, 1865-01-08
: FROM CINCINNATI,
TIC Chicago 'Conspirators aud their ,.Erlends
---1 Cold BIoc6e1 Murder.
from Our Own Reporter.l

, LFrom Our Own Rrpotter.1
CtSc1SNA11, January s, 1866
The trial Of Tho Chicago 'consptrators sill COL
tiuuce, so fer MS the public is concerned, In sttx
quo. The authorities arc, however, completing
the prclim.naries with all possible dispatch, and
It is not probable that the examination will be- de-
fvrred more than dsy Or two longer Ind.ed-
Major Burnett Is nearly ready with the case for
The people, That, II one or two naembrss Of tic
time. the prisoners may possibly hc arfafanei and
Tue Court formally opened Tomorrow 1Fridly]
The ct::srsr.cy of such absorbing interest n ,hs
Chicago pIb!Ic attracts very little Intention her.
r'rcy people heilg really unaware Of The eIistcne,
y shc rl": :sc arrest Of the conspiratory. lad
the Chicago hG- and cattle yard, or Of tfc Cbicaon
packing houstt, i would probably have excited
s q'snon siss o5 hess incidents
here, c.,mprlsing u thry do one Of he strongest
e,ama q yenr Sly to tas position Of the New York
o. tae West. r, Ihc capacity aud growth Of your
end eyefy:uo,x And then look or triumph oyur-
epreade an old 0hioan' counteuance Is he ancics
os Se ns1t It REs Rsn of superiority
The prisoners 1t Mclean barracks still remain
about the same. Daily they arc visited By syn1pa-
thz'ng tE1snds o. counsel sllo wish to impsEt
light through the dark cloud Of conyicsing test-
monyg which enshronds the accused. Tn Wedn.s-
65y the nFtz99i receyed 4 an g. aon in he person
ed IN Indianapolis for connecticut with treasons-
Bile organizations and plots The czact nature Of
Is probably similar TO that OF the Chica;o rebels,
md will be investigated by the same court. There
arc also; & e6naned t9 e., the : bar1aeks several
ing sons Of chlya1ry formerly 1ncarcesated IN
Camp Douglas. but whose ambition orerleaped
Itself causing them to oyerleap the batzicade and
1hey were recently capta1ed II this city by he
authottdes and now arc sIminatine; On the re-
peetse arahs;antagcs ap1 sonye4tenees Of Camp
natl: Speaking Of the prisoners reminds me of .
san5eet Of some little interest in this city
1on fe ae sse ;M Gsa
andrew Humphreys. Of Greene county, Indisns.
for reasonable procliyiics, Humphreys, d your
court martial at Indianapolis some isW week. aso
] siSss q ths 4s "seas @ q E.S:fiy:S Tbe evidence
court sentrroed the prisoner to confue-
ment, with hard lahor, during ihe var.
certainly very lfchr sentence, considering
On this sentence heing referred to Cen Hoycy
for approval day or two ago, he modified It so "a
IT, t. release Humphreys from prison, hut restrict
and the adjoining one whcse his place OF business
r. Now, aside from the faci TINT this act is ccr-
ta:niy one Of misplaced clemency on the part Of
20 to do: 1t Il argued that the onty power
whieh e.E modify u sentence Is thu power
% %M.eh san i4apose ~ aau mat the utmost Of Gen.
hs m '1 Was te ne. approval of TIE finding
Commission be remtisd Or modiae ThSs ., .ne
tion is one ofmoment to your Chicaso rcaIefs. AZ
may sensibly affect them In rcnnrd tie ensy1-
th the .sias nsse: AS inumatcd iu M lat letter,
cs1n Man1oefs o. tac friends or The Chi
nd tnfnence; who daily sec and converse with to
that the casc against sir protescs Is loo c1car tn
s'r an court martial, antl 70 prooose 70
concentrate thclr "hole energies 70 effect a COM
enrts ,us, w h senense Mhcn aelsstgu Theso
hcor tr %.fcht nf nnu;shon m1 ne aeeasea ngai1a,
Avery ccoi a1,l detsr,ninc.t ,nnr1cr m, ,,.,..
trnte.i lasi night x man walled ont OF rsaoa
into an aG1o1nln. meat market, borrowed knife,
ana, returning 10 the tavern, murdered a conpaa-
~ H. a,sn Mh'eh lit saletS 9cta1ncu tic weapon
Ttrr, H. u"tsf /. aiao = ,n,,,,rr .,rp,...:,
here for thS irfai Of nilstary o;ners " w." Go,
1is~fon l. ut urcsent rn.a,;.t n inr.st,,In. III
conduct Of Cant. Lya.aus tuitSu Satss t,a51t.n.
