Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-28

The Sheriff having simmered down q
little, the Court requested the counsel t.
give the name Of the juror Who had made
the charge against the Sheriff.
Mr.. McAllister ssid, 81 here charge
the Sheriff with having endeavored to in
fuence the jury, and l dare him to
bring an action tor Islander. Twill prove
the charge" The Court asked the
nauIe of the juror, which was given as
G. +. Field, and it was stated that il
would be corroborated by three or four
others. Upon this, the Sheriff hurriedly
sent to this same Miliiken's office to pro
cure warrant for the arrest Of Mr.. Field
upon the charge of PERJURY. This move
ment in the overture was intended as q
major key, in B sharp, but it turned out
to be in minor key, b fiat. The war
rant was obtained, and Mr.. Field was
brought prisoner into court. The war
rant charged him with swearing falsely
by stating on his preliminary examination
that he had not served upon a jury with
in year. After he had been in court,
under arrest, for an hour or so, the States
attorney informed the sheriff that that
question poS not asked him upon his en-
animation before the trial! Thereupon,
Mr.. Field was allowed to depart, with the
foundation of an action for false iInprison
ment against the new Sheriff.
Order having been restored, the argu-
ment proceeded, and the Judge decided
that the Sheriff should at once impannel
a special grand jury, which he imme-
diateIy proceeded to do. After all this
scene and the feeling manifested by that
officer, it may be surmised what kind Of
a special grand jury this same Sheriff
would summon.
AT two O'Clock in the afternoon the
venire was returned, the specialgrand ~
ry made their appearance, and Mr.. Meal
lister challenged the array.
swell" said the Court, "produce the
evidence
1--WE have no evidence, sir, to produce
before your Honor"
Thereupon the Court directed the spe-
cial grand jury to be sworn and proceed
about their business.
The special grand jury (God save the
mark) went out about two o'clock Mon
dav afternoon, and heard witnesses till
six, then adjourned till nine Tuesday
morning, at which time they re-assem-
bled, and continued in session till one P.
NJ, when they came into court with one
Indictment against Mr.. Chadwick and
two against Mr. Bissell, which were man
ufactured by the railroad lawyers and put
through according to programme. All
this time Mr. Bissell and Mr.. Chadwick
have been in Jail upon an "orier of the
Court" sort of hocus pocus proceeding
in Illinois, or, rather, in the Recorders
Court of Chicago, from which there Is no
escape either by habeas corpus or bail,
unless consented to by this Recorder, who
has son-in-aw in the employ of the
Rock Island Railroad Company at large
salary, and who is well understood to be
retained there solely at the request OF, and
as a personal taUor to, this same Record
er, or, as he is styled, Judge"
The matter, at 4, r. ~, goes over TIL
Wednesday morning at 0 o'clock. 1t
may end in question of the physical en-
lurance Of Bissell, and he assures his
friends he is equal to any emergency.
" Quosque tandem abutere Catalina, de-"
At the close. of our last report the
Special Grand Jury' had just come
into Court, and the report WAS that they
had indicted "the great conspirator"
again; but it turns out that the Sheriff
had packed his jury SO well that they
were not content with finding one indict-
ment they did their work thoroughly
and presented four viz : one against Bis
sell and Chadwick to burn that end OF
the bridge which is in Iowa; the second
against Bissell for soliciting Chadwick
to burn the bridge, and thirdly, ns,rabile
dictu ! one against Bissell for soliciting
detective Bradley to commit the same
otfense, and another against Chadwick
for the same. The honorable and impair
tai Judge proposed at once to adjourn
the session OF the Court so AS, in effect,
to leave Bissel in Jail till February, I'M
der " the order of the Court" before men
toned but this was resisted bv Bissels
counsel till it was finally agreed that
they should have till the next day, Wed
ncsday, to examine the papers, prepare
motions, &c, &c. The counsel worked
aud at the opening of the Court were
prepared with affidavits and motions for
change venue, which were filed and
scrvco. At ten, Mr.. Bisscl and Mr..
Chadwick were taken into Court, the for
mcr accompanied BY Mr.. McAl!istcr and
Mr.. " ard, his counsel, and the latter at
tending to his own papers. The court
room was full Of people, expecting moro
fun, but the Judge looked down omin-
onsly upon two short hand reporters seat
ed at the Clerks desk, aud the audience
saw from that that their fun was to be
spoiled. The Judge, or "Old Bob, as
every one calls him, has q great fear OF
verbatim reports in the newspapers, be-
cause the people always take the truth
for a caricature. The Prosecuting AT
torney presented the three indictments
against Bissell to the Judge and moved
that the prisoner be arraigned and
caused to plead. Mr.. McAllister stated
there were motions to change the venue
in all three cases, and to qnash the joint
Indictment for conspiracy, which should
be sposed OF first; that in the two
tor solicitation, plea OF former acquit'
tai would be made and times would be