Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-23
JUSTICE NOT THERE.
Not In Whiteside for the Gen.
eral Attorney ofthe Mod.
ern Woodmen.
BIGEL0w AUTHORIZES CHANGE

Under wnieh Circsmssaoee shs IaAsss
nsss of tho Heisaoo,ss'DIs Nol,s nuosses
By . Ear sesisg states Assosnsy--0ov.
Tanner Take sp the Invsssoa q the
State By Iowa Arms Aus. -.
Judge Bigelow, in the Whitesids
county circuit court At Morrison last
evening granted q change Of venue to
another county in the case Of General
Attorney j. G. johnson, indicted ct
the instance of Mayor 6chwab and
others. of Fulton, for melting riot
Aug. Is, last. The motion entered BY
Hon. William jackson recently in
Mr.. Johnson's behalf came mp YES
terday, Judge c. L. Sheldon. OF Ster-
ling. and Hon. J. w. White. Of Rod
Falls, one OF the directors In the or.
der, being. together with Me.
Jackson, present with Mr.. john
sen. States Attorney Stsger rep
resented the peace and dignity
Of that portion Of the people
of the state OF Illinois residing
wi.hiu the confines of Whitsside
county, and in resisting the pending
motion he presented an affidavit OF
160 Whiseside county citizens setting
forth that Mr.. Johnson could get .
fair and Just trial in the county. The
arguments on both sides were heard,
and Judge Bigelow holding that the
petition was Of no weight under the
circumstances, granted the change Of
venue. Thereupon States Attorney
Stsger nolie pressed the indictments
againssMr johnson. and Judge Bige-
low entered the formal order OF
dismissal. Thus was Mr.. johnson
most happily and thoroughly vindi-
Gated. He could not get justice in
the county whose citizens hid sought
TO disgrace hin--there was no show
CT convicting him in any other com.
munity in the state. The s!ase's Al
torney stated Ihas be did not feel
Justified in hardening the people
with the costs that would naturally
accrue. Mir. Ssager may well fee
that he has done his county q COED
turn, for aside iroIn the costs Of such
litigation ne has spared some Of the
Representative Fulton people the
spectacle Of exposure in having made
oath to allegations shat had no foun.
dation In fact. Mr.. johnson did not
20 to En,ton with the Rock Islam
people Oct. l3, but went by m en-
,ireiy d;ffsrenb train, and did no,
join them until they reached tine
Nocdmen Offices. by which time ths
riotipg Was mostly over. Thereof
ter the Fultonitss ccntented them
selves with stoning Mr.. johnson ant
, the Rock Islanders from o safe dis,
tspce.
Another important entry made by
Judge Bigeiow in the Whitesid'
side county court. snens the Wood
men proceedings was that appoint
ing Attorney Alexander, OF Sterling
special Il sister to take testimony il
oll the injunction cases sof the pas
summer before presenting them Il
court for hna. disps:ition.
Mr.. johnson reached Rock Islant
this morning, Judge Bigelow and Mr.
Jackson having gone on TO Chicsgo
lows ASKED 70 Explain.
Gov. Tanner last evening sent {,
Gov. Drake, of Iowa. a message re
quesuug that thorough investigs
ton be made regarding the invasion
OF the state militia at Lyons. Iowa
into Fulton, ILL.,, during the troubles
Aug. IS at che latter place, and e
report the result of such investiRa
tion as soon as practicable.
The governor thus acted on tn,
evidence and petitions Of Rock ISLAND
citizens placed in his hands, as q re.
suit Of the correspondence between
he and The ARGUS on the subject
looking to an investigation. 1t will
be remembered that il was through
the advantage Of Iowa arms that tht
Fulton people and their Iowa allies
were enabled to intimidate the Roch
Islsnders and subject them to indig
mites and insults on the night Of
IAug. IS Rock Island stands read :
to furnish al the evidence and as
eistance that the governor may need
in pushing the investigation.