, 1859-04-20

In the hurry OF Ee113nE up the lualEE 1cE ouf
Yesterdays second edition, relative to the trial
Of lie Oberln Rescucrs, We did not state with
sufficient cearness the events which led to their
being placed in jail After the extraordinary
claim Of the District Attorney thnt the same
struck Jury, who had already made up their
minds on al the questions to be submitted, were
to try all the accused, Judge Spalding rose and
announced thnt If jury who had !:tl settled upon
identity, were expected to try every case, then
the District Attorney could call the accuscd
up as fast rs he pleased and try them for neither
would they call any witnesses for the defence,
nor appear by Attorney before such jury.
"Vcry well, tlen, replied Judge Belden,i
4'then l ask the Court to order these men all
into the custody Of the Marshal"
1t will be borne in mind By the reader that
this order for arrest Was made without any shad-
ow Of reason. Tie defendants had violated no
order Of Court, had broken 10 rule, were pres
cnt in Court, and had glren no Indication Of an
intention to forfeit the rccognizauocs under
which they we're at large.
The Court stated that tue District Attorney
had the right To demand such arrest, and there
fore ordered 1t to bv nude. The Marshal then
took them into custody. Subsequently they
were offered the privilege Of entering into their
own recognizances to appear Oh Monday, though
District Attorney Belden WIS opposed to this
Finding thcm not disposed to accept such terms,
the Marshal, on his own responsibility, offered
to let them 10 On their own parole. This they
refused, unless Bushnell was included. Tie
Marshal had no powor in tho matter, and the
prisoners, twenty in number, Wero t4kGp to jul.
Here Sheriff Wightman hesitated about receiv-
ing them rs prisoners, unless advised to do SO
by the County Commissioners, fearing that the
county property might be endangered, and wish
ing some advice on the inutter. Ultimately he
rcciycd them as guests, until the decision Of the
Commissioners Was made known. After long
and anxious session, those gentlemen reluctantly
consented to the use Of the inl for the purpose,
and the accused were received rs prisoners.
They are, however, well cared for, provided with
apartments in that part Of the jail kept US pri-
yate dwelling, are well fed, aud treated with
every kindness and courtesy.
So far are they from being cowed by tLe'r i'm
prisonment, TINT they enjoy themselves is well
Us is possible under the circumstances. Lust
night most appropriate and affecting religious
services were held in their apartments. They
have been visited BY sympathlzing friends from
among the best Of our citizens, and their resi-
dencc in tue JUL confcrs disgrace on none but
those whose malice scnt them there.
"s,nnc walls do not prison make,
Minds lluoernt aud quiet take
That fur i'll heI1lltage"
Last night they had beds made up in the up
per range Of cells, where they slept. To-day
they ore in the upper room of the juilor's resi-
dcnce, where newspapers and writing facilities
have been furnished them.
Sheriff Wightman has treated them with kind
ness and courtesy; at the same time they are
strictly confined within the walls, uud no depar-
ture allowed from the regular discipline Of per-
SONS in their condition.
We understand that this afternoon the pris-
oners will be visited by large party Of ladies'
from the congregation Of the Prospect Street
Church, accompanied by many other ladics re-
siding in the city.
Tomorrow afternoon, about hulf-past two
ttbrethren in bonds,' aud such OF the citizens as
can be accommodated, in the JUL
Progress OF tho Investigating COM
mtttce.
from the Springfield Journal lsth1
The Senate Investigating Committee, which
was iu session in this city during last week, nd
lourned on Saturday to meet again in June.
They extended the time Of their next meeting
until TINT date, III order to be uhic to examine
the books Of the State Transfer Office in New
York, which the Governor has ordered to be
closed up and returned to this place, the last
session Of tile Legislature having done away
with the Agency there: How far the Committee
hare progressed in their labors, We are not
wholly adviscd. We are, however, informed by
member Of the Committee that there are very
plain indications thnt other frauds besides the
one already exposed, hare been practiccd upon
the State to large amount; but the motter is
not yet sufficiently probed and investigated to
make development at the present time c1pedi-
ent. The archives Of the State show that its
financial records hare heretofore b" en- kept in
most bungling and indefinite manner. In refer
ence to the State indebtedness, tie committee
hare discovered that the amounts which have
been funded do not at all tally with the amounts
which hare been issued, the State having taken
up very much more than ought to have been
out. Of the stolen *'ninety day canal checks"
such quantities Of which were funded by ex-
Governor Aattcson, it likewise appears that
there are upwards of $7o,ND still missing.
Whether they will ever turn up again is doubt
full, after the general knowledge which now cx-
lists Of their Worthlessness; but as there may
be attempts made to palm them of upon inno-
cent parties. the public had better be upon their
guard. 1t is the intention Of the committee as
We are informed. to make thorough work of
their investigations and do up the business be-
fore them in such manner as will give the
whole history in detail Of our Statc finances
Meanwhile they have ordered the report md
the testimony taken last winter in the Mattcson
cusc, to be published without Condensation or
nbridgement.
Desperate Fight in a Railroad Car.
We learn from passengers who arrived yes
terday morning from tue Cleveland and Pitts
burg Railroad, thut desperate and bloody
rcncontle took plnce on the night trni,,, a short