, 1863-02-07
Law TNTELLIGENCE.
The Trial OF Durnn IN The Recorders
Court

ES1TEn STATES CIRCUIT CoURr-EJoe |
Hon. 7Htmas Urn,nmond.-This Court has
been occupied for several days in the trial Of
cjec,mcnt suits, growing ont Of conflicting
titles to portions Of what is known as the
Military Tract. Yesterday there was a Wis
consin Farm mortgage case in hearlng,-one
| Of the Racine and Mississippi Railroad series.
There are several suits Of public interest on
| the docket, which may DO reached within Il
| few days. So far, the term has been an ex-
ccedingly dry one
SuFER1on CorRT.-EJore The Court ia banc.
The full bench Of Judges are still busy with
the objections to the special assessments.
Judgment was rendered yesterday on the
Dearborn Street warrant, though there was
| the most strenuous cxertion put forth by The
objectors to prevent this result. If the city
is not again intcrfcred with, the nuisances
now infcsting the south part Of Dearborn
Street, and known as Custom House Place,
will be speedily removed, and the long de-
sired Improvements made.
RECORDERS CoCRT-EJore Hon. n. s. TIT.
:on.--The jury in the case Of Geo. Seymour,
the hotcl tibet, noted yesterday, found the de-
fendant guilty, sud fixed his term Of punish
mcnt at ono year In the pcnitentiary,
As announced in our last issre, the trial of
Pierce Doran, for shooting his wife, CAME On
nt the opening Of the Court yesterday morn
ing, John Mason, esq, appearing for the
prisoner. The evidence developed during the
day WAS substantially TINT given at the pre-
lin,inarY examination, and as it WAS Of no re-
cent occurrence, does not warrant us in tax
ing the fpace required for a reproduction
I hero. The simple facts arc, that Dorau came
to Chicago in April, to work in the black
tnithshop Of the Northwestern Railroad
, | Company. His wife and family remained at
Thornton, and ono Christopher Casey, .
; ucighbor, became intimate with Mrs. Do7an,
:, and, as is charged, had frequent criminal in.
tcrcoursc with her. Dozan afterwards brought
his family to Chicago, aud on the 26th Of De.
| cember Mrs. Doran gare birth to a child
The prisoner having been informed Of the
fact by his boy, went to bis home, aud after
, clothing himself in his best suit, deliberately
, took pistol, which he stated had been sonle
, time in readiness for the purpose, and shot
r his wife in the face, inflcting severe ane
nainful wound, one from which, according Il
A the attending physicians testimony, very lev
9 PERSONS would hare recovered. TIC was I'M
Y mediatcly arrested, offering no resistance
d oud has since that time remained in jail. Th'
&c testimony so far las simply shown the fact
E. the shooting. and the criminality Of Case!
d and Mrs D., the former, 1t is said, being III
d. tather Of the child.
DoFan Is an 1iishman Of perhaps thirty-6v
Ut years ot age below tho medium height, ant
g, Of small though muscula, frs,nc. Hc |
'ot dressed In full suit of h,aek clothes nm,
SIX with well eomhed hair and mia ,,,,c,
Of 1noussachc, presents altogether q rcsnact.,,
ICY appearance. His wife, who Is also prcss,+ :,
al Court, is By no means Ill looking, and In W.
,rn pearsncc, neat and tidy, On the other hant
tor Casey is large, oTergrown, raw-boncd ma,
est With vicious look Of The eye, aud bull d.
list cast Of countcnance. he has served ter
Of in the penitcntiary for causing the death Of Il
twifc. From the efldcace, Mrs, Doran seez