Mr..
barrow will not leave for Washington
until Thursday with the application for
a writ Of habeas corpus before the su-
preme count. Mr.. Walker said that the
government would be represented at
The hearing, before whatever justice
Mr.. DarroW took his writ, by Attorney
General Olney. There would be an ap.
peal, he added, from the decision. how
ever il went, and it was a question ii
that appeal mast go to the supreme
bench or the circuit court of appeals.