The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-10

Messrs. John F. Tracy, President of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
company, and Ebenezer Cook, one 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 Keoknk, 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 was exceed
ingly anxious to have him take them to Ke-
okuk by beat, which would, in its course,
necessarily make many landings in Illinois.
1t is not known how many ''plug 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 preceding, and took the gentle
men to keokuk by rail, leaving the attorne y
and his associates to return to Keokuk by
boat
an inspection of the papers showed there
was no cause for the arrest, and OF motion
| of defendants attorneys, Messrs. Tracy and
Cook were summary discharged, Judge
Love holding that no contempt had been
committed. The narties at once commenced
| proceedings for malicious arrest and false
| imprisonment against Mr.. Chandler, Of chi
cago, the attorney who made the affidavit
| upon which the arrest was founded and who
accompanied the marshal and attempted tc
induce him to take them to Keokuk, through
Illinois. When our informant left, the sher-
| if of Lee county was serving the process on
him, and, we doubt not, one of the agents OF
the Wall Street Brokers will get taste oil
the quality of justice accorded in the Iowa
courts for thus arresting and outraging
prominent gentlemen in that state.
1t seems to us that it is high time attor
neys, who are presumed to be learned in the
law, should know whether they have legal
cause before they thus drag men from their
homes and business, and it is quite likely
that the verdict of the jury of Lee county
will tea ch them to handle such tools with al
least some degree of caution.
1t may, perhaps, be as we'll to add tina,
| the state of Iowa, through its Attorney
General, has filed bill in the Scott County
District Court, and Chief Justice Wright, Of
the Supreme Conrt of that state, has issued
an order requiring the directors of the road
to 60 ahead and complete it according to
the provisions of the recent act of the Legis
iature on that subject, and enjoining al
persons from interfering with them in the
performance of that duty. Wall Street, on
the Other hand, for stock, speculation purpo
seq, oy such proceedings as the above and
by suits in all parts of the country where
any of the directors can be found, is at
tempting to harrass and annoy them with
the view of compelling them to abandon the
work and surrender the franchises of the
road and the money raised to complete it
into their hands, to enable them to thwar,
the purposes of the company by termina
ting the road at Desmoines.
Thus far the state of Iowa and the friends
OF the road are ahead, and we think Wal
Street might as we'll abandon the hunt and
devise some new scheme for replenishing it
Golfers.