The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-07-30
The Comprehend Arrests


At the late session of the U. S. Circuit
Court at Des Moines, numerous indictments
were found by the Grand jury under a law
of the last Congress SIS for conspiracy against
the Government the United States. II
was known at the lime the Court was in
session that witnesses were subpoened and
their attendance secured from this county,
and from the character, associations and OPP
portunities for getting information on the
subject under enquiry, it was surmised that
the come of the evil and criminal practices,
designs and deeds of some of our Cop
perhead conspirators were being investiga
ted. The result in part of the 'abors ofthat
Grand Inquest were made manifest last
Thursday by the arrest in this County. Of
some nine of the most violent NOISY and
blatant Of the Copperhead leaders Of the
County. The arrests were made by that
most indefatigable of officers, United States
Marshal II. Fl. Hoxie, and Assistants
The names of the parties arrested, so far as
we have been able to obtain them are, JOS.
H. D. Street of Ottumwa; A. j. Redin-
baugh, Richard Rachman, Skinner Rush,
S. N. Rush, Michael Heckart. Jacob Baker
and Henry Reinhart of Green Township, in
this county Other arrests were made, it is
reported, in Mahaska County upon the same
charges. The arrests here were made with
out any difficulty, and the prisoners were
taken to Des Moines, or in that direction,
Mr. Street in carriage. and the others by
Railroad and Stage Two, however, Red
enhaugh and Bachman, having given bail
for their appearance, returned the next day.
The others duly arrived at their destina-
ton, and were to be arralgned before U. s.
Commissioner, Woodward, on the Gath, to
be dealt with az the law directs
The evidence Of firmness and vigor on
the part of the Courts in this matter Of
conspiracy against the government of our
country, cannot fail to inspire every loyal
citizen with confidence and encouragement.
That deep and damnable' conspiracy to
snbvert the government, has existed in the
North and in our midst, has, Of course, been
apparent for long period. Secret meet
ings in out of the way places violent
threats and resolutions made and adopted
X. g. G. clubs, proved to be reasonable in
their objects and purposes; the gener-
al arming which has been going OH in Sc
cret. and threats publicly made to resist the
draft, all go to substantiate the fact Of trea-
sonable combinations to resist and overthrow
the law, and involve the Nor tn in civil war.
These offenses it is the duty of the courts
and Jnries to enquire into, and if proof can
be found to convict, guilty parties ought to
he indicted and punished. There is no
other course.
What will be tie result in the case of
these parties named, will be determined at
the proper time by the proper tribun al
They are in the hands of the law. They
will be tried, and if convicted, they will suf
fer the penalties prescribed by law. of
this they cannot complain. If they have
pltthd themselves against the government,
and combined to overthrow it, and bring it
into contempt, they raise an issue which
will and ought to be meet with the prompt.
ness and decision, demanded by the exis-
ling crisis in our affairs.
Since the above was in type, we learn
that all these men have given bail and have
or will return home. Street made a apce ch
at Pella on his way back. to large crowd,
. portion Union men. According to report
he counselled quiet and moderation, but to
resist the draft. That it had been success
fully done in New York and other places,
&c.