The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-14

snd demanding that that gsntsmsn who was NOT in
town, should be delivered into Their hands The
spectacle citizens OF Erie Of repudats all idea OF
having any CONGESTION with this mob; but they must
member that their hands have kndei the re which
proves uneomfortably hot On the sAas evening
report reached Erie that Mr. Kssson was o, the &
to H.rbo Urest would 10 Erie with tbs ras OF the
pAsseIeer IL oonstqusace OF tais psry Of men pro.
ceeded TO the oeJot With the alleged int. Mt OF srrsng
that gentleman upon Jushce's warrant. Mr.. Kssson
wss oo' there reoort sent over the o Reilly hoe
the aek 90 the Fri. aud state ns road be laid to
within huD6 rods Il the Erie and Cleveland line
undoubted authority that the report is unfounded The
railroad comptny, supported By the law will proseed
wis the RELYING Of their track and TIE rebuilding of the
bridges the entire line OF r1se portion OF the road
completed yesterday and the remainder win be put
through withou, any delay.
From the Pittsburg Post January l2l
The Cleveland editors beginning TO see Ia, utter ab
surdy Of their late wrath all PennsylvAuis the
ion of the late dapliis at Ee They charged the
crime and set their scbemng braus at work devise
means to ruin all the best interests OF the entire
State Of p. Insylvsns
Yet was PennsyvaniA LsgislAure that REPEALED the
law and orzed the charge Of gauge they de
sire. and It is PsnDsylvana Judge that those
who engaged in tearing up that road The Fire., Cy
Democrot only few days ago. exciting . fslss
report that large orders to Ptsburg mAnufAc hAt
been withdrawn BY ohioans 1t is now hurraing for Judge
Irwin, ef Pittsburg
We'll neighbor Democrat told you long ago you we're
too fast and mush toe abusive Psnnsylvania will dc
justice by dus Of Law; but she viii neither bs
frightened nor dersuded nor bscka uArded without
ply
trct having employed great severity in arretpg the
persons brought to Pitsburs It not true They
Ike s'n''e'0e"' FRO nnu nth II. Bosson AIss 1
We have read the statement o, the Mayor Of Erie,
and also The message Of Governor Bger in relation to
the Etic riots, and we must that they both
worthy q the sonice whence they emanAts Th policy Of
these two officials Is than the gauge Of the
railroads Of which they speak TIE iea Of cosrcing
trade, and compelling the pls Of the West do buzz
ness with Phi adephia Erie, too small for the Cover
nor Of any State. The statements which have been
made, that Eie inten TO compel travellers to buy
cake and bser'' In Pennsylvania, though not Jarhaps
literally true Is pretty fair representsto Of the policy
displayed eveE by the Governor himself LIST the evns
81 vi late law rest upon the heads Of those who gov
erned by such narrow sel6shpess.
From the Michigan Expohtor
The business OF Erie feeliog sensiby the
Id effects Of their outrageous and IL wess conduct We
have SEEN ne pAit twenty hours three
der from in Ohio and Michigan Wholesale heuses
in Buffalo, al accompanied by letters stating that the
writer's hao been in the habit hitherto Of Erie
but "aow decline any trade 1t that point" We
trust the example Of these will b FOLLOWED by all
and that at late meeting In Toledo they resolved
to lock to other place for their supply OF coa eli Of
which the formerly purchased at Erie
THE ERIE RIOT CAsE-UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT,
Strom the Pittsburg Jot rnal, Jan. a.
Honorable Judge Irwin on the bench
United States Ira Shir win, John Fitzpatrick ct al
The Court met yesterday for the purp Of heAr
guments in regard to the applies ton for hearing
as 70 the commitment Of lr. shr"in and others, com
mttted for breach of Injunction W. Loomis and E.
stanton on the part Of the United ates; Hepburn
w Back, and bA obtt for prisoners
Mr. Hepburn asked that the prise be sRh into
court to which Mr. Stanton objected. Mr. then pre-.
