, 1863-12-22

An Attorney Accused Of Betrayinss
His Client.


Yeaterday the trial OF the case OF ~ The People
-. John Williams, Mary Smith and KAtc Jones'"
leach OF the said defendants having, perhaps half
dozen d1lases) commenced before Judge Van
Bureu. Our readers Will remember the heavy
ehon-1iftfpC transactions in which these parties
are charged to have been cngaged, as surprising
perhaps, IN extent and diversity, anything Of the
kind that had ever t1keu place in this dtT. Fre-
1tnina1y to the trial, soon after defendants With
their counsel, Cdese1f. Driscoll, Of Chicago, and
O,Brten, OF Pco.ia) had appeared in Court, and
before the e1npane11ing Of the jnr5, singular
eceue occurred. Nr. Samuel Felkes, 4 tolerahly
vel oT member s, q i sS assEG s SaI essa
as a The defendant aassn II. 1a bad
would assist him at the trial-that later Mr.. Drts
coli uas. without his consent, introduced into tho
sssa an1 now another person (alluding 10 Mr.
eounzel for the accused and claiming right 70
participate in The ttisl: aud under these slfenm
stances nc askea .as ~ Toars ann..s.nes s
nltted to withdraw M us anpeaane ss. =, ~. r
aae xo,. TeIles When T o,Dien arose and
eafd that he wonld inform the Court well as tho
neraon ee NV Who had lust addressed It, that he was
| there not merely to defend INC prisoners 1T me
bar, hut alec 10 expose. and 1t possible, puf.ne b!
legal p.osccutson, TINT PERSONS base breach Of
1,nst and erosslr unnrofessIona conduct. lie then
went on 70 state that As. Fsases had ben .a,so- .
dnced to the prisoners whale tneF were AZ once
of the Detective Police, by eoue OF the ha5tueS o.;
~ 49, eesra 90 1awver vho ,ronld sss1sr them in
:he,r defence; that theE, under tha. IMPRESSION
| mndc hnnk. and unrcserFeu communication 70
him, OF the circumstances connected with the
be abused the confdeuee thus faithfully rcposed
him, BY inpattlns al the kho"iedge sol N 1ais
way, FIST as he obtained 1t, to G. +. Bradley Of
the Deceive Police. Tint in short, pretending to
gre ulSm ~ a nv a1tho datast;ra. ~,
wards them msse,y A. II: spy ~ " ~ n..i ~; ~
sn1en sSen' inase d eonadsnee. ths @ eSeefs r:
the trunks eontaan1nT sne'r g9ods, ss!a ana
had given taem 10 ts 1aae{s sn anu 10 FL
70 1 6 ased IL evidence seainst e astsnasats +
had aleo under Earons pfee5fs @ o. Geneas 70 es
derived to me oe1sndants ,so,n s9 aUn t ~
amount q neally ohs .,4 har1e ~
among osnsI soH tsats md oti,er Articles
G hie% he hsa immsdistely Converted into money
this not OILY nae @ oG st I'M on IL
s1arcr hs nretendea to snnear for them Il
re- oGnf M III. opH Observation-Disclosures ranaei thei
b. esd an az Se E
Whefe a9 WSnr Hss14 Ks, he hc,errd fhat +hc
asansen Jusuce Ia1nef ln'& nc oet1e'eo A''at '''s
. | were III Erhtt;; ..a,soa -, f.,+,,. +,,,,, e
Mhen II. bf.en na9 htas1to. M Is & sac sain
Nj. seses aae ns, i si that vani
aons were t9 ne or dgnr thmYtfst that Was No
neitncI aoni1t nVt us ;s, ~ 31..nstis.sa thsa ~
sne PfoRet u1ne yig Ayt gAfte e ~ h.ans6 tSae ha
Ieo yuugs Enanqsr - ~ ~ honnrahSn ~
i fassio1l coniir say in open Court that be ryoul
neither admit nor deny charges OF this description
Such Language wae entirely 1neone1s1ens ~lIa 70
nnoeenes q .ae esst ~ ny i,sts,t ~ nn1er arcns
n Hons m1 ~ eharacter 70 eraYe anj shocking,
5 Tie Judge expressed an intention to gre con1
8 eel for the defence the largesf liberty n TeatA
tiHG me Hansacaoas tnsl tao taa5 vesn ~ M. ~
II ns,+. * III nfSfe.s f.nj,tv ri cnnJnst I'd Cd
d rnpt and. ecapdaious. He also declared that b
would resign his eeat utlees he COULD pseye!
y such corrupt conepiIacaes oss"sen , ~
= @ aaa as.orHesds daeoribssd ~ II n'I,rien '"$
Tbc insy having been enpanncllcd, and the cal
I. stated for the prosecutions 4r- DtisGol opened
:. the 3nry i9f the nsaens@ p ~ u 1r
eaa,ESS9 Es9, H aS3itSnn ~ = r6rveysstion ihat tnn
n. VII hsesas use h1sa ana Falker tust aftcr 4
II pr,,totm p.aSn n Tia Pniice Eonrt aboTc a1nicd
~ Af. 0s4e - xf = e" Ionoa y Fes,[c- \ ~ 81
}aai IT., ~ mar fhc was ors
~ gr3.a .yS ~ AZ ~ him 1rhather ho hai rnccred NJ
d nae nao N ie ren1y in tho necaHye. Fe!Eerr
MARKED Ia Inst hs1 1 X M xay VA 70 eet a3i n
coula T be rot rot out of them snd let them 60 to ri
"a Iii. Dtecoii went on to state, that even suppo
Ing all to BE- proved In behalf Of tne people Will
Of ths asp IN Icy anta+s bse.nao X
,S M nt ranvict m cyIdencn nrocnrcd IY mes