The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-12
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the United States Circuit Court yesterday
and the result lie grand victory for the
community, and there has not been since
the closing Of the war more general rejoic-
irg among the Lesvenworth people than
there was yesterday, when the result was
made known.
The cases were disposed of by the Court
by remanding tie Commissioners and Coun-
cilmen into the custody OF the United States
Marshai, without instructions. Mr.. Wheat
dems snded an order for their incarceration
in some United States prison. This the
Court refused, and turned the par
ties over 10 Marshal Simpson
without directions as to where or how they
shall be held. Mr.. Wheat then demanded
that the parties be fined to the full extent
OF the Law, for oontemning the authority
and dignity of the court. This was also
refused, Judge Miller replying that Mr..
Wheat need not concern himself about the
dignity OF the court, as the court was sable
to take care Of lie own dignity"
This ends the proceedings in the bond
cases. The court has ordered the officeIs
of the city and county to levy tax, TO pay
the judgment obtained by the bondholders.
This the officers have failed to do, and the
court has committed them for contempt.
Beyond this the law cannot go. The Com
missioners and councilmen are in the GUS
tody Of the Marshal, to be held Indefinitely.
He is not required to keep then. in confne-
ment, and he has 10 funds at his disposal
to pay for their rnainta al auce, e ace he will
probably have TO require them to board
Themselves and report TO hIm at stated
times. As our officers are all
healthy, robust men, they can proba ly en-
dure Imprisonment Of this character for a
good while. In the meantime the bond lit
igation is at an end, and the holders Of our
securities will doubtless see the importance
to Them Of accepting the very liberal COM
promise offered them. without further delay.
All the attorneys representing bond
holders, except Mr.. Wheat, stated in open
court yesterday, before the order was is
sued, that they were ready to consent to a
stay OF proceedings, ard trus: to their sbil-
ity TO settle with the city and county by
compromise. Mr.. Wheat alone held out,
demanding his pound Of flesh, and. as the
court stated, the responsibility for commit
ting the parties rested exclusively upon
him
The order OF Judge Miller il a
most righteous judgment. He
knows, as everybody else knows, that an at.
tempt TO pay the bonds in full would ruin
the community, and would not benefit the
bend holders, and while enforcing tie law,
to its fullest extent, st The demand of an
unreasonable attorney, he accompanies his
order with all the lenIency possible, and
exercises in behalf OF the public all the dis
cretion with which the Court is vested.
The seton Of the Court yesterday after
Ioon rolls a great weight of the spirits Of
the Leavenworth people. 1t dispels the
cloud Of uucertsinty which has hung over
us so long, blighting every interest, and it
inspires every body with hope. All our
creditors will row come forward and com-
promise. If Mr. Wheat still refuses, his
clients will undoubtedly put their business
in more competent hands. The attempt to
force payment IN full is a failure. The
only course now left the bond holder is TO
accept the best compromise that can be OBJ
tained. We have offered TO settle with all
Gu. creditors upon liberal terms-upon
ems that We can sflord to offer, and that
they can aftoI i to accePt-terms thst will
enable us to pay cur bonds, and will ena-
be our creditors to obtain for the bonds
much II re Than they paid, and more
than they expected to get when
they boul at them. These terms will now
be promI ly accepted by our creditors, and
the financial problem over which We have
labored so long, wi ! soon be settled 10 tn
satisfaction Of the public.
Yesterday was a glad day for the city
and county, and viii long be remembered
for the substantial victory it brought,
through the wise and merciful decision of
Judge Miller, TO the people of Leaven-