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Dissell WEE arrested !; waa not there; Pani Den
| mis- arrested him and took him to Pinkerton'- Of
dee: Mr. Mi1iiken issued the warrant; Pinkerton
employ; theirs i the plis, t. eci.e police
business; 1sug+,estcd taking l,aseQ to the Office
Of ptnkerton; our Attorneys adsi=<u sending Bis
brother On The Grand Jnr7. thought did not Iaovs
1t till came Into the jury room Mr. Knox be-
came MIR. Chadwek's bail; d"n't know how long:
Mssel! VA. kept i9 jail; ! received dispatch at
to me that he represented the ST. Louis Chamber
Of Commerce. and wished to know about the case
asainst btsse!l with reference to bailing h;m LIE
see the letters 1declined; Ar. n. Z: Fairbank met
me In the street and said he knew Mssell said ..
wanted lie should 30 his bail said thought Biz
sell WIS guilty; don't remember telling Falrbank
that . man named Doyec. Of New York, would
withdraw his business II he, Fairbank. vent bail ;
was anxious that good ball should BE- furnished.
e d .d &C. of .se e
nesses in ,hts case; the bridge WIS constructed by
bonds ofthe Bridge Company guaranteed BY both
earlier sets between the companies: The bridge
was completed before my control Of 1t:
Direct Fesun<d: Have been supt. Of r. !. Rail-
road atnce 1851: refused to ehow the letters be
cause did not know whose hAnds thty wonld fall
Into; when Hr. Knox hailed 3lr. Chadwick had
nut convcrsed with him about it; they came fFom
Characterization resumed-Know nothing Of
any arrangement for no':p1os in the cate Of Chad
wick; do not know any such was not here think
have hesT9 chsdaet iai .s spe.E q %
The prosecution here announced that they
ware ready to rsst their ease, and alose
their testimony, save on the single point rs to
the Letters being in Blsscll's hand-writing-
Should the defence attempt to disprovc this,
thsy should claim to introduce rebutting testi-
mony on this point. To this the defence did
not agree, and the matter il waived until this
morning. The defence then called their first
witness.
THE TESTIMONY OF DEFENCE.
Derrick A. January steoTn.--1lehide In st. Louis:
am President Of the Chamber of Commerce; know
Mr.. Bissell; his profession IL civil engineer; the
ct t 9ss [a
ecute the X Bridge Co: for obstructin. the lavi-
gataon OF the Mississippi; employed Mr. Bi=.en
to anvestEste nd put f. order the suit fos agu
employed under salary; have known him and .een
much ol him since that time; be derived hi. au-
.h9Ety irnn ne solely bis business .sat 70 zee to
Incnt; hc WA employed for no such purpose as
burning the bridge: the Chamber Of Commerce
would have degraded NC from .ny Office had con
been raised By the Chamber for any such purposc:
a the money for the prprecutuu OF this butt pass
Cd th.9n:h a ~ hand;; the Chamber Of conmcrce
explained tho matter more ful1y.
GToss' 'E1o7nined. no knowledge that the
Chamber has anything to do will suits a,ainst the
by legal mems If possible: Icmpioycd T. b. Lin
coln. OF Cincinnati to institute suits hc pleased
and employed Bissell TO aid him: in the Enc AZ
evidence; pay him, Al Chairman of, the Commit
tee $50 per month; 1t was more than TIRES years
AEo that We commented: twelve months a.n rnt
him down to hat that. A. the great mass Of tcssi-
mt Ind hnfs 1,of pr,rh
to do; Ia the E1tt Alton caec he was instructed to
examine and see II he could nd anything to weigh
~ The general evidence against the bridge: all tue
disbursements in the suit pass through hss hands;
We hive spent a good deal Of money on the suit
$a5.UO0 / think not only the Chamber Of Com.
iaerce but the City Of St. Louis has put up ssN0:
ad
hu:sements: he draws it all; he paid Lincoln
$1,000 and sent me Mr. Linroln's receipt; AS
general thing hase relied upon Mr: Risscll: New
into Btssell's hands: did not know when came
here what they wanted of me; came up at Mr.
Binsell's request; some Of the money T. fatscd by
been authorized 10 receive sums Of money
10 prosecute this suit there were scyesnl books
out and uthers besides Dfascll collected money:
my committee fully authorized fnc to use Inv dis
cretion; I have never doubted 3tr. Bisaels hon
esfy; never had any money from Memphis; Wheil
cotton improves intend 10 20 there: keokuk has
been derelict and hard run; it times improvc In
tend 70 70 there; We got money fruul Cincinnati,
and Pittsburgh; the pinery resious promise well.
t hs5n not dS1s 1 much Wssse: In. bridge
up the river they promise well; all these Gums from
hauda.
At this point the Court adjourned to 4. H.,
to-day. Tie evidence will be concluded this
afternoon, from present promise, md the cnse
be given to the iury Tomorrow