The New York herald., 1872-10-25
ARBITRARY ARRESTS CASE.

Davenport's Extra ordinary Proceedings
ms United states CONFERENCE.-The
Case of MIR. Henrichs Under Examina.
ti0n-NOvel Scenes in Court-Hard Hits
Between the Lawyers and Davenport.
4 Yesterday the cause OF the United States VS..
Charles A. Henrichs, who is charged with resisting
Charles J. Stah an election deputy marshal, in the
discharge OF his duty, came up for hearing in the
United States Court before Commissioner Daven.
port. The Commissioners little room was crowded
to sunocation by persons anxious to hear the pro-
ceedlngs which, as will be by the suboined
report, have proved to be of universal interest.
The question at issue involves the right OF every
citizen to freedom from arbitrary arrest One
point of peculiar interest to the public in this
is presented in the fact that the principal witness
for the prosecution closetcd for nearly hour
with Mr.. Davenport before the commencement of
the examination. !
OPENING OF THE CASE.
Y The Commissioner after coming out OF his pri-
vate room. ntimated that he was not ready to go
on with the case, because the book showing MIR.
Hcnrichs' registration as not in court, but that
ne would proceed II counse for the defence ad-
mitted that Mr.. Heinrich had registered
Counsel In reply said-Your Honor caused the ar
rest OF Mr. Henrchs on last Saturday You refused
bail and kept him in jail till Monday morning,
when we were quite ready for trial, when you said
you would be ready to-day. We are now ready to
90 on and you also ought toslave been ready. Your
action In this affair is in my judgment extremely
strange.A
sDAvESPoRT ON HIS MUSCLE AND THE NEWSPAPERS.
! A COMMIssIONER--lO Your observations are no doubt
intended Tor the newspapers 1 Will not go on
with the case until get ready, and don't care II
IL takes one, twelve or more days Tor Inc TO get
ready OF the time require
AN THE JUDGE
and won't hunt up this inspector with his book
till | get ready to, nor will go on TIL he does
come, "
CoUNsEI-This is an nnheard OF proceeding.
with this case. Has our client rights here ? IL
seems not. You were In great hurry TO arrest
him, and in hot haste you incarcerated him. You
refused bail, though bondsmen whom you knew
were sufficient offered themselves. You had Mr..
Henrlchs before you on Monday and he ready
you want to put him OF again. Now in the name
OF justice ask you not
r TO TRAMPLE HIS RIGHTS
under your feet. demand that this Inspector be
brought here now. >~-~~---s
Commissioner Davenport-If you will 20 ON with
through
At this stage the Commissioner retired to his
private ROOM and In about half an hour came
back with General Davies, the United states AS
sistant District Attorney.
General Davies said = "I understand mfr. Hrscb,
that you do not propose TO go thoroughly into this
case, but only to examine Mr.. Stahl.n.
Mr.. Hrsch-We are anxious to proceed, and be-
lieve that the best thing can do now will be to
have Stahl examined.
This was assented to by the Commissioner.
TIE CASE or CHARLES HENRICHs.
Charles j. stahl being called testified II live at No 1866
Rvinpton street; am deputy district United States
marshal, here my commission (wtness produces ip