The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-12
DEBS STILL OUT OF PRISON.
HE FAILS TO SHOW Up TO BEGIN
HIS SENTENCE.

He Promised to Be at the MarshaI's
once Yesterday Afternoon at
o'clock, Hut Had Not Put In an
Appearance Up TO MidniEht-The
Marshal Has no Fear of His At
tempting To Escape.
Chicago. June I.-President Debs of the
American Railway Union entered the Of
flee OF United States Marshal Arnold ae
II 30 O'Clock this morning and reported for
removal to jail to serve the remainder OF
his sentence for contempt OF court He
told the marshal that he expected to have
left his home in Terre Haute last night but
he found several personal and American
Railway Union matters demanding his at
tention. He said he was glad to know he
and his colleagues were going to spend
their vacations. as he called Il, In the
Woodstock. ILL.,. jail, where they had pre-
viously been.
AS matter OF course. II Is disagreeaa
BILE" he added. but have become philo-
sophical. BY the authority vested in
me ! have appointed Frank w. Pheian oe
st. Louis. an ex-conductor, to act for the
American Railway Union during my alb.
sence. He will go to ST. Paul next Monday
to meet President Hnl Of the Great North.
ern. in regard to the Reinstatement oe
American Railway Union men. and I am
confident that there will be no strike ON
that account In view of the agreement Mr.
Hill made with u.s."
Messrs. Keliher, Howard. Rogers. Elliota
Burns. Hogan and Goodwin the otheu
American Railway Union officers and di>
rectors who are under sentence with Debs.
reported to the marshal to-day. They re-
turned TO the custody of the marshal at
p m. and all excepting Mr.. Howard we're
taken TO Woodstock on the o'clock train.
The marshal received telegram today
from Judge Woods instructing him To
take Toward to the Geneva or Joliet jaii
and he viii be taken to the latter tonight.
Phelan, the acting president, Is the ag-
gresslve American Railway Union mau
who was sent to jail for six months last
year by Judge Taft at Cincinnati, for cons
tempt. the same as Debs ct al.
Debs did not put In an appearance at the
marshars office at o'clock to surrender
his liberty, and he failed to be at the de-
pot. although he knew what time the
train started. The marshal, as the re-
sponsible officer was vexed but not afraid
that the American Railway Union pres
ident would evade arrest. As the party
was leaving for the depot the marshal
said: "Debs told me he had some business
TO attend to and few friends to see. IL
he does not turn up at the station / Will
send him along on the next train" Up TO
midnight, however Debs had not mate
rallied.
The missing man arrived In the city from
his home at Terre Haute this morning and
went at once to the marshals office, ar
riving there at $50 o'clock He was in a
jolly frame OF mind, and carried bulging
valise. which he left in care OF the mar
shal when he went away in company of a
friend.
George Howard vice president OF the
American Railway Union, preferred to
spend the remainder OF his three months
Sentence apart from his former colleagues
on account OF the strained relations due
to his connection with the rival organiza-
ton. the American Industrial Union. He
will be taken to the county jail at Joliet
tomorrow morning, an order from Judge
Woods to that effect having been received
by the marshal All the men have served
sixteen days and their sentences are three
months each, with the exception of Debs.
which is six months.