, 1863-01-05

Charge Of Forging Government
vouchers.


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a. previously announced, the examination
OF George eutpheu and J. G. Ward. charged
with forcing government voncl,era ,,,ro 80
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" "..eiuoou' ue4ole " .. Commls'
sioncr T. a. Aoync. The United States was
represented by District Attorney Larncd, and
"s~"0e0 ~ 49, ILL el'eaee ''"o e. H. elorls'
esqs'
TESTIMONY OF CALEB SHAW.
The first witness examined wos co1eh shaw
who Ind hen emm1o1a hr tn "5 ot'aM ~
negotiate fI,c for1c;i 1anars II IL tastifadfh"f
he had received fie documents from sntnhen ,
on Tuesday last. and Ind 1irst taken then IN
tie fremont House. thjnkino To sell them to N y
Mr.. .Ridgely fSpringfiell, but found be lad ieft
for hon1c, TIC next day he offered them her IL, 10
Mr., Beattic, a lawyer, with whom lie left
them, and saw nothing more of them until be
heard the purties Wcre arrestcd' He baii n
conversation with Sutphen the morning al
his arrest, when le (sutphen) said that the
signature Of Col T. L, Dickev mipht mi
nave been written BY Dtckey, but he himself
co,1ont H t,,t War5 = ia ns WITNESS u1a not re-
t1'n 4u..s maie 10y iu esgn Pleaent &c any OF
had onsth;nH+ A. ~, ,a,ti' ol .nat Nafo
sntTho ~ ~ hn.aaa VIZ tne apsl SO 1ar as ne
A' pr1u ~rsrI.os~ ro~.us4 ~ ",'4 .ne "l'nsss'
The papers in controversy we're offered fol
sale to the witness BY Mr. Bcattie. Witness
took them to Capt, Pomcroy. lie Il. & Com.
missary at this city, and from whit be learned
there he declined to purchase the claim. I'D
Ind seen 6ntphen once since his arrest. 10
Jail, and held conversation with him.
sutphen had then stated that c. ". Brown,
whose name is signed to the bills, on which
the claim is predicatcd, Is a tavern keeper At
Earlyille In This State, that when at the tavern
one day he had received from bIoWn tae oiAs
against sheperdson to collecti tnnt when on
Ills way to Chicago, le nad met IN Lie cars .
man dressed ,han In nnnof 10 Mh9 represented
himself rs naSn,uG !, VI 6n9 SnS III Illinois eaEalGy
and acqnarteo WIN tol. Dlckey and J. G:
ehePelaas319a' ano tlat tney were DOTH at
optiagneia. Altersome1url conversation,
ba ha5 ~ aoro4sltton' 4 M 2ulpnen saad
~ .Au eIt5 4has4 nun "l1n tae bllis TO take to
Springfield and have them properly made out
ana signed, ana that they they had returned in
tnelr present shape. me witness did not
ueal MaIo eay uineA Q! anylmne, though he
cSi scSingo !. interested II LIE story as sutphen
lolo II. :
TESTIMONY OF MIR. pox.
Was formerly connected with the 4til rcci
ment Illinois cavalry, aud knew Col. Dickey's
g,ain e. aug slgatHIe 10 Inc !etter pur
company, is not Col. Dickcy's. Know Shep
erdson; be was Captain Of company 1
n'1fcs ~ anri u aoTsenq 1sse Is CaPtan o. COMPANY
tic regiment was in Tennessee. and on % tht
9Th and 7th Of that month participated in tAt
nallle o. eh1lon. capt. sheperdson M was Will
tached to ti1e naner is not in his lis taSdwritine ~
Mr. Charles j. Deattie testified that Shaw
came TO MN on the morning Of Dec 31st, ant
the naner to Hr Psrks .' VIM s; s,;d he . 1rnui.
take them at eighty-fye cents on the dollar
1hey gS;1eae Meae ~ y Flgnt a1; ,os4;aoa .,n+ IN
member Of Co. /. Can't shepheriison. % - 9TH III;
nofs cavalry, and Ind been for ten months
1869. The witness stated, In answer to
question by Defendants S counsel, that he la,
been recruiting tor Shepherdsons compan.
