Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-03-04
From the Chicago Joornal.
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The operations Of the Bank of Chicago,
which its proplietors have conducted IN this
city for some line past, affecting to hive c0m.
municatiDus in regard 10 II from spirits of tue
departed, were suninarjy closed yesterday 5y
the lnerposllion OF the law.
A Commission Of Lunacy having been ia.
sued and Conserva,or appointed IN the case OF
It's President, Dlf Eddy, Tie mediums took tie
IN liter III charge, und avowed that the " Spit
lis" counselled resistance even unto death, und
Tor that purpose arms were provided.
During the forenoon several persons having
business at the Bank, were some hat roughly
handled and put out by force. Mr.. D. c. Ed
dy, the Conseryator, learning of these facts,
entered complaint before Judge Rucker, and
John Drysdell, Charles Herrlck, Ambrose
Smith. Joseph M, Arnold, Henry Pilgrim, Mrs
Ryerson, were arrested on charge of conspira.
cy, threatening to take lie, and tor assault and
BAKERY.
: Grant Goodrich, Esq conductrd TIE prose-
cntIon. The prisoners being asked if they had
counsel, Dry5de replied yes" I he court
enquIred who, to which he replied Col"
we copy from The Press the following
synopsis Of the proceedlngs
John W. Holm. ) WIS t. e first witness called.
II testified That he had been directed by the
/ Cons IVA or of the effects Of Ira B. EddyJ
not 10 de liver up tho keys OF the vault to any
person; bu. Ira B Eddy demanded them ON
Ice 'Jay evening last, and with pistol in his
nan !, Threaten ID to blow him through unless he
sur eudered tie keys Witness then gave
them up. he further said he heard DR., sdell
rtnIrk IN the Bank. ab Jut the same time, that
tlere would be NJ harm IN Mr. Eddy s shoot
inI persJn now, IS he had been declared
sane by jury. AID he could not be
J harmed for the ac,s Of An "insune" man.
= A na..Ing of rho tnadi,lns wac belJ ., ,b,
Bank on Tuesday evening, and coTm,nc,.
tons were held with Aiexander tapiItor
Gen. WASHINGTON. md other deceased n.rsn,,'
age4, VIII, unIniinnusly declared that HnI,Ha,
was a traitor to the I1sttution. nn1 was wnrt.
mo aralnst them He WAS socco-dIrpl,,nlth,
Nj Eddy that lie must le4yg the Bang.
Mr. T.. II. lIaiyht wa, the npyt witnas.
ex tminef He testified that fra \ IA TO :,
company with Mr. PllgrI.n. went t. the -,
.5fW. i. Dom,nick s. Co. anj ennn,raJ for =,
pist)l.-They ware shown soma and Will.
exlui!njnU q 10. of reyolvers. P,lJrim recon.
mende 10 tdIv TO take ane of A Ian, n.,en,
as it would ,pork olucker than Colf,s and ,he1e,
fore lcou!d b. uor. usetin The n,stol wa,
urocureJ. nn1 they lett Sbor,lv .t,a- pI-
grin returned fo, sona novIar md h,l, ont
wa, supniel The ,Is,dJ ~ - ret,,nnad ., ,h1.
store Yesterday. snd .,x hail cor,rij ,se dr,wn
from T..
james R. Huguni1 testified that ba won,
in.0 the Bank ye,terl1v for.no,n To re, NV,
one dollar bills ra,eetoea rha ,c,,,, Hoshi.r
M,s. Ha-rlrE. refused t,If,. ON th. ,,r,n,d ,ha,
. he hla rot atw,.,'olar bill redrennd soma
inalt b1ur Drcyjnoslv. aud ,ha nrssen, ,nona,,
was not his own. Atterr,ones,;no an exchano'.
several times and heinz retus.S no w,.. e.
drred out of the bank by the back door, and
was very roughly treated, and finally thrust out
by force.
Other testimony was offered, but Of chsr.
acter very similar with the above.
Mrs. Ryerson, one of the mediums, stated
SIC had never visited the Bank until Tuesday
evening. wncn she had a communication vr,,
the spiu;s, who directed her to inform Mr.. Ed.
dy and tie officers, that they must 90 OH with
their b INK, although they would find it uphill
business, bat that God was at the head of it.
Sheriff Bradley testified that he found yes
ierHay forenoon, III figrlms house, on the
NeSt SIDE, lot oi go!d ana silver coin, and
slnHi! amount IN oahk bills, IN all to the value
oil abol. }.CoU, winch had been Carried thlther
from Inc bln" 1e" honrs previous by Ph-
grim hihSeIi. ana vas deposited IN chest.
tue key q! "hch was immediately delivered
on the denind OF the "itn2ss.
John NJ. HoIlnes was again called and te'n-
tIG l''! '''' iH ID Nu"! interest III me bthI of
,, -, ,.,,,,L 49,, 7 ~ ~oooo'
''s' ~ "'''," vas -" uepo'''' ana 'he oi!ahce
"'S ,'i'I.i 10 'le !''9'''u'on. ne 'e" OF 'ha
ou',t.'5 go u.,o oe'onse' 70 hd1y.
,. -',''' NV 'e1'''ho'! was gone 'lFou2h WIN.
w. . Oo'ii '''0eu summing up curing
"'.n a'7 ''V''tTN ,,, AsSE''eC 10 hlVe "coN-
NUNS "'''" Nv '"'es VI Nourt not oelhs
P'V'' ''N' "o''''"S 'on4ue, sue was com
"''''oN ''' Oo'"e'"p' anu o"9eu III jail one
"'.' NV "7' 'N",''''';'o" t"'S morning. FROM
,n' 'T'"'"ce a'uuccu' W""Id appear that
VA "'S, ''''''IA was ''e great ii'Sn lf'es'ess OF
All ,nS u',"S'oh ana 'o"y'
the Count.