, 1869-04-23
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Tr::. OF SemnntIla Corn James
Proctor In the Recorders
Court,
She is Fined 800, and Sentenced to
Sixty Days Imprisonment.


tho uial Of the jurors IS to their COM
petencJ, the accused chose TO apply !
for the assignment Of counsel sect.nF as fae n,s
presence II court, 4 van haFen, Esq:, volunteered
lis assistance TO pass upon the tRors whereas de-
King, for whom the defendant had sent WIS not
to be found, and then the Court requested Nj.
Parks to ut b and assist u The desenee.
ia found under the following clause of the statute
s, E ssed g sfE II
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'1e'' orEsEa or THE CASE
In the opening Of the case, the Prosecuting At
torneJ, upon The presumption that he would be
able prove the handwriting Of ihe original ietser
denounced the defe1dent as public nuisance who
had been guilty Of black mailing.
u 4 L1TTLK FCHTHKH OFF,
1ess Ss = o9s f IA 81, Of ase e eGs I
bettle Of vitToil ID her pocket and 4 should *
It mish1-weil It misnt-Surn 1sst her clothes
The accused party changed place with her
TESTIMONY or IRA +. MUM. .*
The witness testified that ho is in the elevator
business; he haa seen defendant write, and should
hantHTltiDg. She has been In the frequent habit
OF sending him letters: some she sent by mail and
so1e sne delivered T. pesson The letter cnedl
its date. lie hail resided here for about sixteen
years, and had, during all TINT time, been in his
On cross examination the witness testified tnat
be knew the prisoner; hts acquaintance with her
that every man who Knew her woa,d saT the same.
lie had not been Familiarity acquainted with her
excepting for perhaps eighteen months, aud during
say that he was familiar, excepting that he hnd
received great many notes from ner., Ne reeeiv-
aes Res 3 F0% n es sn & h.r time os u Isl
afternoon and remained perhaps hall an hour.
! then he had visited her perhaps TWO or three
times. The secon,t meeting grew ont Of the busi-
the pnbic mind in reealI to he business ness Of Of lie tie
! country vas rer5 much excited; the rebellion
was tnl It's highest rampant stage. She said to
she was conversant with The rebels, and that she
knew their plans and that she had sent this note
10 ol1 me that she might sec me and have
| expectations and determinations ere TO burn the
city Of Chicago, and ehe gaye me some Of these
not talked With her In regard to tbs. aud about
hs 81 tnst ies but It ss'1 aa not Know "
talk thing about these being tho result Of spr.
ituA Manifestations She did, however, tell me
n2i sns wss M ;o'a bs1 ns e
g. Is It not tue that you met her before, and
| that you had promised to marry herr A. No, stf:
therc Is no truth in thst more than that the Judge
had not formed any opinion then, but can give
you the opinion that hate now.
Samantha Did you ever see me w1i.e7
Mr.. Parks (her counseA You bold up
There i sat pennR % aKSias, NE il wSieS tSs
woman sues me for breach Of promise Of marriage,
and II you were the Judge, anil were TO speak to
you. did not eau on her during 1sss, 1854, ISIS,
you about that7 received : nota from ih;s
no Intention =, 70 It. :. I have not now got The
when went to my once, as had bat stepped lno
\ the door, she came IN She said sent you note
no ea
she said she would see i mat wns to be &c. aud
that was the first intlmation that ! received
anh4ng t gu,aoa a' the ,naf 5na ever That en,ers
mind. had another interview with her. I think
ny once about O'Clock in tho afternoon, and
was talking 10 J. Y. Farwell- She said ahe want
to &c me- 1haa sa ats sas a. oH5
cailsc..' She said it was 50; but that she ha.
