, 1866-01-12
POLICE COURT.
II FraternAl Elopement-Braxen Guilt
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day WIS sibef larger shan usual bnt The great bu1k
ct the chzrees wt7c triyia. The following were the
prominent otetder1:
HHo1HKRLT EIorINET
Thomas J. f1nAn and Mrs- J. Lynsu .Fitman
wete brought up by Detectives Sam. Euts and Jo.
seph g1on, on complaint ot lyman Pitnan, the
ouer. oh The following charged stale Of McN. fh.
two bEo1hers Owned. tn company. tarm n:at BELL.
die Canada West They ssesc both married., and
10 have lived quite amicahy together until recently,
younger hsothes, 1bonss, selling out@ his hight Ia
his fathef and mother. This was the beginning oi
series Of sQnAbhlnes Between the two brothers.
which, howuscr, does not seem to hare ever BE-.
S1eh e Ed 'Seo1' IT, a.boaea shs 20 nd
been married 10 Lyman Pitman for e:eren years,
rccp1ocattd the guilty. passtou. The guilty parties
me. frequently, both at the farm md At oher
Elsecs. Three months ago-on the hrst Of October
meant to pay vist 10 her sister, Whose residence
wns about M miles from the ritm4n tarm. Tint
Of course excited no comment or suspicion On the
ing Of The sa1ne day. MI. PitmAn proceeded to the
ete1er's house In order to convey her home, when
to bis great CONSERVATION and assm be learned that
10 his brother Thomas house to get his aesls tsnce
ia searching for her, but found npon arriving there
that he had tnken his departure for Michigan where
be Fave ont, he intended to work TIT. t.
yet vague suspicion TO c1pes the mans heart, q
doubt 30 dreadful that he dared hardly to breaiheit
wzciched man haste1cd rs faet horpe would carry
him, 10 Relle.le, where be instituted inquiries as
TO The missing couple He was informed by some
friend that both had been seen there, and that they
hsd entered an omnibus together but eho.t dine
before and driven of in the direction Of The railway
depot. lie hastcned thllhes, and found hts brother
49, Fmu
The afflicted husband cntreated his erTing CON.
papiou TO retuIn to their nome and save himself
and tarniiy from the d.essee and souow whlch she
epsre bis own wife and children, hts aged hther
and mother, and also himself tsom the suffering
so sl Il Bu o'6is e. aa, encaes n's es 1Ren Rf Rh
vehement declaration from the wtfe Of her dete.ni
add insult to injury, she had the sudaeious hardi
hood to declare that she Mns not bis wife and neve1
had been. The brother Thomas became stall more
f. brothel, .ad tsanc % hi. cost offered 70 aght
him on The spot Lyman declined the combat, and
| Whlc they were talking, the traln coming up,
b. The ~ fns hi nt
| and u 4 few moments, before the oeW1ldcred and
fo1taEen husband conid realize the sitnaton, both
wt o5t Of fn5 r. 1sRptsd hpGs
home to tell the Afflicted family OF ths calamity that
| had belallen them; bnt this was but the begin.
n1nE Ct ms and ttonss weess p.ssea
be learned that they had come to Chicago By tha
Mich. Cent. Railroad. and providing himself with
%sse e1s BE- sssSs e T. pqrS s ee@
wife. Upon tcnchin: here thsrc weeks aso, he one
day met his broiher On the street, bat he not only
NTH al nsnner d Violence II be persisted II follow
| ing her. White wandering dlsconsolAtely around
The city tJtng TO X upon some plan Of act,on, he
Hho tnfcat This community and sfciimiEed out
ofa1l his money:-aome seventy dolan. lie had
sense enough to know that nothing conld be done
Michigan and borrowed trcsh supply from an &C.
together rs man md vile At No. eas Madison street
Lyman returned to this city md recommended 81
search but meeting with no success he applied 10
sssa SseH dstess Es Ssssap aaa D.e x5s
10 search for The ns.sfas coaple
Aiser searching rnmber Of houses, hey were Al
LAST suceessfulin discovering Thomas sealed in the
south Canal Eaeet. They lsma,ned around iht
premises until o'clock, at which hour they San
their nan taking candle and starting 10 bed The
sa e. pse. xs It SR9n e
were taken 10 the Annoy and locked up oye,
night They made their appearance In the dock
indignant, Shameless. reckless md defiant n.
Eage, which contained the signatures Of Thoma.
P1tnan and Nj. Reid as wituesees Of its genuine
ness Thomas protested that he fla not know auJ
one Of the na.ne OF Lyman Fihnan had never eeef
| him before, and had uerer ato1cn his Wife. Th.
woman said she bed never been married to an,
man but Thomas Ftuap, and knew nothing what
between The two men was too apparent TO admit o
| any doubt as to The relationship existing between
them. Justice aflalken q he solicitation Of th
the cafe ill the 70h lnstant in order that Mr.. Reit
might he produced to Identity the parties. In dc
fanlt Of 100 batl each the prisoners were commit
| Ratneee+
| 1 LOVE s1cE AFRICAN.
Thomas Il. Burnett, young man whose antece
dantz were native: Of The tunny cline Of Ethiopia
| was next brought up, he ha7inE appropriated
| guitar OF banjo belonging to Aaron 4. Pierce 70
the alleged purpose OF ustng its N accompaniment
IL ,isn; !Ssa H.. 81 ~
o. ssesanE S tns bat tces II fo5 the pa.
u, md aeco9dina1T he required Du,nest 10 eire h
Of the Rcco.uers Court.
| CONSCIENCE sx1rYw.
Tim Scu1ly, I lad thirteen yesrs Of age, came t
the Armozy On Wednesday night, and EaSe htmse
tnIo custody, acknowledging ihal, in company vi!
.hses H othsr Ry Rsoys. named p rstHek and John R9l1
lie said that they Ecommitted the tarreny for th
Pn'Poee o. M Msss.ns noaey e 60 to the ta1ietisa
science al burglary had worn o6, Sculy becan t
Be tortured with lemore: He eon.d rest neiihe
nisht nor day, md At Last he resolved to commun
cate the iacs1 to The an,horties and accordingly
made clean trraet OF It. From this information
The police arrested The Burma boys, who were u
Fatsned with him. Justice Mllltken continued thei
examination until today, that the lads parent
| might be consulted.
| toHN BROWN,
no relative Of the hero Of the 1Iarpers Ferry nesr
tnfu1Trt1on. WIS brought forward Ia the chasactc
| of slieE A FEcnchman appeared a. his accnsel
| and testified that he went into Browns saloon 70
'he purpose Of getting drink. In payment for III
poison he gave The pEieoner a I've dollar bin, M
he refused 70 retusl any change, consequently h
Was arrested. At The solicitation OF Browns couu