The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-01
Gen. Granville Dodge and
Gen. Dix implicated
in G. M, Etc.
Frauds in Indian Annuities
Murders, Executions. Fires,
Weather, Etc.
Other Items, Etc.

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that they could not posstbiy
lgree. They were accordingly discharged ]
There was an immense gathering to hear I
he result After the announcement by
he foreman that the jury could not agree I
Judge Davis expressed desire to near
from others as to the probability of an {
agreement. Another juror then said that
tbe iury were of the same mind since eleven
last night and there was no prospect OF
an agreement. Peckham, for the prose 3
cution, then addressed the court, applying
for another trial forthwith. The defend
ants counsel thought it would be hard-
shin to 90 over the case again now.
Tyeed's civil suit was set for February 'th
and nreparations for it were necessary.
After some further argument the court
said it would decide the matter of new
trial tomorrow. 1t is rumored that eleven
Tweed Jurors were for acquittal and only /
one for conviction, but 1t Is generally un,
derstood that they stood nine for aqulttal !
and three for conviction. 1t is stated that |
on the poll of the jury for the third time !
after retiring the vote stood eleven fof ac- |
npittal and one for conviction. The dis |
senting Juror is said to be Mr.. Haselton' !
who remained firm to the close notwlth- /
standing the efforts OF his associates to IN |
duce him to change Fullerton, OF the
counsel for Tweed, thinks the defense has
won a great and unexpected victory, and
he was somewhat surprised that any OF the
jurymen should favor aequlttal after the
inhammatory and argumentatlve charge
Judge Davis. The Herald says Tweed
proposes to continue the tight with all the
stubbornness of his nature Wheeler ii.
II I h i
exceedingly mortified at the result of the
trial. and strongly hints that the disagree
ment of the jury was procured IN an lille
gal manner, and that the jury must have
been influenced by mercenary motives.
/ The case will be Immediately brought up
for re-trial and the prosecution confidently
/ look forward 10 a successful issue.
/ WAsuINGToN. Jan. 3l.-Ihe Civil Ser
vice Board of the Treasury Department,
/ in reply to the resolution of General But
| Ter, sent a series of questions applied TO
six hundred applicants examined under the
civil service rules. 1t makes over 14s
pages. and includes questions embraced in
y distinct examinations.
The contumacious witness, Stewart, was
consigned last night to the room in the
basement of the capitol formerly occupied
as studio by Winnie Ream, and used for
recusant witnesses generally.
The President has approved the act
abolishing the franking privilege. Po-
lands committee this morning heard Nell
sons statement regarding the Transactions
with Brooks heretofore mentioned.
The Wilson committee heard additiona
testimony from Horace f. Clark
In the Poland Credit Mobilier Commit
: tee DIR. Durant replied to Alley testimo
! nv. saving his statements were unjust t.
persons living and dead Alley anC
= friends seemed to consider all sums sayet
I to the Union Pacific as robbed from then
, as stockholders Of the Credit Mobilier
q Alley had with unparalleled impudence at
trihuted to Ames and his party the view
and policy of their opponents. Ames an
/ company developed several plans whie
;, increased the cost of construction to tn
j. railroad company. One OF these plan
was the payment of large commissions
l. themselves for loans to the company c
II procuring for il locomotives which ha
been purchased at government sale as COL
demned property and being repaired wer
IL forced upon the company by Ames. WI
Of ness next referred to the fact that Gel
( Dodge, Chief Engineer Of the road. und'
Il salary of $4,000 per annum, was also
member of Congress in Washington Il
lg stead of being on the road W hen WI
le ness demonstrated against this he was /
~ formed that Dodge could do more good
h.. Washington where he had great infuenc
- He further found out that the wife
~ Gen. Dodge had 100 shares Of Credit NJ
tic bilier stock. He did not mean to say tn
X the chief engineer would be unduly inf
:. enced in his duties by any interest viii
. his wife might have
IN Alley here desired to address the cnl
tle mittee and reiterated his former stateme
in that the cry of stop thief was made
the thieves themselves, and he hoped t
committee would make full Investigate
Ike as to the history and management of
m road He charged that an unsatisfaetC
sal account had been rendered by Durant
nat S435, 900 expended by him and said
ne person Stewart who had S250,000 of t
nd money, was now imprisoned for refusing
cir testify that the charges against Gen DoG
my were untrue. He declared he had moth
ace to do With purchasing locomotives.
ose Mr.. Clark testifes that S50,000 was p
red General John A. Dix in connection with
Il attempted negotiation of bonds. He
Gu not know when the payment was ma
as He heard from officers Of the comp;
,of- that Dix received the money while minis
ov- to France
the Judge Wright has been again indie
hu- for defrauding the Government in com
ira ton with Indian bounty matters. He
nts arrested on Saturday and held to bal
nal $4,000.
M SAN FRANCIsCO, Jan, 31--A gener
ronnrEad n, oil cao4inrS pI the Nj
1t is storming hard here.
I'll Hancho Valencia was executed tO-da.
an. Fairfield, Salomo county for the mul
'an of j. ". Hewitt, farmer, in Ma
sia' 1871 He protested his innocence on
erv- scaffold.
and BALTIMORE, Jan 3l-Joshua Mic
iver son, aged 30, who married the grs
n daughter Of the late Mrs. Ranpley, Il
soa dered here on the I'd inst, and Tho
Se|"7 Hallipan, alias Thomas Richards, aged
the and recent convict, have been ARE
1t OF on the charge of numbering the old !
hur- At the time Of the murder the house
the robbed of 81, ,200. The police are pos
t;ons that they have the right parties.
a;on ST, LOUIS, Jan. 3l.-Later advices
: 9io''' arrow Rock, Mo-, say that Conner
Iylng Elder the two other men engaged in
m in attempt to burn that town were hange
vigllantes on Wednesday.
4, M HARRISBURG, Jan. 3I.-Tbe State
I'oo' ate yesterday adopted resolution inst,
Y re ing the United States Senators !
only Pennsylvania to vote against the nurc
"A in and control of telegraph lines by the
ernment. The vote was 25 to i
.op'i' SALT LAKE, Jan. 31.-There have
coan- no snowdrifts on the Union Pacific
treet, Gent to delay trains during the entire
e. ad- ter. But one train has been snow, b
-ly. and the report that section hands
tn & frozen to death is false.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 3l.-Jack Wrenn