The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-02-21

room in the Court House. in the city If
Z Ottawa this. SATURDAY.. evening. at seven
o'clock Every member is requested to
he present as business Of Importance will
| be broug ht before them.
! r. " GoonsEII, Chairman
Circuit Court.
! The following are about all the cases Of
public interest that have thus far been
disposed of in the Circuit Court of this
county nov IN session
| C;,y Of Oua,ca vs. Oscar Horah This was
n SUIT brought by the City against the
Captain of one Of A W MasilIs boats, for
running against and damaging the Madison
st. swing bridge The city gained the suit
and the defendant was fined s.. The
case will be taken to the Supreme Court
on a writ of Error
TIE Peopl VS.. Cias Wi,ht, Jas ShefsM,
&c.-rhs was the famous Peru burglary
case, in the unraveling Of which, and APP
pretending the offenders, deputy Sheriff
Maitocks, of Peru, and others. gained no
little eclat. Wright is an old offender and
hard case, and one nd hitherto ex
tremely difficult to corner. He plead
guilty TO the Indictment for burglary, and
was sentenced to years in the peuit-nti
airy Sheffield stood a trial, and was found
guilty-sen,enced TO years in the peni
Tertiary Hirman Kelly, indicted in the
same case, was acquitted; aud Maria
Kelly, also indicted, was noils pros d to be
Used as a witness.
The People VS. W'm Ph.iitps indictment
for burglary. Phillips is an American
citizen Of African descent, and appears 10
have been the victim ofa misapprehens
Proclamation the niggers would all be free
r the lst of January-that is, could do
as they pleased-he proposed - get ready
for celebrating the joyous occasion by
entering the grocery establishment of Mr..
Redmond and taking thence several
boxes of cigars The boy only learned
the grievous mistake he was under, when
he was nabbed for burglary-indicted +,
found guilty, and sen. to the peni,en,iary
for | year.
The Prop5e VS.. Davtd West3ats AID others
-Westgate and bali dozen others were
indicted for committing riot in the town
of Ophir. Arthur Foley ives accused OF
having attempted a rape on a sister Of one
of the party, and they went to Foley 5
house and undertook to treat him to the
compliment of coat Of tar and feathers
Tnry dragged him out Of the house, and
u ed him pretty roughly. but we believe
the tar and feather part was omitted
David West.ste, Chas. Dewey, Phiny
D w-y Clement Eaton, Nath. Towner. al d
Milton Stevens were found guilty of tie
riot but have not yet been sentenced.
Foley was indicted for attempting to
commit the rape complained Of, but On
trial was acquitted
The People VS.. Cornelius Backh,.-The
Indictment was for illegal voting in Ottawa
Buckley plead guilty, but the Court being
satisfied t1at the act was unintentioual,
lie, him off with a nominal fine
Hs9ple vs. JOHN O .NR --lndictmen. for
s~liin: liquor without license. i'll the
town of Eagle. Plead gully and fined
$lb and costs.
Peaple vs.. Alert WtNard-Indic,ment
for IuriuIy. Swore that Chas II. Gilman,
o. Iendata, had fraudulcntly concealed
certain receipt in his office for payment
% fI,
indictment overruled, and change of venue
taken to Kendall county.
People vs. NtcM Mui'igan Indictment
for cheating lie sold a barrel of salt be
longing to Clancy d Go to Il Norwegian
and pocketed the money. Found guilty,
not yet sentenced.
People VS. .Nichoel lNull;gon and Ed Do'cnsy
-Riot Went into Shafsrs grocery, west
of .idecu. in Ottawa, and kicked up row,
beating Sbafer and his wife-Found guilty.
not yet sentenced.
People, VS.. Jonn Co,6et and Educ. Whalen.-
Riot. Assaulted a man liz the street
Plead guilty.
Ieople VS. Philip Byrne Cheating. Phi
lip represented to Graham d Dunno, grain
oelars in Ottawa. that he was the owner OF
1908 bushels wheat; made "A conratct for
the sale. of it. and took pretty heavy adj
vance of cash on it. 1t turned out he
owned no such quantity nor even a busbel
of wheat Found guilty, but not yet sem
fenced.
The case Of The People Va. Willard West.
indictment for larceny-was on trial
Yesterday, and not disposed Of when this
minute was made up.
The present term of the Circuit Court
has an unusually large docket before it,
and the despatch Of business has been
rapid. The subject is tender one, but
we are assured certain leading members OF
the bar have behaved themselves with
astonishing propriety. The prosecuting
attorney, who has been full of business,
has been interchangeable and en,inently sue
cessful. We notice he ffourishes q feroci-
Gus pair of military top boots which doubt
less have contributed to inspire a proper
awe for the majesty Of the law he SO ABLY
represents. Mr.. Bull, OF La Sale, created,
some disturbance The othe. day, ~ dan.