, 1865-03-18


Amcetng Of the Chicago Bar was held Mt the
rooms Of the Law Institute al 10 n. ., yesterday
pursuant to notice appearin: in our columns The
day preceding. The attendance was quite large,
and indicative Of respectable degree Of Interest
IN the objects for which the Fair fs Instituted,
On motion Of z c. Larnea, Esq, Hon. j. B.
BtadWsll was called to the chnr. and on motion Of
Mm. Il: hlng, Esq, Nr. Lasned was appointed
The object Of the meeting was stuffed by the
Chairran to be the selection Of some suitable
memEet Of the profession to Get ~ Chairman Of
the b-r in the fair, and TO secure the aid Of The
profession throughout the coan:Ey In behalf Of t,e
undertaking.
After debate as 70 tie proper ,per'on for the po-
siticn, Bon. f. s. Wlllirms, Judge OF the Circuit
Court. Was unanimously selected to act as Chair
Fair. With authority to appoint all subcommittee
nndertnke the duties. and would deyots ali the
TINE 3ot f,nctly required in the discharge Of his
N. F. ruley. Esq, offered the following, which
wns mani %uHan.po9sly adopted:
nnsttee be authorized and requested TO sppoiut
Committee On Subscriptions, whose duty It shnIl
be 70 call on each member Of tue Bar, md obtain
such contributions as he shall feel willing and
The Chair suggested TINT the cooperation Of
the legal profession throughout the Sortbwesl
RfsoIred, That The Bar in other citice and togns
through The Northwest be respectfully requested
Fals, and 70 appoint committees 10 act in concert
with the Chieago committee: and TINT IL F. 1a-
ley, Eeq, be appointed Treasurer, to receive
trdbuted for said purpose; md thar notice Of this
resolution be sent to he Rar Of the different Sec
ttonf through the public press, and by aueh other
means a. the Chairman ehali deem expedient.
The meeting then adjourned
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRr.-Eefore Judge
Dtumzaond.-No business Of SPECIAL importance
V aner ne1e aa's so1 udg: nua7he
Jury. in the case Of John MeAndrcws against cJ-
rus r Bradley, Horace Elliott, md 5ames Red
uond, TO recover damages for alleged false In
Court brouoht in seated verdict for the defend
ANS. Plaintiff counsel moved Tor new trial:
In the Office Of the Circuit Clerk late on Thursday
| by T. E. Courtney, one Of the Cincinnati con-
spirato.s,' m which he claimed Tint he was con,
| fined IN the County jail without warrant. The
| petitioner yesterday Mas represented by II. ",
Fuller. Esq and the Sheriff by the Strte-s AItor-
The steF S tns c G91Ff ~, he bad
| from whom two warrants for the arrest of Court
rey hud been obtained and delivered to the Sher-
| iG ue stated that TIE prisoner would be hkcn
before the Justice In the afternoon, watve an *
animation, und give bail TO await the examination
| Of the Grnnd Jnsy. The petition for the wit was
| thru Withdrawn.
Judge Williams then discharged the jnry for
the tim, ind adjourned ,he Court until Il O'Clock
today when decisions in several cases held under
adsieemcnt b. the Court, Will close the bnsiness
i, OF the term.
7 The March {vacation) term Of the circuit Court
Commences next Monday. and continues until the
| sth OF April. Thetme will be devoted t. the SCI
necessary for trials nt subsequent tcrns and to the
| disposition Of matters In chaneery.
AL parties should come into Court as car1y ~
possible during the term, in order to expedite the
business.
SrrElIoE CorEr-Bffore Judge Tan r. Higgins.
The Arguments IN the .tcerhded check case OF
Cat $f1 .frF R1Fr ~ fall II H.
Yesterday g TR11CSE- were concluded last eyen-
tnS, and given to the jury at the adjournment Of
the court, with Instructions to bring tn sealed
Whichever wuy the jury find this verdi K the cause
will be taken to the suyEe@e Court for anal adjud1
cation. The points raised oy the defense are ex-
witch the result With great interest.
1o1s ags GaryA = ads desislon pre- Josa wa
iesally Ieetrained Of his liberty by the snpar-
tntcndcnt of the Reform scaoot. in sub,tsnce,
Tie release OF the boy. This decision was made,
by agreement to enable the City Attorney, who
appsalsd Tor the ] ]resPondens to present The case
involved. Tic right Of the Reform School Con-
missioner 70 exercise Judicial functions will be
ite attorneys for the lcfen1nnts in the chan
cry cause entitled John Evans ". the North Chi.
caro- City Railway Company, ct, al. yesterday fied
= motion 10 modify q dissolve ihe tnlunst1on
far as it reEtrains Jhcob nchm, Charles F. Peck,
.Wn. G. Goudy. J.: 2. Jones, &m. H. Bradley,
Geo. +. Rumsey, Valentine e. Turner and Edwin
HatHnf, from Essnm1u: to act ns Directors and
way Company. The motion wa. argued by ". ~
Farwc1i, Esq, aud J. Il. Roberts Tor the plaintiff,
ind II. c. Goudy and s. W. Fnller, E=q., fur de-
PENDANTS. The Court reserved its decision.
Geo. ": trlzcc, prisoner committed to the
county jail for the alleged crime OF numbering
John Say.r 10, better known Us t'JewelrY Jack,
yesterday filed bis petition for writ Of Aabsas
corpus setting forth that his imprisonment Is un-
just and Illegal because be Is innocent OF the
crime with which he ktands charged. The pcti-
ton demands that he shAll be dfschlrged or nd.
u1itted to ball. The writ issued in accordance
sa.a suca III 1hisp patieFnoon At ee1oef 4 "' 0e ~
RECORDERS CouEr-D:fort Judge Fan Duren-
The case Of the People against 4. L. Kormack,
Indicted for cheaung was given to the j11y At The
ttIuctions to bring tn sealed verdict No other
business was transacted.
CoC1Tf CoprT-Btfore Judge DrddntH.-1n the
matter q ,hs srphcetsoa OF he esscator 81 ths
land belonging to the dccedent, Judge Hradwe1l
appo!atcd v. 4. Boyer guardian ad !tem fo- Cor,
Edwin T. cross, soldier, was yesterday Az
pointed guardian oi Peter OFT, to enable tbe ward
70 enlist IN the military service at the United
| States. HuEhee, the substitute broker becoming
5uia 1. RndreWs o va q s a1noptca aautn,,trattx
e 9, lI tne estate Of Jerome Andrews. on bond Of
MISTAKEN LEH1EaoT.-At the Police Court on
Thursday, Major Peck made complaint against a
hack dftser Tor orercharging. lie carried the
Malof and friend about hve blocks, and exaeied
f3 lafe. A1e passeneera thought the charge e1or-
the law requires to be posted on every hack, but
II was not there. BE ihcn grew yeIy boisscrous