, 1863-08-10
THE AMEhEEE EXCISE LAW.
Arrest for Failure to Take Out Ii
cense---A new Point,
Examination Of the Accused be-
fore u. 9. Commissioner
Uoyne-1He is Com.
mitted to Vail.

fine grounds, located near Sterling, On which
The County Fairs ate held. and here, too, the
fast men try the mett1e Of their trotters, Of
which there are many good specimens In the
vicinity. On the 11th Of July there was such
a gathering, and several races took place.
Two parties we're selling liquor On the
grounds, each Of whom had license, but
third party, the accused one, frank Grant)
started q shop and commenced a brisk bnsi-
neEs in whisky. without having paid the sum
which Is required by Uncle Sam as license
fee. he WAS reconstructed with by Depaty
u. s. Collector Terrell, of TINT district, and
also by Deputy o. s. Assessor Hapgood, but
to no purpose, as he insisted that this Was 4
free country, and t'it was pity II man
couldn't sell o glass Of whisky without pay
ipg Abe Lincoln for the privilege" Com
plant was subsequently made by 3Ir. Terrell,
and Grant was arrested by Deputy q. S. Mar
at Q O'Clock Saturday morning. The follow
frg Is the provision Of the Amended Act, IN.
der which the proceedings were had:
SEC, oi.-"TLat II any person OF persons shau
ncss' for lie c1eirisirg of carrying On of Which
trade or business lictnsa Is relui:cd, without ta
king out such license. IS Is H. that behalf re-
ii
diHon to Other penu1tics now impoacd by law, at
the discretion Of the Court, te subject to imptis
onmeut 10: tenn not exceeding Two years"
james a. Cow1es, csq., appeared for the
Government, and conducted the prosecution
with great ilrmuess and decided ability. Al.
ter hea1lng the testimony, Commissioner
uoyIc held the prisoner to answer in $500
bail, in default Of which he was commi,!edto
jail.
This is case forming considerable import
ance to the public, as II Is the first instance in
which an arrest has been made for ncn-fuldl-
mentof this provision Of the taxlaw require
mcntE, the usual course having been 10 enter
suit for penalty. TIE disposition made Of The
accused Is 4 faIr index to the fate awaiting al
de1iuqucnts to Uncle Sam.
Death OF Judge n. n. Purple.
It is our melancholy duty to announce tic
dccease, at tie Sherman House on Sunday
morning at three o'clock, Of Judge N. u
Purple, ofPeoria- About month ago heeane
TO Chicago to attend the sitting6 Of the United
States District Court, and 1t WIS after days
exhsusting labor, attending to the interests
cf Lis client, that he was taken Ill and re-
moved to the Sherman House, where he re-
1uaiEed until he died. During his illness he
vas attended By Drs. Mcv1ckar, Terry and
Booze, md subsequently Ly his family phy=i-
clan, DR.. Dickerman- His family, end part"
ner, Alex. Mccoy, esq, States Attorney, and
others from Peoria, were with him, smooth
ing, with many Kind and loving attentions, the
descent to the tomb.
Judge Purple was born IN Otsego County,
New Ys1k, and at tho time Of his death was
nearly at!y-six years old. he cane TO Illinois
III 1858, and during the same year was enrolled
as an attorney in the Supreme Court, and fixed
uron Peoria IS his place Of abode. It was in
1s2s, that Governor Richard Yates, Hugh T.
Diekcy, j Justin But:erHeld, ard other since dis
tirguislcd lawyers in Illinois, were admitted
TO psactice in this Court. In 1876 he was ap-
pointed Associate Justice Of tile Supreme
Court Of Illinois, AID was assigned to hold the
courts in the Fifth Circuit. Judge Purple
held this position until this Court WAS rcor-
ganizcd under the new constitution Of 1915.
1n1s49, he published his Real Estate Statutes
Ct Hlirois, a compilation Of great practical
valre, embracing the laws relatiagto tho title
Nor,h1yeeta,, r1>-, ,to,x, H. sola of,,r,1,.,-
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nc+cs of tbc decisions n thc cons.rnct;on ~
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O'Clock, 10 takc me usnai action in commem-
ofaIon o1 me fn1ues OF Inc oeeeaseo.
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arrivals at the fremont uonse. Hon. y. p
Dole. Washington, Indian Agent: Hon. q, C.
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