The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-08-02
GRINDING OUT JUSTICE.
CIRCUIT COURT Still nAuMrR.
ING OUT CUNv1CxX--P1O.
CEED1N0y IN PROF.

In the circuit court yesterday morning
the jury in tho case Of the people, etc., W.
Alfred Mc0ee, for an assault 70 commit
murder, retained verdict Of not guilty.
and tho defendant was discharged.
Charlie Stewart, tho colored boy, who
some two or three weeks ago, purloired a
shoulder Of meat from tho grocery store
Of q. W. whitlock Il Son, was tried and
found guilty but up TO the
time Of tho Adjournment Of court,
the sentence had not been pronounced.
ASStewart Is mere boy, probably no,
more than twelve years of ago no will
probably DO confined in the county Jail for
q few weeks.
james Harris, colored, for an assault
to commit murder, was next put upon
trial. Several witnesses wore examined.
when at six o'clock court adjourned until
half past eight o'clock this morning. Har-
ris IL the same negro who was tried last
week for stabbng Austin Turner at a ball
given by tho latter AZ his house at the
| corner OF Fifth street and Commercial
avenue, ia the latter part of June last.
On tho first trial Harris was acquitted, but
that his chances for Joliet on the charges
on which he Is now being tried, there 10
no doubt He Is now being tried for shoot
ing Mt negro named Wilson.
PROBATE COURT.
Probate court court convened at nine
o'clock u. IN. Tho following record was
| made:
Estate OF Alice l.. Jordan, deceased.
The guardians receipt filed and executor
finally discharged.
Estate of Michael Murphy, deceased.
viii admitted to probate.
Guardianship of John 4. Davis, Louis
Il. Williams, guardian, by p. II Pope,
his attorney. Continued on application
Of Louis l.. Williams.
Estate OF N. L. Ross Continued TO
next term OF probate court.
Estate of Thomas Walsh. Continued
to next term of court.
Estate of Alex. Ii. VanKuren. Contin.
ued to next term of court.
Guardianship of the minor heirs of
Morris Frederick. b. Smyth, guardian.
Continued to next term of court.
Guardianship OF tho minor heirs of
Mary X Brown. John II. Brown, guar.
dian Continued on application Of said
guardian.
Guardianship of the minor heirs Of
Milo j. Goss. Csthsrine K. U. Goss, guar
dian. Continued to by tho court.
Guardianship Of the minor heirs OF
John Denton. John Brown, guardian.
Continued on guardians application.
Guardianship OF tho minor heirs of
james 1. jackson, Geo. M. johnson guar.
dian. Continued by the court.
Guardianship Of tho minor heirs OF
Joseph A. Kelley. John q. Hartman
guardian. Continued by the court.
Estate of Sylvester Pool. Lizzie Richie,
administrative. Continued by the court.
Case Of Robert Marshal We. admins
traitor of tho estate Of Robert Adamson;
assunipsit; stricken from the docket for
want Of prosecution.
Estate Of Ann q. Williams. ID. j.
Baker, administrator. Continued TO
next term for proper notice.
John Hodges VS.. the estate of Mark
Jones, deceased. Assumsit; stricken
from the docket for want of prosocutiop
DIR. VIM. Wood vs.. estate of Frederick
Rose; asSumpsit. Judgment for seven
dollars and nfty cents. Soventh-clsss
claim.
Wheroupon tho court adjourned until
court IN course.
POLICE COURTS.
Tho police courts yesterday were as
dull as they we'll could DO. Offenders
sgainst the peace and dignity of tho city
are few and fss between.