, 1859-01-17
THE TRIAL OF JAMES WILLIAMS, ALIAS
MARTIN BARRY.


FOB THE MURDER OF HtoHD dRouT.
At Chicago, September, 1865.
CIRCUIT Court OF CooK CouSTY-HoS. GEoRGE
MAS1EERE, PnEs1DHa.
On Friday evening, Immediately previous to the
adjournment Of the Court, the McNamee case har-
ing Just been given to the jury the case was called
Of The People o.. james Williams, a'ias Martin
Barry, indicted for the alleged murder Of Richard
Grout, saloon keeper On South Canal street, in
the West Division, opposite the Chicago, Alton i
St. Louis Railroad grounds, in the month Of Sep
tembez last. The trial Was get down for the fol-
lowing day.
At the opening Of the Court on Saturday morn.
ing, the prisoner was brought into Court under
care Of the officers. The City Prosecutor, John C.
Miller, Esq, Is associated with District Attorney
Haven III the trial OF the case, tile defence icing
managed by Aess1s- Kerr, Driscoll and Wcstcott.
The prisoner is q young man Of sbort twenty,
whore antecedents in our ceurts, to say no
more, will preclude all reference Or showing as
to character in the mansRemen! Of his defence,
The getting ajury occupied until about o'clock
TEE JuRr.
w % 4 aRE; Re3Ea;old,, b.; i1 s;sin i. aoss crsv.ns
Johu Dillingham;, Lulher B. Warner,
Marshal G. Edgertop. Charles G. Conkey,
John Roberta, Geo. ". Booth,
Harvey Danks, james Hart.
The opening arguments we're made On Satur-
day evening. The hearing Of the testimony
will commence this morning.
F1RE COMPANIES Nos AND 5.-The follow
ing is the report Of the Committee in the Couu-
Gil on Fire aud Water, which had the subject
under adriaement, in relation to the obstruct1ons
and impediuents put in the way Of the steem
FIRE engines Ent<rp7iss, -4a1ntis and Isldnd
Qxt<n, bT companies Nos ; and 5. when On
their way to fire:
That, by Investigating tnis matter, they find
that On the night Of the 11th OF Sept. 1858, al
the steam IRE engine Euterprise was proceed
ing 10 IRE On South Cacal street, they over
took No. 3'a engine, the members Of which let
down their brakes and then ran their machine
from one side Of the street TO the other in such
manner as to prevent the Enterprise from
passing them, thus delaying the arrlv2l Of the
steamer in getting to the fire. And on the
morning Of the 22d of September, when the
steam Ire engine At.dntic WAS proceeding to
fire on South Canal street, they also overlook
No. 8's engine, and the members served them
in the same way as in the case Of the Enterprise
And on the night Of the eth Of November, IS
the steam ire Engine Lsland Queen Was proceed
| ing to ire in block 60, in Russell Nather i
Roberts Addition, sha overlook company No.
SIS engine on Canal street; they also let down
their brakes and got their hose carriage beside
| them to prevent the steamer from passing them,
| thus preventing them both from getting to the
| fire in time 10 do nny service. This, In the
opinion Of your committee, ia an set on the part
| OF Noa. and which deserves at least good
| deal OF censure, if not an order for disba1diug
them. And, inasmuch as your committee were
/ unable to ascertain the fact that there was
| great amount Of property destroyed in conse-
quence OF the conduct of said companies Nos.
and 5, they would therefore respectfully re-
port in favor Of overlooking the conduct OF Nos.
| and for this time, but warn them Of the con-
sequences for the future, in case they should be
| guilty Of like conduct
The report was laid over by the Council and
ordered to be printed.
DE-. BLASEY's LEcrrREs.-We desire to cali
[ the attention Of our readers to series of pop
ular scientific lectures to be given by Professor
Blaney, in Metropolitan Hall, on the 18th, o4th
and 5lst inst The subject of the first lecture,
| which is On Monday evening next, is the ''Chem-
ical Geology and Coal Deposits" to the consid.
Grafton Of which 10 man perhaps can bring
mora scholastic ability or varied md extensive
e1 erence than Dr.. B!aney, while as one Of
lit eaIly citizens Of Chicago, be is universally
:'trscsed and esteemed. Lat oil, therefore, at
tepd his Lectures.
LAKE STREET BRlnoE-AttheIs Iszt meeting Of
the Common Council, tha following order was
| passed in rsie:c.ce "a tho L.ke S:reo: I<:dge:
Ordertd. That the City Clerk be, and be is
hereby instructed, to advertise ten daJs in the
corporation newspaper for bids for the construc-
tion Of bridge scross the South Branch Of the
Chicago river, at Lake street, and the furnish
ing Of materials therefor, the same to be done
accord ing to plan and specifications in the Office
| of the City Superintendent, in ten weeks from
signing of contracts. Bids to be returned to
City Clerk, md opened in the Council at i.s
| regular meeting. The city reserving the right
to reject any ind all kinds Of bids-
HoasE RA1LnoAD ON 1ax Noa7H S,DE.-As the
last meeting Of the Common Council, petition
was presented from Wn. B. Ogden and others,
asking for authority to construct horse railways
in the North Division. 1t is proposed to build
u horse railway on North CLARK street to the
city limits, with the design of ultimately e1.
tending it to Lake View.
CLARK STREET H. E. CHURCH. Interesting
meetings are now being held in this church cv-
err evening of the week, except Saturdays, un-
der the direction Of Rev. Nr. Stewart, the
Pastor. An usual degree of interest is mani
Tested, md the results are very gratifying. All
are in1ited to intend.
pEa.oSAL.-Messrs. Judd of the Senate, and
Baker, higgins, Peck aud Butz Of the House,
arrived home yesterday morning, the Legsla-
ture having adjourned from Friday till Nom
day.
DB, BaowSsos's LxczCaE.-Ds. o. 4. Brown
son, "the celebrated Reviewer" will lecture at
the Mechanics Institute this evening on the
Popular objections to Casholicity."
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
Kate Delaney, for kicking up disturbance at
| the Burnett House, was fined 50 and Judgment
suspended.
Edward Wclden, simple drunk, s..
Lib. Wood, drunk and lisolderly, an old ollenI-
er, fined $40.
Tohias Anlerson-same old Tobias-yagabond
fined $50.
Thos Smith, drunk and ragahond, s..