The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-06-27
Circuit Court.

last two weeks has gone on very tediously.
Clients, witnesses, lawyers, and jury seem
to be affected by the heat Of the weather,
or lounge and cape around as if given TO
keeping bad hours o nights. The business
has been mainly confined to the criminal
docket, on which the following cases have
been disposed of, in addition TO those noted
by Us heretofore.
Psopls vs.. Isaac C. PanIer.-The gentle
man v.s indicted for stealing "groove
p,ane in the town Of Ophir last winter.
He was tried by jury, found guilty, and
sentenced to 80 days DURANGO in the county
i.:l. and to pay fine Of $25, with costs Of
prosecution.
P.oDls vs.. Frank Rickets.-A case of fiat
burglary. Rickats entered the house Of
Burton Ayers, in La Sale, one night IN July
last and stole gold watch and about $500
in money. lie was tried by ajury-found
guilty.. and sent to Alton for three years.
Peopk vs.. Glen .Snebly.-Indicted for
selling less liquor at a time than the law al
lows. Plead guilty on two indictments,
was fined $40 and costs, which he paid up
like A man who had found the business pro-
ftable.
People VS.. Patrick Reynolds.-Patrick,
foreetful Of the awful majesty of the law,
had driven from his house with pitchfork,
Constable Gregg, who had gone all the way
TO Buffalo Rock with q warrant to arrest
him. The grand jury SO charged in the in
dictment, and Patrick owned the corn. So
he was fined $40 and costs, which he ere
plevied," or, in other words, entered into
bonds to pay in 60 days, giving John p.
Anthony as his security.
People vs. Robert Pooler and others.-The
People charged that Mr.. Pooler kept bad
lot of boarders at his house in Mendota-in
short, Cyprians, who were misleading I'M
wary young men, &C., by their wiles Mr.
Pooler couldn't gainsay the fact whereupon
the court sentenced him to spend months
in sober meditation on his past misconduct
in the county prison.
People vs. John L. adams and Robert
Adams.-Indietmcnt for selling liquor con,
trary to Law at Waverly. Plead guilty tc
three indictments and fined $50 and costs,
which they promptly paid.
People vs.. Ole .Sutter.-Kept doggery
at same place. Plead gully to five indict.
ments, on which he was fined $50 and costs,
which Ole paid with considerable grimace
People VS. Isaac Smith.-Isanc was accus
cd Of keeping a very low dogery in Harding
indeed, the witnesses said it was thu
meanest hole in the county, and that his Ii
quor was awful bad. Isaac had nothing t.
offer in his defence, and plead guilty to ter
indictments, on which he was fined 500
and costs, which he paid.
People VS.. CAas. E. Pool.r.-Anothe
doggery keeper from Waverly. Plead gull
ty to four indictments, and was fined ga
and costs, which he gave bonds to pay il
60 days, his fellow sufferer Robert Adam
going his security.
Peepic VS.. Jonathan Resd.-Reed kept
-doGSery at Earlrille. II was not only ba
place Of itself, but the witnesses swore hi
liquor was the vilest of stuff-that it mad
every body sick who drank it-(served EN-
rightly As Reed plead guilty to no les
than 90 indictments, he must have driven
pretty large business, and the doctors il
Earlville must have had harvest. Rec
was fined $500, and costs enough to swe
the bill to $3.50. He gave bonds to pay tn
amount in GO days, presenting Nathan Saw
yer and Peter Meyer as his security.
People VS.. Christopher Buoy-SelIing i
quor. Plead guilty to three indictment:
Fine $50 and costs, which he paid like
martyr.
On the civil docket the court has progress
ed through but about 40 cases, of which
only were tried. OF these the following er
ly is worth mentioning:
Jas. Still VS.. The Chicago and Roek To-
land Railroad Compdny-Still is the ma
who had his team crushed by a train a: tn
crossing near the acqueduct last winte,
The two horses were instantly killed, Will
the man himself and his wagon were unin
jured- The case was tried sup to the har
de-" as they say-,he counsel doing thei
best on both sides. They succeeded in S
befogging the jury, that they were unabl
to agree on q verdict, and the case goes owe
for another trial. Bushpell & Gray for tn
Plaintiff, and Chumasero, Glover & Coo
for def.
The Court will close its Spring term tc
day.
LITTLE DeRKIT.-We are indebted TO I
b. Peterson, the extensive book publishe
IN Philadelphia, for the first complete COP.
we had seen, of this last novel by Charlie
Dickens. By a circular accompanying il
we learn that Mr. p. has published the com
plete work, unabridged in a line or word
simultaneously with its publication in Eng
land, and in no less than eighteen differen
styles. In one volume, paper covers, Pric
SO cents per copy, and will be sent by ma
to any part of the U. S.
Mr.. Dickens writings require no com
ed with nC-e popular favor than the worl
here noticed. Peterson has published tn
whole, unabridged.
CHICAGO MAGAzINE.-The june numbc
of this magazine is on cur table, and as W
could steal few minutes at time, VIC hav
been looking through its pages. The pic
lures are decided advance on TIE previou
numbers, and the contents Of its pages NOR