, 1860-12-12

tn trryc sorne notices to take de]lposition< IN
Mr, Earra,n, PrnxIdcnt Of Rock Island E:.ll-
road Company be next wanted me to 1':aae
inquiries here where the Bridge Compnys
On 3Ir. Judd, for dc1,osltions to he used Ill ic-
ora; there I received from Chadwick: 1rnr.
then did not see him again until April 18Th,
1860: then saw him Ut the Richmond lInnr',
Chicago: he left note for me At my office I,
call on him hs was in the reading room hr
asked me how mueh be owed me; told MN
fng It to me, paid c. I. Bradley in full, Hc-;"
he then said he wanted to talk with: me:
we went into the paslor On the sonth-
east corner; he prctaced by asking
il be could talk to me confldentially; said
he could he then asked II withed to make
IS coo or 10000; said I did; he then saul
Commerce to laEe the bridge removed at
nuisance; TINT he had one Judgment In Iowa
against the bridge. which the bridge company
had appcaled to Washington; 1t was too Flow
a process, and he wished portion Of thr
bridge destroyed; If I would do It he would
guarantee me s. 900, and thought likely II
might be made up to SIC, ,0oo, after il was tone;
TINT an attempt had sccn nade before to bNTn
it, but the partles got frightened after the5 60.
the material on ths bridge; told him that
Ind always supposed that the former ATTEMPT
was only ruse; he replied that the story had
been circulated, and it was all well enough TO
hare It believed; lie said If would undertake
1t, it would be done; lle would furnish tl'4 !ua-
tcrial and one man lie said he had u friend In
St, Louis who wills an eminent chemist, Sslso
would ret up d preparation which wontd t.
mite SPONTANEOUSLY on being thrown upon
auythiuv: that he would bring nc sample Of
It to exauiine; Iaskcd him If the bridge. was
watched; he said Pinkerton had Is or 1G lncu
watching it all tho time; that it would he Il
rRJ IL {r1. f61n l
him could manage to bring in :s watchtnan
On tho bridge In my interest to let III on and
burn 1t, but that it would take son1e money
for expenses, to go down and exaiulne; lie
said be would send mo some money to pay
n,e, to 70 down; told him could only triset
one run, Mr.. Frank; it was agreed to cali
this fuid in our correspondence inbncatin.
oil" nc were also to write "'vcsses' or tug
instead Of bridge; I did not sec him again
mill tie 9Th Of June; hc WIS to furnish Uue
man mud one was to send Mr. Frank, and
he QUO to assist him; then came down went
mp to Mr. Tracy's Office on Dearborn strrct ;
on the way up looked back to see If any one
WAS watching mo: Ar. Tray IT, snpeHuttud,
cnt Of X /. K r.: 1rcce1ycd the letter {ilarktd
No. l, BY counsel) on I'D Of April, 1850; 1t il
dated at Rock Islatd, April 2let, 1850: Tho let
ter il in the handwriting Ot letters have re-
ceiyed fran him; the letter (No. ~ received
April 9Th it bears on the envelope the law
card Of Chadwick; received will. IT the slii.
and moncy-$l0 Lit Merchants Bank Q.
Carmi sl0 T'radesman's Bank, 6 lIsni
OF Alton-$&225 in a1l. THIS letter cuntalued
my answer to his former letter, returned
by agreement. The letter {No.3) rvceiEet.
April Gs through my post office box, directed
to me from Rock Island, in Chadwick's hand
writing, enclosing my answer to No. =. Ilc
Nuke out. The letter {S0. y I received Arril
18th through the post Office from q. Loui: /,
postms1ked April eth. 1t il Disscil's hand,
writing think. The letter (No. 81 received
May lii, enclosing my letter Vi April 2ahlt, and
also letter from him It contains copy 1t
his letter. also facsimile traced on tissue
paper 1t Is in Disselps haud writing, The
post oi1ice, in same' hand writing, bssclls !
think. This {Nn. y l received Mar I'd, this i
also copied aud tr.lccd the same as No. 5, i:
is an exact COPY. conn agcl it. This also
enclosed my letter to him returned. This {No.
" was received Aay 7th from St. Loni:; nlasled
there On the 9Th. This e4clotel my letter to
him, copy Of his original letter. and u tr..cs.'
from St. Louis, copied and traced as III.
others: It IN the same hand writing Il.
tho others; this (No- 10} ] rcci.cd from st.
