, 1863-11-17
from MOUNT VERNON, I'LL.
1Le Wabash Gridiron in the
Supreme Court.
THE GUTHRIE SIDE SHOW TO
THE SWINDI,E.

Especial Dispatch to fhe Chicago Tsibuue.f
MOUNT VERNON, Jefferson Co., Ill, Nov. is.
The cate Of the Wabash Railway Company
rs. Samuel Guthrie. which was 'dieposcd Of
day before yesterday, has some unique feA-
lures about it, which deserve the calculation
ofan explanatory statement. Samuel Guthrie
is saloon keeper, living in Cairo, and By the
concutripg PRESENTATIONS Of all parties, Is
utterly worthless, ut least in q financial point
Of view, while his personal character Is prob
ably as clearly Illustrated by his connection
with tbissuit, as It would be by whole volumes
Of biography. 0utstanding notes Of his to
the amount $12o were IN the Possession OF
another resident OF Cairo. by the name Of
WIe1 Ne soy outstanding notes because
from the copy of the record flied In sthis
!-tu1t, such appears to have been the case,
although We EAye the statement Of emtneutly
respectable gent1emea, that euttg hid once
be1ora been brought On the paper. and judg
nent given for the defendant UoWsver this
may hare been, the Wubash Railway Company
claimediu the Cairo Court of Common Pleas
to be entitled to receive the money on the
paper By transfer from Wen, and filed their
declara,icn accordingly. The copy of one
tfthe notes, which accompanies the declara.
tion, 1s Ms follows:
CA1no, August 81, 1853.
Ore day attsr dats, promise to psy to The % order
out a1.y relief whatevez from valuation OF a2ptase
s1elt lave:
LStEDe11 SAMUEL GuTHR1E.
tEnd0sseaent on back OF motel
1s rsy BeS3amin Z. Gallup or order, c
~ he Wabash Railway Company. or ordsf.
!Signedl BENJAMIN E. GAlLur.
We must do the counssl for the Wabl.h
Company The justice to state that they ex-
preBtly deoy That there Was any collision
@hatsver between the counsel OF agents Of
the Company and Guthrie or hls couuee1. in
The inception or preparation Of thls suls. But
one thing Is certain, that the suit went for
ward from Its commencement through the
interne6fate stages till 1t found itfelf in the
Supreme Court, without any of those ve1a-
tious delays that 20 frequently obstruct the
-cauze Of justice, in caEes where plIn.iH and
defendant sustain the usual antagonistic rela.
mons to each other The writ was lssue1 On
the ed day Of last September, and the decIa- |
ration filed ot,,the same day. The name Of VIII
liam 4, HackeT, Plaintiff Attorney, appears
n the back Of the declaration On the ssh |
# October the defendant pleaded nul tie! cor !
poration, coptlaing his defences, singularly |
enough. to precifely the point which the !
plaintiff was desfrous Of hav1ng tudiclaliy de- ]
!efmined. On the same day too, exactly four |
ten days from the hecomMenczmtnto Of the suit. |
the parties HaiEanR Jury, submitted the cause
Mmkey, presiding, gaFe Judgment fot tae
rltfntif, and . motion for . new trial was |
made and orerru1ed. It may be remembered |
here that II the haste which brought this case !
to trial within fourteen days ftom the issuipg |
Ct The writ Was not the result Of a coliusiye |
arrangement then the docket Of the Cairo |
Court must be an exceedingly ehoit one, or |
the defendants eonGse1 wers more ~illing to /
put atIde delays for the aake Of substantial |
justice than the fraternity generally receive |
However that may be, the bill Of excep. |
items, eu:hoaying al the TRANSACTIONS Of tue |
Illinois Legislature. aud Of persons Profess !
ing to act ii Its behalf, which bsar upon the |
validity Of the Wabash Rail way act, came up |
to the Supreme Court and was filed on the !
until the ninth Of the present month, when |
Guthrie gave to Judge Skinner, Of Quincy,
an irreyocab1e power of attorney, expressed !
to be for tall and ample eqtvaleut In !
money, authorizing him either to prose-
cute the appeal. or to release all errors and
dismiss it.
On the ye1Y same day Guthrie s1gns another |
power Of attorney to George II. Wall aud |
Thomas 8. Casey, two attorneys Of Calro, |
revsklng the frreVocab1e power Of attorney I
he had Just given to Judge Skinner, and con |
shutting the said Wall and Casey his attor-
ne3a Ia Judge Skf1ner's stead, With express |
directions to prosecute the appeal to decision. ]
On the next day 1.-THE 10Th Of November) Sam
uea Guthrie signs an affidavit Of which the fol-
lowing Is copy:
AFFIDAVIT.
STATE or n1lSoIs. A1E1AsDEn Co., IS.
f. Lawrence Guthrie, being duly sworn, dcpose
ano a. sag; .nat az IRE pezaon Wn9 Vas as5sndtnt
onsr1 4sa 3t,W ~ Wasa me Mh6a5a KaftMay
Sfn5keV in The GaIso fonrt ~ Gnn,ag5 ~ gIa Pees
That have been INFORMED ana Induced to beiiere
that the decision IN said cause was IN ny favor,
and the same has not been, BY my authority. taken
70 the Supreme Court, being willing to stand By
sf.nd s sd iea5 ada an n f th ana ere oseq Nns
Mn1ier n ssiJ rSrs ~ +he 1ta Gaep Gn+ y
mon Pieaa.
also Fay that have no othet snit with said
company In e'id CAIRO court Of Common Pleas.