, 1864-01-06
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Demurrer to Pleas in the Bisssl Case
OVerruled---Rissen to be Tried
on Two Indictments.



voted to the rccreatfons Of the holidays Oh Thurs
day last to settle the peadngB In the case OF 'he
People OF the State Of Illinois ". Blssen. The re-
sult was that the pleas Of the former acquittal,
which had been pleaded to the Indictment charg-
ing Bisee With melting Bradley and Chadwick to
burn tho Rock leland Bridge, were dec1sred bud
on demurrer; that these Indictments were suB-
ta.Ied, and that according to present arrangements
the defendant will be tried on them some time dur
ing the present term Of the Recorders Court, pro
baGlJ the second week.
TO one {perhaps two) oshet indictments accusiug
Biseen Of participating In conepirary to bnrnthe
bridge, ard differing Com that on which the de-
fendant was previously tried only By locating the
scene of the attempted execution Of the object OF
the conspiracy Mt the opposite end @! the bridge,
the plea OF .'antrcfoia acquit'' was sustained.
The following quotation from the case OF Free
land ya. People, 10th Illinois, embodfes the rule
followed by the Court in oscrruling the pleas Of
'.fo.1ner acquIttal:"
VIA this case, neither the act nor the offense
charged In the Indictment is the same as that de-
S f In I q as &C. spop rs plos
ecntion in the Plea alleged Of the ohense charged
1.-THE crimes charged arc 80 distinct that evil
dencc OF the will not support the other, then
an acQutal to one cannot be pleaded for an tndic-
ment FOR the other.
pArother rule is that unless the trat indictments
20 relatcd to tho second that defendant might hare
been convicted OF the charge contained the sec
ond upon proofof the facts alleged in the 1rst
an acault,aI under the can be pleaded In bar Of
| the other, otherwise not.
| Arlington i Dent, for State, McAllister for de-
fence.
q. s. CIRCUIT CouRr-Before Hon. Thos~ Drum
mopd, Judge-tsF. (Chancery) Hoyt ct al 70. Ely
ct al; complainant comes BY counsel, and default
sM. suts 1d9iia}tyJ Bowman r. schooner jane a.
tesed tor 5000, and claim of Humphrey julien for
danF1y caseg go,t e ~ ss@e; meo sst!a faa F
q sss e. ms and 9t eRsa eaRss e.
be entered; an ozder fos the Grand Jury tor 18th
inst.
sutEn1on CornT-Before Hon. John N. Wilson.
1sss~aia2ine ca. Of Chicago rs 1g1ehart ct al.
| Time to anewer extended ten days.
1aas-Robtns ct q yR Vest Ct a. A. Time to an
'Ts ssIsh1isiey ss 9; Smith, @ Order entered:
sls-Nix rs City Of Chicago. Dis. c. c. No.
ecores ioir9Msamnels ct al VS. shergold ct al. Same
surrn1on counr-Before hon. Van: Il. Higgins.
ti7Mbiselow ct al vs Hatch. New trial awarded
S8-Cash ys Leonard Leave to plf to withdraw
aLot Wcsty it, Is MCCARTHY ; ct ii. Death of VIM B.
Ecan suggested leave to ale new summons with
Sheriff. F m 3 4s Of psa Sz
Thos. Hoyne sustained, and to seventh plea OF
Owen MCCARTHY and to- replication to third plea
of Thoa Hoyne sustained, and to second and third
pleas P. a. Uoyno sustained.
M7--Hiu W McIafn ct al. On trial.
sUPEnlon CouRr-Bcfore Hon. Jos. z. Gary. In
mImTndetwo6d rs Maher. Rule to plead to
amer ded counts extended ten days.
62sWorstss ct y ys Sherman Ct Ct a r 9enn1res aas
ns1feopola e Il Us sehwabasssr + @ e. st u al. Mo,
d for want q St soss nssn1 md ud
1iis~schut,er ys Crosby. Rule to plead extend
i 1M-Pea.son M ct ii " Wodc1l ct al Dis. C.
Cook CO: C1ncurr couar:-Bsforo Hon. E. =.
1ts-{chsncefy. Bcyeridge ct al vs Sherman ct
6Q:-{Ch'y). Little va Little. Proof publ. Rnle
to plead instanter. Bill taken "a confessed and
4soIiCh'y1. Bowman vs. Buchanan ct al. De-
mnrrer 10 bl sustained and leave to amend by
sEHl6h'y). Becker rs Gardner ct al. Blu dis
own costs and b agreement 1n1nne'n Bond can
efe fhe9 seS e; f9s %oasa aas1nfsa 4s st al messg
Hoyre, Miller 8 Lewis enter appearances &c for for the
Ard g'e To- p1fsaa hs + - ts'
ex;snasd tssmsaGefqpa to Tapesds3 j. sa mo1ning
csses docket lor want Of notice and an
: 41S-Roscuttal ct al vs. Jennings Ct Al; Leave
r5ren til O'clock r. N. to file additional plens.
65-Jenea Ct al ~ Strauss. Dis. T. .. by agree
% eei Rowles.vs o'Brien. Rule to plead allow:
6ns-E6munds ct al " Moody ct al. hnle to
plead extended to Monday next, ,
6ga-WinGcit "a Drundeau ct al. On trial!
| KxcoHpxR's CoCRT.-Before Hon. f. Vanbufen,
BENTON ys. Benton: ordered that the deit. pay to
comnIt within IN days, 5000 to pr1secuse her
anti and in the mean time all proceedings In Cross
sp1oehaie IS. sproehule; dis. atscomp'alnants
| coete. !
Sold ve Eeilinger ct al costs to be paid within
Eve days o. execution issued on Judgment,
People w. Dunn. [burglasy,} plea OF guilty.
Same ~ Mcbride, same.
Same ". Connore, forgery, same.
eame ex rel Harry Carter Va. Sheriff Or Cook Co
Petition for hateGs foypuf petition hted, Wftt ts
sued, evidence heart. Carter discharged On his oWr
recognisance-
CCIoNEL KNoBELsDoRF~-The following
lette. from r. II. Vincent, Asst. Adjt. Gen. a
} Washington, has been received BY His E1cclcncy
!, Gov. Yates: .. -
sm-I am directed to notify you that the disa
bIlIty resting upon Colonel Charles Knobelsdotf
on accornt or sentence OF q court-nartial1 dia
: mIesing him from the service, fs removed, and b.
Is hereby authorized to re-anter the eertice unde
AntW commission