The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-06-25

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brother, James Beckwith, with the purpose
of getting him to come to Indiana and super
intend the re-measurement OF the work, by
a competent engineer. In several weeks he
returned, his brother with him. Soon after
his return, (perhaps the next day,) he was
arrested in The civil suit brought against him
by the State. An application was made to
one of the Associate Judges of Jefferson
county, on affidavit, to hold him TO bail, and
an order to that effect was made, without
specifying the amount for which the bail
should be bound. The affidavit stated the
probable amount received by him at about
$50 600; the DANA ges claimed were $40.
1000. There was, therefore, a probability
that any one who became his bail, might be
liable for the latter and largest amount; al
Though did not think the bail should be
more than $4,000 applied 10 Judge Egg
gleston TO reduce it, but he declined inter-
iefing afler he had examined the matter, on
writ of ha5eds corpus, on the ground that
he did not think be had jurisdiction TO change
it. He offered to make new order, fixing
the amount of bail, if a new application
should be made before him. This could not
be done without the consent Of Mr. Bright,
who declined adopting that course. was
unwilling 10 see Beckwith go 10 Jail. He
had always borne, so far as knew, good
and fair re equation. Hisassociations were OF
the first character.
Some men, might have been inclined, un
der such circumstances, coIdly and indiifer-
emily to look upon his suflerngs ;-and 10 see
young man, in the prime and of manhood
ANONYMOUSLY consigned TO dungeon, and
every future hope and prospect Of lie, with
cred and blasted within its walls; bat flank
ly confess 10 you, that / 20 not belong to that
class. | would not exchange the pleasu able
emotions which arise from sympathising with
the distressed, and extending aid to the IN
lriended, for any aud every Office in the land.
1t must be recolleced'that at his ii me, there
was no proof manifesting the criminalliy of
Beckwith, and this fact will show that my
disposition 10 aid him was wholly Unstable.
With such motives as these, proposed to
Mr. Bright, 10 procure from Beckwilh an as
sIgnmenl ofaU property and claims 10 the
State, reserying enough only 10 defray the
expenses of preparing for . I'D making his de-
lence, if he would lei him go at large. Mr..
Blight did MOI feel himself authorised TO as
semitic This proposition, but proposed that he
would release him il he would surrender al
f be had, without any exception or reservation
Beckwil would not consent 10 this,-insst
ing that he should have something lift 10 de-
fray the expense Of remeasuring the work.
i He was then remanded TO jail, by the Judge
and we all started to Madison, in hack we
, were then at Hanover, the residence OF Judge
! Egglesion, where we had gone 10 make the
effort to reduce the bail When we reached
The top OF the hill, near Hanover, il was pro-
posed by MIR. Bright that we should walk
4 and the two Beckwiths, Mr.. Bright and my
: self did so--leaving the deputy sheriff (whc
O was crlppeled in the fooO AMI driver in tht
il hack. II was in the nighL--thoughi the moor
shone and in going down the hill, the com
!. pany parated-some Of them stopping Il
h drink, aud going ahead alone. When We
reached the foot of the hill, Ii was ascertain
- ed that Edward Beckwnh had escaped, whicl
n. was the first intimation that any OF us had 0
fit Indeed, I am satisfied thai neither Mr.
n. Blight nor the officer supposed he would es
ri cape for his conduct was such as TO impress
of all of us with Tue conviction, that he desire,
n an investigation.
r. Notwithstanding bis escape, his brothe
- though. he would return and stand a tra
I'll but | feared he would not, and as | was al
a. ready his bail in the criminal case for SOC
y proposed 10 james Beckwth, TO have m
o secured. He, accordingly, placed in m
in hands, TIE noie on Sheets and Grover, ant
le assigned il TO me as security, taking fron
H. me an obligation in wriiing,to return il or il
rs proceeds TO him after deducling the amour
y. | might have to pay, and the fees Of Judg
If Gushing and myself
M The lein which The State then had, di
not extend TO this, or any other note tina
- Beckwith had, and suppose there are few
e. who, under such circumstances, would NJ
,at have made similar arrangement. BY n
N. ferring to the Revised Satuteso OF 1888, Sec
tb ton q !, on page 2S3, ii will be seen th'
~, the ein Of the State, extended TO his real On
nj personal property, from the teste OF the pre-
"a, cess upon which he was arrested. We a
-, supposed that under this Statute, his prope
No ty was thus held; it not being then eithe
~, known or suspected by me, that be tn
had disposed of it, in any manner whateve
n. This leln however, did not extend to note
les or contracts, the performance of which mig
,,e have TO be enforced by suit.
Al. With this understanding of the law, res
he ed satisfied with the note had Obtained u
M, ill leaTned-which was shortly aiter-th
m il was notwithstanding in ii about
~ per cent interest, which, under the law
We that time would avoid the whole mole.
ion nus ho' yV' "0'n 0o'ees1 I"'''o 10
rod to Mr.. Mr.. Gushing or myselffor mony, viii
in he said he required on account of sickne
The procured MIR. Gushing TO send him s.
nee He shortly after, in October, came TO Nj;
~ ison. and stated that he had the note