The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-07-31

he received at their hands. And he FUR
Their saws, that the said Butler, while con-
fined in Jail, was unruly and abusive, and
frequently was admonished of his con-
duct; that he was present in Court, at the
February special term, when Benz. II.
Mooers, Foreman of the Grand Jury
made the report relative to the Jail, and
the treatment of the prisoners: and said
report having been read, His Honor Judge
Ford, enquired of the Foreman if they
had ascertained the truth of the statement
of the prisoner to which the Foreman
replied, they had not that it was only
the statement of the prisoner, and it light
90 for what it was worth.
NORRIS w. MARTIN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 2sth day of July, A. D. 1910.
J. CLOUD, Clerk.
Were disposed could easily multiply
dispositions, showing that the charge of
misusng prisoners was downright base
fabrication; but | deem it unnecessary.
The Jail of this county, hardly worth
the name it bears, is disgrace to the
county in which it is situated-term after
term of the court has the Grand Jury
condemned it in the most positive manner
While several persons are confined in it
at the same time, it is utterly impossible
to keep it in condition that it might
otherwise be, were it differently con-
structed.
Respecting the character of the said
Ell "A. Butler, take this opportunity to
state, that he was the most abandoned
villain that | ever had under my charge.
He was convicted at the February special
term of court of stealing horse from one
of our farmers, and by me conveyed to the
Penetentiary at Alton--he has since elud-
ed the vigilence of his keepers, and made
his escape, and undoubtedly, long ere
this, has resumed his former calling.
Knowing, as | did, the character of this
individual, kept vigilant eye upon him (;
and for the reason, that | prevented his
escape from custody, or in other words
for having faithfully performed that duty,
which my fellow citizens had confded in
me, | am made the subject of personal
abuse.
In relation to the charge Of official neg
lect of duty, in the case of the People Us.
Lavinia, l lay before you the following
certificate of Thomas J. True, Esq, Co
roner of La Sale county;
hereby certify, that complaint having
been made to Lewis w. Link, acting JUS
tice of the Peace, in and for the county
of Lasalle, against VIM. Il. S. Lavinia,
charged with the offence of being Access
sary to an assault, with intent to kill and
murder, upon the body Of James Clark
a States 'carant was issued and placed in
my hands to execute, by virtue of which
| arrested said Lavinia, and held him in
conhnement and that on the evening of
the last day of the investigation, sufficient
evidence having been adduced to, in my
opinion, implicate the said Lavnia, upon
the adjournment of the court, | requested
the Sheriff to confne him in Jail! who up
on my first request personally conveyed
the prisoner to the Jail, and in my pres
ence locked him up.
II. J. TRUE,
Coroner of Lasalle county.
O!ta,ca, July 90, 1910.
1t will be perceived from Mr.. True's
statement, that Lavinla was arrested by
him, as Coroner, TO vhom the wrh ,cas
addressed and giren, that he (True) held
Lavinia in duresse, and when application
was made by said True for the confine-
ment of said Lavinia, | personally con-
fined him in the Jail of said county,
where the said Lavinia remained, until
DIR. II. Hurlburt, his physician, request
ed his removal to some other part of the
building, as will more fully appear from
the Doctors Certificate
This is to certify that /, Harmon Hurl-
but, Physician to VIM. Il. S. Lavinia
while being confined in the Jail of La
sale county, made application to the
Sheriff of said county for his removal to one
of the open rooms, believing as did,
that close confinement would endanger his
life, and at my request, said Lavinia was
removed to another apartment, better cal
culated for a person in his situation,
HARMON HURLBUT.
Ottawa, July 2s, 1910.
As regards the charge, was made to
say "hiat I,cas in Lauinia's po'cer," or
in the power of any other person, I'M