Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1887 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

The Grand Jury nt Chicago has indicted "Wardens McGarigle and Yarn ell, the Wardens of the County Hospital and Insane Asylum; Edward McDonald, engineer of the County Hospital, and It. O. Driscoll, nn employe of McDonald's, for conspiracy to defraud Cook County, and they were arrested on bench warrants. The five “boodlers” indicted by the Grand Jury and arrested at Chicago were released on bail aggregating SBO,OOO. M. C. McDonald, E. J. Lehmann, and others furnished bonds of $30,000 for Warden McGarigle, $20,000 for Warden Varnell, and a like sum for Edward S. McDonald, R. O. Driscoll, and James T. Connolly. In the Illinois Supreme Court at Ottawa, on the 17th of March, arguments were begun in the case 6f the Chicago anarchists before a large assemblage. Leonard Swett, George C. Ingham, and Mr. Zeisler made arguments, each one occupying the full two hours allowed him. An Ottawa telegram says: The Supreme Court Judge* were all present except Cbter Justice Scott, wEd fain California tor his health, and all appeared to listen to the arguments with very close attention. Two or three times members" of the court interrupted with questions. Each Judge had on the circular desk before him copies of the briefs of counsel for both sides, and referred to them frequently during the progress of the arguments. Ou the two tables for counsel in front of the clerk's desk were not only copies of tne briefs but the twenty odd large volumes constituting the lecord aiid a number of law books besides. Behind these legal fortifications sat Attorney General Hunt, btate's Attorney G,rinuell, aiid George C. Ingham, counsel for the State, and Leonard Swett. Capt Black, and Sigmund Zeisler. couneel for the anarchists. Frank Waller and-Mr;-Salomon, alao connected with the case, were present, but only as interested listeners. Mrs. Zeisler Occupied a seat near her husband and took 1 notes. Mrs r apt. Black is in the city, hut did not appear in the court-room to-day. The Supreme Court of lowa has decided to suspend for Bitty days the injunction against operating the International Distillery at Des Moines... .Sh Louis has been designated as a central reserve city under the provisions of the act passed at the last session of Congress. The Polish Catholic church at Detroit, which has been closed for several months,was reopened bnt the congregation refused to allow anyone bnt the deposed priest to officiate, and the result was a number of broken heads.... Ten Mormons sent from Idaho to the Detroit Honse of -Correction on cumulative sentences were last week released by Judge Severas, in accordance with a recent decision of the Federal Supreme Court....D. N. Bash, a United Slates paymaster, was robbed at Antelope Springs. Wyoming, of $7,500, while en rente so Fort Kearney to pay the troops. Henby Wattebson, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, in . the coarse of * recent interview, "Wad he considered Blaine or Sherman the most likely to receive the Republican nomination for the Presidency, and believed that Cleveland was the man who would lead the Democrats up again. ....The bill repealing the State oleomargarine law recently passed by the Missouri Legislature has been approved by Governor Marmaduke The Ohio and Missouri Legislatures have adjourned.