~ nan,,tT Aforeb.7 Fror,. +os+;s;aa T., +,,o,,r,.
Of tie parties. and that sntphcn Ind sa;d h h
bought the claims and could prove it by Shaw
Mr. SHAW was recalled to answer question
IN relat1on 70 inc pecania1J ABILITY OF the &C
he had heard sutrhen'g Either was rich' @'@'
MOTION TO DISCHARGE wARn
The prosecution here rested their rosc mn
Mr.. Chase, of counsel for the accused imme
d;ate7v movoa +o d;achoroo 1v,rd ~ A.
ground that therc had hem noth;no dovolono
II ,ba nr;aonoo ~ :,,>,,o.to IT., T., o,r 49,,
~, T. 49, .11ouo;, So n orrrad ~
nnt,on - eona 1on,t,,
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~ ~ "A 'AA~ AAAA0e'o~A wa
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Aue 1useaeF oeafloe NUS LICE aolou1neo I
wednesday, next.
The defendants we're then bo1d ~ RAJ, g.,
nbcn In a. mn an, ~ sAn - u..u ~ oal' eu'
P14~" ~ S1'ovo ono Fara IN 675u, which the
were seTerally unable to procure, and there
upon we're remanded tn ia;1
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The Dawn OF ofFrecdom-ccrahra n,
the CoIored Citizens. ~
Tho f,,eo+ nraeer,o ,,,,o,, l+,, ,o,,,
rri7ov ero~rdea 49,. 49, ap1 - oAt .a4s oa'
ra,s y mr.. e.oSaea oae tne account OF the Juellc
hela New fears Day BY our colored citizens
narcd M one of tho o,t a...,. 'ae w
Ycnr,s.
Tn ,,,,~en,noo ns ~, u,,,,-, -....
pursuance VI lne paoilsncd programme
Quinn's Chapel was crowded at an early hou
III lne morning, ihe exercises Of the da.
Rev. Mr, Dare, the pustor fo]Jowcd n , , f;.,
vent prayer, hl1ed with thanks to the Mos
High for the manifestations of Divine ;,tor
oppressed s1arcs and r,os,nr 1r,t,, ~ ate,~.
eiooAua Will ILL "uecl
ing a appeal N ochah OF the Government.
,oa.;ona - % s4ss,a ano .' 1e'nlng oi scf1ptuFal SC
introduced Mr. Anderson of Can,d, y,
LOOK LOT Als theme the Proclamation Of Free
dom DC and its effects upon the enslayed race
Of Slavery and its intimate n ,aS sug@sG
the s National troubles; He showed with mucl
eess o1 development since the days of ths
Mlssonfl 1aax th Gompromise, and that Slavery has
."sa ueen W 41st, great and only cause Of tht
haI, aIo lnat consequently the only way tc
eng me war vas to remove the cause.
Alter another anthem BY the choir. Presi.
dent Stanley arose and spoke Of the stirring
events tie year lS63 were bringing forth
closing hls remarks by reading the following
s''"' posn. --
Oh, what ,s % = s1,ra, ~ - .T,a NJ "s q sIAsE.
Snd hna MnaI ~ s t Ga s to tremele with dread
And WIEN he bos ss1 ennTned an inlaons thoo acad
pIorc, ~ t"A ~" '1'e' u oess sno I'M
That &c In his kindness won,d +ror,n,o .,,o ro.u
~@'f'~ 'Dso ''''se
3sn 10 gaEe IN Despair on the SUMS living ray,
~ 1naoaM :" Atout cgul W GieaIufe or Clays
70 iosG ~! ancetion and sympathy dear,
Ano ~! PASSIONS Of man-saye the passion o1
lear
All ADa9g 4 lug \. We a uammeis Tx body that bind,
~ nerca,o 70 qe % en1st WIN the shacklcs Of mind
AopeMfseme, IT, We 1aoaeh thy tysant's fierce presence
ns lorm Ill each shadow, his gofco in each blast
m filter h. ,,ota+o,. .,,,o.oun.tn,
Ihoogh as, TO- crimes yet unhea1d Of. and horrible
.oeeos.