, 1860-12-20

oEa1ESCE OF PRISOxERS-THE ROCK 1sIAxn
DalooE cAsE-SEW INDICTMENTS AGAINST BIS,
ekAh AND cnADw1cK-1uE BAIL FIXED
yesterday being the last day Of the term,
inc prisoners who hare been convicted were
Drought before Recorder Wilson for sentence,
ond were disposed Of rs follows:
=, dTs5d ,aa cl.sk PLEAD eutlty picking the poke,
va committed. and was butcher By trade, Sen
FENCED 10 ne peHiteutiary Tor two 5ears.
~. ns;tcSe Soeson VI. found gui1y Of larceny Of
jn d!ed the vaac II be pIons9tf nsn: Ias
81 md found the pEisonc- to be under Is yrars If
T. Siew of she taet h,t th.s s ft o.
~ 'c aae sec2sesJ of most of the stolen properly
rag S9oft SD be "nGld tt lcnicnt wIta lin, sd
sefs d!3sR aR 70; t. nadewe!i f.r tlree months.
tn. Tren.-"... u.use' Was sent 10 th~ Penitenta,y
jseob Mcano.d, retit larceny. c. unity -:aA for
ten days.
lafayette coracl- In this cs%s the joi found the
iaiacl t5ai trom the Clerk It Click's Hotel. BE-
longing 10 Ar. Vor.Icn. and h1ed the time Of i'm
},3!cnnent Al f9nr years Ia the Penitensiafy.-
story to tic eouIt Stating thst 10 was entitled Is
. new trial. aad that he vi. not guilty Of the
charge that was made against him. Il having been
s:ntcncc the jurt Ind tas trec:ed, bur said to
Inc rrt- that II he could at auy me prove auy-
thing showing bis innoccase, ke would use his in-
duelcc to procure hts rardon.
John Kouske waa sent to Brideweu ten days for
OH Neine ono year to tho Penttenttasy for rteal-
Ing 81, Ia order to obtain enrttas with which to
Edward Burns. for larceny OF a kaddle, was cent
to the tpQnty Jail for ten days; was connected with
gang Of 5a.enls tn ewes, bat sus,alncda previous
John Rriai, convicted Of lsrceny oY icwe1ry .ron
Johu Davlin; was sent to the Comfy Sail for tlis
John Burma plead guilty to riot On the day Of
Douglass reception. Fifteen days in the County
Henry Cation for stealing nail rod. valued at
John Weiss a1iss Whisky Jack, fund guilty Of
stealing coat In dance hou-e on the North Side,
"as sent - 70 The penitentfATy for one year
Mary Sheldon for !atceny u Sir from man
whom .he met In the eteeet aud enttced TO her
Am Tooicy and y siary nask:, ttealinz .hoc,,
plead gui ty-county jail 10 days.
4 motion for 4 now trial In the case OF Geo.
Horton, convicted Of rape on little girl, was
made by Ar. Brown on the ground that one Of
the Jurors {lr. Fay) after the verdict vas rcn-
dcred, stated such facts to counsel IS showed
that he WAS partial witness. Mr.. Fay was
called and said that lie had stated to counsel
and also In tue jury room tha. he had seen the
prisoner at James Dunu's On the day after the
alleged act was committed, aud that the cir
cumstancc was not called to his mind until the
day ofthe trial while the list witness Wig On
the stand. The Court suspended sentence un-
til next term when counsel would have an op-
poztunity TO present authorities to show why
the motion should bc granted.
Mr.. Haven then stated that the Grand Jury
had found the following new indictments in
the Rock Island Bridge 4asc:
Against Bisscll for soliciting Chadwick to
commit felony.
nit 4 felony.
Against Chalwick for conspiracy.
A..1tn=t Chadwick for soliciting Bradley TO
commit felony.
Counsel for the prosecution wished Diasell
toplead- Counsel for defence stated that they
were not prepared. -.
Mr. Ward then prc.cntcd petitions for a
change Of venue On the ground that the Judge
Of the Court WIS pzejudiccd and hence the
prisoner could not hare fair trial
The Court refused to :;runt the motion on
the ground that the charge against him was
untrue in every particular, but requested the
counael for the prosecution TO consent to a
change Of rcnnc as he did not wish to have
the case tried before linn again.
Counsel for the prosecution etatcd that they
had been beat, n once In this Court but were
re uly to take their chances again
Chadwick also tled i motion for 4 change Of
venue, which the Court refused to grant.
Council for the defence excepted to the
rulings Of Court
The Court then fixed the bail Of DIsse1l at
81, Co., aud of Chadwick Mt $1,000.
J. ar. Ward and 3lr- McAlistcr Offered them
selves IS surctics for Bi.scll 7nd werc accepted
By Nj. haven.
Mr. Dart Of Rock Island became bail fos
Chadwick.
Tae Court then ordered that the special
pleas of the defence bc tiled ten days before
the opening Of the next trr1n, after which, the
Court adj ,urned to the first Monday in Feb
ruary next.