, 1859-11-29
TIE, SIND BAR CAsE CONCLUDED.
Second Verdict for the Ill, Central
Railroad Company.


~ IVA AVA
nas oecn on tf'al for the past two weeks, in the
United States Court in fh;4 c;t~ 1,sf,.. IT,.
Judre Mc1enn uon 1,a.o ns.,..., .s 4ton
~. @3S1' '"ose oto'o"1eno assoei'
Yesterday, the fifteenth day of the trial. a:w
the casc concluded, the verd;c+ ~ ~. ;uEh:
inc c;va, e.. ~. ,,c",. 'u' Ja.|
r.sas...,. e ~ .us os'eu''o's as oc'ofe' "ease
4eaues'ea 10 state by one OF tho parties in inte-
rest in this Cause. tha. The dccisnn Il nndar tha
CHARGE IF 1nd~, 1.,,...-s 49,, 'A'
,,u ~, ''o'onu' "ua coosentea 10
" suu6e McLeant who still retnlns lis former
oplnion--thRt the title is unaffected ty the oyer.
Cow of The land At +be rcoooxt If ~. ..,a =
,,rt,. -.tt..,,,., eAe
r. "' "rpe"a oo"" 'ae remarks Of Judge
AeLean a. the close OF the first trial, thus pre-
branche. m hi. eno,,t,,,,o .,sa '0''
At.h. .n...n.;a,' 1870. - .s 49, ~s.se'
At Inc CONCLUSION Of the arguments Of coun-
eel. CLOSED by Mr.. Mclean, Judge Drummopd
proceeded to>ebargc the jury as follows;
c,tsccr ~ ruv ,r,,,
c.nt1o,,or ~ 49,. :.
duty If ,hs cor, u.s. Is ;1s, , no" at becomes nc
iaw ann,;aehi" ~ ~. 1nsoc' 'ns Jury on 1hc
Upon one ouestion ' nr ,ow ;rxo1-.a :, .ho
i'm l,etxcsn ~. ;de.s W." =, ~ o'4eIence o. opln,
this ca.c. Tat niIc1cnce of or;o;o I'll "
upon ooIy one mater;s1 n,n.t;p y; ,i eA,sss asa
r. s.,sh J.s one n.aas' quest'on IN the cnse
PRESIDING Jndre IF 1h;a c",,,+ ~ ;.o. y. t.' tne
jury unnn liz ,ow ~ ~ na,.;,as1 :: ,as' ;s w
would have been nv nte.snrs to ,o.ar;o.rs -
in ,hos. ;rst-.,s,:a 1870 pcasu'e 70 tnequ'eeee
ihis cns. ,va. s,,h;ost suoa'ns, u eee:sc, tina.
Court n" "thc Hn;,oJ g. o? the Supreme
comm;tteS h.ra ~tes. and That anY error
er tlc inst- n'sa. w coF9ecteo there "heth-
This r;nht *rh;.i' i' snsh h.!n VI Myselt;
-use' from cons1defatinus and motives which
are are KNOWN to h'm, TO me, and to the counsel on
oo!a hloes IN th1s case, he has waived !;
ano mas requested that should instruct the
!u'3 ~ .uis case upon inc 'aW, as understand
II aug ne aequlcsces IN these in*trucsicns-tke
ue9ect oefng, on US part as we'll as on 1niue,
.aat tnefe sf'ould be decision On the rights Of
.hcse pal1fes oy the highest Judicial tribunal ii
snc ua'1ou. N oFoeT 10 accomplish that, it is
necessary e that ahe casc should be decided here.
Win -hcse preliminary remarks, the Court will
NO" proceed TO instruct the Jury:
This is an action Of eiectment md 1,,r min,
to be de.er1uined is w]'<ther 1io ,i,;nt,f hss
made out title h the i,nd IL cantrarare~ -;
oiaims through Robert A. K;n,;c ;n.;s
CLAIMED the North fraction of St,c,,on IN Tor,.
~ North, Range Il Esst. under tbe nrc.ern
ton law Of esih Of Nav. fs3o. The innd w.
north of the Chicaco Kixrr md hni ,ota sf;rh,7
gau On The east. k;nx;e nrorpd m III. ~ a,n-,
lion ut the land Office ia Palestine in Wnr 1ss,
aud mid TIM nnrchasa rnnnar. f,+ T3,,a' asS4'
had 11ior to flint fine ,I;r;d.d ,hs 80 re-
uict. and in Nav. 1sa1. Pa,e,t;n- wns ,,nt ~,
rroper laud-ofice ,n nrnre m ,bs ~ e'n,;o.'
