, 1863-02-06

Tie 8cccAh Chamber of Commerce.
ST, NICHOLAS Hotel, N. l., Jan. 31 1868.
Editors Chicago Tribune;
rec hy = recent i,,.inbrr Of your paper that my
DHfnt l1Es " Tn usrH in connection With tho ntW
Chamber OF Con HsctCc ElJout tp bc established in
your citr ns orc Of tie crypusatoEs. Sucl. Of
ny I:4'se Ii entirely without M knowledge O.
teen published in sl1at con.tcction you VIII also
give publicity to this denial,
IEcInain yonrs, &C.. P. PALNx7.
There are other names Of floyal mcu append,
cd as corporators to that bill. We trust they
will speak out and inform us whether they
gave tlcirconEcntt to such USE Of their natnes.
Kecorder's Court.
IL The Recorders Court. yesterday. fudge
Wilson granted decree Of divorce in the
suit Of Parsons VI. Parsons.
". Rankin plead guilty to an Indictment
for larceny.
Smith Lawrence mud David Fl. Perrigo, the
individuals who are under two indictments
for The aesault on Rev. E. ". HageT, gave
bail in 81 600 each for their appearance from
day TO day, with Wm. Stewart and A. Il.
Dalton as surcties. Their trial5 Will proba-
bly, take place on Monday next,
Nathaniel and Rose Dexter, who it is said
Kept, before their arrest, n house Of i'll fame,
were tried for the robbery of an inmate Of
their institution and found guilty. TAey are
to stay one year at the Joliet Pcnitcntiary.
George Seymour was next placed on trial.
q: is an experienced and professional hotel
thief Tie specific charge On which he was
arrested was tLat of entering the room Of
afr. jerome Myers, in the Mattcson House,
and stea1ins portmonnaie containing Il sum
Of money and valuable papers. The case was
given 10 the jury.
a man named Frederick Bartling was then
brought up, who had been bound over hy
Justice G. Il. Baunm, on charge of threats.
The Court went into IN investigation of the
whole affair, when 1t appeared that the ac-
cuscd lad been charged by, aud had actually
paid 10, Justice Baumm about $i1.0o US costs
in the preliminary proceedings The swindle
will be the more apparent WHEN it is under
stood that III all cases Of the nature Of threats,
the People are the plaintiff, and the masis-
trrc has no right whatever to tax up one
cent Of costs.
The Recorder, OIL the strength Of the deycl-
opments, lad subpoena issued for Mr.
Baum1n, and he WAS soon forthcoming. On
ieirg questioned he at first denied, aud then
admitted tue facts as stated, and after some
squirting up from the Recorder, produced his
docket in court, when it vas discovered that
rot only the fees in this case Of Bartling were
charged lis stated, but several other cases of Il
like nature were also brought to the surfIcc
Several persons stated that they had known
Of snch instances before. "ith the Justice
named and with other JG ices. His Honor
gave Mr.. Baumm d lecture On the nature Of
the crime Of which he had confessed himself
to be guilty, and signited his intention to
break up the system. States Attorney Knox
a]so announced that lie should bring the sub
ject to the attention Of the Grand jury when
that body reassembled on Monday. Com
plaints have been lodged against several other
justices, and the whole matter will undergo
IL thorough ventilation.
The Pierce Dorm case iB set for tfli. NOR
ming, and will occupy the day,