Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14


TRIAL OF Isaac l.. Yesterday, 40.
L. Case, oitisen Of Rock Island on charge Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenoes, took place be-
fore Justice Burgesser and resulted in the defend
being held to bail in the sum Of 5000 to appear
and answer to the charge st the next term Of the
District Court. The counsel for tho State wss
J. Ca,skaddan, aided by Judge Thayer; for the de-
fence Brannan d Hebb. The substance Of tho charge
against Case, set forth in the information fled
against him by Postmaster Mccormick 10 that hs
addressed certain letters from Muscatne to psrsons
in Indiana, signing the names of Hotohkiss 4 eeys
mour, a. attorneys, stating that they had in their
possession deed for I60 acres Of land and sealed
package for each individual addressed, which had
been left by Mr.. James johnson, who reoenh1r
died near t his city, and which they would forward
on receipt of directions and their fse-fxod in dif.
ferent letters at 81, So and S. Tho evidences % -
| the charge was circumstantial only. The identity
Of Case the man who rented tho box at the Pose
Office for Hotchkiss b Seymour on the 10th Of o.
ober, and who took several letters from it ou the
22d, was established beyond dispute. But tho de-
fence put in the plea Of not guilty and oontended
that the evidence should be positive and explicit 40
TO the completely of the accused in the swindls end
AZ to his obtaining money under the alleged falss
pretenoes. They denied tho edmssbility Of Letters
as evidence. The principal witnesses on the part
Of the prosecution were Postmaster Mccormick,
Fred. Brockage, (his clerk,) and J. W. Mitchell. -
The first named testified to tho ascussd ront-
ing box at the Post Office, taking letters there
from, &C., the facts concerning which we have al
ready given to the public. MIR. Mitnhell testified
chat the 10th of October, the same day on which
the accused rented the Post Office box, be called e
| his establishment and introduced himself a. Mr.
| Case, daguerroian artist of Rock Isl.nd.
The prosecution also adduoed in Court the lsttas
written by Case in Rock Island ON the zbth Of Al
gust last, to Mr.. Whitney, Postmaster at BuAsIs
Prairie, in that county, requesting u &. Post
Office Directory for some year between the years
1Sds and 1852 They also adduoed Post O6iss
Directory for 1851, found In the accoseds trunk
after his arrest, In which the namss Of csrtAin
Postnasters Of Indiana at th,s period were marked
| with PENCIL. On comparison with letters signed
Hotchkiss b Seymour which had been returned b.
the persons to whom they were addressed, The
! names were found to correspond with those daie-
mated by q mark in the book. ct would seem thas
this smart anaucier took the sx whis postmastsrs
Of Indiana to be gullible set.l All these Or
cumstances woven together msds chsia Of en-
dencs sufficiently strong in the opinion Of the Cou1
and Of all persons who heard the sxsminatiQnul
hold the defendant for 6nal trial. The 81
certainly not excessive. II was promptly &
| and the accused il now at large.
The prisoner during the examination q
the same meek, undefant appearance -
arrested, which was calculated to arouse
even while the belief was strong -
He was attended by his father and
former we'll dressed yespeetably q
gentleman, and the latter genteels
intelligent looking: young lady.
be respectable citisens of Rock 4
circumstancs ncss.-Daily. 10th.
go The editor depar
house in custody Of Judge
He will probablyreport frot
row. IN the meantime =