, 1863-02-11
TEE CLERICAL .IME3C2LTA.
CONTINUANCE GRANTED FRen DAYTo DAY.
Tie motion for Continuance Based On the s;ck,
nees Of HRS. White -Afidavits Of snith
Lawrence, Charles b. Lawrenos. and
Dr.. 2. nazret, the Family
Physician, in support
Of the motion.

As was indicated in the last issue of tue
Tribune, would be the fact, tho case Of thu
People, &C., against Smith Lawrence and Da
vid q. Perrfgo, who art under two indictments
Riot and False Imprisonment. for the aessu1,
Oh Rer. E. ". Aagcr, WAS up again yester
day in the Recorders Court, on motion fol
continuance.
At the morning session the defendants moi
being prepared, the Court granted them until
o'clock p. n, at Which hour the subjoined
af1idavits were read. The first is that ofsmith
Lawrence, one Of the defendants. The second
that Of Charles II. Lawrence, brother Of Mrs.
sarah E. White, who is alleged to be a mate
rial witness for the defense, and on whose
sickness, and consequent inability to attend at
the present term, the motion is based, and
the last Is that Of the physician in attendance
upon Mrs. White. The following are the
documents:
AFFIDAVIT OF sA1TH LAWRENCE.
STATE or ILLINOIS, CoCNrT or Coox.-Smltt
lawrence pens duly sworn. deposes and says that
he il one OF the defendants iu the above entitled
cauees, and that Mrs Sarah e. White Of Manhattan
IN TIE M county of WIZ and State OF Illinois. is 8
mstsr1al and t witness for The said Dc,
wit1ees is niece Of this deponent, and this depo.
nent expects to prove and believes the eaid de-
PENDANTS will DO able to prove on snch trial. thst
on 0. about the month OF August OF Septcmberlast
Elijah ": Eager. the prosecuting witness in said
causes. while visiting ut the 'ousc Of Edward Law
renee, the father q! ha;d witness in Manhattan
Aforesaid. committed a'' assaut upon the said VII
neas sy AtsGn,psng to ske Improper liberties with
her nt:rsn,,-tEat rch Assault afi! the acts OF the
eaid Hagcr, connected Herewith, were first eoin-
The said witus=s, nhostly previous to the time Of
the pretended commission OF the alleged ofienscs,
with which the ea;G defendants are charged In said
indictments apd ID tt,at asponent was at the aaae
had fafsc1y said and reported in justification
Of himself fhat he was induced ana encouraged to
take such improper liberties With said witness By
the manner and coaluct Of thu said wituesx TO-
wards him the said HAger, and that it WAS at The
time OF receiving such information and while att
ing under the inhuence Of the feelings which would
expressed the determination and the conviction
That It was hib duty to cometo Chicago, and visit
the kaid Hager, and induce him to retract the
70 made By him 70 the injury Of tho cha
thcteE oft said Eitnes6. Deponent further says
that be has and knows Of no other witness bY
whom the said dcfcndants can prove the said a.
Eault and acts ot the said HageT towards the said
to attend this court upon such trial and dcpoaent
supposed and believed that he could procure her
attendancs at tho present term of this eoart, but
Il. Lawrence. the brother of said Witness here.
with led and the certificate OF Dr.. r. Barrett her
physician; thereto attached and as deponent ve.ily
hocee By sickness and is unable to coma to Chica-
60 or to attend this court at the present term
thereof, and deponent believes he will be able to
procure ne ATTENDANCE OF eaid witness at the next
M term Of this court. Deponsnt further says that
this application for continuance is not made fos
delay itIaa snt that Justice may be done.
Subscribed and sworn to this 10th day OF Feb 1853
TX. c. EoRREsT, Clerk.
AFFIDAVIT OF c. 4. LAWRENCE.
STATE or 1111So1a-Wu1 CouHTx-charles q.
lawrence being duly sworn according to law. de-
goteSs an1 FAYE ta5 he Is ths brother Of Mrs
II I'D T%sfT c9aa4 5a5anfb II H. to%p
as be understands Is an important witness tor the
defendants MI the above entitled canse that be
ssd az hes nsa M sisfss on her home in
ally confined By sickness aud under the medical
care and treatment ofP. Barrett. practicing ply
eican q eaid PLACE. 80 as to be unable to attend to
her ordinary dutieR, and that her attendance at
Chicago at the present time, or for some time to
without gEsat prejudice and danger to her Life and
{signed) C. Il. LAWRENCE.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo, this 9th day
Of February, 1868. W4, TowsEn,
Clerk County Court.
CERTIFICATE OF FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
OF Edward Iawrcpee ~ thn tn,s1 ~ puf
WI county, Illinois. and from my professional
Who nSder medta ~ Mfs st. easah "hit
fully satisfied that It would b. unsafe and irnpTu-
isisnedS ~ so ~ '2s eRme time come.
Manhattan, ILL.,, Feb. 9, 1868.
MI. ClaFkson opposed the motion On the
ground that the atldaElts did not show suff1-
c1ent cause. Tho sickness alleged, was, lie
thought, only temporary, and & postpone
ment Tor few days would be all that defend
ants would require.
Mr. Goodwin also, In opposition, said that
the prosecution, the people, we're ready and
anxious that these causes should be speedily
tried. They would resist any attempt to con-
tluuc, and thought the Court could not grant
the motion on the affidavits presented. There
WIS nothing definitely stated as to the cl.ar1c-
tef OF INC SICKNESS Of the witness, and 1t was
Prooaoie therc Was no cause Tor great delay.
he "onld consent that the case should be
inca Ii Que week or two weeks, but would
NV eousen' 1n"' II snou4a go over Tor the
lS1m' .-.--
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WE'VE lnes $1,000 Oh 'aesf Legal rights, and
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was very cautiously drawn, and be did not
1.-THE Court could consistently eeta day, say u
week OF two -hcad, in which the case could