, 1869-01-26
What Occurred at :he Police Conrt
On the 18th of December,
Conduct of the Late Judge
Tyler on that Occasion.
Statement by the Witness Whom
He was Cross-Examining.
amdavIis Of Tho Pfesfdfng Mag
1.s1ntc, officers, Law
TDrss etc.

Cu1cAoo, Ja1. %,

E.cust !ae. ME. Editor, for tnctoachicE upon
,e2E co!uuA-. AID askin. Tor ihl. opportu ltty 10
-t.tEd LAY Character at pubic oil cxr. VIII IA has
+ $50 sieltl.ly aSeallcd By several members Of
~ ChieaEt Ea1. In cocntctfo7 with the recent
ds9h OF juueo Tyler, which Is eaiu 10 have been
eaused ty lpjuffes INFLICTED oa him by notice
:netss il, the Police Court Of tits city. Itad
ttpea tEEt Should Eot be driven to this course
tfd.1eEcc. h1i that Judicial e1 animation b.foc
ionc uce::st-a:c would take pace, os which
ctalce might be allowed r1e 10 1ciutr tho reports
'i.4t had l'ccI so askiduon.iv aIu ost.atauous'H
t''cu.a:. d sid p2blishtd acln'1 H.. as rhuugh
Ne:t te :eat cIicli nrccuht1oI 10! tne atnrhta'
Tie deA h .uc.e TtIer. Bat It spie Of tu1se
+.1iuus 60 ...'i.ns, neither tLe men who hid
1La ruin: u::1i ~ making thcn Eur lhosc WHO had
tlrn op,,u;.ss. as. committee to psotccuta The
in,cca.ntI. 10 bali on char. o: ma: slaui nt:r,
Il. rn,cl II u.,,h ~hf'c to aypc4r h..'orc Ju-t,ce
DIV oil. t, :lls i'uc ftrt appointed for the trA1,
1o1 o.: III, Gag following. 10 Witch I'M. til clsu
:sYd lc,n t.IttH1ci IN o.d"r mr1:.wn.c 10 PR
1Ht tie rc!: s'neu to 70 u~etauiate tuclr cha:r"s.
1.ii*t. III Elrkr the tcIlos'nE c rfr:sIu IL lu1
:;"sl,Gns 20 t.r pun,tc1t,+ pe here to:orc ,n41o
1"Ac s:S;.:i t1ass my ~. ,c,a c. Ja.1:, s,astc.
>aa'. u:sittt :'ltan, Hartman n1l T. l.. DIT.
IL an: iur k.t;tIr u dieosHctly hun.c. The latisr
l.,r app tra-.s q. tbs 18TH of n:~rsn5tr, ut =
'h",: p: ~ :. %, tune. M, a,,oc!.:a nelns
t.,:l'. ". r""rn. md alter HAVING mldr Il full
'*.'rHc''. :he ta.r. " l. st.cu by ud*e fylrr,
ss::at,y. shs,h .tr hld Wit una Il, III: ucfpad-
go TIL. ,'.v,r'n'lun rhr had rsilanod twlcc,
"htE JUDI i:l.r .>krd hrt Ii srs, II .s .tu.
Is aAt*.Ir: j.. :, Ms,k. i t, ttf 1b.' str toutA
:i.~,r It ''-c Moic; ihu *ks Eh,,u!1 M. &c.
ia,"sn a.;-~,r lns qa"s'snn hut sl,t would dc.
tH,' '"h.l. rs tL- ql.rtto.4- t,u: xer- pr1.er or
- .A'vrwi.v She tlc.cuu Il nn. weed II: tnt al.
"n, u m ~'t 20: IL IN :st tic.,alc from the
:l'"er q. 'f!:ina!y -tx"o, 5at.' ty. rhur1ly
IL" SID j. u" un,rd Ia. nn.ne Gun-,iu av1l,
rlH'r' ai''h e I.1oI Cd tb It It IA. ~ 'irss 10
:.-k ul. >;i' II III. Rad bcso an-srrs satttIac.
t.1.ly T. TT 4al htru, nstr ma o,.r a.aiu, but
'r:nc.t. ~ :nE1c othrT pa:t.'. Judge t'yIer &C.
l.',h 70 ul-, - fhA! a-k tac u N i. ,f'-n
- pea, Lave pfJctl-El -uurlE Of tic ord,
tlvksd drw ie.c' as .ar 1.ai III il: i.esa@S ne
s,As, wht,h = refused 10 10. viii h. cutttua ID
umLse r mass similar III tplEa: as those nboye
t.atcu.
eo1s, qsrIt'y found nJ !. II au !rr tie cccessty
II iuieE: upfins lin a-u acA'n Ordered ..:n 10 be
frated. - vi 'ch he nn1!lz rcslcd '2ss he y ,uld
could s: by bus c!teutt. 10 c..nply vita his
Wisb. lnr'rFed somc one who occupied CD liz IN
l:e !nns.Ia!s neichnolhaol q mr. ryl,r To-
char was mossd close to h:m Jutsc iyI.r no =.
