, 1864-02-11
END OF THE blssEll CASE.
The Rock Island Bridge Com
Bp7rncy-A Few Fncts-
Affidavit of w. f..
ChntIyTlck.

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ChmsIvicEr.
A.,
u NA % fellef to the pnone 70 hs sava.s -
indiciment. - ,rainat Gninne, 1osiah w. Bsscl
charged with copspirine to burn the R1ilroad
bridge across the Mississippi Hver = hoGa S,
ts..1, o s.tersi sanma1u! .e p''0o -
| We do not believe that dozen men In Illinois
ever believed that Col. Hlssel was guntY oI Whal
Waa 70 a'n anu !. T1s ~, H. sa sn
honor of a brave aud skilfpi eoldier,-CAleago Ece
.'oHrnot, I'd INT. 80
The Journal falls into slight error IN the 1nter
] cnce 1t drawa from tho fact Of "so's psoseQut'
having been entered In tho Bisseu case, which
ought to DO corrected. -..
In the first place one Of the chief Witnesses fol
the proeecutfon waB sick and could not attend the
trial II It had proceeded In the na1t place there
were rcoeons well known to bisseli Tor the action
Of the prosecution, and known also to the St Louis
Chamber OF Commerce.
In the Rochester cases Mf. Tracy was sueo On
two grounds First, for aouse OF inc VIII oi arrest
In taking Bissel to the Office OF Inc detecnve I'm
kerton detaining him there " aonfs oeiote tsk1na
him before the magistrate, which WAS alleged to be
| falscimprisonmcnt. Second, for malicious prose.
cuticn. The Judgment for damages was obtained
against Mr. Tracy on the frat charge. On the sec.
ond charge BisseIl dared not 60 to trial. but with
fnnncenco OF the plaintiff could have been mt In
s..sss1cn hotora inv f =
es3oenss @ eaas ue.ute abta;noa :, ~. ,,, - e.,..
imprisonment. VIC arc informed, .were "nol1ied, y
for reasons best known to tho plaintl1r. We an
confident m the .1ournal wonld not h.ve anotsn M -,
1t been aware Of tho circumstances under which hu
reeiened hie commission and left the service, Va
are informed that Gen, Grant Issued an order at
Chattanooga dishonosably diminishing him from the
colonelcy OF the Engineer regiment On the ground
Rt ~ En- ,anos oeonsns 20 men o. ha
eomMaue, na1 " no ealnes' so1titauoas Oh bls.
Fell and hls "friends" Gen. Grant compromised
s,anter snd ret on. Of the line. within tsa d,xa ~
s.,d ,,a,.o- eh,,v h,s f,.a T., ~ 49,
anc never SNOW NOV nls Iaee IN Inc army again. which
The public can form some idea OF his guilt Or In
nocence In relation to the ofensa for which h.
stood ,1d;cted iro, the So1,o.s,nr .ad.,,+ ~ ~ ~
os o,,.a'..s. w. ~ ",ss.. 1oa. ~, u W.
burning. Chadwick came to 3. c, Cook ESQ. ono
of TIM Roer Island Commands attornevs nna ~
fsre;l to make clean hrcast, Of thn w6o1a mstts, m
on certain conolnons no was 1old that no promise
or pledge could be given Tor anything beyond him
SELF Thereupon be wrote out this statement and
auoro in Il The af,,darit ia In h,a o,vn h.,a-
...stts. - ~ A1' W" aAua
WHITLEY ....-,
The hrst lntimatlon sver msde to me by J.. ":
Bieee1l. q any otnef Pefeont that an attempt had
been made or would be made to burn the Rock
Island hailroad Bridge, Was IN the early part Of
1e s q an Joet th af1 Sfa ins
handed me q note requesting mo to hand 1t to ono
George S. cellins. In substance i directed Col.
asked 8lssen What il meant and he .
handed the ne!o to Collins 1t his house,
Gs IT, @ u asB sa tR' l. 9aa aans
Gat-boat 10 ST. Louis, hid been employed ,y Dis>
sen to bum the bridce-or, more propetly speax-
had engaged m tie men IN Davenport HAT he aa tco
lins) wae 10 be paid certain amount by D. and be
e. was 10 pay for tas ass!staass Is ~ dS aot 1ow
I'll e 6ldaa bsd fpG
go to rel home. That tho other men were dlscoy.
cred hv the watchmau. and Left without annlrfno
The match That he {CoIIins) was afruid that H.
m1rht be tIetccted by i rrannl}nr hnnk rhfrh rros
icit hanging 70 the bridge, md wished to Know
q blacksmith llyipc in Dayenport. bv fhe name ~
Speed: think his Christian name vas Jucobs liz
rs brother living there row, but 10 has eoae
The hoof rrnortcd tiis IT, Rissc,p ma ~ ~ ~
be would see tEat Speed received some money at to
kner a}f1 tall = r.
fold that Geore coFlIns had ohtn;nrd anch hoos ~
~ 1,im # iohi msE h1n1 a,ona :. hhe1 ~ n1ok M
bis hook. and thas be mnst Mni saf w anythn ad p,s
asfeT recercd en,oc cnex y no ana As saos5
small emounte io not nv ~ v ns,, mns
done this IA / had hnen 1oins, hne'naa. u:n, ~.
