The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-24
FLAGRANT ADMINISTRATION
OUTRAGE.
A GERMAN CITIZEN ARRESTED
AND IMPRISONED
ALLEGED REASON: 1NTERFER-
mo WITH A GRANT ELEC-
TON CANVASSER.
REAL REASON BEING A JEALOUS
GRkELEY MAN.
A SPECIMEN OF CITIZENS
RIGHTS UNDER GRANT.

PUNISHED FOR BEING A GREELEY MAN.
New YoKx, Oct. 2l.-Tbe Germans If
this city are greatly excited to-day over
the arbltrsiy and needlessIy oppressive
arrest by federal officers Of y prominent
German Gteeley politician, Mr.. George
Heinrich. The ostensible crime OF Mr..
Heinrich was ordering from his residence
last Saturday an impudent Grant super
visor VI electors, who in his capacity Ut
. 0rabt csnvasser visited the house ot
Mr.. Heinrich aud made himself generally
obnoxious. But the resl crime tor which
he was arrested was the Zeal he had shown
In the Greeley cause. He also exercises n
large influence over the German vo.ers OF
the east side Of the city. Heinrich Was
taken before Commissioner Davenport on
Saturday, who refused bail, Abundantly
offered, saying an example was needed.
He had Heinrich locked up over Sunday
In Ludlow street jail. The entire pro-
ceedipg WAS conducted like un act Of i'm
periai despotisn. At the moment Of ar.
rest Heinrich suddenly 'ound himself sur
rounded IN the hall Of his residence by q
dozen Grant detectives or gems d armes.
He was hustled into close carriage,
driven rapiiiy to Commissioner Daven-
ports Headquarters, IN parlor at the
Fifth Avenue hotel. Davenport pre-.
tended " examine the offences
for bail, and then p.remptorily
sent his victim 10 Jail. Mr..
Heinrich WAS taken from Ludlow
street jail this morning and arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Davenport ut 10 clock.
Heinrich WAS accompanied by his counsel,
Mcsrs. Hirsch and LsngOeim, and
number Of his personal friends The Office
was crowded with G-tmxhs who reside IN
his district. Mr.. Hir,ch and the friend.
of III. accused made eager inquiries MS to
when Mr.. Davenport would appear, but
no one could snswer. The general i'm
preston was that he WAS tvo busily en-
Gagged 10 the Fifth Avenue hotel, where
he acts ~ chief sIpervisor Of elections, to
aImit VI his granting AN examination IN
the case or attending u it personally. In
this emergency Mr.. Hirsch went before
Judge Bl"tchiord, Who was sitting in
the United States district court, and Ap.
piled for 4 writ OF hab-as corpus. The
judge Was occupied in calling OF the ad-
miralty calender, and he took the
papers handed 10 him by Mr. Hirsch and
laid them down on the bench, ssyifg. Il
shall look over them" The counsel .hen
returned TO Commissioner DAvenports Of.
fee and patiently awaited his coming.
lie arrived at hali-pa't twelve o'clock.
and took bis seat Mr.. Davenpor, was
deadly pale and somewhat nervous
When the case was called, Mr.. Hirsch
said be appeared for Mr.. Heinrich, and in
his behalf he WIS there u demnnd an e1-
animation. my client" said the counsel,
"hss been dragged from his home. He
was taken on Saturday ard lodged in Jail
60 ..rc,.tpr . hx. 81, ht If fr.o en- xa IN
be secure from sny unlawful interf.ref &C
in his home. We are ready, your honor,
to 20 on with the examination
Commissionnr Davenport, abruptly; l
adjourn this case Til Thursday.
Mr.. L,ngbeem: May il please your
honor, the accused is entitled by law u an
examination. II is his right, your honor.
Commissioner Davenport The mar
shall who makes the charge 10 now on duty
and cannot attend.
Mr.. Hirsch: Well, your honor, my
client has nothing to do with that. lie
has been locked up and is now in custody,
and he demands an examination. We are
ready here with bail.
Commissioners Davenport ] have de-
c'd-d 10 take Mr.. kiegelmsn rs bail Ia
$1,000, and Mr. Heinrich can have an ex
animation on Thursday.
Tho necessary bail WAS then given and
Mr.. Heinrich left court with his friends
Befre Mr.. Heinrich left, Commissioned
Davenport said that any person Who in
terfrrad with his men, the special deputy
marshals, would get into the same kind o
trouble. 1t is therefore understood thai
any mans residence in the city can be en-
tered by one Of Davsnports supervisors
to whose discretion 10 con6ded thu
power Of making arbitrary arrests for re
fusnl To answer questions, or for alleged
impertinence. Such are personal right
at the end of four yesrs Of Grant.