i, IT, !sastce .e 81 n ho oidt5 GSsFa.s -
sss =: 81, e. T.: e Sss;s%s
81: dol ars :or eoh'cmp: Of this coar1
S;.. ~. II, IN pay 5oaf n,elI Judge
IIltE EtIas.l ID ea5 LIE M : ana 1lt1F hld HaErQ
n sEai1 10 6e It atcu. and te hi7 a:aiu refused
s:Ihen *. sou i,sve tho eonrtts rs xh,:n he ' re,
hail Lave 10 ;.ase you ,enov~ frta re c3nrl-
:Fu. '.iuu, os aEs other N AZ. scra,sc me from
rake .oo BRAT tor IT, va. his aus,yer 10 1.,s
foaes OiEe.r DruFy th,n advanS:n. and, put1lae
lns:ead e ee:Ee ,als, be pnrh. d tt., .Ic.r with
great violence lsom him. ana O1i :.r relj ca,
<to conduct him out of tue rra1 b. ci!a,,oT
eohboruly, with u,s hands. to the ia.tradc, re-.
The ot:ce,s finally succeeded in taking him
aEay ron TIC f.1ilrg. aEu cacn officer nal hold
~ ore Q: his arm; but he nov ,cs.s,ea WITH
tcrh obff1nary u power tcal II hccatnc pecss
~ tof auf thcF ohlccr TO lake nod uf LIN b nls
Soas,coiar x t, ,h,nd. ard. IN "rd.r - vent as
Ef 1hco0ic II. told the a 10 he cI,elu and not to
use an5 'nt're f.rce tan Wa reces-.Ey. After he
VA. tsR1s,sa cut. tide ot sne haf, ocss Drasy re-
=" not knox, e:Idu:tei Kim ont ot tee ROD in
~ naIucr aSors stated. rhc:c were 10 bio -
keGm:t .1"!e &c Oh the rerton Of Ju:ge ty.Cr.
nmedis:s!y tft.r pig 1em vi, III. augustus
,,L ssn hn;.;: sh, lad ntea pr.sest du;tns thc
n; was su; p:1s:n a. ID" can1uc u Ju.:t ry.er.
Lad nos k;,::.h m Judrc before aid t.er;fo:e
ssktd 81. N1u bdrta iFno tee 1,"Lrlr:uln wa
!ie fold lne fhc i ,ne a1H a.a siicr st4tln ;aat
jAdec I: i's h.st tt= oe!c In tnc -am. huilaing,
:nc on re sa.ae A,.r wIin nj. t.wE, he arsin
txp:csstt Ills surprise j. ,h- un7sl i cund II
:ce Jat... .: 4 men.:uutd 1I.t H. Ecst nav.
nSea dfu: T. = Gle he EnuEA o: har" DE- nra.ed
limstll IL " t 1lrICr. -e:atst ter u1cu i1n.d
ia; Le:''-l sf. he had spoken Altll h,u r,t tc
mieht I've y IN a 10 T. AVID the asN :.i:y. DC
15ler an4 shorty Thereafter lc;urI-d AID teGdcrtd
L;r I;c
uAnSei i c.4iZu. t.r e.-e, wherein -Iooys
'yr1 tccHuct,u the dettacc, 10 tn 18th OF Dc.
=, = ms"r, a. ~ o.coss =: m. AZ wa:cn .,ue Ar
i'l+f w.s &" tlu ptestlt III tr ciaE anu at ,eyftd
t1eecahct iEictdly- Alter ~ Iu:a. suIe ;lnt
,a[n sn ire t es" ~ ~ n - ezE"; bv h. rcq ,.<t W.
o'clock III. At ihs tiuc jazz. T;l:r starcd
s;tai ~ VA t,thcswtse e:G7c.". ald L to.tIa7ed
ne ease : % Il. ioowing Ias; AID then, u tnat
.;nssi IL. sasa: 1ea=ll. aya'b { ,Itl1u=, tt 10
"a, 2o.h Of Htc. .nsvs. At each t,mr, pe;ors thn
isst msn.';, ed da'e Iuese 1Ylc. ID a,ps.rca
II i'crst;, hr1 &c this das NJ seu, ,ne noIa
S:a'1rc that va eteS. aa1 AsAln. IN Kindly TO
Gi;e more co. tt. ne the c,sc. wn,@hI accyrdtnaly
!, The shove rcp:r to the interruptions assaults
.nst Ea'e ,eri made On my Official character
:na nS sSont,1 70 N e in ofdcr To v'1d,c.tc my
.;Hrls r, upa'h,zt with tbs hereasei fanny or
;oe ooc as:s ths in, ~ l. ei9,c Of shoes death a
,n he fsnp2rt:all.y and 1--we Of j1a,1cs of
neor;: Of licsso, among WHO u sayc lived
M me 'et a'l; ye.s hSnc th,t 1hey
hare Cos tn The o.het. o'
IN II eoEseho: n.ion q ,hs a,osc sta.rmepta tho
following statements aru atadav1ts OF bye,andc1o
s.ad oEtE. ere submitted.
