Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-28
From tho Missouri Republican.
Mr.. Ris,ell 1t ChscagO..kxtraOrdin
Proceedings.

ton not yet gwen TO the pubic, which
we now detail from the best authority
Very soon after the trial commenced
indeed as the Prosecuting Attorney
opened his case and exhibited the sea-
and pretended letters OF Mr.. Bissell, the
counsel OF Mr. Il. changed their plan OF
defence, and instead Of showing the for
geries to be such, they determined tc
attack the case solely upon the evidence
offered by the prosecution. and Obtain
an acquittal on that alone. Mr. BIS
sell, however, assisted that few wit
nesses should testify, in order that some
facts might be brought out, Oh which to
found actions for malicious prosecution
against these great railroad managers.
The case has been ably defended by Mr..
McAllister, Mr.. Dexter and MIR. Ward,
and the former truly remarked that rlch
railroad managers would surround them
selves with an odor of responsibility, and
then do things at which ordinary men
would shudder and which decent men
would abhor. Mr.. Tracy, the Supcrln-
tendant Of the Rock Island railroad, adj
mitted in lis cross examination, that he
devised "the peep holes and asparagus
for the express purpose of making an &C
cuasation against Mr.. Bissell." The trial
occupied five days, the court sitting till
Z o'clock each evening, and on Saturday
till nearly nine, when the jury went out.
The court then took a recess till halt past
ten, during which time Mr. Blssell was
committed to jail not being allowed to
go to his supper with deputy, or to re
main in the court room with an officer
and have his supper sent to him. While
Mr. b. thus went down to his cell, the
Judge, Prosecuting Attorney, Mr.. Farnan,
the President, and Mr.. Tracy, the super
ntendent, went out and took a fine cham
payne supper, coming into the court house
at half past ten highly elatcd with the
prospect Of success and the good things
kindly furnished by the railroad company.
The jury not having agreed, the sheriff
went into their room and the foreman
told him that they would agree in few
moments, that they were eleven to one,
and they desiredt the court..to wait a short
time, as they did not wish to remain there
over the Sabbath. The Sheriff asked if
the eleven were for conviction. Being
answered in the negative, he said, in sub
stance you do not intend to acquit
that damned Internal scoundrel, do you 7"
They said they did. Mr.. Ward overheard
the Sheriff talking in the jury-r room, and
asked the Judge to have him sent for and
instructed in his duty. The Prosecuting
Attorney remarked to Mr.. Ward that he
" had better write out the programme
himself" Just then the Sheriff came
out and in a very short time the jury fol
lowed. This talk Of the officer was Who'll
" illegal, and subjects him to indictment.
All that he is allowed to say is, Have
the jury agreed 2" But it shows the feel
ing by which he was actuated. The Jury
rendered their verdict, I'VE find the
defendant not guilty. POLL the jury"
cried out the Judge, in tones of rage, his
eyes like Goals OF fire. This demand OF
a poll in the case OF acquttal is the sole
right OF the prosecuting officer,and not in
the least within the prerogativc of q
Jud &c; but this man, who has protested
SO much impartality, could not control
his feelings, stimulated as they were by
the good things just paitaken at the
hospltabe board OF the Railroad Com
pany. The jury on being polled all re
piled as before-''not guilty" The
i,.l, than t0nl, ipe,,1t NJ
Bissell, by delivering this digntfed
speech "Ar. BisselI, you are a yery
Young man, without much experience III
the world. | would advise you, II you
ever again have occasion to pass through
Chicago, not to fall into bad hands, and
especially TO beware of city policemen.
TO soothe your wounded feelings YOU can
soon take your box now and 90 back to
st. Louis"
On Sunday (the next day. after dinner,
Mr.. Is. was again arrested BY the Sheriff
upon warrant signed in pencil by }. S.
Miliken, charging him with a conspiracy
with w. +. Chadwick, on the 18th June
the same day as in the old indictment
to cause to be burned that part OF the
same bridge which is in Io,cu. He was
taken to the office OF G. 7. Bradley, and
from thence to Jail, from whence he was
take: before the same Judge, Wilson,
Monday morning at nine The prosecu-
ting attorney then delivered an extraor-
binary harangue upon the necessity OF
public justice, the immense damage to
the interests of Chicago if this bridge
should be destroyed, and the danger if
"His intcrnai ScOundreW should he al
lowed to run at large, and moved the
court that Mr. Bissell be taken into Gus
tody and held to await the action of a
grand jury to be summoned by the Sher-
III for the especial purpose OF considering
two complaints to be preterred--one for
conspiracy to burn the west end of the
bridge, and the other for soliciting c. =.
Bradley to commit that offense. Mr..
McAllister and Mr.. Ward opposed this
motion on legal points, while the Prose
cutting Attorney, aided by three railroad
lawyers, urged the necessity Of the case.
During the progress of the argument, all
hands became quite excited. Mr.. Meal
lister described the office of Bradley,
where Millliken, the Magistrate, and an
employee Of Bradley, sits to issue war
rants at the instgation of his master, and
Jones, the lawyer, stands ready to defend
persons brought there on these bogus war
rants, by beiraying them, and Bradley,
the main spirit of the whole, glidcs