New-York tribune., 1874-10-23
COMMISSIONER DAVENP ORTs TRI4L.
ANOTHER PosTpoNEMENT-oUTLINE OF THE CHARGES
AGAINST HIM.

ANOTHER P0sTPONEMENr-0UTLlNEOf OF THE ChAh"L'
AGAINST HIM.
Immediately after the opening of the United
States Circuit Court yesterday Judge "Oodrun pre-
siding Col wingate announced that he was READY 70 so
on with the trial Of Chief Supervisor OF Eecons John
l. Davenport Mr.. Davenport SAID that ne very inuon
regretted 10 state that he not ready for ral on
account of the absence in Washington of MS counsel
exJudge Porter that he had used every enort 10 get
him here, and that If he had known In time tna' ne
would not be in attendance he would have employed
some one else Col Wingate replied that after pressing
his case for trial as had TO the least very
strange that Mr. Davenport was not ready Mr. Daven-
port thensated that If the Court would postpone 'ne
trial t Thursday the 29h nst he would certainly be
ready TO proceed and after some further hscusson'
tDe trial was peremptOrily fixed for that day.
Mr.. Davenport is charged with mafeasance IN ONCE
during the political campaign OF 1872. Prominent among
the specifications under that charge is Davenports
action in the OF George Heinrichs wealthy and
highly respectable German citizen. Col Wingate In
tended to with that specification yesterday and
cordnc TO Mr. Heinrichs the facts in it follows
Heiorchs was arrested on Oct. 49, 1872 on warrant
issued nv Davenport on charge OF resisting deputy
sunervisor of elections when he TO his house to
ouestiop him concerning his registration. Though ar
rested at a. m. Heinrichs wasinot taken before Daven
port till about p. when he was driven III carge
to the Fifth Avenue Hotel where that onelal wa, anu M
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was ready to give IL. and offered a friend VINO hau
come TO his assistance "a his surety musI
nave two sureiies" said Davenport. " very Well re-
Dlied Helnrichs ten minutes ana VIII DrlngyoI
.I the sureties YOU want" " No." SAID Davenport L
viii not boher anv more about bail to-day, and you
must 90 TO ia till Monday morning, when you VIII DC
again broug ght before me-" Henrchs was then taken 10
brought before Davenport, at his office in No Al Cha M
bers.st where ne was released III 5000 Daii Win Two
surees Soon after Henrichss release MS examination
WAS begun and the testimony or CLirles j. oItnI tue
complaining Depnty ySupervior OF Eectlou- was Iaben
when further hearing the matter was Adjourned VI
thu adjourned day HeInrcns attended Wtn Ms couse
and hts witnesses but the ground or more important
business Davenport declined 10 90 on thOugh VIC az
eused earnestly protested against such acton ana de
manded a full investigation With pretehce upon Pnv
tence fieinrichs claims that Davenport contlnuay pu'
of his examination until after the elecdon IN Novem
ber 1872 and. the language OF the SpecineaIiuh'
thereafter neglected and refused 10 cOnlHue 'H0
same" 49,. - .hs rvhen
Matters stood IN that condition for some months When
Heiurichs satisfied that ne would never De aDlt 70
obtain further examination before Davenport ptOus
MS case to the notice OF Judge Benedict Ol tue
States Circuit Court who Immediately ordered nIs us
charge aud remarked, in substance, that IL was tey
strange tha so serious charge had been so long keP
hanging citizen OF country Where opprcs'i'H "
not supposed to be tolerated. -, ..
IL is claimed that Davenport improperly reluseu ~ 70
proceed the examination Of hclnrlcns; tha nc
manded excessive Dail that he was guilty. OF hDPrOP
conduct in cOnversIng with Charles j. Stah the p1Iso
making the complain, before his examination Us VIZ
ness in re gard To what he should testII' auu
that the proceedings against Henrichs were
by Davenport arbitrary manner ana iOr PA
purposes, ana constituted scandal upon the auuli'