been abused bf men, and she had got 70 make
T. soS sqy yoa W nsve4 e"s efouSe
aad for her to give me . release ffou
sof ac1 sas nG ii M uss
kills office In 1861. and after that saw her tn
ag etsef s from e ser M and sney are 4ss worse 1s
that could not read them. lDurnei them up q
q. You are married, believe a. No, sr: 1T
q. Tell us about this interview In uaskln's Of
Here the prisoner pulled her counsel eeyerel
| by the latter end Of his cGat
A. saw her come Into Hask!lls Office. say
her s!gn her name. It would not be surprising t
me II the Judge knew her handwriting Uy thi
time; che writes to everybody abe can hear ol
can give two reasons for saying that il Is ID he
handwriting. have received letters from hersel
Which she has written :: they were signed as b
handwriting are that she has handed letters to N
hersclf, corresponding with this, and that haF
seen be. write. probably hare received half
and Cora James, and all OF them have been Of th
game tenor. swear that she wrote that lettel
neF er s5 Sn n
to my family and friends all the most dsmnabI
and corrupt stut1 that ever was put on paper. Thl
need net 60 70 the Jury II you don't want 1t to, br
TESTIMONY or Mr. HAsKn1.
| Mr. Benjamin Haskul was then examined. Il
e na he ~ aeqgasa n The pE
having read some pages OF her declaration IN ii
breach d promise case lie had seen her wr1ts
he did hts own, and this letter was written in /
He aid not believe she could change her hand
Ehe tried. -,
! Mr. NUN RECALLED. .-..
Mr.. Mum WAS recalled, when he stated that b
! had been wtdower for nine years.
xsFts,G 1as GAsE Sc f9R t5R THE he Defence = &c
I Was introduced. lie had not seen the Handwriting
Of defendant for over about year, but he lhougf
t e l. Id ass sosd pEq 5 aasqs hss ~ss s
petent to Judge In the matter.
The case waa briefly nrgued, and the Court Il
rHE VERDICT.
After being out about SO long uue as CAV
them opportunity to sign the rerrllct, the Mrol
returned into court with q verdict Of "guilV."
NEW TRIAL DENIED. ...
and IS soon disposed Of. The court W made Il Il
following decision In this regard;
Ihaver reaa this letter. The statute has bee
iris OF the character provided for and guafde
against. The trst passoge In the letter Is:
hsSe bay essn in'qsa sn b
Also, great e1ort is to be made 10 gel me out
the way during the coming two weeks." That
Ssass snh s Sna sf
ening to accuse another Of . crime passn
over some Other expression the letter says: q
in Wisconsin 81. .ooo % take my lie, year ago
There Is a crime alleged, and she means to accus
!. him Of It. s'So wonder you look sulky ~
ashamed when you pass my place; The old harl'
tells You to ttay away from me and that will drc
! the whole matter. You 60 to her and see II shu
= | drop the whole u,atter.r What Is me1nt
! tho whole mattcr7 There Is tt1fncultJ, Inv
suit between the parties, and aste means that VIII
there is thar Rhe knows about this laWsu
or shout this attempt on her life She can tell au
-Wi1, perhaps, aud no other meaning can be put c
| It. "You go to her" etc t.NoW I shali pre-
the matter ten times harder than though ha
heard: Oils That was . mistate Of tne ps
probably: the word "not " WIS Intended, pc
haps, to be In there. Then, Ut the close Of u
letter, II have no further desire to hear fru
;. you ! only wish to see Juu dealt Justly with.
. What is meant bJ that, taken, as 1t has to be,
connection with the whole Ietter7 That b
shall hare everything visited upon. HI.
which his conduct merttz: she has atread
e iafe her lie, BY onrz.ug to bribe = rutan t.
II and IL inis connection sha kaH- - n,
viaH upun you the punishment that any man DC
I scrvea Wno conducts himself that way. As she na.
accused him "Dour latter you1sGn tne. ~, n, :
devils which you 0rc running uiter VII safe wv
Save you rruru what - viii 90 ny 7, uusy; qhe};
| The damned M will not succeea IN NV, eeG,t
helllsh plot The marie ei'rsI dau1n tuEn XII
stay"-tand here is sonethn. when snon1u ~ I'M
Il Sc read-1 "If Jou Ktsn the Gase e9 = Svnn-
may Deppost With the ciert OF fhe eou1s Ecr ~ L to
keEnn fi5 TOR aa1'sgc othefre ELL dus Il s
md Feir for 70 defend . {euH6scan uHcan simply tn.