Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-09

the farce that was played off in the Bridge
case on Tuesday morning. in the Office ol
Justice Blood.
Warrants for the arrest of three persons
had been issued by the Justice at any early
hour, one of whom was arrested and held
to answer for conspiring to burn the R. R.
Bridge. Considering the diabolcal nature
of the crime that he was held to answer
one would have supposed that the prisoner
would have exhibited some signs of trepi
dation or forebodings of future i'll. but such
was not the case. He seemed to understand
his part we'll, and acted it out with a seem
ing Indifference, which was only surpassed
by the absurd character of the prosecution
which was carried on by george 9. hubbell
esqr. =
Hydraulic Bissell was called to the stand
and was giving his testimony in a lucid
manner, when . thought occurred to the
said hubbell. that he had not yet made .
speech, and as the testimony seemed to show
would not be justified in doing 80 at the
determination of the suit. he therefore wise.
ly concluded that "procrastination' was the
thief Of time, and proceeded to break the
monotony Of the examination by an out
burst of forensic eloqusnce, something like
the following:
A bold attempt in the might tims," hsa
been made to destroy Psspsrty =. =
tempt was not made ~ >r
high meridiaa.
the vigilant,
but for the timely dktvsgj
bustibles, would soon have - y
then, that noble work Of art, that highway
of the nation, which is now the wonder and
the admiration of the world, would have
been no more That great superstructurs,
which now spans the great father Of waters,
and unites together the East and the West,
would have been consumed and imbedded
in the rolling pillows beneath. The four
hundred thousand dollars expended In its
erection would have then been lost. am
here in defence of that bridge; that is to
say, am its attorney; and when the torch
of the incendiary is applied, l cannot. and
l will not remain passive. Here the prose-
cution, found relief and proceeded with the
examination, the agreeable part Of which
was mn uh,ished vesterdav
am a friend to the bridge, but think that
prosecutions gotten up in the manner, Of
the State of Iowa against --, are cal
culated to do 20 good, and that such sham
proceedings tend to compromss the dignity
of Courts of Justice. Mr.. hubbell thinks 1t
strange precedent for witness to have
the aid Of counsel. Grant that it is
but not more 80, presume, than to try
a witness for committing crime, by his
own testimony, involuntariiy given on
trial wherein he 10 not party to the rec
ord OAKUN.
PoRr BYRON IrEMs.-A very unwel-
come visit was paid us last night by that
"hoary headed Jack Frost This was the
heaviest frost we remember Of ever having
seen at this season Of the year; ice, to the
thickness of l-S of an inch was visible
till after eight this morning. 1t is feared
that the fruit will be materially injured.
and all winter wheat is supposed to be
'gone up" Corn, also 10 extensively iniur
ed, and all Of the more tender garden veg
etables are more or less effected.-2imea
We learn that three more issues will
finish the fret six months of the Le Claire
Republic. at which time they will suspend
the publication thereof. Alasi for L.
Claire. She will be left without an organ,
simply because her citizens can't pay for
grindiuy IT'D.
-On last Sunday morning. as the Min
nesota Belle was leaving the wharf ct
Princeton. four miles above here, one of the
sweeps. who was asleep. was called on deck
for duty, when he seized broom and walk
ed of the boat Immediately forward Of the
wheel, and sank to rise no more We did
not learn his name All exertions to find
the body were in vain.-B.
The body of the above unfortunate man
was found on the Rock Island side, below
the distillery.