, 1863-12-10
The Rock Island Bridge Case Revised
-hotioa by Defendant to Amend
Pleadings.
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was found against Josiah ~ Bissel and Walte,
F. Chadwick, By the Grand Jury Of Cook CountF
for conspiring to burn the bridge over the MfssIs
eippi river, at Rock Is1and. The proof failed tt
satiay the jury that they were guilty, Is charged
In the Indictment, and, in consequence, they we1t
acquitted.
Subsequently, in December, 1861, three more In
dictments were found against Bissen. In one, hs
was, as before, indicted Jointly with Chadwick
for conepiring with him to burn the bridge on III.
Iozca side. In tho two others be was indicted eep
arate]y, for endeayoring to incite (as charged il
the one indictment) the said Chadwick, and fat
charged In the other) G. r. Bradley to burn thf
bridge On the Illinois eide. After motions #
Qnash, In al three Of the indictments, had bear
made and oTeIsuled, tho defendant fell back upos
yJlis ac9rit to each Of the three Indictments. a.
alfo the plea OF not guilty. To the former plea
THE People" demufred generally, relying on tke
1issell had been acquitted was not identical With
those Get out in the indictments then pending
These dcmurrere WeIc sustained By Judge Wilson
decision to which defendants counsel excepted
without asking 1eaye to plead over, and blu ol
exceptions Was drawn up and signed.
In the meantime the war broke ont, and Biesel
was drawn with others into tho vortex Of military
began to assist IN the trial Of the case Of tie
United States vs. Jefferson Davis ct al, while The
records Of the causc in which he was personally
interested, have been gathering dust among the
criminal archives of tho county. The biz q e.
cepticns was never forwarded to tho Supreme
Court. Biasel returned homo few days ago, hay-
and lis counsel MeIster ed NOTION Of e11 to to e
effect that he be permitted to Withdraw his c1ccp-
o9s snd 1 to The InIg Of the Court on the demurrer
The argument on this motion, made yesterday
before Judge Van Buren,, By McAllistef, for tho
defendant, and Judge Arlington for the people,
@ent eonEpiaey shfeh Contained four @ eoanfs s
By the peas file, the plea Of t'antretois acquit
was applied to three Of these counts the 1st, sd
sseena: Nitaeaeh t6s rsso1a Zee seeqsd @ q indieats
general application 10 tie whoIe Indictment. ''1
aaae rns R5GP1s a 9 ps2 sn anti the Scn S
on both e1des. The decision Of the Court viii be
given tomorrow. We believe 1t is the intention
Of the counsel fo7 the prosecution In this to
secdinSs toE delay, and bring tho case to tTiat on
the main issns as soon as possible.
SirEnloR ConnT.--Bin In chanccry In beh alf
terday in the Clerks Office of the Superior Court
thc pgrposs of which Was to help tho city ont OF
aaaegnl aebbls t. r. sh the neglect Of those who
hare involved It. The facts set forth in the bill!
chow disputed title to what is now q very yalua-
be piece Of property including considerable por,
ton Of the ground now covered by the Chicago
Cemetery, on the North Side, and arc substantially
Il 1s4S 5.s9h Mi1llman purchased Of the Trus-
described IS 46, d and % IN the Canal Trustees
snb,dirIsion. Sec; 50, Township 90, N. Of Range
u. of the Third principal Meridian, for seven
time, viz: one-fourth down, and the remainder il
QUE two and three yeaga, with SIX per cent. inter-
Get. Mil}iman received the usual certificate OF
year he died intestate, leaving ave minor chi.
dren, Of whom three, Catherine, Caroline and
David, s1Ixive. ,Gy Gyrus Bentley was appointed ad
pacity, In September, 1854 obtained permission OF
the Court to sell portion Of this land to pay
debts Of the lntestato with the proceeds. Theps-
eber sold out lots IS and to the CITY Of chica-
60 for thc sum U Of twenty-ard hundred dollars, At
the time Of this purchase there seems to haye been
man 10 the Trustees Of the Illinois and Michigan
Canal. Mi1liman'a heirs had rs Jet no deed and
the city received none, but went into possession
The heirs Of MIliman in The meantime remained
In possession Of lots Is and 10, paid up the note
that WAS outstanding at The time Of the purchase
all the lots included In their fathers purchase as
we1ras those which had been sold to fhe city, rs
those which had never passed out OF thslr. hands.
to Conrad Schell, and the other to Simon Neither
field Not long ago they made quit claim deeds Of
part Of the land in dispute for nominal constd-
within shot line suits I Of fjeetment @ hass bsen se
brought against this city to enforce this title.
is to en}oln these suits In etectlent and trAns
fer the cause to the chancery side Of the Court for
ton ia1nstitused. -
a suit was commenced in tho ci1cuit Court on
H. Mathez, 3 well Known commission merchant,
against Dr. Aaron Pitncy, an old resident Of Chi
eago, for breach Of promise Of marriage. In hee
to ma1Ty, her continual willingness to adhere to
that promise, md the defendant's marriage with
another sla h woman 1a@ed re ~ Margaret Shields. She
features Of extraordinary interest tins far; We
thal1 furnish asfnll reports Of the trial as It's In
postancc demands.
q. S: CIRCUIT AND D,sTnirr Couars-D>5oys
Hon. I1tn'at DFuxamond, J':d0e.
