The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-26
Bail Fixed mt $4,000 Each, and He and
ON Their Own Recognizances.
NICARAGUA'S INSURRECTION
CAUSE OF THE REVOLT AGAINST
THE ZELAYA GOVERNMENT.
Rebels i'm Possession of Modern
weapons Mutiny of Chinese and
Explosion Of a Powder Magazine.

LONDON, Feb. 25-The heroes of the
Transvaal raid, fifteen in number, headed by
''Dr. JIM CDR. Jameson), were arraigned IN
Bow-street Police Court to-day, charged with
'warring against a friendly state" They
were soon at liberty however, the chief
magistrate, after a brief hearing releasing
them on their own recognizance and fixing
their bonds at $4,000 each.
1t was probably not without design that
the appearance of DR.. Jameson for arraign-
ment was delayed all through the day. There
was a dispositions to hilarity manifest in the
locality Of the Bow-street Police Court from
an early hour and it was evident that there
was a 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 encouraging such
demonstration Of approval of citizen who
has been handed over to them by a power
against which he sought to wage war in the
faith that Great Britain will see justice done
to him, and will properly avenge the outrage
done to friendly power. But the British
government is we'll aware that though DR..
Jameson is brought to England for trial as a
criminal he is in the popular eye hero, and
his raid into the Transvaal, far from being
viewed as a piratical enterprise, is looked
upon as q chivalrous and knightly adven-
ture to succor hard pressed friends and fell
low-countrymen.
1t was for this reason that the crowds
about Bow-street Police Court were kept
waiting and everything possible done to make
a 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 on wait
ing. They grew impatient and somewhat ir-
rtable to be sure, and many rumors circu-
lated among them thas they had been duped
into coming to Bow street while the dstin-
guished prisoner had been quietly smuggled
into another court and there arraigned and
quietly bailed. 1t did not take long, however,
to prove the falsity of these rumors and the
crowd renewed its vigil with reawakened
zest.
ARRIVAL OF THE HEROES"
At 3:15 p. m. the faith of the crowd that
they had not been waiting in vain was quick
ened by the arrival at Bow-street Police
Court of party of aristocratic friends of Dr.
Jameson. Among these were the Duke of
Abercorn, Viscount Chelsea, the Earl of Ar
lington, Colonel Stracy, private secretary to
the Marquis of Salisbury, several Colonial
Office officials, Mr.. Charles z. Warde, NJ p,
and many other people Of note. Many of
these were shown to prominent places in the
court room, which was thus made to present
an animated scene during the period of the
still further wait. AS a matter of fact, it
was quite late in the day before DR.. Jameson
was landed at all. He was brought on a tug
to Firth on the Thames, and was then con-
Quoted by further roundabout and obscure
route to Bow-street Police Court AS con-
sequence, it was about $50 o'clock in the
evening when he was finally driven up to the
entrance of the court and brought in The
authorities thus succeeded in avoiding any
very noisy demonstration on the part of the
waiting crowd outside, as they were scarcely
aware that the prisoner was among them be-
fore he had disappeared into the court room.
But 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 officers sought to cuell
the demonstration. The effort to do so
seemed little more than cursory.
The charge lodged against DR. 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 inn
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 law
yers who were in court on behalf of the
accused men asked that their personal
recognizances be accepted for bail.
A GRAVE CRIME.
Sir John Bridge the chief magistrate of
the Bow-street Police Court, from his place
on the bench, said that before deciding on
the bail, he felt that he ought to observe
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 consider
that the commission of such an offense
might create a war between countries pre-
viously friendly. The circumstances of the
present case. he added, were most peculiar.
He felt satisfied that the prisoners would
appear when wanted. He. therefore. ac-
cepted their personal recognizances and
fixed their bail at f2,00O, $4,000 each Sir
John Bridge then addressed the prisoners
personally in grave and serious vein. lie
begged them for their own sakes and for
the sake of the good faith OF the country to
refrain from appearing where public ex-
element would be reused by their presence
or In any way lending themselves To the
disturbance of the peace.
Notwithstanding the seriousness of Sir
Johns tone and the tenor of his remarks
depreeatins any public demonstration over
the prisoners, the withdrawal OF the de-
PENDANTS from the court room was accom-
panied by renewed outbreak of cheering.
The court officers set about restoring quiet
and by vigorous remonstrances finally sue
ceeded in quelling the disturbance When
the court room had become quiet again. Sir