The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-06
aDR. JIM IN COURT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BOW STREET
COURT, LONDON.
Dr. jameson AID Fourteen Of His
Followers Are Given an Ovation
when They Are Arraigned and IL
IL Impossible for Omcers to QuelS
Men Are Released ON Bail. -
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NOT without design that the appear
ance Of DIR. Jameson for arraignment
In the Bow street court was delayed
all through the day. There was q dis
position to hilarity manifest in the
locality Of the court from an early
hour, and it was evident that there
was set purpose pervading the Lon
don masses to give CDR. Jim" an ova-
ton. The British authorities desire,
as far as possible, to give no appear
ance OF encouraging such q demon
stration Of approval Of a citizen who
has been handed over to them by a
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 friendly power.
But the British government IS we'll
aware that. although DIR. jameson is
brought to England for trial as q GRIM
inal he is in the popular eye a hero,
and his raid into the Transvaal, far
from being viewed as political enter
prise, Is looked upon as chivalrous
and kntghtly adventure to succor hard
pressed friends and fellow country
men. 1t was for this reason that the
crowds about Bow street police court
were kept waiting At 3:15 p. IN. the
faith of the crowd was quickened by
the arrival ut Bow street police court
OF q party Of aristocratic friends OF
DR.. Jameson. Among those were the
duke of Abercorn, Viscount Chelsea,
the earl Of Arlington, Col. Tracey.
private secretary to the marquis OF
Salisbury, several colonial officials, G.
p. Ward, NJ. p, and many other peo-
pie 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 matter Of fact 1t was quite late
in the day before DIR. Jameson was
landed at all. He was brought on q
tug to Erith-on-the- Thames and was
then conducted by a further obscure
and roundabout route to Bow street
police court. His entrance to the
court room was the signal for re-
markable scene. Evidently every one
In the room was of one mind in sympa-
thy with him. All were his friends,
and all rose upon his entrance,
Giving Him Hearty Cheers.
1t was In vain that the court officers
sought to quell the demonstration.
The charge lodged against DIR. Jane
son and fourteen of his fellow prison.
ers was then declared to be warning
against a friendly state"
Formal evidence was then presented
as to the circumstances of the arrest.
The men were then released on their
personal recognizances in $1,000 each.
The withdrawal of the defendants
from the court room was accompanied
by a renewed outbreak of cheering.
by vigorous remonstrances the court
officers finally succeeded in uuelline
the disturbance. When the court room
had become quiet again, Sir John
Bridge said sternly: THAT sort Of
thing might bring the name OF Eng
land into contempt"
Meanwhile still wilder scene was
being enacted outside the court room.
The prisoners had been Struggled into
the court room so unexpectedly that
tho waiting mob was cheated out of
their opportunity for shouting. But
they We're ready this time. DR.. Jane
sons appearance outside the building
was the signal for wild outburst Of
cheering, throwing of hats into the
air and tremendous pressure to get
up In reach of the popular idol. The
crowds Intentions were friendly. en-
Enthusiastically so. but they threatened
bodily harm to the object of their ad-
mtratiOn. DR.. jameson was
quickly hemmed in by a sursing
throng who apparently sought to car
~ him, and he made his way through
them with difficulty. When lie finally
reached his cab he was hurr;edly
driven off without waiting to make
any sign Of acknowledgement of the
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