Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1894 — DEBS ET AL. IN JAIL. [ARTICLE]

DEBS ET AL. IN JAIL.

Charged With Contempt and Committed In Default of ~~~~~~~ 1 Debt Say* He I* No Martyr But Would M Give Ba*l for Rre C^nt*. Tuesday morning. District Attorney Milchrist, at Chicago, filed information to court charging Debs, Howard and Keleher. the officers of the A. R. U., with violating the injunction issued last week and asked for a writ of attachment for contempt. Debs was present in court at the time and the attachment was not necessary in his case. Attorney Peck, on behalf of the Santa Fe system also read a

petition for attachment against the same defendants, and submitted a number of specific acts of violence and interference with trains. Forma 1 proceedings were then deferred until 3 o'clock when Attorney Irwin for the defendants asked that his clients be released on their own recognizance. Judge Seaman refused to entertain “this motion and set the eoniempi case for Monday, July 23, and fixed the bail at $3.000-for each defendant. Dabs, Howard and Keliher were then committed to jail in default of bail. Debs stated that they would not give bail for even five cents and preferred to go to jail. A telegram was produced in court sent by Debs July 3to North Butte, Mont. It road: General managers are weakening. If the strike is not settled in forty-eight hours complete paralysis will follow. Potatoes and ice are out of sight. Save your money and buy a gun. While seated in the jail awaiting the preparation of his cell Debs said: (Veil, this means a few days of rest and juiet at least. I have not had much rest or over a mouth and T am badly in need of it. No, sir, we shall not five bonds. Our bonds are 33.000 each, hut we would not give bonds if they were five cents each. We are not posing as martyrs, neither do wo ask for sympathy. All f have to say about our arrest today is that matters have come to that point in this iree country when it is held to be a crime to advise-a man what to do when ho seeks four advice. YVe are guilty of no otaCi unless the simple expression of an opinion is a crime We are not responsible for this strike. Pullman is responsible for it.