The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-02-26
CHEERING DR. JAMESON.
The Transvaal Invader Enthusiasts
tiCally Greeted in London.
THE PRISONERS RELEASED ON BAIL

Though the Magistrate Pointed Out tine
Gravity of the Charge of "warring
Against a Friendly state" the Crowds
Insist on Lionizing "Dr. jim"
LONDON, Feb. 26.--It was probably not
without design that the appearance of DR..
Jameson for arraignment in the Bow
street police court was delayed yesterday.
There was disposition to hilarity maifest
In the locality of the court from an early
hour, and it was evident that there was a
set purpose pervading the London masses
to give Or. Jim" an ovation.
The British authorities desire, as far as
possible, to give no appearance Of encour-
aging such demonstration of approval of
n citizen who has been handed over to
them by power against which he sought
to wage war in the faith that Great Brit
ain will see justice done to him, and will
properly avenge the outrage done to a
friendly power.
But the British government is well
aware that, though DR.. jameson is brought
to England for trial as a criminal, he is in
the popular eye a hero, and his raid into
the Transvaal, far from being viewed as a
piratcal enterprise, is looked upon as a
chivalrous and knightly adventure to sue
cor hard pressed friends and follow coun-
trymen
1t was for this reason that the crowds
about Bow street police court were kept
waiting and everything possible done to
make mystery of the movements of DR.,
jameson. 1t was hoped the ardor of his
admirers would be cooled by the long
wait, and that the noisy mob waiting to
cheer him would grow weary and depart.
But all this strategy was without avail.
The people insisted upon waiting. At3:15
p. m. the faith of the crowd was quickened
by the arrival at Bow street police court of
party of aristocratic friends of Dr. Jane
son. Among these were the Duke of Alb
ercorn, NisCount Chelsea, the Earl of Ar
lington and many other people Of note.
1t was almost 6:3O o'clock in the even
ing when DIR. Jameson was finally driven
up to the entrance of the court and brought
in. The authorities, by bringing him a
roundabout way, succeeded in evading any
very noisy demonstration on the part of
the waiting crowds outside, as they were
scarcely aware that the prisoner was
among them.
His entrance to the court room was the
signal for a remarkable scene Evidently
every one in the court room was of one
mind in sympathizing with him. All were
his friends and all rose and uncovered
upon his appearance, giving him hearty
cheers. 1t was in vain that the court Off
GERS sought to quell the demonstration
The effort to do so seemed little more than
cursory.
The charge lodged against DIR. Jameson
and fourteen of his fellow prisoners was
then declared to be "warring against a
friendly state"
After the charge had been read Mr..
Henry Matthews, Q. c., who was home
secretary in the former Salisbury govern
ment, announced that in view of the i'm
portance of the case the law officers of the
crown would conduct the prosecution.
Formal evidence was then presented as
to the circumstances of the arrest.
The lawyers who were in court in be-
half of the accused men asked that their
personal recognizances be accepted for
bail.
Sir John Bridge the chief magistrate of
the Bow street police court, from his place
on the bench said that before deciding
upon the bail he felt that he ought to OBJ
serve that in his opinion graver offense
could not be charged against men than
that charged against the prisoners. 1t was
a crime of the highest possible gravity,
the magistrate continued, and it must be
so treated by every one, when they con-
slider that the commission of such an
otfense might create a war between coun-
tries previously friendly. He felt satisfied
that the prisoners would appear when
wanted, and therefore accepted their per-
sonal recognizances and fixed their bail at
So, 900 each.
Sir John Bridge then addressed the pris-
oners personally in grave and serious
| vein. He begged them for their own sakes
and for the sake of the good faith of the
country to refrain from appearing where
public excitement would be reused by
their presence, or in any way lending
/ themselves to the disturbance of the peace.
| The withdrawal of the defendants from
/ the court room was accompanied by re-
newed outbreak of cheering The court
officers set about restoring quiet, and by
vigorous remonstrances finally succeeded
| in queiling the disturbance
When the court room had become quiet
| again Sir John Bridge said sternly:
THAT sort of thing might bring the
name of England into contempt"
! Meanwhile a still wilder scene was be-
/ ing enacted outside the building.
| DR. Jameson's appearance was the sig
nal for wild outburst Of cheering, throw
! ing of hats in the air and tremendous
pressure to get up within reach of the
popular idol. The crowd intentions were
! ly-enthusiastically SO - but they
! threatened bodily harm to the object of
| their admiration. DR. Jameson was quickly