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Show TIlF "I'llKI.K" (OMKJIPT l!.SK. JaJgo ZJno It .tgalnil tlie llifrnilai.l anil Impixea a Small Hue. In the mailer of tho "pickle" contempt con-tempt proceellmca, the nrgumtnta of coumel In Judge Kme'e court did not flulah until a latu hour on Halurday alleruoo.i. TIib proceedluga, It will U rimemberod, wero luitltuted by Mar-aha! Mar-aha! Ilenlon agalnitHherlfl iktjui.ii, Deputy Huerliro'Ilrlen aud II. K. and Vf. II. llioth, aa prevloualy elated In theaecolumni. Thero wai alao nrguej a lnotbn by tbe Illlnola Olwa company and other credltoratodlawlvulhe ntmohmeiit In thecaaeof W. A. Chapman vi. Ihe Hilt I,ako I'lokle company, which wo tho atlaohmt nt liaued to the United Htatta miral.al prior to tho levy of the hoilir,outof which the pruceedlna u contempt aroae. Thla motion waa made ou the ground that Ihe attach, ment waa Improperly iMued and that It waaeued out by tho t Inlntlir collu-ively collu-ively with the defendant and waa balug ao I roaecuted. In rendering hla declilon In theoiu tempt case Chief Juallce . ino aald, In aubatanccl It apprara to me that the manner In wl.lcu the ucfeiidaut ecured poiacaalou of tho pickle laetory waa cltarly an Interference with the kce or lu charge and With the proceia of the court. Of courae tho procve' waa of the court nnd the property waa In tho cuilody of tho law under the illnctlon of the court. U , If Interfered Inter-fered with tho Interlerenco wculd be with the pro;cM of tbe court. I am lnollni.it to hold It aa a coulinipt ol court. If counsel wui nut aatlafled with Iho original writ they ahuulu have put their writ lu thohundaof tho marahul, and lie woulj have made their levy eubject to Ihu fir it levy. Hut InaUad ol doing thla tbujunlur writ waa I lit Into the hai.Ua uf the aherlfl. I have no doubt bul that Mr. (Jray knew that tho prujierty had revloualy been levied Uon ami If he did know It lie did wrong. Home courtaWDiill punlah audi un act moat aaverely, but the noo waa not brought aguln't him. Thla doei not none the aherlfl though, If he waaaciualulid with tho facta, but II la pri.table that he waa not. 'Iho deputy ahtrlU' knew II, though, nnd o did Mr. lloolh. The objection haa Iwen maJe that tho wilt waa not fair, but It looka lair upon Ita face. Htlll thla woul J not eicuto theao partloa even II the affidavit affida-vit la directive, aa It apieara to be. Under tho clrcumilame, though, 1 in not dlapoaed to roakuthe punlih-latnteovere. punlih-latnteovere. I only dcalre to uphold the dignity of the court. The court la an Inaillutlon ol the people and rauit be reapected. I ihall line Mr. II. K. and V. II. llootll aud Deputy Hheilir U'ilrlen JIG each. DlaSOLUTlUN or attaoiimit. Aa to the motion for tho dlaaolullou of the attachment 111 lionsr stated that ho would auatnln the motion. The conviction tor contempt only applied to the lovy mado at llrlghton factory and not to the property tolled In the city. On reiiueal of the defendanta n alay of flvo daya waa allowed. |