, 1865-11-20
THE EIPNESS ROBBERY.
Preliminary Examination Of fAc Prls-
onern-Ail Held under Heavy Bali.

At eleven o'clock On Saturday forenoon. The three
men. William Pruut. lawrence T. Prout and Thoua-
A. Aou1sey, who are charged with the robbery Of
the Ane17can E.rrese conpany'a delivery wacon
while standing In front ot the First National Rsuk,
on Clark street, sboui ten days AGO. were arraIcned
before Justice 7. 3. Brown for preliminary exani-
nation
Charles 4. Heed. Esq. State Attorney, appeared
for the prosecution and E G. Assy and Colonel Du.
SHnd for the defence ..-...
superintendent stau, the poliee detectives who
so ably worked up the eate, were placed upon the
stznd and gave tlieir eytdcnce, which win a few
from ~hal has already been published. Detective
Webb testified that George Aasthe @a- the deliyesy
agent, heought lawrence Front, the driver Of the
Aner the robbery had becn committed. and thai be
<Nelb! told them 10 go orer to the express Office
and arn1t his coming. Frout fhereupou jumped
s,ag,cd o i IL asore IL !es u nDss zee
a rapid rate thAt officer Shippey arfcete1 him
On lie corner Of Clark and Randolph streets and
brought up to headquarters where ii sas known
who he was. Alter the detectives arrested Williaul
Pruut and Monistey they had lawrence conveyed
ss h ed r. E
they intended 10 1mpnson IN the cells ot the Gen.
nal Ssat,on: Amer bringing William 70 the station
fney hun IN 10 t. F., ns
anything out Of him. He refused to tell anything
until be could hAre m fotcrsicw with Lawrence.
They hunoEsd hin gaP, Ss Pgm,s'!ng BIS bFg,her and
Webb, in reply 10 question FROM Mr. A*,y, stated
thai they iound F1s.Wo Of the money In L-Crai@e
house o,,st md ,ts The Tnnaade. ~ e0nsta'ed
ihat when noutsses came to c.als'e N De ef hsef
tbelNren zine and ten o'clock at n!ght) he brought
with Kim Journal having in It a manz5ed account
Koea LeC7afs, vile Of Charlie LcCraic ,hs ac-
complice Of tue Prpate md Mo7ris~ey, WIS placed
upon the staud at the in.nnce Of the defence for
;he pgpsss q showing that MoFi;sy h.d no
hand went TO the door about ten o'elo=k and there
was haek standinx IN front ont Of which Sam
AioHirscy stepped; and entered the house: A1tc1
Prout for as her husband introduced him
Mr Smffh} went tnto the bedroom and let Nor
rtssey sitting with her in the dark. Aner conver
e;.mr hack into the sitting room. Her bn*bend
ahen asked Mo1rit=ey hots much The hsck bill
amounted to, and npon being answered two dol
'S5s 'Ss has ahsy tcais snd Aotses' gent out toTsd
Mr.. Asay SAID. At the conclusion Of Mrs. Laca1g's
testimony that be was willing to wnre all exsminA
9a e. -, e. r. @ ~ ri E. d Sao
wihbed 10 uEe htm as N!tneae IN order to show
that Lawrence prout Nns innocent Of any -and all
IN The EohSeT: To thus nr7ansemrpt
BY Tie Co1rt, who ruled that William was not COM
l,ctent wltutas undelxuch circumstances.
Mr. Aesy then asked for The discharge Of Law
aence against him De argued that he ehonld not
be bcld tnpty IN the ground that Ac happened 10
aHye the wagon from which bis brother stole the
The State Attorney objected to doing anything
Of TIE kind. In biz opinion the evidence was sut8-
GENTLY EtronE to Justly the CouIt in putting him
~ l3a aa NJ e
decided to hold both ProutA, fixing their bail
bonds at as 900 in each case:
part Of Moryis4y, hut their ccyldence did not tend
10 weaken the chzrge against him lie was there
fore required 10 Ctye bail In the SUN Of for
hls aPpssssnos and at .he r1ansst Of " g oa Bed
her appearance 81 Witness
Ant NOTES.
The approach OF winter Is marked by an Immense
activity In the world Of art IN our midst. In no
arc,ious rem has 40 much been done far the culn-
fatIqn Of true tas.c in the giving Of opportunity
or lis exercise where already existent Chicago Is
coming up AZ 4 cen1re Of Itself whence shall 1adi-
l.e light Of instruction and cultivation 10 Other
md distant sections, instead Of being, as till
etently she hxs been considered and
rcatcd. mere convenience for the
elfn1e moments Of those Who found elsewhere the
zcnuinc etjrunlus 10 persistent effort or still woE7e,
fne hold for the operations Of the mounte6ank Of
he brush and easct. The world Hoyes, and CHI
ago. Thoughts stationary point on rs surface,
he average. Improvements like misfoItuna rel
.om run fing1y. and II IL gratifying to perceive that
We a1e making rapid t.f3des tonard IN cusiahle
poeision In ~ that marks the cultivation 81 love
We have already ch,onicled the opening Of the
cfosby AT Gallery In this city. and spoken Of The
FeAlth OF thought ffansGxcd Oh canvas which Is
here Enthestd, The Euite Of rooms has already be-
;ome pAco Of qriet resort where the admirers OF
he trre love 10 con:rrsaie, stnee the opening
lies hare been tiled up, and pictures re-as7angtd.
We uosiee the ur7ivnl on Saturday Of several addi
ions 10 the Art furniture Of this gallery. Prominent
nonE 9o1 of n1 sferrtsd,@s Nc Mouni Mood" eSn'1, #
which does no discredlt to the gzcal
tdEt, and YET, IN the dlrknuing period when re
.s day = Pay aaf b,t T. e1.asns II
delify to nature which - 30 Characteristic OF bis
Rocky Mountains" Bicretadt has also, among
be new arrivals. Z .splendla effort the Convent
lie N The Highlands Of Scotland and
n.uys we notice a,so ap e1sellent
HsIeh e'5ee o. and chia % Johnson Iii iSese w
vcl repay Inspection. The efficient supervision Of
lrs. W. ]. Gtpcu, = lady whose excellent taste has
'een maturcd BY ten year. Of extensive experience
mone works Of ar, has been secured 1oF the GAL
:. Mr. Crosby has nearly completed music bail in
he Stale stze. portion Of hla block. intended tor
a.e - Classic concert ha the title y not set
Tho strangely enough has becn almost unl-
ignored IN this re- poet, while Mozart Men
II Iii ~. ena ohess have been remembered 10 near
I'd ~ y n1e,y feet in length oy iiy In Width
lery funt rn,i nlytise feet ealing, naTow cal-
ihe sons ea ,a,es sides aud the Stage situaed
" t seana % N 1ed I'D o
to the acoulic nrzaneed with espedsj serard