sented the following petition praying that they shouli
Buffalo Stat, line r. Co, In the Circuit Court of
City Of Erie Ira shr-in and Western ''' 5 .is
To he Honorable Judge Of the circuit Court Of n. Uniled
States, Western Diarid Of Ie.,sylp lnia:
The petition Of Ira Snir vim of Harbor Creek Tow asp
in the County of Erie respectfully shsweth Tha. your
petitioner is prson'd IN the county jail Of Allegheny
a~arapt issued BY said Court for alleged mpt
thereof in dsobeyiIg certain preliminary Injunction
OF the said Court er joining i'm doing auy Injury to
the t'ack of the Enc Northeast Railroad Compsoy,
snd that Iotc Of the ule for his nmsn served
on your petitioner en- the DAY Of January ius to ap
travel being about 70 miles by stage route miles BY
stage and 24o by railroad 1t impossible for him 70
such short no ice patticu' arly the depostons
against him were Gil taken erde witho at notice and he
bad no knowledge Of the particular acts alleged
breaches Of the ipjun It on
Ards the time the noti,e ferved him to ap.
pear and nearly all the attornss n Erie county being ab
sent, he had NOT the meaus Of obtaining ,od legal
advice rs 10 the nature Of the proceeding against him
what was recesssy to be done in respect TO it. Hsnoe
his case reed toa hearing without fair op
niy for him to procure tes imony in his .eenc 9TH
er~ise prepare himself his counsel for be
SAYS that in truth and fac. he has not
81 any time, kno Ringly disobsyed cton bu.
IA All 'bIg-, observed aud hep. the That he hath
not Ieaened 10 oiss hey the aud hsto any
ard will hereafter keep and observe the sal uoctiou
AL things BE therefore prays the honorable court TO
reef ~ to equity and ce shs sppsrtAin ald Will
pray, 90 And further, ttat H. In suy particular peti
or ei hath violated the Of said of whon
be Is not conscious hi regrets and vii caefoy here
after abstain from any violation.
Nj Hepburn stated tba the erder ~hich the prt
fo ers was PERMITTED 10 jill was not haa Aud thatthsy
now prepared to produc. afidavs in jreo oppos
too to the adsyis produced against tn sm the day
the order Of The court Was made. Toe pris
Isel
prepared TO ,how that they guilty Of little
vic alton Il the law ~ his Honor He then made mo
ton that the prisoners be bro h into court and cited
authorities to show tn such the proper
course TO proceed Mr.. Hepburn was fo.loweI BY Mr.
Stanton 10 able argument.
M. S'antor stated tina. this was . proceeding In
cipcery in the Court of the United States and that he
Chapcey Court In EpgAni The hrst question that Arose
in his MIND the position OF the prisoners HoE did
they heref On the 10th D.cs the court had
issued upct enoiopg upon the prisoners TO de
sist from committing infrDgemeLts Of the Law; tina.
said DjuI elton had brsp treated with eeat-mpt. Tue
pr son@rs having committed breach OF said DJ lnston
the question what the proper proceed q
. to the MATER After the breach VAS Committed,
the court Issued order that they appear answer
a motion fied in this court to show why they
should not be commit ed TO contempt Of court
that the parties received no ice 10 tine va. eyi.
dent from the fact that the Ah1ays Of each OF the
hec in court on the dA, In which tbs order
for the arrest made They hsd time to De head and
were beard II hey had not srfcieIt tme, all that
for them TO show the fact an the Cosrt
would hsv granted Co tuusnce Of the Defence
aus tine .v s
bis Boz the only justified by every authority
from u e EARLIEST times Mr. qlo.sd numerous suthi
rifles wing the Of osesdipgs in Chanoery
He contir ued ~ come length and WAS followed by H,o
H. Looni who hrDly resisted the gun-Dt that tie
prisoners had been improperly CO mittet, and argued
that the proceedings the Court had been correct and
accordance with tie law Mr. Lomis Insisted that the
erounos taken by his colleague correct AMI cited
yArious auhoritie proving the Col Black olowd
and wished 10 kLos If the Court would not onsiief
their action and g.d that the psonsrs hs been com
mitted With at full hearpg-thAt they had net SUR.
ole time TO prepare thsmslves-tbst the d.,
which the order made for the commit mept he
busy 10 .ut in tie District Court asd that he
notified the Court at the tuetbat the matter had
be. hurried hrough-tbRt it hAG been application
for n Jun elton IL ud have dosebu. ., tasrs
sity for such hast- to ocer for commit
ment Col Bscs urged rec Moderation, that ths pf,s
might appear in court and have fair hearing Sa
the testimony and evidence t5sy prepared
| efer. Court Adjourned.