I. L. MnLKEs, Police Justice.
AFFIDAVIT OF ELLA O'SE1LL.
S:ax O, L,.nois, County or Corr. a. Ell.
sw'rn ts,. Ircstcr at No :,9 Wcst Twelfth
.Iss: !. =. q IN sttstc Wunan l c1mo to Chi
ilnou. r. 2uy.rtieemcrt In the rcHap,pcys. that
WIS: .ir:- wt!e waited in a Restaurant 4. No.
~; ;on'h Clark street and. ot1ne ac-rous Of
r@tiLc Il:t'. clltd At tsid pace With uy
TT et ano !. the forenoon oi the SIT Of
1,%sea.i.r ls.s We met Mr: oatmsn, orc Of the
l'oiIaes r.. Wtp cnp!oye'l nv ttstcr and
81 fer e,rh evening. :'eA " n.sed ed Eta, atu
r. a's;y "a. sn
psec aer m faesher Daa tesp eou
ss rs'uiad 81 81 N: sss,a ,sa
ssd tssec TT &C. 81 on ny ,. t.ts. found
.:;ain!d wnL sn1 si-teF, iherc 1nst evening urtil
:socl,es. during the eveu,:g. :nyscit and sister
;y s @'0Y f ;e. 's{ aS s. ssE'as r.
H., II; : w''a1c, toch a t,sins fasm 11
"ne u ,te liz Ei:s1rc tee ne " tso ~ ~.
1angefnt Its m,de ny orne Of the other y1ris for
;ne me- I o,her inns md a ss, sni' sua con- on
1,.s. 81. xofs eooi =. Il oeoek M ~, 'sa,
!tchf; snd 'e;uErtd TO w.rk there no N IT.. Tuc
tpl of r2licc aud detailed the c,rru, i arccs sa
E:ely n ira .m2:siat hefeE, the t'o1c: Ma.is.
!'''ctf"ri7 u-, Upon ID. III Of ,hr CHE br.
i're Justes Il'se. was w,,nsst, aud det Il: cd
hatf i.t 81 ct. II. tsiTGamt'asese a2'e rein
t.u,c:, >r.f .ttct Judge 1;;cr nai,i se'u, nc 10
!"ra, w'a' ~ nsG hal enid to 4, nar drtt IN.
lteW w''h him a; thu siluoI, and rs,A.s cd II
,n,I :ns 'Y ;i lid a1:scr ;., ,i,n
:'ta'n ~. ~csedi: rhen Jud,c Iy,.r ;rnn,,si san
ia:, ~ DO % NJ" Il ;.pR H. i aud Iu. Alilik.a
.''t.s. r.. 'H~+: Jud:a r,;ss M shs1 a.s a,ac .ei,
srG vi. ~ ~; ;xt5 II ~
II e ft,,.l ~ At 4 m
sItst.'i -, t'.r atrrhty MeH an.ws,rI..
~ r. :. 'rr 'rr'"'', yon aad sli III po,cc
,'tvh dH'';'r hs':;krn toll tim 70 .lt do~t, a.a
r. .nl' ~ .linu,." Af!*r taonant hs ,4id,
l'hr,u-*r al At ws'i i: diva v 4 chs,f
'dn 1T 'ak". u d .rJu.ler ioa him again
~ ~ fn~n, .h' hn rrpl,t,: ~ uti Tot, and
H.. - st"n'I"l 'nr 4, a. how"." rhe tn.t,cr
"r tuu ,.n r' ceta VIII thu @ e1.u,nst,5p. n'a 5sa'
ss .'sx.:h ." IT, %il s"t raya .e .,o va pro
J.! 1,H Il" tipnd nj pthcced u1sil 1o b., ind hts
!',,o a.H Sudnn w." hn htd better tnyr shu court.
.'n"ier % yt ,n.i otd1a ayrr r., LTD h. woaa n The
t'u'. 1udsc Tyler VA ih.n ~, n, .in1. I,.a
nn:: 'l.p!Ms III, hsna on ~ tau o''tasa. bsp.
10 take a hia ;s'lns saI 7ns ss no,'ssn asssa hen
f.'"afd io~t Ett him. whcu Ty,tF nu,hcd nGo ~
sp sesa stSsa'S ,Sr,. i, as1at ~
k+n then a'kc1 him It be Womb Id n.s ". NJ
Tyler said: No, VII cot, an XII na ra me- ne
~ass ase1 !snsatca p9es does e rut fna
hr OH frrs TIC. advanced and too1 he,d ~ uat
nLd Tyler stizsd the nanatscr Ind nesd On ~ Th.. @
3"osed h,s m haIds az pn.sed hin towaras me cs.e
% ha No Dts one sos ebokss a % 9at ..i5 ta!$
h III T9s &c NV ", ..,s9 'hsp
s1Tdcc r r.. eg3tn pr sent at tbe e,ms r1sa