, 1869-06-04
Fourth Day Of the Celebrated
Craig-Sprague Case at
Wheaton.
The Defendant Undergoes Another
Hour Of Severe Cross
Examination.
Introduction OF the Gentleman'S
and LaaJ'S Lsre-Letters
as Evidence.
Mr. sprague Relates Curious Adven.
tores and 1ndulges In
Poetry.
The Epls1olary LongtHgs and
Mlxgirines OF PlninfIE.
The EplstOlary LonGiEgs and
MIxgirtnEs OF PlninfYE.
Adjournment Untal To-day.
special Despatch TO The Cn,casu Tribune

special Despatch TO The Cnlcsso Tribune
WHEATON,, III, June J.
The fourth day OF the now weu.known c1aIg,
SPraSue bstach Of promise case E2s opened res.
1er,aJ IN the Circuit Court OF Du Page County
here nsuated. The 1nseres. tn the sult seems to
te greater than 1t any time during the rrogree.
Thereof from the date the action was brought
The co1H-rooU EA. Is nsua44 wcll nlled with Q
patient, hut II times, dcuontrz,1.e audience.
TUE rLk1.TT,
accompanied By her mother and counsel. arrived
here in the early train. and immediately upon .heh
appearance IN court the caee WAS opened. The
long. dragging mouotcny Of The silt seems to have
had tts effect on Misc Crat9 whose lansuid ap-
pesranee suggests any thing bat animation.
CORRESPONDENT
NJ. PetefAt Of The defence ERR proceeded Ia
read letters OF the delend1n1 Written to LIS Cfac
bet had progressed not very far when NJ sprsvus
a1pes,sa u toe COURTROOM, when he vas placed
1uE pEFISDAS1s TESTIMONY.
EnAa {. SlruM.t, recalled: renamed two
IA s's n Gnscso afseI ny iat xith
steamer Empire on either Monday or 7ueslay lol.
lowing ~ent on thst vessel TO Ascktnav, and
Ts1s Il. ,uf'hes den rseolleet how xas
.1ie q the day. Istayed there neasty III day. I
le't AaeltnaW IL another boat on the evening Of
'he IL, FL rcaehs1 ;se1 .her9 1twa. after dark vhsn
10 one accompanied ne. From here pTe;I vent
10 bocalo. While IN Anck.oAw wrote 70 plain
tn did pot Eal tbs: letter IN Detroit gaye
II to asfneud to nail. line: several persoss from
The EAst whom srew, In AacktnaN. When ID
Buffalo, stopped at the Everett House. reco,-
bae:a1 aes; 4 aass ~ snf Of ~ ese1s Ia;
health do not recouecs st1tlng Ia letter 70
The plaintiff that waa blind, or nearly So
Gt'sTd Esdr'doe. Il, In any other letters Jou
Statement true OF not7
Objected to by the defence.
n. ft.e7s tof the counsel for the defence)
c!a.E1cd That the witness could not ae iu1peached
The iseue-
d;<s<1al Lfader tcoanse, for the desence) though,
that The letter Just read had no bearing upon The
CASE, and that the prosecution vas cnlJ trying to
act upon the preiudtcss Of the Jury BY bringing up
litte matters OF affection sud complain, 10 prove
Gt'leru! ezdraot {of TIE prosecution, soush. 10
pfore discrepancy betTeen what the defendant
haa x'1ttsa to plani and VIA. he I'D offered
pfDye The defendant 70 BE- a constitutional Liar.
5he =? cvur ruled IN faEor OF the defence,
N,s".t. es,nf.autd: Iwas IN Cincinnati n april
1sH l Eeut 70 the residence Of Wm. C.
<;inctuuau, n April, 1853 introdocel Jennie
p1 b.oofs .ato tnt Thinning family. non1 Nmenber
remained at hls house unt1 about the tine hired
thas RomAa to wash my clothing for me. While
I'VE VA Lying r'h ~: bannas il Ap!l. 1sst nJ
EeNkes Eakiag any complaint to either Nr. o.
Ars- Dcnntng About my health OF eyesixhr. l had
sadaSea sad "; E1xtsr 70 astead 70 my arn- ther
Gfnsras EErsdee. Did ao51htns else affect ynu1
eS5eesat d1ftns the Eonsh Of April, 1850, besidce
Wine. oqu,voca.ed. The defence objected
Rvnee entaui; i did no. tate the plaintiff
9heo y oS ss ssa5e 5s On the sysaaG q July T. 1se
lanes Ian ~ l hifh No 81 Fn!son street IN the 5eatz
ihns fG"f sbsn Ina p 5aa County p noi
Owned forty Acres IN Champaign County, II
1sta and !st& l also owned laoa Ia EdeN
owned. land ID sT,tzer,and County, Il 1ndisaa. % u
1se6. l never uget In Switzerland County, Ind
anA In tne Jea1s 1st3 and lss owned no Ian
IN Ohio. then had \ contract In Michigan; ha
no land IN Wisconsin. Had l63 acres Of Land T.
lows, peas OEtaloosa4 and had soEe land in Ms
1oan-pcEnsps 800 acres Owned no l.nas t t
land on the White River, IN Kansas. HAa no ian
In Nebraska IN those yea1s. nrst bought land t
eIeerf s:s.ooe also Owed "seenIiss noney.
Can't 80! how much money bor7o1c
turing he years 1sn and 1854 ua.
"a rp!ssae Hs a fo, Il noaei i eea
Up to the tine razraaseI The Land on Fhle
aPrzgue Block is located, thi1k l owed q
borrowed money from Francis Ford Of Ctncll
naa-someihins about r. .ooo. giving him tn.
= raortsssc fay On bo,a i taa 70 K Adams % Monse e. N j.
s7-aSue BLOCK. I also negotiated with 4 n
EIocf' i por.owea moaeY ron McssrA GTssnt
h.a% n5Sf ~; q Ghsaf !; e. a,,,c. ,c,c ,n,ne
taae o. w n,c ,tn M attanv
to trow-beat the witness -.........
M,er an exciting verbal passasse-as-aE1as hs
tween coCEsct. the ..-.
HItn>. en,stiAn<5: don't remember havtn
borrowed money rom any other party OF partle
Lying e'kerherc than IN Chicago about Angus
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