, 1869-07-13
OTTAWA

Arsou Cnso-Thc People vs+ Leroy
d. DcxvcY-Dlgngrccmc OF tho
JuxY-1york on iii c OswcGo, Ottawa
d Fog River Valley Ifnt1road-
proposed IkiScr Improvements.
epec.al Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
OTTAWA, Ill, July Il
The case Of The People r.. Leroy D. Dewey WIS
concluded Oh Saturday by disagreement Of the
au,y. TIE case L. briefly as follows: Leroy D.
I>cwey had for number OF ycars prior to 1867
,ecn farming 81 Troy Grove, near Mendota IN
the spring u that year he sold out hA lartn eua
came to MENDOZA, Intending to staz Tue ousiness oi
nE s eap p91 ~. eng Fh IL opo
lonas Ecker, and tho mill Was built Il had
but hcen long built and At work before
aytHtng from the sane cau5e that lcd Charles
Dickens and his wife 10 e-'4ncomiintif'hly
of temper" AZ all events, the rafthelShip W.
di.rolscd Eckcst becoming sole pIonrdetoE, nnd ~
rart pay nrnt for his interest EEkcH Ensc Dewey
note fuE s4.UAl, and to secure i Rare moEtgaee
On tue rorIsy and tTapsicsa 70 q n1 poScs -
l5C7, the mill waa burnt down aud totally destroy
Cd. EcAcrt thcrcupon employed John Il. barrett.
ca.1cnicr nud s7t Of anatcuf aesectse 10 1T
win o,her men, Neliowa md Bell, ect up tho !ou
On having itcn tloue by Clinton A. Dewey. nt thc
q y, lla T. tc
saai''ta saaInI5 through 1;a1Ts.s and islloT r.
,eI'net @i'n ts s"1 t'e'ensaa' Vic. b a!ieeea em
po1cd lin 10 Fl 1scllovs out q thG ~!
tia. no could not sresf s4sn.t , + rs ~ s 10;
which VIA done While tho defendant waA present
Jarrett sw0rc to nlon9 sczies Of NEGOTIATIONS apo
| i.Ic rolnt, and nia statement wa8 cohusmco D
| Dr1!pwa 70 far Al &hcy intetBectrd. "
The defence VIA TINT The ne!rnnnnts Htefss y
VIA rla!nly against h!s committing tho crime 10
hs tnist ean y, g'' ns1eal .s q ts1 IN o Gould
! n,T fIuc hnyc sold EckrrtE n0te 1of htAct5'i,s =,
! cents on tho dollar without running IL ~
ftsx Of committing hrson- II Naa fartne
thorn tint tho tnltI waA badly coaAtzncted TlsE
ont reference Ia scientific principles: tlat Ecksi
had tiutlctl thu Insurance uion u Atef ne ea',
into sole poaAcA41ou and TINT II hnfGhe Haa IL II
ues;r,lctinn II was EcIcrt, nnd not Dewty:
iarre nninlmr Of witnesses wcre introduced
prove lin, l'arrest anu oihet proseccommg a. =. ~
wrrc ,ptroduc Cd to tho contrary. When nc 70
| ttuopy y a. through. 6Late'a Attorney H!ancnas
proposed TO kubni TIE case Ttnopt m w. ,;.ienr
which was agreed by counsel TOT tns ue!ene
prphnhlJ on The aurpos1ton tnat ~
proposition from tho prosecuting counsel 49, Tas =,
ea1I. o. ne arx eao tnto coa2
= announced that m agreement Fns inlposs.o'
and, liter felng questioned by tho couf'' II
!, WITT nav n be mentioned ,ha, tho empanelling
!. the iury TOOK pay and q hall; that !onsS LOT. y
Jurors were passed uren oeotG ,,,,or III ssct a
y ;he frta1 waA continued hy eleven: tnat a. me g
T. Of the trial They stood SIX ZOE ac'l''A' nlo
. :. ooli5 nnshncli blanchard for prosecution; SUPP
Y et! Wnrt On On the oswreo, o:tawa i Fo1 RIG. :
Il S1nnanv 1ey HAVING about two hundred men enp
~ ~ ct between here anl Srcttes, y =.
thc cars Will tie running y sn1s pace y ea hlc
- fer The bridge across tho Illinois lise1 nt.c
an af hcrn delayeJ o. account Of high water but 4
intend putting large torcc T. vo5x On A. sioe a
~ | ~ The water will admit, Aoss oA lue oHpne
qThtre ID some talk Of improving the water 70