The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-03-16

eo up before Police Magistrate Graham. on
Saturday, on the complaint of lady bearing the
classic name of Barbara Allen. If this is the
Barbara of the song, however, she has been mar
ried since the song was written, for. she is
widow lady. Her complaint was that the indi-
viduals aforesaid had entered her house and de-
mesned themselves in a very dsorderly manner,
evidently mistaking the character Of the house
They were fined $3.50 each, and in default of
the stamps, calaboosed for o days.
Amuch more exciting trial than the last took
place before Squire Graham on Tuesday A Mrs.
Kerrigan complained Of her neighbor, one Mrs
Brodrick for kicking up row and disturbing
the peace generally of that aristocratic quarter
OF the city in Ottawa Center, known az THE
Flats" That's the way it>b3gsn. Esqr Graham
heard the complaint with much equanimity as
was possible under the clamorous and excited
state Of the witnesses, and fined Mrs. Brodrick
~. Then it was Mrs. Brodrick's put" She
put in a complaint against Mrs. Morgan, one
Of the witnesses, and had her fined But in max.
ing this complaint, Mrs. Brodrick had her ire
excited by another witness whom she not only
assaulted numerically with her tongue but
| made pass at her with her claws. So it became
necessary to fine Mrs Brodrick again Then
another witness showed fight; but by this time
| the business ceased to be amusing, and the mar.
shall cleared the court or the parties would pro,,-
| ably be there still committing offences and hav.
ing each other fined 1t is due 10 say, that they
| either paid their fines or gave bail
Jail committals during the week have been
three. First the inevitable Johnney Hammond
is again in trouble. He is in on the usual COM
| We reserve the details.
| The Others Were two penitentiary birds They
| were noticed by farmer on his way to Marseillcs
| on Wednesday morning, who saw them sitting
at fire in the woods and recognized them BY
the peculiar stripe of their clothing. They had
escaped from the penitentiary by slipping past
the guard on the evening of the I'd, and had
travelled until they were not only foot sore but
had their feet badly frozen. The farmer gave
information when posse of eight was made up
in Marseiles and went out and found them
around another fire near where they had first
| been seen. They surrendered without mur-
mer and were brought to the Jail at Ottawa. and
taken to Joliet by the Warden Of the penitentiary
who had been anxiouSly looking for them. 1t is
notable that they had with then, afrstrate set Of
burglar tools, which had evidently been made in
! the panitentary. Is this one of the branches Of
manufacture carried or, in that institution un-
der the lessee.
! The same day-Wednesday OF last week
| Sheriff McCaleb took TO Joliet John Williams and
/ William Lane, who had been convicted Of grand
larceny at the recent term of the circuit court.
| New FIRM-Mr. NEWTON WARD has entered
into partnership with Mr. 4. Harris in the City
Meat Market. on the corner of La Sale and Madi-
/ son sts. This, our city readers are aware, has
for many years been the leading meat market of
| our city. and with the addition to its force of
( the capital and thorough knowledge and expert
ence OF Mr. Ward in the purchase of cattle can
not fail TO take still higher rank and bring an
increased public patronage, We take pleasure
in commencing Messrs. Harris IL Ward as men
eminently worthy of the confidence of all who
may have cattle, sheep. &c. to sell, or who may
want to buy meat.