Show district has a weak case kelley at des moines sees light accepts a proposition to leave the city by barge citizens breathe easier may 6 there waa a falling off in the attendance of congressmen at the trial of the commonweal leaders today representative bibley of pennsylvania had a scat within the bar after testifying eliat a policeman had told him thit browne and boxey ran across the grass james H a clerk in the district surveyors office tried to point upon the map of the city where the capitol grounds lie but the attorneys for the defense objected to it as not competent finally be was permitted to state what upon hearsay he thought were the boundaries of the grounds audgo miller recalled the law and aked him several questions representative pence created a sensation by declaring that it was evident the court was endeavoring to help the prosecuting officers out of a hole from which they had shown their absolute incapacity to lift themselves can you show any impropriety in the questions asked the judge 1 I can object that the questions are absolutely improper and misleading responded pence judda miller declared with considerable warmth that it was his privilege and sworn duty to delict elict all the facts pence asked bome question of the ol 01 aicer and it was shown that although be was recorded as complainant be had not offered any complaint he could not tell how it happened that the charges of disorderly conduct and assault had been entered against browne and atter warda withdrawn the officer denied that browne had been clubbed and when he was asked if browne had not been roughly used the judge said that was not in the case officer aldridge Aldrid go cleared away the mystery which has surrounded the circumstances under anich christopher columbus jones of philadelphia managed to get himself arrested mr jones the officer explained had interfered as tho police were trying to arrest browne officer murphy testified that he had been stationed at the capitol grounds with orders to prevent any organization from parading there or any persons from carrying banners browne broke in flourishing a banner the officer said and so he bad arrested him congressman hudson of kansas crose examined murphy r so you signed this affidavit did you not the anaed exhibiting the complaint against cobey yes sir and you did not see cosey there no sir sergeant kenny hail seen browne at Brighi wood drilling the men with their peace banner ettes as the witness called them in such a drill as he bad never heard of before although he was an old soldier jones bad maue a wild leap from a cab across alie street the officer had commanded jonca followers to stand detill and they had done so did you hear him malte a declaration statement or threat inquired hudson jones was very quiet why did you tell his men to stand still we were looking for trouble then as a matter of act all the trouble was between the citizens and officers most emphatically no A juror asked bome questions about jones eliciting the fact that the philadelphian had not walked on the grass police lieutenant kelley told ho concy asked leave to make a speech or rend a protest did he eay he demanded your protection while he pressed his constitutional rights asked mr pence 1 I dont remember that what was hie bearing gentlemanly throughout did any law if he had I 1 would leave arrested him he wai quiet aad peaceable throughout the prosecution having been finished representative pence made a motion to have the case dismissed judge miller held that there was tending to substantiate the charges and declined to grant the motion ACCEPT THE proposition relief array will leave des colne holne by means of acs moines 5 men today voted to accept the to take barges dee modinea people are so much relieved that they have subscribed liberally to build boats to carry ten men each kelloy was compelled bolay tolay to take tho army puree money to buy meat as the men grumbling about living on bread and cr ackere tomorrow morning the saw mills will be set to work to cut timber for the boats and monday all the men in camp who can handle a hammer aided by members of i the pes moines carpenters unions will be beet to work framing the the river has not been used for transportation por tation einert 1844 and is full of band bar anas and i unusually low many predict lie adventure will and in disaster t |