, 1865-01-19

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
CINCINNATI, "Wednesday, JAM 1s.
The Court Martial engaged in the Chicago con
epirac5 cases nssemhled this morniD; in the Court
House, Colonel Murray presiding Alter the ap-
proya1 Of the records of the previons session, the
Judge Advocate informed the accused that as the
Court had determined that It had Jurisdiction in
the case, they wou1d be required to plead d.
reet1y to the charges, each prisoner to plead
separately to each chargc and each specification.
The charges vi &c then read to the accused, who
all and seyeEnlly pleaded not guilty Of the alleged
crimcs.
Cant1ill, who lay covered with blanket, unable
to cit up. did plead personally, bts his COUNSEL
Mr. Logan, entered plea Of mot guilty. Tor
him.
Mr. Hcrvey, counsel FOR Judge D. S. Norris,
presented affidavit Of the prisoner, asking that
he be allowed separate trial. The accused If.
drncd TINT previous to his arrest the great major
tty Of bis coniedcratcs were strangers to him that
the few he had q former knowledge Of wcrp only
known to him az citizens; and TINT he never
formed with any Of them, or with any living being
.aEy conspiracy whatsoever. Ho urged that trial
with men whom he did not know would certainly
cn,larrnss his case.
The prisoner urged IN support Of his plea the
fact that he is sfsty-fcur years Of age has been
resident Of Chicago for more than thirty years.
has held positions Of emolumcnt and trust In The
Cift Of the people, and had always borne an ire
prohchable character.
He further swoIe that he was possessed Of con-
siderable property In that city which would ne
cessanly have been destroyed by plot like the
one in which he IL charged with completely,
q similar affidavit Has presented by the counsel
for Walsh and tho other prisoners excepting Can
t5ii1, Whoae attorney urged the apparent physical
aleap11ty of Ills client as Just c4use for seyu-
rance. Walsh urged tue t4ct of his service In tho
Amerlcan army during the Mexican war ae proof
OF Lis loyalty, and Anderson attempted to prove
m alibt by asserting that from early In September
until few days previous tu his 1rrsst he was in
Kentucky with Gen. Boyle.
Col. Jackson. Associate Judge Advocate on the
all except Cantrill. Upon deilbcration the Court
ratified This decision Accordingly The trial Of
Cantri is deferred III til that Of tic others IL con-
cluded. The counsel for the accused, In a some
what lengthy series Of haranGues, demanded tho
list Of Witnesses for the Government, asserting
that they understood that 1syeral Of them were OF
such bud Character that they would swear to any,
thing.
The Judge Advocate consented TO furnish some
Of the names, but asserted that the publication Of
some Of the names would enlangcr the lives Of
the men. The court decided that the ques-
ton vas quite with the 3uriEdic,ion OF M,j. bur-
nett, but requested that be would furnish as many
namce ~ he thought the interest Of the Govern
mcot allowed. This the Judge Advocate consent
adjourned.
FROM reliable authority. ascertain that The
names Of the witnesses which Will be furnished to
the defense will be John 7. Shanks, c. C. Strawn,
Lieutenant Colonel L. 5. Spinner, Edward .. Wal
let. lillian Bledso, Lewis Morrison, Maurice
-Comslock. n. c. Walsh, son Of tue accused,
Frederick A. CDoDer and q. ". {iu1I