Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-29

ScieSteu anu CHOSEN by the members
OF the board OF supervisors of said
Rock Island county fairly and i'm
partially with view OF protecting and
serving the public interests but were
chosen and selected by the said mem
oers or the said board OF supervisors
Tor the wicked. malicious and unlaw-
ful purpose of procuring and bringing
ABOUT the return and presentment of
indictments. by the said grand jurors
| against this affiant. relative to the
charges preferred by the said members
OF the said board OF supervisors, in
Guiding the charges relative to. and
concerning the matters and things
charged and alleged in the Indictment
herein, in the above entitled cause.
Wood Secures Appointment
In furtherance OF their conspiracy
and malicious and wicked purposes. as
aforesaid, they did induce, urge and
demand Of the said last mentioned
grand jurors that they suppIant the
said Floyd +. Thompson. as the regu-
lar states attorney of the said Rock
Island county with a privately selected
and privately hired prosecutor in the /,
person OF the said George w Wood, as
aforesaid, and induced and procured |
the said grand jurors to induce and !
procure the pretended appointment of I
the said George W. Wood in further I
tended Office of special states attorney /
CT said Rock Island county; and that /
the said Georfe W. Wood. in further
pursuance of said unlawful purpose
and for the purpose of carrying out |
his own wicked and malicious purpose
TO inJure. ruin end blight the reputa-
ton OF this affiant, in his public and
private life. pretended to act, and did
act, as the legal advisor of the said
last mentioned grand jury, from. to-wit
the goth day of January, a. d. 1914.
continuously, until to-wit: the 2nd
day of Mays A. ID. 1914 and counseIled
and advised and urged the said last
mentioned grand jury, while they were
considering the matters and things
charged in the indictment herein. at
their various sessions, during the said
time and elsewhere. TO return the in
dictment herein against this affiant and
biased. prejudiced and poisoned the
minds of said last mentioned grand
jurors against this affiant. and that
the indictment herein was returned
against this affiant by the said grand
jury as a result of the unlawful i'm
procurement. advice and
and demands OF the said men,
bers Of the said board of supervisors
and OF the said George w. Wood and
that in said matters and for the pur- ,
pose of carrying out the unlawful de- +,
against this affiant by the said grand /,
of this affiant. in public and !
private life. as aforesaid. the said
George ". Wood has conferred with,
and advised with. and has :
been aided and abetted by the said Z
Charles J. Searle for the purpose OF L
indictments herein against
his affiant and OF having the prosecu- I
ion of the charges referred to and al v
eyed in the indictment herein, con- &
lucted on the part OF the people OF the a
tate OF Illinois. by privately selected
md privately hired counsel in the z
,erson OF the said George w. Wood.
nd in the person OF the said Charles :
. Searle. and so as to take the con-
rol of the prosecution herein and the
representation of the people of the
tate of Illinois out of the hands and
ut OF the control OF said Floyd f.
thompson. as the regular. duly elected L
ualified and acting states attorney
Z the said Rock Island county. during
Il of the times herein mentioned.
Holds People Not Concerned.
"Affiant further says that the peo-
lie Of the state of Illinois are not con- nj
erned or interested in the return and =;
resentment of the indictments here "
!, and that said indictment was not ~
eturned and presented by the said last ST
lentioned grand jury, voluntarily and XII
npartially, but that said indictment sc
as procured by private persons who
re bitter personal and political enc WI
lies of this affiant, and for their own lit
srsonal and private ends. and that the su
-osecution under said indictment tn
erein is not being conducted in good lit
18th and impartially in the interests an
the people of the state of Illinois.
n wickedly and naliciously by pri- N
itely hired counsel in the person OF ~
e said George w. Wood, assisted, aid
and encouraged by other privately
red counsel, in the person of the
id Charles ]. Searle and for private 70
rrposes. with view of injuring, ruin bt
z and blighting the good reputation a
this affiant, in both public and pri- 40
re life and that this affiant is en- fol
led to have the prosecution of this H.,
Sc conducted and the people OF the Oh
ate of Illinois herein represented by ~,
e regular and duly elected and quail
d states attorney of Rock Island Il
unity, or by the honorable, the attor n
v general of this. the state OF Hi Z
is. so that this afiant may receive
fair and impartial trial and so that
e conduct and prosecution OF this, CIT
2 above entitled cause. for and on
half of the people of Illinois, may be Nc
partially carried on. and that there ISL
" be represented the people OF the
ne OF Illinois. in the conduct and in
.uagement OF this. the above entitled da,
use. an impartial public prosecutor.