The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
Less than 5000 Members of the Ordep
Standing by the General Master
and His Fe11Ow-Omcers.
SERIOUS RIOT AT ST. JOHNS
UNEMPLOYED wORKMEN STORM THE
LEGISLATIVE BUILDING,
Attempt to Loot Stores, and Arc
Finally Driven Back by Police at
the Point of the Bayonet.

CHICAGO. Jan. s.-Eugene v. Debs and
six members of the executive committee
of the A. r. u, who were found guilty of
contempt by Judge Woods. of the United
States Court, We're this morning sur
rendered to the custody of Marshal Ar<
mold, and are now in Woodstock jail.
Counsel for the prisoners decided, this
morning, not to contest the case
any further before the Circuit Court,
but will, on Saturday of this
week, ask the United States Supreme
Court at Washington for a. 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
secure the liberation Of the prisoners on
bail, pending g hearing. Acting under the
direction of Clerk Burnham, Mr. Pickard,
his assistant, issued orders of conamitt-
ment on which Marshal Arnold at first
intended to send the men directly to jail,
but later it was determined to hold them
at his office until o'clock, when Judge
Grosscup was expected to send his sIe-
cison on motion to quash the conspiracy
indictments. The Judge overruled the mo-
tion Late this afternoon Judge Woods
issued an order committing Debs and his
associates, and at o'clock this evening
seven of the men convicted of contempt
Marshal John Donnelly to serve out their
sentence in the Woodstock Jail, of Nc
Henry county. The party was made up of
Eugene v. Debs, l.. W. Rogers Sylvester
Kelliher, James Hogan, William e. Burns.
r. M. Goodwin and G.. w. Howard.
Shortly after the adjournment of the
court Mr. Gregory, one of the counsel for
the defendants, secured conference with
Judge Woods and represented the Cook
county Jail to be overcrowded and requested
the court to change the order to confine-
ment to some other county jail. JudgA
Woods then directed that the men be taken
to the McHenry county Jail. The request
to transfer was suggested to their attor-
ney by the prisoners. Mr. Rogers said he
had 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. Mr.. Debs at
first objected to a change on the ground
that they could not keep before the public
if they were sent to county jail. His as
sociates prevailed upon him to agree to a
request for a transfer of the imprisonment.
Mr.. Darrow will not leave for Washing
ton until Thursday with the application fof
writ of habeas corpus before the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Walker said that the govern
ment would be represented at the hearing
before whatever justice Mr.. Darrow took
his writ by Attorney-general Olney There
would be appeal, :e added, from the de-
cision, however it went, and it was a queS-
tion If that appeal must go to the Supreme
Bench or the Circuit Court of Appeals. The
cumulative sentence imposed on Debs was
one year and on the other defendants six
months.
Debs Issues Manifesto.
WOODSTOCK, ILL.,, Jan. S.-Eugena Debs
and associates are confined in the McHenry
county Jail. This evening Debs issrt this
manifesto to the American people:
'In going to Jail for participation in the
late strike we have no apologies to make
nor regrets to express. No ignominy at
taches to us on account of this sentence
whole proceedings as Infamous. 1t is not
calculated to revive the rapidly falling
federal judiciary. There is not scrap
of testimony to show that one of us vio-
guty alet any Of conspTaey tM why are we punished
for contempt? This question will continue
to be asked with ever-increasing emphasis,
l would thousand times rather be ac-
countable for the strike than for the de-
cision.
posing as martyrs will not deceive the peo-
pie. We all have homes and loved ones and
abde ABIDE b. by the arbitrary action Of the courts.
There is higher power yet to be heard
from; No corporati;on w, WIN influence its
liberty, and we have an abiding faith in
the American people. We accept our lot
with becoming patience and composure. We
can afford to wait.
$50 far as / am concerned. / feel that
when all the circumstances are considered
il would only have been dlsgraceful IL We
had so acquitted ourselves as TO have kept
out of Jail. Our enemies entitled to all
the comfort they extract from our i'm
prisonment and our friends have no con-
Germ.
Questions of great and grave import are
I'D for decision. Great principles involving
the liberty of the citizen are at stake. Out
of ali this good will come. There is one
fundamental bedrock principle that the
American people will never suffer to be
sacrificed. 1t may be menaced. as 1t now is
but. when the high. court, 'we.. the people
have passed final judgments. its enthrone-
ment viii be fixed and secure for all time.
I'VE are but the mere instrumentalities
in the revolutionary processes in operation
through which industrial slavery Is to be
abolished and economic freedom estab-
lished Then the star spangled banner wils
symbolize, as IL was designed TO symbolize
social, political, religious and economic
emancipation from the thralldom of tyranny.
oppression and degradation
REVOLT OF KNIGHTS.