Echancery.-Davisr rs. Tllion. Decree to be
s56law}. Har:,on rs. Price ct al. Settled,
ana &c costs K pa'd1; 1,,; Tc Be dismissed.
aGILaW.|Mrls ct al. rs. Smith. The motion
de Gop st ths tn
neya yudse Weed, Of Zeba Parmilee to E. a. Lacey,
Or d!G q February II. 1851, be attached to com.
to IT, IT, FL NsSn Tayo
ICE and BRYANT Smith, ts sustained, and leave
given to tho clerk to attach said original deed to
speh .t commission, n upon aling certified copy Of
se-Robetts Ct q. ys. Delpcck ct al. Settled
..-Meeker vs. Waterman. Court sustaIus
the motion for relaxation Of costs and eleven Wit
nesses to be deducted as against PLAINTIFF, &c.
.an,-Admira:ty. Qulnby rs, schooner st.James.
Set ,d down for hearing. Argued and taken under
:n-;Admiralty: Com. Exchange, Fire and
Inland Navigation Company vs. proceeds OF
eehooner Harriet Ross Set down Tor hearing.
intervening claim Of colburn. Decree On ans.
Petition in matter OF schooner G. G. Butts.
fetition fled By parties in interest. and sale OF,
SUPERIOR counr.-Before Hon. John II, VII
complaiDaota Solicitor, Dli dismissed, as to ali
defendants except Alexander Fisher, y. d.
Fisher entered b. j. i. KendIg bis solicitos and
the appearance Of the other two defendants enter
ed By themselves. Rule on them to answer in
Isl. Field ct. al rs. Sheldon et- al By agree
mcnt. Rule On both parties to close proofs IN 80
days and cause get for hearing then.
plainaint to examine Micajah L. Adams, one OF
The deicudants rs a witness, subject to al legal
exceptions and rule to close proofs BY the 10Th inst.
% Dqpe oaa.9 e a. IN Ts an ae
7s5. Bond ct: al. vs. Davidson ct. al. Default
and referred to Master, &c.
1z k,,, ,G;hlisty r. r.; Culver ct. a. Leave to az.
defendant with proper allegations charging her as
as6. Jewell ct, al. We. Vail. ct. al. Default and
reference to naster, &C., with leave to examine
.ssl: The Ch,ystal Lake lee Company vs. Joy ct.
Al: Set TOR hearing on Wednesday next.
i SeDoRad Ts. % 5ouslas Ct. a. g. s1ssssG MaWf1
appointed guardian dd uattMs for Robert II. and
Stephen DOUGLAS, minors. Default Of others and
157. Kimball ys. Gibbs ct. al. Discontinued with.
out prejudice Mt eomplainant's costs on motion Of
b Superior ts eaa1s@Before Hon. Jos. E. CARY
In Chambe6s.
,9 FsSis Eiii & st. al. vs Craig. Judgment for
see. Ely ct, al. r.. Twomblcy. Default Of judg-
ment against property attached, &645.68.
1879. Anderson A e. al. rs. Macqueen. Default'
1o5s. Hubbaid 1a. Perkins. Same, s5s7.e1. !;
u c19K @ COUNTY CIRCUIT counT-Btfore Hoa.
chanceryIl22. Ransom vs. Ellsworth. Per ser.
vice on defendants. and decree Of foreclosure as
per stip. On hle. s. & Dow appointed special Mas
i LswIs8. 50 Atkinson ". Fay ct al Trial resnm.
In surEn1on couRr-Befo.e Hon. Van Il. Zig.
ssSs Rettss E1 i foSn s ~ Koehler Judgment for
59a. The Corporation Of New Me1leray "a. wors- !:
ter it, Ct RY agreement special pleas Withdrawn as
" i@smita s9n r. sehwab. Leave to add additional
5@-W. Blatr, Ct a, y. staaden. Dis. D. c. by
657fBatcham vs.. Alexander & Wheeler. Sab. ]
to CouEt finding for plaintiff. $111.75.
p s anpsepf q g + & usts GssaGg9 g. aas
morning, or show Cause to the contrary.
GE-HaIr1sGn, ct al, Vs. Wichman. Dis. for
want ofad't Of merits On mo. Of pra-cross mo.
sustained-Plf excepts- ::
6T-Lander Is. Hafman; Judgment for plaintiff
60-Wisdom ys. ca1ter; mo. by p1f, to dis. for
6:s-Lynch rs, Mclean. Dis. want pros. mo. Of