The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-09
ASSAULT AND BiITERT AND RISE
IMPRISONMENI ~ ILLINOIS.
The Compia int of one Timothy Tucker,
Counsellor at Law.


The plaintiff in this case va. arrested while in
a state of mental eHai'a,ion, AMI Tod ;el la t'e
county JAN Upon the recovery OF hs reason and
liberty he ncd compliiut against the sheriff.
jailcr, and bain, which may be cunsi Tered curi.
osity IN literature
Timothy Tucker ra Jonas Steele Charles Brown,
William Jones mes an Peter stn, mn.
oe entant. Jon1s steele. Chire- Brown, William
Jones, and Peter stineman, ard soys that the said
and arms OF tue COUNTY Of Dupare, state II Illinois
assaute the said oain,in, and then and tGere with
great force aad violence seized aud laid hOll o. the
plaintn, and then b lis collar and nose, ANA then
and there greatly squeezed aud pulled the same
AMI then ana there puckei. pulei, ant tore d.
laTce quantities o. nIir from aud IA the bead
OF tie plaintiff AMI tleu AMI there, with ce",ain
stick ard with their large ass. gave and struck the
said rlau0 divers Violent stroles aud blows On and
about divers parts NJ his body; aud also then
and there, with great force ond VIC enee, shooa
and nullel sbNut the wesry md exhausted BODY OF
the rlaioiin, and cast sni thru the said plartu
down to nud upun inc yronni anl then md thcre
,io entity khkcd ard cutcd he rantr, and gave
ard stTuIS hiu girit many other strokes uni
blows; AMI also, then pnd there, rent, tore. and
mutt atcd end damaged the clothes and wearing a.
plrrl uf tie p',uiir 10 wit Gne linen coat, one
wastcont, ohe air of nnnkron hrecches, rum Il
shiri. one cravat one ,tr1w nat. pair OF stock
vii, Of the a,'fcrato value NJ tt0O, with which
o. plointin N1s then AMI tlcre clothed, In gay
and frsuye amer; .bi Toe llainiiH fur
thcr says t's y Tie i"ic 'oin- gu races were
not enough to aHnclsc mo malice and wrath
~ TIE doitndih.l tlEt thc defend tltS thCrCuOOn,
and ih"u nul there, IN continuation ~ their said
NrotCs, forced aud co.u9o lei the lldintiti 10 go
wit them from out OF Ttiin saloon (wl ere the
p'rht!f had gone st,ey hr the purros. NJ crttins
hue money changed situated and hcins IN the
town OF Auror1, into and ''ong pn0lic street, and
II rough divers public places 10 certain t'Ick aul
stone ouse, kent and nuiut,inei by force .
strong hand, AID by locks, key grI'cs tut b.r. ~
ne defendant steele, who, b. yay ct ct1Ircrce. /.
called sheriff, aud commonly called jail -iiui 81
on r noI beast corner Of the Court nusc squ re-,
in tie town Of Aurora, aud whlca the I''crd1ut-
pretended w4s retreat Tor tie UcrsCCui, victims
~ no la, - an rs,lun iur these ITO were
crushed 10y q" riirss Storms o. nlye-. IN PLAIN
language, To this count, lt the p'anut AS drIgPct
nj niFht h 4 Gee dr',Gl. nj, Nit'tuu wit or Nat.
T. nj OF authority At IuN .1l, 1nl the ,.uudauts
then ant there placed INC p'luuh IN the AK AMI
lOath-opc cells ol thc I.l and locked lin therein
AMI Srp' han ia the same for tac space nj twenty.
tom houls, Wituput any drl hut water, nud " th.
,ut c"muJnioD, ,yccpt vc'mIu. Al U, which WaG
dome Ml'uuut auy reasonable or pr sh'c cause, or
without any Wit ~ wI'rlnt Hii.,OavCr, AMI with
out ctu~n tlr 'Iutih To- b" ttH.. before Justice
OF The r. "t. ur bc'l'" ms Ma Or, before Iny
OF icr court Tor examination or trial; aud nll of
y ncn wls against the will the UlnIutiI, ana 10
his lrrNptsslHlr UortIug li N, and IN hi- damage
eve thouMHd dollars l!5,uOU. lie deman Ju'g-
meut tor 5000
~ 4. I. BEAM and l.. F. STEVENS,
Ills At.urnc,s