, 1861-02-07


In the Recorders Court yesterday, before
Recorder Robert s. Wilson, Andrew Daily,
alias Perry Daily, was acquitted of the crime
of larceny Of property from the Gage House.
Tie jury had no doubt Of the guilt Of tue de-
fendant, but from The fact that lie had previous
IL borne q good character and this was his
first offence, they gave '.erdict Of acquittal-
Generous if not just.
The following were the present1nents anu
pleadings yesterday:
Andrew Klein, plead not guilty to i charge
Of petit larceny. ]. G. 7Ficken counsel. ca
tAarine Mack, larceny. t1la, not guilty. j.:
Mason, counsel
John Golden, for larceny at the late fire on
Kinzie street, plead not guilty to the indict-
mcnts. ]. Mason, counsel.
Matthew Klugmau, alias Nathan klugman'
charged with tlla robbery OF Mcssrs. sho-
feldt's store, No. ISL North Clark street, plead
guilty. E. Runyon, counsel
Edward Keys alias Edward Case, larceny.
Two indictments; plea. sot guilty. ]. J. Sui
Hyan, counsel.
Catherine Wallace a'::ts Eliza Wallace,
charged with larceny, first plead not gnilty,
but yesterday this plea was Withdrawn and one
Of guilty substituted. J. Lyle King, counsel
Three indictments were brought against
John G. Daylin for false Imprisonment.
The trial Of Patrick Comfort, for larceny Of
copper and brass fixtures, was concluded in
| the afternoon, and verdict Of guilty
brought in. He was also found to be under
eighteen years Of a:se. This will probably
save him from the State prison, but give him
quarters in the County Jail or City Bridewel1.
The case Of the people against Thomas
Sampson was not concluded when the Court
| adjourned last evening. The facts elected in
this trial are Of on interesting character, and
would serve to "point a moral Or adon talc'
of city life IT ecems thatonc VIM Calhoun,
resident Of Stark county, eomc time since re-
turned from the East, where Lc had been to
dispose Of some properly, with the proceeds Of
the sale in his pocket, consisting Of currency
aud draft to the nett amount Of about $500.
He asked Sampson, the defendant, to direct
him to hotel, which, after performing, 1t was
| agree, to sssee the lions.'' The siark county
| gentlemen sdst the lions and got "c'lawcd up
most eatawampous1y." When he got back TO
his hotel his mcney was gone. Sampson was
arrested aud 4 patent medicine circular,
claimed to have been In the possession Of the
plaintiff, but which left him when lis money
did, was found Oh the defendants person. Mr..
Calhoun. for some two ycars has been a minis
ter Of the gospel. He may come ont purified
from backsiling and the lesson he las beer.
taught may do him good hereafter. The case
| ,r;H 1,a nnn+;puei fhie tDnrnirr
Will " e'a'lnu'a ..1.z "o.Alns'
o1n sr.erns TuRsrn yA,1.rr-Harr
ati,o1-a,1 1o+a of y,-tb,s Arnh;the,+r. and
Y. II LEIGHTON. formerly connected with Nc.
Vlckers Theatre nave )o'nfa company
formed al the variety lhes'Fe, nc" olle9ns'
to fight in the cause Of the scccsslonists, the
former as Lieutenant, the latter as Quarter mas
a.. uu.rz- ,,;1, ,n1., hc i, 1anrhfur stock
' ;, a. -,
"and as Leighton was never more than Il quar-
ter-actor. We suupose lie will make q good
quaster-master." Rather " faint praise" that
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| ANOTHER TEMPERANCE ARaUaHST.-Coro
|
ner James held IN inquest yesterday moEnlns
| unnn tbc remail.s of Cath;rine QuirIcy, at her
ta,aasa rhnnt, ~, n;v;s,a,. .9raot ,,oo,
,a'e aoue' s"auts W c,.uS' n,..'
went ont to do q days labor at No, IFS Wabash
| avenua from whence she returned intoxic Gated
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one went ens a''e1 suppei' poe0eu pun "
a a1rsueht. and then retired to bed with he,
" children. When tha latter awoke yesterda,
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Inv. @p;n1 or excessive inteInperance
suis D,eo " eAssssl.e ... ..seN1 =
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