Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-26
JAMESON RIAL.
Crowds Gathered About Police Court
to See the Raider.
The English Public Ready to Cheer
the Invader of the TraNsvaal.
Speculation About the Charge to
be Brought Against Him.

London, February 25.-Dr. jameson,
it was expected, would be arraigned at
Bow Street Police Court to-day, it be-
ing reported that he has been in the
city on parole at one of the leading
hotels since Sunday
The Duke of Aberc p, chairman OF
the British South Africa Company,
and others, were to be present when
the prisoner was brought into court,
and his friends . re 70 offer unlimited
bail. In addition TO the Duke of Aber-
corn. many men of great prominence
in the world of finance were expected
at Bow street, and the neighborhood OF
that court was surrounded by large
crowd
To the great disappointment of the
crowd. up to 2:30 p. m, Dr. jameson
had not appeared in court. 4 rumor
was in circulation that he had
been arraigned in another court ard
quietly bailed. This report, however
lacked confirmation, and the crowd
remained here with the intention Of
cheering the raider of the Transvaai.
The troop ship Victoria. from 0aven-
port passed Gravesend. in Tie Thames
at 1890 o'clock D. m. She could have
landed DR.. Jameson at Gravasend or at
Tillbury on the other side of the river
and he would have been able TO reach
London by train. Therefore, It was
believed that DR. Jameson was still on
hoard the troop ship and thar he would
Be landed when she reached her deck.
The excitement here is very great,
especially as the dav wore on. and ef-
fects Of refreshments upOn the crowd
became more apparent. Patriotic
shouti~-S rs frequent. and quite live
" scene was anticiDated when Or
Jim" should make his appearance be-
fore the sitting magistrate.
Inside and outside Bow Street Pc
lice Court. the principal subject dis
cussed was the charge UPON which
Jameson was to be arraigned. Law
yers have claimed that he can be charg-
ed with being a pirate, taking The
ground that the acts he and his fol-
lowers committed are similar to the
that sea pirates and land pirates evil
IDENTIFY come under the same category
and should b punished under the
same privisions nf the law.
Then. again. ii has been asserted that
DR.. Jameson should be charged with
high treason. on the ground that he
was caught bearing arms, without au-
thOritv Of his government in the ter
ritOry of a foreign power, This view
of the case. however. is cOmbatted on
the ground that the South African Re
public is not a foreign power as, ac-
c0rding to the treaty Of 1884, it is prac-
ticallv under the protectorate of Great
Britain. inasmuch as its foreign rela-
tons are subject 10 the approval OF the
British crown.
Tt is further recalled that previous
to the Fenian raid into Canada, the so
called provincial act was passed i'm
posing the penalty of death on citizens
of any foreign state at peace with Great
Britain who should be found in arms
against Her Majesty in Canada, and
there are people who have asserted that
this act could be brought to bear upon
DR.. Jameson although it is difficult TO
see now he can be classified - a citi-
zen of q foreign state. But, it is true,
that many Irishmen who Joined in the
Fenian raid, tried after hNing been
captured and arraigned under the pro-
yincial act, TO Teassert their British
nationality, unsuccessfully, in attempt
to escape the penalties Of the law.
Or. Jameson landed at Trith, on the
Thames, in a tug, from the troopship
Victoria, and took the train for Lon
don. There was great excitement at
Bow Street Police Court at 315 p. m.
when a number of DR.. Jamesons
friends arrived This was looked upon
as showing that the long expected in
vader of the Transvaal would soon fol-
low them.