, 1865-01-07
THE POLICE INVESTIGATION,
No HIu Against Webb and Kcnncy.-
SUIT Against Webb and 1kuEt for
Illegal Imprisonment.

The Grand Jury Of the Recorders Court yester-
day ignored the bill Of Indictment sought to b.
found against Policemen Webb and Kenncy Of the
detective force. The casc examined was the ono
wherein Geo. B. Hathaway ,Tns the complaining
WlInesE.
Another phase Of the imbroglio was exhibited
yesterday, resulting In the arrest Of Officers Webb
and Rust- upon euit for damages for Illegal im-
In the Circuit Court. The following at1dayit will
sufficiently indicate the drcumstanEes upon which
were M @ nsrested upon easas last evening and held
to bail.
en- action Of t1cspass: being duly swoIn On oath
ant to e 81 e y the of y %
Il lit hcf5, md that de same james Webb told
teatify, be, the aid Web5 would make it too bot
for this afant to remain In this cty; and this a-
ant further eays, that on said day the eaid James
sweet sweet military ~ eomnanist ao sanoaed At s The
city OF Chicago, that this afaant was de-
sefter. THIS aflant says that he was
1ad ill dcpe9ent further says, the said hlse,
wicked and malicious representations we're made
by the said James Webb to cause the arrest OF this
reputation. This afiant further says that on the
said 5th day Of January. 1865 the said james Webb
md William Rust Violently and unIaWfnly and
came ont Of the Grand jury Room in the city OF
Chicago, and took this afiant to the Central Police
Station in he city Of Chicago. and there nnlnw-
thar from thence they took This .tant to the Office
Of the eaid Col sttong, and there qnlawfnlly and
wronefally and malieiously kept and detatned this
that by reason Of eaid wrongful, unlawful. mali
cious and false arrest and detention and represent
alton, he has e9statned @ damages, as he beleves to
The af6dayit concludea with tie usual request
for capias and il signed By Geo. 3. Hathaway.
TEE RUEn-The committee Of thirty on the
state Of The river last evening held an adjourned
meeting at the ttore Of ]. Il. Dunham. Nearly
every member wns present
Wit Dexter, chairman Of the subcommittee
Cpl o1nted to confer with the Board Of Public
Works, reported that the Board coIucided with
the committee in tho decision that the only ueas-
ure of permanent relief was the adoption Of the
Plan contemplating The widening. and deepening
of The Illinois and Michigan CanA1. As Tempo
raTy resource, 1t was proposed to construct sub
SoTth streea viii PUMP 1t he iaks end. T6o
Eoard agree In the opinion that the city must
eventually be drained By interceptfns sewers, and
expresa t'eir desire to eoopeIate with the com
mittee In Obtaining redress Of grievances.
Col. Hough recommended as temporary mea-
sure the flushing Of the riser bH the current Of the
Aux rlainsa le desired @ r. commune ~ ae1; 70 re-
vention Of engineers to des1se sone plan for
speedy and permanent rslief.
Mr.. Larned introduced the following, which
was adopted-ayes, Is; naTA..
EttoIted, That IN The opinion ofthe Committee,
special Commission ehonld be raised for the per
manent cleansing Of the Chicago river. and that
ed By The chair, to draft bill for the establish
mcnt OF suitable Commission to adopt and ex-
ecute the necdful plan for cleanslng the Chicago