E1sstrr, charged 18th long category Of ofisnscs,
@ unde1staga TINT Cant Lyman was formerly 1850
eaa.ea M a. Acm:his with Maj Z: IL. Willard. Of
souf e"s' nAREiE.
| HOY. rncy Hc EsuStuc., In t1,r e.rt.,st,
F. War Ol.icc.
According 10 tho following: d.scr;n.ton.
,,;v.,1, ~. .hn 1,,,,,sh Army nm n,.. ns,s..
| ENs" ~ '"s 's' 1''"'' ".ta ia's 1t.9stef
the persons employed IN Tue War oiiec Id
London nEc not oyer-tasked:
" Al the FISK 0t being considered tcu{nus Wo
| will rive q skelch oil sslifc u In tlu Wur O1ca
between lhc hours ori.u aud four, Let us
en,er The room bc,orc us; 1t looks cool auI
| III, fc is a scrccu in tho corner which will
eticctual1y conceal us, Will. we make our oh
ecryntions, from The eyes Of tho otlicIals who
iii nj those four square mahogany dcsks. It
is Just twenty minutes past ten, ~ va NAV
EXPECT those WORTHLESS iu1mrtliatc1y. Aht
| l,efc is one. lie Is d quite old gentleman.
| llcsertl in h1ack with a while nreI tI.. hC
hangs IN his coat. hat anil umbrella. takes
| his Scat In At, arm cll.r, and gradually falis
| aslern. !. While VIC hnye been ies,rihin,r him
| tie other clerks have entcr,l tho room. and
are preparing for tho ar,lunus duties OF the
| duv. 'Anothcr d,1n.' snys Young gentleman
/ looking Mt tho superscsirtion or u lcttrr ho
has }tst taken from oil lis desk. .Confounti
tile man, Ibis IL the third letter have re.
cciyCd from him In four days. IL nuts down
the note, and paurs some water Int, the tunl-
hlcr containing the rosebud which 1pcps
through Lis buttou-l,o1r when Ie is out Of
oliicr. He yawus, sits down, and laz,ly g,anccs
ut the Times.
~ say," observes an individual, with horse
"OIl Mut;llc lIas gone 10 sleep don't yvll
think VIC ought to wake him m 10 scnl ont
| ih,. rrmrtt'f III. M,m1tli,. t,,,.t,s III. sr.s
t Win q start, n,u1n,urs somct,I;,.r ubout =
"lous walk aud nils ul,a form which liz
signs and Ee1,ls to tic head Of ,he Icnaft-
! HNttf
and a Ealr there Is i dead sil.ncc lu The room.
All The sen,lcmcn with the execution Of The
arc hnttl ut work Ut ihc Times. At Iast tio
youug nosscssor of the rosebud rises from liz
desk with sl..h Of relief and ynwns I'M
Fitx-Twadtllr," says Tic chief clerk suddenly.
"Dun't YOU think YOU might trya little in.
dcxlnEE' "Ah that's r..llcr q sord ,lca. y
rcnlI1 lis suLor,iirnte sr,.;,,.- = Ts,v to Eit1
ii,nr; .'Giye ms ihc bvok." The book il
giycn. a,Sl Fl;z-Twaildlc tries little Iniex.
it,~. Ic coon gets Ii, cd of thr occupation,
dtaws caricut,,rs uf his chief an stune lint
1inr nnner looEs ut tic CLERK and leisureIv
nuts on lis coat. rosebud and lat. "Goins
/ 10 post a letter. he observes at the door s
Nomind q visit Of, his way to the hail. anJ
Tic two youu:r gentlemen together lcaye To-
The Park III. insiyi.Imai win tht. horscs1,nf
scsrfnjn now produces a dutch oyen md :
/ nnrk cLo1,- Assisted h1- fhe ot1,rr ricre 1rhr
Lair, lie cooks the meal ut the official fire
l II kuy, HHhEl1S,'' S:kE8 nc DI Eue horseshoe