, 1873-07-26
TRE:CQURTS.
Judge Porter Rolaeoa q New Trial
in the 8herwin-K Kaminsky Case.
Trouble Among the Shy Island
Lovce Contractors.
Matters in Ban1truptcy---Tllo Courts Con.
densed.--Now Suits, Etc.

eoA1"1etoo 3ouhb AAtt BnltJ VI tuo o1ollh1
charged on b fo1nnle llelp, and sontcacod him
to five yoars in tho Ponitontiary.
His Honor said, in oyorruling tho motion, md
RantoncIng Tho criminal:
Tho grounds fpon which lnnst deny tho motion
may rennlk hon did. tho Court In ono Of the
sa ny s ose2 a 5sss
hs j. dono, javtieo IL ilqy 'S 10. b. eseatea. s
Tho notson for continuance was Upon ar affidavit Of
'o s5'sSIs1r y @ ,hs s!ssassot @ aary Koos wSon
told bal Mary Kcl,oo that tho prisoner did not coin-
1n1t rnne nor stomns to commit rape, upon her.
her prcsent wheroabonta; NOR ta It ahow, thst so was
nut absent by tho rroct,ronent permission Of tho
ing dgenco sufficiently aot forth. -Four Of tho cani
'ss on at syon %s@F II a msen
1sse no 7caSon % f9r reviewing tint @ie:tston. @
Is necessary for tlsfSss .elens upon cir
Ke Of sSoko Ms 0n
aa;s'iGn H. p%t TO ena u %xs ness s J.
sfd l icwnFt Gnd NJ aof the %PiSn; a9sn
,anku Z 40. Much lees was It tnt1'aea claitncd on
tho object 10 show previous criminal intercourse
between The prisoner aud the proseonri1. No offer
question was The autumn before tho alleged rape Of
III 5 r. t. ,eSs sy hs osys
during tho porsod laat nlenotod-or at any tin'e-l
tlsnt was properly overrloa on tho ground that it
ITh-so wna tho offer to rroro shat tho prosecuting
witness lind. charged other people with having at
made s',ch charge il ,nay aaso been trno md, il
true, 1t worry Erorcr Tor her to mako tho chargo.
s d'eTs sf
Even II to contradict her, anl tho proper foundation
Ind been laid, tho inquiry not relevant to tho
siEth-The question, Whilst this girl lived at your
house whnt was her character for chastity :" tn
proper II ilt-fhno waB sought to bo proven, gcn+
Il canhot 10 c,anea That previous criminal fnter.
called for by tho 4ucaon. Tho striking out Of Kea-
were were witbdrswn by priaoners cotnso whieh eoald
alono furnish auy gronnd for tho cafn that hs test-
any nN ot eewe nor hs tho
prosecuting witncas had been seen at house Of ILL.,
faue-evca If that would hare bccn proper.
Eiqhth-As to the point TINT np rape WIS proven,
will only say thot ths WAS question for tho jury up
on tho wlolo ovldonsc, and thiuk The oylenco vas
sufficient to B,tsafn thu 1ndnB. After readtng over
made and tho authorities cited BY tIs prisoners eo..
sol, these the conclusions at which arrive. No.
| tton for ilew trial denied.
! TROUBLE AMONG TIE sNY 1sLA.;D CoNrnACTolH.
The iir,n Of Sac}scy, Fuller & p.orce so.ne
| timo ago ontore1 into oontrnct with the Com
missienors Of sny Island Levees for tho building
OF that loyoo OH tho Missouri River, distance
t of about Is niies Bouth Of Quincy, nft1 along
tho oast bank Of tho river. Pierce was The tlnar-
cial agent OF tho firm, and, as tho work PRO-
grcssed, registered bonds wero issued to tho firm
IN payment, tho Commissioners reserying all tho
time q certain percentage o. surety for tho
completion Of tho work. These bontls were
placed in pioree's hands to se and borrow
and Fuller. who ilo bill against Linn
iu the Superior Court, haa rocoivod in all abont
$4,000 Of bonds on which he claims to hayo
to have paid over to tie hrm sta, 100. Tho
complainatsta allogo that they have not received
tint amount, aud that according to piores's own
atatolnent. ho shown q deficiency of aomo
counted for. lie Inns been called upon to o.
pla!,, the deficiency, but has rendered no satis-
factory explanation. His partnory, therefore,
nnsol 1a he ,l has a msspq5opsiated the
that tho bondA sold realized a much
md tRat it in feared a1Ho tbat
aomo Of tho honds which ho claims to havo
There is about 900, GOO worth of bonds hypotho-
Gated according to bis statement, which are HOW
in tho hauds Of various bankers and priyato in
dividuals in tho city, and upon which 1oans have
co1nplalnants, who aver that they Gnu got 10 sat
| isfactory explanation from Pierce, and that thoy
haliovo he ID converting tho funds of tho firm to
hia own use and making efforts to redeem boudB
will 60 from bad to worso, have filed their bill
| for Injunction, Restraining Pierce from ncting
any longer us the financial agont of the firm,
aud from disposing of lands and othor naaeta Of
| the firm.
prNN9 nEconDB BILLS.
Androw Poters files petition in tho Superior
Court aEaiuHt petor 8. VandelHrout OF al. for the
. establishment and continuation OF his title to
" u at Lot IL, Block 9, Union Park addition to
snb1iSieion Of " X ot Block q ii Canal Trus.
toes subdivision Of " II of " Il ofNE]1 OF
, Robert Jones' 1lles q similar petition against
Andrew Smith, John II. Nicholson, aud ,siom It
, may concorn, for tho establishment and confirm
alton Of his tito to Lots 22 20, and 14I foot oil
1ho ado , Of To Lot 24, IN M, snDalysioa of 2 y
" u Of N Z u soc. II, 80, II.
ron w1pow'a DOVER.
Mary O1ybourne tiles her petition In the Cir
cult Court against John Fountain, Kristan Dr1-
dy, Anton Conrad, Abram Edwards, William O.
i; 5. Wd William dotz hsas Miiler, ii Bornard
; IauseIl; Joseph Favorville John II. Dronton,
William Whitehead, Friend y. .Rowell, ncnry
j O. Floyd William Long, and Chris Laeohele, fol
! assignment Of hcr dower, in tho II OF soc
;; Clybourne, her husband.
SUITS Against 4 RAILROAD.
! Declarations wore yesterday filed in suits al
: ready commenced, In tho Superior Court. iu &C.
tionH OF trespaBH tho case against the Chicago
: d Northwestern Railway Company, as common
:; carrier. Ono suit Is brought by Charles Com
stock to rooovor 1000 for 706 bushels and 81
t pounds of wheat. alleged to hayo boon lost By
Tho Company; tho othor is brought by Abort =
DanlB to recover $500 for personal effects al
legca to Aayo boon similarly lost.
RESTRAINING 4 HousE-Moy1Na.
Barah Mason AleH bill, in tho Superior Court
Q against John J. Alcliinnon, praying for all IN
= junction restraining him from proceeding will
J, The moving Of a cottego from Lot IS, BaHsott'
Subdivision Of &. Q. Il of Block 16, Canal Trus
$ toes Subdivision Of BOO, 83, 80, II. Compasnan
J and dofonla1t arc at litigation with reapo6t tt
y the ownership Of Baid property ind sLo does no
y wish TO SOC tho object Of 1er Inv suit akon from
i her by q houao-moyer. Tho injunction wa
4 granted undor $500 bond by Jut,ge Gary.