Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-10

and too late that it = - = vsseaee fur iis ar
rest and he prisoner, and The train already
und der good adwsy for Chicago. Chadwick
and Biesell joiued compsny here nnder arrest
yesterday. ef - ~ 80 Il
Tbs warrant rstuPpsble 70 Justice Mll.iken
was. instead OF such return, made 70 represent
a transfer Of the hearing directly befo.e the
Grand Jury Of the KecorJers Court nov in
seesior. That body Of twenty four men heard
tie evidence. called for the fifty champagne
bottles. opened one and tried : sAucer-iuii Of
the Greek fire." which vel. uigh burned up
tn jury room. They indicted Bissell and
Chadwick.
The parties were arPsigned before Recorder
Wilson a. 4 r. n. yesterday, Mr.. 1cAiis,e er ap.
Fearing as ther counsel Their bail was fixed
at IS 900 for B;sseli and Is. 900 for Chadwick,
in which sums they falling to respond. were
re'nanded to Jail
We are not desrous to prejudice the case
against these men. Their trial will probably
come at once. and will give startling develop
uenis Neither of them, from augit can
learn, has bourne previous character that has
prepared the community to expect ths Of them.
heir misadvensures in the paths OF industry
has gro Sn cut Of Zeal in ~aging war against
the great bridge, war in which. from step to
step. they have been lead or, II 1t shall SO ap-
pear against 'nrnf, 10 SUBSTITUTE HiEu.HhuUtJ
outrage and wanton destruction Of halt NIL
li.n dollars property, for the tardier means OF
legal redress. How many iu st. Louis, how
large sh,re Of her Chamber Of Commerce
have kept even pace with these their agents 10
these ne .arious conspiracits2 We submit that
the Chamber OF Commerce should not be tardy
In the matter OF bail, and Of furnishing mate
rial aid for the defe nee.
EDS. DEMOCRAT An article cfJudge
Grants in your issue of Wednesday requi' es
single word of explanation from me, as it seems,
whether designedly or not. to impute neglect
10 me in the discharge OF my official duties.
did not ENTER AN appearances for the city in the
case Of Clark. Dodge 4 Co. or Kinsela for
nandamus at the last term of Couit and d.d
not appear for the city in either case in any
other manner.
1t is the duty. by ordinance, Of the City
Council and ether officers Of the city, when
served with notice Of any suit, to demand a
copy and give it to the City Attorney. No
such notices were ever presented to me, nor
was informed in any other manner of the ap-
p. cation OF Judge Grant for writs Of manda-
mus at last tern, nor did l have any knowl-
g lge that such proceedings were begin. unit!
near the middle OF the term, when Judge
Gran. asked me il you'd consent to an entry
a., the wits, which Of course declined.
Tbs,,a wa ) no notice among the papers re
t,rned serv,. ID upon the city, at that time. and
,hs-s :. non. ., -en now on file in the Court
It. is not INV duty t., appear for the city until
it i. brouybt into cmr, by notice properly
served. judge Grant called u. Tue '"a''e' o''
once in open Court, at time when ""s :"
gagged in writing, and when Judge \
asked me wha. was to be done in the matter
thought there was some mistake about it, bu,
made no appearance for the city and waived no
rights of the city,. II casual converse lone
during the session Of Court with an attorney
about a suit Of which neither | nor the 9 ty
have had any legal notice. and Of which none
is on fle, Is to be construed into an appearance
for the city, then all any lawyer has to
do will be to file petition, get up q
conyers rsation with me about it during
Cuuit, and then when | am out or at
sent take a judgment by default and crack
down with his writ! If l had been notified
either by the city officers or by finding any 90
tice duly served upon the city on fi,s ef his ap-
plication, l would have made an appearance
aud contested the proceedings in the proper
manner. As i. was, did all that my duty re-
uured. l think the error of Judge Grant is
that he took much for granted.
JAMES T. Lac