Il ths ,,, t na nasW ~, anoo ne @ mas on. @ o.
H. reward offered ly Dls.ell. lie had stoad wei Ell
b.G III Vii, ,tns knoW dnat bsseu
- aer 'pe n us 10 % T., Sne
e. Ie he bF'4fs H. sst s on tha Lover side Of
swsy ana yras renn;~cd Isapned sIaf ~ ihis ss
Collins or tsat c cons ha II seee7ed eets tio@ o1
that t,nsnoTc liza h}n, ,ha, Wishad - h. 1or
nothipe ofit; TINT had advised him In tho otber
Tattsl heeanss symPsthizei gtth h9. 5s bat @ thst
h hsa .t 10 O. .ais stna ana thst
me some p,oner rennes1,n1 NJ ~ h.na nisss sens
Collins {e1 ser!tses. taipk i wsg ST. sites. =
5sconrs1ed tHe atten.nt u ana
ed he powder Cons taIj ma wnnd fs tRrnwn ~
me- rhe @ TGns en STATE ara went to As.
to aso asss II shs IL taet was len
sst ~ ah m..n Coos. shls
49, ~ st,oE - ~ .i as l. ~ 81
h tpoW 6t lite II 81 e sn # Was os 1ilIe ol9
II psynent H. o. Lns ~ alotesald. Goalns inform
81 a ~ ti ~ gr .ne plia2clae
a W,s ma1 t Ga ~ ntn aum 2L Lo9ls
Rex noai hte ,h :; yake Spfea Wss miend o. Gol.
n nd 1e3.r ~ 1oG ~ iaiT sae nSoS We 4aqe ved At
bca,d a1 e, oseo 10
an,1 Hs1 e sns 1tius a aeoat I'VE
an 80 n E.d isou sssa VIZ II 1us1 islana
nno fa1o ae aaa PlepAsAt99 Wnicn Woaid ignite
i.esu s . AT "aiGn %s.et ~oa!a not eHtngnisa. Ae
@ ~ -1 oS & ~ ~ " - uoi14es aua anIo'n
~ dssrnnrtca +,o u rSse'at S Go1xetia.ons
,,,,o, y ,b.t IT, ~ aI h ae iasistea
- ~ ~ rsiirnad foiae IL a1an LIZ 9Sa.
an ntsa,a1s ~ & o,,. - s1n ~ ta w
~. T. y .sa s,,s.eas - a @ " a2u
.ht T. 35 . XIX ooeS =, ~ - na1 ~ up9ot
@ .nA. IT, D, % II.Ss r. ueI ~ 31o ae saia q
n nn - r.; @ nau ~ ioan an W
~, ~ tha bridr 1n sisa M @ ne w H. sPaa Rne
conrnraafinn ftH n 5 Rro3ip rr4ht s
LU;e Il u Ia - ~ Itt,e u lIeo, ~ anous
~ 40 K; fnr M fol Kim he baG he,so- n9o 1os t.
ater aIone and esnecaiiv ndier 6 ~ rron III
az al na1 ~ .ae e4MpanE' n' ~ taen Wanlco g
4nu SOME ore ht NosK 4e1ana VINO womb
~ WE tHts aEua ~ saas,R VI nsaR n1no!e5. :.
"a .et. us ~ u sGssial !imes wa went
mnat11a s1~ % s4 y es, huck 5sana " tte name Of
aalnh asen also hea con-
3saSnnd.. a tne lime the Cnste4 states Com
% 9 We1e on ny eIlage lh1s lamont was at
saf 3vas snta ~ ~ Gslanssme9ts as to
Htat Mae Mauaeo ~ t1sn, or Hnat was 10 pc done,
,9 ~ u1 tn, - =: WI, VIA. WE!e 70 EeeeiEe vas
+antsa ~ % @ nt,,s H. s'oeeu 'naa aneI nagne oe
~ hrsae fr toa5 41nt hie eUe saa niet A9oat @
All " eouo s.t as Tas statea oy nla-
Thav nars btn ~ IA. ,;o.. ~ tao coase4saHon.
1h1y gave III I'm 10 aaa4ess.ann, OF ! think