Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-11
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Msssrs. Jshn +. Tracy, President Of the
Chicago, Rock Island ! Pscific Railroad
Company, and Ebenszer Cook. ono Of the
directors, were arrested at Davenport, on
Wednesday, the Sth instant, BY the United
States Marshal. and required to appear be-
fore Judge Love, At Keokuk, TO show cause
Why they should not Be sent to Chicago to
answer for an alleged contempt Of the Uni
ted States court at that place.
The attorney for the Wall Street Brokers
accompanied the Marshal, and vas exceed
ingly anxious to have him take them to
Ksokuk by boat, which would, in its course
necessarily make many landings in Illinois.
1t is not known hos many 'pIug uglies"
the brokers had on board the boat, nor what
processes were awaiting the parties on their
appearance at some Illinois landing. The
Marshal, however, refused to be party to
any such proceeding, aud took the gentle
men to Keokuk by rail, leaving the attor-
ney and his associates to return to keokuk
by boat.
On the arrival Of the parties at Keokuk,
an inspection ofthe papers showed there
was no cause for the arrest, and on motion
of defendants attorneys, Messrs Tracy and
Cook were summary discharged, Judge
Love holding that no contempt had been
committed. rhe parties at once commen ne
ed proceedings for malicious arrest and
false impris onlncnt against Mr.. Chandler,
Of Chicago, the attorney who made the aft
davit upon which the arrest was fou. : d !,
and who accompanied the Marshal ana at.
tempted to induce him to take them to
Keokuk, through Illinois. When our in.
formant left, the sheriff Of Lee county was
serving the process on him. and, We doubt
not, one Of the agents of tho Wall Street
Brokers will get taste Of the quality Of
justice accorded in the Iowa courts for thus
arresting and outraging prominent gentle
men in that State.
1t seems to US that it is high time attor-
osys, who are presumed to be learned in
the Law, should know whether they have
legal cause tbefore they thus drag men
from their homes and business. aud il il
quite likely that the jury Of Lee county will
teach them to handle. such tools with st least
some degree Of coution.
1t may, perhaps, be a. well to add that
9he state Of Iowa, through it's Attorney Gen
eral. has filed bill in the Scott County
District Court, and Chief Justice Wright,
OF the Supreme Court or that state, has is-
sued 40 order recurring the disscters Of the
read to 60 ahsad and complete il according
e The provisions Of The seesat act Of The
Legislature on thai subject, and snjoinine
all persons fre0 interfering with them in
the pssfermsnes Of that dsty. Wall Street,
on The other hand, for stock speculative
purposes. BY such proceedings - the above
and BY suits in oil parts Of the country
where any Of the directors can BE- found, is
attempting ts hasrass and annoy them With
the view sf compelling them to sbanden the
work and surrender the franchises Of the
road and the money saissd 70 complete il,
into their hands. to enable them to thwsrt
the purposes Of the company By tsrmina.
ting the read as Dss Moines.
Thus fer tho stats Of Iowa and the friends
Of the read are ahsad, and ws think Wall
Street. might ~ veil abandon the hunt and
devise seme nsW scheme foe rsplenishing
ito eofsrs.-Rock Islaad Av1us.