The act uf kin,;e md of thc iand'nf1;cars -
Palestine VA, fI,rTetcrn ;iIaoai md tha;r oar,;G
cate Of cutry ruye mn title - E,nz;c ita bn..
ever from thnt time treatcd ia a,,J ns ;s 49,,
aud in February. 1879 h4 laid a no,t;on ~ !, m
into town }ot, n,,a NJ ie ;nx;stad hr IN ,,i,;"s
Ny the act of Conrre.s n IulvS 1sec crt,;ae
Of the chuructez Of kinri4's were cont;rncdanI
patents we're 10 he iss,,pd 1h.,sf,r 40 i. rtIs-
cuses. A natent orrordirctr ;..r.J - E;n-;a
ou tic OH Of March. 1s3:. TnrT.. can ha ~,
reasonable doubt, / think. tlat til. lille lin,
perfected, related bsck to liz entry or K17ic i.
May, 1851. aud The law eave 1t ciisct from ,Lnt
date precisc a. If It Ind bf cn made in ,,,c nT".
per land Office, - '''' '''0 f'~
The laua lad been SURVEYED in ISL. and On
the plat Of the Government xnrrey Tho North
fraction of (raction IL ia re .rntsJ ~ In r;n
the Chicago River uu the S1uth and fxte W,rh,Ss
ran On the East. tn. rirer ID rcors.sn,..J -.
flowing Out in nearly q s;rairht Inc in,o The he
take. The foct sean1x r. l.. 10, f.'-, ~: -
ISL the river justead If on nu. u. 7enr" 10
seuted Oh tue survey. lust bcfore II rnterca thc
Lake made shurp curve to The Souti. und
lhel chr formed Il Sand Ear or s;,it of ,and },n.
tween it and tile Lake. which nus given rse
to this controversy. This sand lar exist.
ed in 1874, hut it Is not noticed in
the plat Of the survey. Iu 1881 The river seems
to hare run into the lake ACCORDING 10 tl,e nit
but it is said this was in consenuence Of nm nrt:
fetal channel cut thronnh flc snnd l,nr iii.
channel ,Tus stonncd m in The w,n,cr af 1sSie
1s.3. but was o!,sncd arain in he .nr;,,,, If
leaaa by a freshet and water continued IN Inv
out there in the summer of ISL but durin"
1921 aud 1890 more mr. fcss wat.r ,,nsxod r-nI,
WIN, l,ad been The mouth rr;or IN Isoi s,tsr
lse. Tie direct channei vas STAINED nm md
with m occasional exception. cansri bv III. A.;
Of u,an or br fre.htt. flc r;r,r inwc,f ;n,o rlc
lake 10 to ll:s in its oricinn] and natural l,ai
In 1888 and III 1854 the rSvernment constrnc,e,i
piero across tie saud bar uni the r;vrr fran
that time las towcd through those nirr. The
.,Id c1anurl south of tile nier having ceased to
benr thc wa,rr IN tl,r TX" hcc ,,,ss ~ son,b
pier was run across il ne wi, ~ across fhe sand
har. In the cnn,t,ucI;.n of H.. n;srs 1tc
government t,f the 1ni,etl State. d1 m, mr..
chuse or condemn the land. Lut Ein1ie sem. +,
have acnuie,csd in thn uct an,l ;ndeed n. NJ
ready staled. It was not til 1ss6 thut E;n7;e's
title Was confirmed.
hinder ttI;s state of fact. the substantial tr,t1,
of which is not denied. The land nj K;nzic
covered by his entry aud purchase woul,i h.
tl,e tract within tht foIlnwine, Iound,r;cs Nc
thew existed ut tue time Of the cutry tthrrc lie. H.
ipc no question nude but tl,at tic ;:oyernmcn,
plvts. by which saies were 1nade. s]H,,r lint the
Whole l1ud north Of the river and sonth of tie
north Inc Of The fraction w.re sold as one na,ecI
ihc north line and wes, line of tractionat s,r 10
accord;nr TO the nuhlc SURVEY md ,hs ch;c,on .v
river. aud LIKE Michigan a. ,bcy Then eIistsd
That ,s. il would incI1de all lle dry firm ]an,i
thrTe Tns Mt ibat t;ne Se,@een ths ,!s.t | na
tho sec,;on md The 1ntc snd ,%a nor,h AG 1;na W
nfthe scct;on md the r;rsr Tbsr;-a o ~
md tIe two line. If 1s froc,;,na, s.c ~ 1ona.
tn,.d he ho"ndor,e. Whs,hor ,hs .nG ~ :; Sons e
eole0 t"e oooooa!!es. :" 1etoeF eue fano IN con"