The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-26
A HERO BOLD.
jameson's Popularity Attested by
Demonstrations Of Approval.
RAIDERS BROUGHT INTO COURT,
Charged With Warning Against
Friendly State.


without design that the appearance Of DIR.
Jameson for arraignment In the Bow.
street police court was delayed all through
yesterday. There was a disposition to
hilarity manifest In the locality from an
early hour, and it was evident that there
was set purpose pervading the London
masses to give "Dr. Jim" an ovation.
The British authorities desire, as far as
possible, to give no appearance OF en-
couraging such demonstration OF APP
proyal to q citizen who had been handed
over TO them by n power against which he
sought TO wage war.
But the British government Is we'll
aware that. though DR. jameson Is
brought To England for trial as n criminal,
he is in the popular eyes hero, and his
raid into the Transvaal, far from being
viewed as pratical enterprise, is looked
upon as chiyalrous and knightly ad-
venture TO succor hard-pressed friends and
fellow countrymen.
1t was for this reason that the crowds
about the Bow-street police court wero
kept waiting, and everything done TO
make mystery Of the movements OF DIR.
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. They
grew impatient and somewhat irritable,
10 be sure, and many rumors circulated
among them that they had been duped
into coming to Bow street, while the dis
tinguished prisoner had been quietly
smuggled into another court and there ar
raigned and quietly bailed IL did not
la hnuayar N the falSitV of
these rumors, and the crowd renewed its
vigil with reawakened zeal.
At 3:55 ID. III. the faith of the crowd that
they had not been waiting in vain was
quickened by the arrival ut Bow-street
police court Of party OF aristocratic
friends OF Dr. Jameson Many Of these
were shown TO prominent places in the
courtroom, which was thus made to pre-
sent an animated scene during the period
OF the still further wait.
AS matter of fact it was quite late in
the day before DIR. Jameson was landed at
all He was brought on tug to FIRTH
on-the-Thames, and was then conducted
by a further roundabout and obscure
route TO Bow-street police court. AS q
consequence, it was almost $3.50 o'clock In
the evening when he was finally driven
up To the entrance Of the court and
brought In. The authorities thus sue
ceeded in evading any very noisy demon
stration on the part of the waiting
crowds outside, as they were scarcely
aware that the prisoner was among them
before he had disappeared into the court
room.
Jameson's Popularity.
But his entrance to the courtroom was
the signal for u remarkable scene. Evil
"a In hn ny 9
one mind In sympathizing with him All
were his friends and all rose giving him
hearty cheers. 1t was In vain that the
court officers sought to quell the demon
stration. The effort TO do SO seemed little
more than cursory.
The charge lodged against DIR. Jameson
and IA Of his fellow-prisoners was then de-
clared to be warning against q friendly
state"
After the charge had been read, Henry
Matthews, q. c., who was home secretary
In the former Salisbury government, an-
nounced that in view of the Importance
OF the case that 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 on 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, said that,
before deciding on the bail, he felt that he
ought TO observe that, in his opinion, q
rrayer offense could not be- charged
against men than that charged against
the prisoners. 1t was crime of the high
est possible gravity, the magistrate con-
tinued, and it must be so treated by every
ho thav conciHar hot ba a..
sion Of such an offense might create a war
between countries previously friendly
The circumstances of the present case, he
added, were most peculiar He felt salts
fed that the prisoners would appear when
wanted. He. therefore, accepted their per-
sonal recognizances and fixed their bail at
$4,000 bonds each.
Sir John Bridge then addressed the
prisoners personally in grave and serious
vein. He begged them for their own
snkes and for the sake OF the good faith
Of the country to refrain from appearing
where public excitement would be aroused
by their presence, or in any way lending
themselves to the disturbance of the peace.
Notwithstanding tho seriousness of Sir
Johns tones, and the tenor of his re-
marks deprecating any public demonstra-
tion over tho prisoners, the withdrawal of
the defendants from the courtroom was
accompanied by renewed outbreak of
cheering. The court officers set about re-
storing quiet, and by vigorous remon-
strances finally succeeded in quelling the
disturbance.
When the courtroom had become quiet
again, Sir John Bridge said THAT sort
OF thing might bring the name of England
into contempt"
Meanwhile n still wilder scene was being
enacted outside the courtroom. The pris.
oners had been smuggled into the court
room so unexpectedly and with such
dexterty that the waiting MOI were
cheated out of their opportunity for shout
ing. But they were ready this time. DIR.
Jumeson's appearance outside the build
ing was the signal for wild outbreak of
cheering, throwing of hats in the air and
a tremendous pressure to get up within
reach OF the popular idol.
Tho crowd X Intentions were frie pdlv ON.