Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-10-27

| 2 OlSEhICt -SOShI.-T-eAA 0 OCGluCAs W. III
of the District court of this county ad-
! iourned on Saturday. OF twenty
cases on the criminal calender, but two
were tried. The others were disposed of
by dismissal. continuance or change Of
venue. The case of the State VS.. VIM.
Taylor, charged with adultery as
theiW :nslow case-was taken, on change
of venue to Blackhawk county. That of
/! the State vs. Daniel Thomas, for murder,
was continued, as were those against
Warner Nellis and c. T. Kimball, charged
with swindling. Asimilar charge against
G. Ensign was dismissed. The first
| criminal case tried was that of the State
I vs. W. Lewis, of Quasqueton, for assault.
Upon Investigation, the assault-which
consisted in the defendant driving the
complainant out of W store after endu-
ring his abuse and hostile demonstrations
for some time-was justified, and the de-
PENDANT acquitted. - =, = 2 Al
The other trial was that of Matthew
r. Farris, of Jesup, for forgery. The
circumstances of the case, which tram
spired something more than a year ago,
were briefly these: Farris was indebted
to NJ S. Robi son, of Dubuque, and in
payment turned out to HIM a promissory
note of 800, purporting to have been
executed by c. II. Paine. Upon maturi-
ty this note was presented for payment,
when Paine unhes::tatingly p onounced
it forgery An indictment was found
against Fnrris At the last term of the
Court, upon which he was tried last
week. The trial occupied two days, and
result, i in verdict by the jury of guilty,
after consultation of but very few
n,;,utc. The sentence OF the Court
was im,,ris, "nment in the Peni-
Tertiary for the term Of three years.
rarris appealed to the Supreme Court
piyinr bonds in the sum of $4,000.
This transac ion d, YES not rciect III re
credit upon Furris' sha, 'Uness than his
honesty. How lie eve, no. ned to escape
detection of his crime it L. i'm oossip!e 10
guess, unless we accept The 'eo'y VI
some, that being at the time of ne Tor
gerry an agent of Mr.. Robinson. he eX-
pccicd that the note would again. cone
to his hands for collection, when Ii. wing
accomplished its purpose of temper. 'ry
relief, he could pay it himself and de
stroy it, without knowledge of its cxis- +,
tencc ever coming to Mr. Paine We |
say this is tie theory of some, but il cor
rect the plan niscarried, for Mr.. Robin
son soon got out Of conccit of Farris, and |
preferred to do his business in Jcsup
through other agencies.
Farris has arrived at this disgraccful
ending of his career at an early date. He
is not yet "a years Of age, and has enjoy
cd advantages which W til principle to
direct him, W olid have made Linn IA valu
able member of society. His indulgent
father gave him an education and set
him up in business, more than this, plac
ed the control of his own affairs in the
hands of Ills son. That son has repaid
this confidence by wasting his own and
and his fathers possessions in fast living,
and worse than doubtful practices, until
now he stands convicted of Il crime, the
consequences of which he can only
escape 10y ignoble flight, and consequent
further depletion Of his fathers proper
ty. & T..
Indictments were found at the present
term Of the Court against Thomas Molo-
ney for assault, A. II. Coddington for
adultery, and A. Mckenzie Wallace for
assault with intent to commit rape.
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