The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1845-04-25
TrinI Of Ansei Rider.

The trial of Anscl Ryder forenurder came on
In the Kendall circuit court. at Yorkvillc, on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, the Hon. J. D. Cation
presiding. Ryder, the reader recollcc,s, in an az
fray At Newark, about year and half ago, with
a rife, dangerously, though not MORALLY wound
attempting to arrest him for this shooting he
shot Mr.. Charles McNicI, who died few
days after. II was for the shooting Of this last
man that he has jus. been tried We have full
report Of all the evidence and proceedings on the
trial, but as il is too volumihous for insertion en-
tire in our columns, VIC have prepared from it the
following abstract.
The prosecution was conducted by b. T. Fam
Lrv, Esq. States Attorney, assisted by ID. l..
Gnroe, Esq, U. s, Dis,rist Attorney for Illinois,
and q. ID. DAY, Esq, Of Aurora.
The defence was conducted by TnrormILus
J.. D,eKrv, Esq, Of this place, aided by b. G.
Cook, A. HoEs, J. o. GLovrn, andG S. FIsugn,
Esqrs., al attorneys Of this place, and ADRIAN Il.
DonoE, Esq, Of Kendall.
Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday were
occupied in getting jury.
On Thursday morning tho testimony for the
people began, and lasted ill lac tina, night. The
substance Of the proof was tina, on the night Of
the 4th Nov, 1913, a warrant was issued by
Geo. b. lIollcnback, Esq, for the apprehension
Of the prisoner on a charge Of an assault upon
Il. o. Raymond, with intent to commit murder
by shooing--that tho warrant was delivered to
w. p. boyd, as o constable, to be executed that
Boyd selected some half dozen to assist him to
make the arrest, and proceeded TO the house Of
the prisoner about mile distant from George.
town, where the justice resided. Coming near
the house, Boyd sent forward two men supposed
TO be mos, friendly TO the prisoner TO persuade
him to surrender. These two men approached
the house; called loud and long, but received no
answer. The rest Of the company then came
up and called some time on the outside Of the
house. Boyd read the warrant and demanded
admiiance, bu. all in vain, they received no an.
swef; they attempted TO open the door found
IL fast; attempted to force it; got il partly open
the door frequently; at one time go, j, wide
enough open TO get piece Of scanlling ,hrus, in
to the house, o, length the door became so firm
that it could not be opened. The crowd by this
time had Increased to about thirty. They then
called on the family to come out, tina, they were
going to tear down the house and that they nigh, |
get hurt; received no answer The outsids
party then brought large quantity Of straw and
pushed /. down the chimney with a rake, and a,
the same time attacked the roof Of the cabin and
disloJged one or more Of the weigb,-polls which
secured the roof. The straw took fire filed the
house with smoke and flame, and to increase the
smoke in the house, n board was placed on tie
chimney.
About this time Mr.. Mcneil, the deceased, ar-
arrived. Coming up in an animated manner,
wished to know VIVA, thirty men were doing so
long wi.hcn, inkirs the prisoner; asked Boyd IL
he wanted any help; Boyd said he wished oil he
could get. Mcneil seized . piece Of scau,liog
end threw II down near the door ran hack 2 or 8
rods and got another. and a. he approached the
cabin some one near the front window called on,
70 him that "she smoke had darksned tho glass
% much that they could not zee .hro' it, ('rhe
light was then bright in The cabin from the burn
~ ssrsw.) Boyd cried 10 break in the window.
NeNsil broke in the front window with his piece
~ seapdins shout Q fec, long, and ran round the
vssg nd sfshs houss towards tho back windows
- shs north sids sf the house; Boyd called to