The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-16
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY is, 1862

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tod him how it was that he lost his case. Ho
ton was sati fled and went cut. In about al
| hour he came back.
! Look here, Beauchamb said he; | canno
understand this. Here IS Judgment aghinS
me on a note Of four hundred and fifty dollars
| with interest and costs Tn more is on bile n
| The cefll's nffi e. and it is undoubtedly signed
| by me but | Il swear that never gave Black I
note for that amount in my life. | gave him one
tor one hundred and fifty; aud I'll be ---t
| II ever pay him the four hundradit'
! Well said B9archamb; never noticed
IT. / had not yet drawn up INV plea in the case
aud never noticed the copy of the note. You
had better go aud see what Black says aboutit
| Perhaps il IS mistake.
| NexI day Horton came back. and hsndef
Beauchamb 81 paper which he took and read as
! follows:
o. H.. NV 18 1855.
| Received of Samuel Black toI collection,
note for one humid ed and fifty dollars with tel
per cent af err due, payable one year ter date
to Samuel Black o, order ; dated June l6.lS5;
and signed by H. nry r. Horton.
JAMES MORRIS,
Attorney &c.
| We'll, Horton, we'll have to head Morris III
this rasraiiy way Of stealing. We will first hle
a bill TO restrain and enjoin the collection o
him tor forgery.
Gentlemen the first case this morning is
The People v. James Morris. Is the defence
ready 2
Yes sir said Sloan. the counsel on that
side
Very l,Iet jury come to try the cause.
Your honor has not asked whether the pros
ecution is ready. said the states attorney.
| The court supposed that The People ara
always ready said the Judge.
Well sir, as it happens we are ready now,
said the states attorney; bat your honor, you
go upon very violent PRESUMPTION
Yes, sir. very violent indeed
! The jury was then slowly empanneled, ono
the opemi @ statements of counsel were made
Is Mr. Back, Samuel Black i'll court 2 aid
| The stale attorney.
! Yes, sir, said Black rising and coming tor
ward.
| VERY well, then be sworn if yoa please
| Mr. Black VIA the& sworn aud luok his place
upon the stand that place. wherever it may be
| hat most comedies with the ideas that cnunse
Ii We of the best place for n witness TO stand
He identified the receipt that Morris had given
hin. The note, and also The note, and swure t.
ih4 al eTat on and changing OF the figure l, il
! the body of The note, 10 tigl'e 4.
Billy Hamilton, the boy who had formerly
what lie had seen upon the evening of the oys
ter supper. Beauchamb swo!e to the fac, %
Morris persuadiug him hat he WAS mistaken a.
10 the day OF trial, and the effect The coffe hao
upon h,m' After cr0ss-cxaninaii0n. which WIZ
very ngid iud ed (aud Sloan WIS master hant
ut crOSs-examiuariOn). Beanchamt stepped out
of the court room, and soon came III copdGct
ing a ma Of about eighteen Or nineteen ycar'
O age. He cOnducicd him to the clerks bar
where he MAS sworn aud then B,uuch tnb at
ter placing him upon The stand, asked him.
w hat i your name
Joseph NIuton.
'P.ea~e tell to the jury what you kn Nv abou
his case
We |. sill, lam student in Mnrri>' Office
One day lat tall was sitting in the Office rad
ing when Monie caa in and ST ale | tineei
I.ear ;he Stove, took paper out OF his poke
bo0Na and mneuced reading 1t Having hi,
back toward me, | locke over his should"
and saw what it was. He then looked up, auC
suddenly asked me 20 go and get him some pa
per AT the store just below The office. l starred
out but rs s0on as | shut h. door / looked
back through knot hoe and saw him take H
pen and make two marks Oh the paper. When
he had done SO he placed it III his secretar. -
| then went ON and got the paper and brouRh
it to him He put it in his secretary and went
our, leaving his Keys iii the door of the secreta.
ry. | opened is and found he paper
Is that il? sand Beauchamb.
Yes sir; thaIs the same. | found ;hat il
was different from the note as re I'D it over hi.
shoulder for, a. Rad it oven his shoulder, il
was for one hundred and fifty dollars bui this
rs l round i when | look out Of The >ecreta
ry, was for fur hundred aud fifty dollars
Are you ce,talm that this is the sam note?
Yes sit, | ann
Did you ever mention this to MorrlsF
| Yes sir
Did ne deny it?'
| Stop, witness. don't answer that question,
said Sloan. We obiecf to 1t
! Very we'll, then, j Il ask different queS
ton. What did Morris say when you told him.
| He At first denied it and then admitted IT,
hut begged me not TO say anything about 1t
| prom ing me half the money and to take me
! into partnership
/ All tits happened within this county did it?
! Yes sir
| Very Well, then; you may take him
| SIoaI. then to * the witness. aud, cummenc
| ing with his bnth, made him tell his lite every
now and then slipping in some sly qae>tioI
bearing upon the case but VintDn did M"
sweIve. Sioan ", uld mistake the evidence, ant
| Vluton would Correct him, and all through
ligid examination of more than five hO.irs, an
til Sloan gave il up. having only succeeded II
making the case against Morrls more hopeless
than before. Bcanchamb then asked II questio'
or two to clear up one or two points, and rest
| ed the peoples side. Sloan aunnOunce his con
ciusI0n, ara the case being submitted wlthou
argument, Morris was found gull y bv the jury
and few days after was slowly dragging Gu
ms tenn of ten years i'll The states PRISON.
We'll, B -auchamh, you have duue wonders,
oaId Murray, the big lawyer Of the bar, bu
/ Inn ~ t. a That tlu
| Vinon.'
Well, you see | sometimes Call on young
! lady named Vinton she is il sister OF JOo"ph
| have occa-ionatly seen Molris here. To tej
you the truth, | AIN engaged to her. Joe tiGk
uere is nuboJy like hi, sister. Not long ago,
! told her uf MoItis adventure with the CASE u
Black Horton. Aud few days ter thht,sh '
told me that she thought her mother knew
some hug about IT, | men concluded 10 tin'
/ out. aud ut Billy Hamilton, II light Srna
| young fellow. for HON | managed suit wI h
ont tee 20 watch hem. He planned IL our ,an'
hired himself to MuIi>, and kept hmi-cf "a cunt
unul lie overheard HE conversation Vintul
>wUre 10, and then ne told me. and had MOI
ris arr rs cd; aud got Fannie NInton to make } u
come up Il witness
| Wen, yoa are well paid for kindness to poo
pc lpie. anyhow.
| Fanny. sal Beauchamb to his wife one da.
few months after This what do you ,hlI h .
tins? and he read follows:
/ SUICIDE james Morris, lately sent 20 In
states prison IRON c. county, WIS ttiS morn
ing f,und hung III his cell. He had evldcnl,
hanged him, Ell, al, the liable had been draw
out To the place where he Wa, suspended, n
| nad beeL kIcked over. The nigi before h
mad been tHed III All attempt TO break out, ah'
his was probably his reason for suicide
Load have III :rcy upou him! SAID FANNIE
| amen SAID Beanchamb.
Gen. EEaIieck's Assessthenf'
! The statement that Gen. Halieck had rece
ded from his assessment Of $lU,UUJ upon III
rebel estates of ST. Louis, las been corrected
for some days 1t would have been SUI rem
der wholly uncalled for, and dIshonorabIe'-
What Gen. HaIleck proposed to do was sImp