Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-25
'yOTE TO CARRY
JAIL FIGHT TO
SUPREME COURT
=, Raard oi Supervisors Au-
- &c. Further Litigation in
Injunction suit.
rrr,lN sEAAE n MARsHALL
"a tive states Att0rne!
handling of Legal End Is
Defeated.

~. Rock Island county board OF
wears will carry the jail in
s-lr'.t,n sui1 to the United States
--.-sn,e court if necessary to keep
ali on the court house. square.
d, a vote of - TO !. the board
-..-dav directed SeaTle and Mar
- is special counsel, to secure
"a -abearing before the state sU-
- court and if the decision rem
90 last week IS not reversed 10
- tbe case to the federal courts,
mas prcdic.cd in The Argus Fri
" those who recorded them
| s.ixas Is being opposed TO continue
lT.S further litigation were Super
r;sors O. +. Child, r. :. Daily. Zach
Irinfeldt. II. F. EXbom, Elmer Now
= George Srroehle and E H.
5ung. Supervisor H II. Unver-
ttarfb asked 10 be excused from vot-
nd and Supervisor Mary q. Ogden
vas absent.
| The committee on Jail building
i sabmittee q reporteand recommen-
| Se-ions Oh the proposed course. Su-
| rsrvisor M0wry submitted an
| amendment 20 the report substitut-
| ne the name Of STATES Attorney
| Tlovd Z. Thompson in the place of
Sesr,e & Marshall as attorney to
rsaresent the county. The amend
msnt was defeated rs 2 vote of IS
N 5. the same supervisors voting
lfor the amendment. with the addi-
Iron Of Supervisor Nichols, rs those
who voted against continuing the
litigation.
c. ]. Searle in an address to the
board. reviewed the jail case for
/ ,be benefit of new members. Fol-
flowing Mr. SeaTle's talk, the mat
Ter was referred 10 the Jail build
| ar committee. and after a recess
lof few minutes the committee re
burned recommending that re-
bearing be asked in the state su-
trem court and if the county
Should fail in litigation before that
| body. TO carry the case to the SUI
preme court of the United States.
The committee also recommended
nat SearIe & Marshall be continued
As special counsel Tor The county
Discusses Upine.
| Mr.. SearIe said as follows in dis
Icassing the opinion rendered last
week, in which the supreme court
directed that the prayer of Bishop
L. II. Dunno. head Of the Peoria
Idiocese of the Catholic church be
granted an injunction to restrain
| he county OF Rock Island from
/ erecting . new county Jail on the
| courthouse square.
"NotW understanding the view of the
supreme court. l do not believe il
K right IN some Of its contentious
The opinion it seems to me is more
| remarkable for what it does not
| show than for what ii does. With
| reference TO the first contention,
an free 10 say that | do not know
tyeJ what they mean in the opinion
that is as to whether or not the
| county has a right on this square
Mr.. Searle read from the opinion
| laaL part in substance that the re-
| reTsal vas on the IgCe law prOhib-
ring 9 jail within 20C feet of {
| school. and that decision on Tho
other points was not necessary.
1 THAT appears TO he a disclaimer
Of consideration of anything except
The IgOe Law Yet over further JhC
court does treat with this subjec
and leaves in doubt the relation o
lthe county 10 this square, M
; Searle said.
Mr. Searle continued further L
say that under the opinion in the
case handed down by the supreme
eourr- every dollars worth Of prop
erty Of the county could be taker
AWAY by the legislature. giveI
Iaway or destroyed. In contention
lHhis argument 10 continue the lii
lgation, he said that in asking a re
laesring in the case il might be pos
IaDle 10 attract the attention Of al
III the members of the supreme
Ifotrt- He said that there is Z
Question as TO whether all had par
llcipaIed in consideration of the
Slltigation
| Redress In Federal Court.
| Il the county fails in securing {
IleVersa! Of the state supreme court
eeGsion, Mr.. SeaTle stated. the onll
Iearess is in the federal courts II
IeDly TO a question from one OF the
BOARD members. he declared thai
Under the opinion handed down by
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