Louis, juno 9TH, post marked June 9TH. m:
closing my answer q june Sd this (No. III
received from St. Louis, June 1tll, same hand
writing Us the others thfs (So. l2} was has'd
cd me- :by Uissell OIL the evening ri 1atll o1
| June, lSli, at the foot Of Washington street
| in tile presence of Chadwick; It IL writes,
from the Richmond House, the sheet having :
cut in the corner received word from hin
that he sslls. to ba here Ihura4ar: 13t4f =
! June; SAW him On the 1ath 1t the Rlctmont
House; We bud another ta!k in the snill,
! 1nrlor Is before can only give the substance
Of that conversation; usked him II l,c llall
brought thu - lubricating oil; - he said l,c hat
| not that it would not work in large 1nantl
| tirs, but TINT he would get something III
| called .GEcek Fire." which must he ligEaSt
with match; hr said he had raised S.:,sNO .
| tho job was done it could be made up t.
| $1,000; this was In the corner rarlor ol ttl'
Richmond House; he also said he would writ'
down for Mr.. Chadwick TO come up here; Ii
| said be would have lin come herr; also vi
talked as to whether We would hare thi. l,re
tended watcAman Of ours culne u, here; pre-
tended that Frank had got man on; he e:sn
| next day to mr. office; tlowel him up IL
coming, telling hin tllat SONG Of pinkerttnl
men iu.ht Ge G,i the lookout; this was ,ol
the lSti, or 14th; Mr.. Frank and Chad
wick came; first saw the: latter at the foot q
Washington street; received scvera! nutc
from Bisscll, hnrrying matters ur, but NJ
not ready; hired room in Matthew'S Block
corner Of Washington and State street; tn
room, was double, with folding doors, and
door from the hall into each room; threw
| partition across of matched boards, coteFe
The boards with cloth and papcrtd the WIN!
room, cut away spaces near thr top ut tlcls:l1
som Of tire folding doors platform on til
other side allowed three persons to sit and loo
pen handles, and sec md hear ali that tou
| ulacc In the other room the preparations IL
faved me; Mr. Tracy wished to get SUMO ps
sons hc clpse into the other room wtcll 8
w.,s ready, !. met Blssell On the lake shore :
stated ha thcrc introduced Chadwick 1t NJ
said he. B., must lcaxc by the cars, and coli'
cameto act he would be at any place ccul
name: Bisscll went to the depot; Chadwit
and then went south and turned into Walas
Avenue and went to the room described; 1opl
Mr.. French there; introduced them to o.
another; l lad carried the letter Blsscll lan
Cd to me in my hand, read 1t III The TOO
for the first time; It Is number twcly
read the letter aloud; think passed it
!. Mr., Frank, am not sure that read 1t a3ou'
I asked who WAS the 1nau Bissclf WIS to fur
Ish; Chadwick said he lived In Rock Islam
. aud had q brother who was formerly pilot {
the river; asked II be was sound and trtl
aud would not blow" If there was S10,p
reward offered; he said he was; question!
bridge, and why it failed; he said tho rarti
hoard the watchtnan coming, gut Feared a.
slid down the ropes into boat he said Il.
.. aftcr this attempt one OF the parties came.
him md told be was In It, and y
afraid because \ pike: or boat hook b.
raid so to blacksmith in Davenport to GO
; ccal what he knew; he told me ~ to the khi
: ment of our materials to Rock Island ClE
wick drew for me plan Of tue bridge, slo
:. Ing nc how, rs he said, one fran eoull
burned and the company be enjoined from
; pairing It; this would be as good as Its rcul
MI Il waa agreed tha: Frank should g. do.
:. to Rock: island and talk with him on the f
| lowing Baturdny after June l4th; Mr Fra
. did 70 down, Is to pay, Chadwick said &.t
! wnse subscribed AID @l0.0o could :.
: raiscd when. tho Job .was done, II
FL letter {No. LIZ received June e 1soo. po
I marked Rock Island, June 21st, 13Go: 1t ct
I {So.s1l).{ recelvsd 1ul5 :ath, rostmasked
- Rock Island, July ath, In Mr. Cbadwick's hal
. writing, signed hixby :: {No. Isl 1 fereIyeI :
. II 17tG, lSG0, pt,stmaEked St. Louis, in 3
> > selrs hand. writing; this no: 1GJ 1eycis
+ ! July 18th; 1880; this mo. II received j
10Th, In the evening, mailed same day at Eo
u u Island, in Chadwick's handwriting. ei.1
- ST. Louis, In Bissels's hand writing, signed
. Btxby, euc1oses my answer of ISLE July: II
mo. lD) received July I'D, from St. Lot
!: In .Bis&elrs handwriting. no signatu
-, this (So. 20) I received July I'D at Z
;. ng, from st. Louis, in Bissel + handwrisi
IS inside no date or signatuTe- This (No. 2l} :
-, recciyed Aug. 1st, .postmaEked ut Rochest
!. ~ n. r. ip Hisse}rs handwriting, M si=uatr
:, This Go. ~ received from Rochester, d1
=" Aug lot, ,Bisscllfs handwriting. This te1esra
= = ic dispatch received Aug. 6sh, dated IL
~ dey ai Rochester. Saw Mr. Chadwick nss
= 1t the same room on the lath day af July
~. Hrote down for him to come up here
~ ~ not like tho idea Of the lubricatinc oil bc
- sent to Rock Island; I sent down for