Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-08-28

Necedah, and Judge Prentiss came on.
| in the meantime requested the sheriff
to procure from the District Attorney
the list of witnesses left by Kingston
with him, as before stated, but that
''public officer" had lost Men,-they
could not be found! And in the mean
time another suggestive" circumstance
had come to my knowledge. The COM
plants in the cases, the foundation OF
the suits, which had been left with the
Justice, had "taken wings" and they
could not befoamd! Inquired of the
Justice. He knew nothing OF their
whereabouts. The last he could recol-
lect of them they were being examined
by the District Attorney The
"mournful sequel he did not know
nor did [! But, on the day and hour
agreed upon, the sheriff having IN the
meantime arrested McGlinn, and the
Necedah witnesses being present, the
several parties interested who were IN
town, repaired to the office OF Justice
Woodworth. McGlinn was there, IN
the custody OF the sheriff but not one
OF the ''ten or fifteen" whom the Dis
trlct Attorney had paroled, and Tor
whose appearance he stood responsible
appeared! He says in his "open' :
ing, that Mr.. Reminyton mas an torn,
cas- per agreement, but clearing how
matters stood, that is, that the COM
plants conld not be found-and "knoW-
ing that it that was the case he was
not get arrested, did not appear, but IN
stead left for home' How happens 1t
that the District Attorney, sworn to
look after the interests of the State IN
criminal prosecutions is so well posted
as to what Mr.. Remington "heard, =
what he "knew," and when and why
he cleft for home? And who learn
ed this public officer that after a
prisoner had been arrested by virtue OF
a criminal warrant, the arrest became
void, because the complaint had been
mislaid or stolen? This is remarkable
law; but if Remington "knew' 1t,
and the District Attorney says he did
| suppose that is all there Is OF 1t. LII
will doubtless be comforting to those
who have no other means OF escape.
Mr.. Cassidy does not explain what all
ed the other ''ten or fifteen. y Well,
whatever the cause, there were no de-
PENDANTS present, except McUllnn.
After consultation together, In the
presence of the Court, by the friends
Of the prosecution, it was determined
to send the sheriff after Remington
| Che having, as statad, run off on the
train, and try to get him back, and
be ready to proceed with one OF the
prosecutions on the next day, Saturday,
August 2nd--it being true that the
original suits were discontinued, for the
reason that the complaints were gone,
and new suits Immediately commenced.
McGlinn was left by the sheriff, at
liberty, he agreeing to be present the
next day. It's claimed that this agree,
ment with the sheriff was that he,
McG., should be present the following
Monday. This may have been true
first !; probably it was. But it was an
agreement made by the sheriff, In the
erroneous belief that it was the wish OF
the prosecution to continue the hearing
until Monday, which was not the case,
as the sheriff afterwards learned, and
accordingly made a new arrangement
with McGlinn, the latter agreeing to
come on Saturday. Mr.. Cassidy knew
all the time that it was the wish and
intention Of the friends Of the prosecu-
ton to proceed on Saturday, and yet
he told McGlinn to 90 away and stay
until Monday But, giving this off
cial' the full benefit of all doubts, and
constituting the transactions Of Friday
in his favor, the developments Of Sat
urday removed all doubts, if any still
existed, as to his real purpose with re
spect to these prosecutions. Saturday
came, and with it the sheriff and Rem
ington again in custody. When the
hour arrived at which it was hoped tt
be able to proceed, no McGlinn could
be found !! He had been in town up
until near noon, leading everybody tC
suppose he intended to redeem hi
promise made to the sheriff but when
the sheriff came with Remington, Mr.
McGlinn was gone After waiting {
time, it was ascertained that the Dis
trict Attorney had directed him tC
come on Monday! OF course, moth
ing could well be done, but to wait un.
til Monday, and it was finally publicly
agreed to do SO. The sheriff agar
went for McGlinn, leaving Remington
in the custody OF under sheriff Nc
Cormick, with directions to lock him
up, if he had reason to believe Rem
lngton would attempt to again run off
In the meantime, either on Friday OF
during the very fore part of the after
noon of Saturday, and before the event:
| am about to relate TRANSFERRED, Mr.
Cassidy formally wjthdre0 fyoae tn
cases, telling the Court. in presence o.
Judge Prentiss, that thereafter the en-
tire management of the prosecution
would be left to Judge p. and myself
With that understanding, and Will
Remington in the custody of the un
der sheriff, but about town by his per
mission, it being understood by Rem
ington, the Justice. Mr.. Cassidy, and
everyone else who took any interest il
the matter, that it was tho deSi0n a.