, 1861-12-16
cless or TIE REcoRoER's COURT,
SENTENCE OF THE PRISONERS.
CONFESSION or G. e. FLINT.

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oicen' It eoiofeo "oiAan' louno gontS VI sne
as4eens " d eet y. 'ais '"aae" W one uolse1
sne was sentenced 10 Tue county Ja'l'of '"ea'
y DAYS ana went below.
Wm. Donovan "as called. ihe eouFt r.
marked: :" " hlin1n Donovan, you pieaa guAsy
to the charge Of stealing span OF horses Fa1-
ued at sSaN, and / do not see palnat'ng clr"
cumstance IN the case. tneleiore s1nsenee
you 10 tne sta1e fenl1entAfs iof '"o ssne =.
hard LABOR, inc sentence 10 pe est'1eu iuso e.
feet within ten days from the date o1 the pres
ent adjournment of this Court.''
Ioh, 1soora u,,a then ,rra;onod and the
n aeo - = -
con,' aaolessea n1nl 'onn' II seel's ~ 'ne
you have been here betore.''
"Yes, your Honor, I have, and you let me !
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| Wei, you were then cleared ny your non
| est face. That cannot avail yon now. The |
jury has fixed you this time. You arc guilty |
| Of the 1arceny Of two coats and hat, and will |
20 to Joliet one year,
George Henry, larceny Of piece Of flannel
Sentence, one ycar at hard labor. The prison
| CT jocularly remarked that be would be ableto
stand it with the BEST and left the presence
| with swagger that bodcdno good.
Gustaye Miller, stealing case Of surgical
| i1upIculcnts worth $500 He could not speak
English, was stranger in the city and said
he had family in Europe. One year atjo1iet
with hard labor.
Joseph stange, assault with deadly wea-
pon. A motion for a new trial vas oycrruled
BIZ the Court. Eight citizens were allowed to
enter and make oath to the general good char
acter Of The prisoner at The bar. The Recorder
heard it and then said:
"Tou undoubtedly inflicted the wound
which Aas bronght you here, III OF passion,
nur ~ ,'at c te sa ,aI IA nj iii COM ~ s
tin. In view Of the fact that YOU have shown
that you have a generous heart, in providing
for the wounds given, as well as paying the
c4pcnEes Of the prosecuting witness, who was
unable to do SO, / shall make your punishment
| very light, hoping that you Will learn to gov
ern your temper You will pay . fine Of $50,
and be confined in the county jail ten days.
| Martin Dunn and James Peyton. robbery Of
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"aleu tuio 41ne 'auso IL el7o' tne eo"''
said, III this case, that tile prisoners had been
, indicted and found guilty Of most wicked
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su' nnuns " ous ~ .ou. yeu eaen IL :. LIZ
t s'a'e idison' sito 1enlalAeu ,Aa' nao ne lue
0 n>i"o y. ~ t,n4e' tne' suo"to 5o ~ 'one
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tneia eeulenee M iao eA p'1ee lo el''lea'of ~ 1co
ao,neteht he.
: Nleno,ae Ne"nian' 1''c4uc1 nlg5nls g 1 anu
! Dennis steln, three boys. IWo indictments
Larceny Of four coats. Sent to the Reform
!. Schoo1
# 1s,,or.+ rr4-o.
oaAes AieDeino'" Aaieeh. u e"eAts-e19n
doaars IN money One year at hard LABOR.
Le George Lamphicr, colored. Larceny Of :
n coat valued at four dollars. Ten days IN tn
i, county Jail.
t, Wiley Van Duzer. Passing eounterfef
ID money, three indictneatsl
lc AecordeT. NIhe motion tor a new trial il
Ey tnis c:tse as W., w, eu a1a sels ENG" VIII
,e do Well, but fear. from The testimony. tia
ct you hare been schooled in crime. You
offence, however, IS not equal to that OF you
1as.~ e 49, ~ .,S 49, aoy,>,.,,,;ttoa 1o,;1.,t @
- perjury, This conyinces nae that your parcnt
OF have carly Taught you wickedness and wrong
u anu nave eonnnuea TO sos5a1a you IN H esn 60 &C.
~ onas+iH ynn ara 'sou+a:yoad 1 X inr;s
ae onment fnr onc year at hard lahor.'
es TIE CASE OF c. G. FLINT,
c. c. Flint was next arraiened. He a7
-. pe:'red paie and care-worn. When asked
n- he had any remarks to make before the sc1
+,,,a ~ to fo,1r .,oa ,,ro,,o,,n,od ,,-,o-, ~
~ er,r+oira7 c7,aroo ~ o,,t,;n;no MONEY y
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IN false pretences, Mr. Flint sald' IN SUBSTANCE
m "May it please the Court, wish to hay
~ the Prosecuting Attorney make an explain:
en- ton in regard to the charge Of forgery, whic
en- was at one time preferred against me. wis
IN him to state that these charges could not t
49,, sustained against me. am not guilty of tt
lls crime.''
fly Rat1, +ho pecor7er md thu frosecnt;,o A
IF, - .AN 49, ~. :, ,
81. tosney made an explanation, setting foz1
~ that the alleged lorgcries Of Mr.. Flint, tht
er- had been convinced. by letters from Erast1
C'-.r
A., fAht' Oh Greencas1le' lnoiana upon VINO
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nm All a,thoritv ~ rer+7a,oa,, ~ A.,
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ILL., upon hin. There was no rcason to doubt t
cell statements made that he was SO enpowere
m rbov had M ;ae, Tint The ;nd;ctrncn+
-1u ~ ~. .p':. -.N.S .'s ~ T,.'
Fe- forgery co0lo oe sustaal1eo ae'llllss mf' III
ork The prisoner was then proceeding to alta
At certain newspapers for misstatemcnts OF
aga- case, when the Recorder interrupted him q
uch advised him not to enter into dissertat1
rron newspapers. Ihe prisoner then
eeedcd:
~ II hare not at any time since my arrest, I
- uesafeto tght against law and Justice Ae
'ed eu;..ss an1 -. ~ ~ tl ~ ~ .as sn'!;
su Iti'us S Es.nD. me, e9.iia ". puseoaisss u
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. : a4o lna:otso s - ny PUN, anu aau hot u y
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and untrue, 64oold mol nave had LUG Il
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one Of nv fan1;1r The dchf las heen acc4m,
ed bF ting for the mast year and . half infof1