, 1873-02-11
George Driver Concludes to Take His
Chances in Cook County.
His Trial for the Murder of His
Divorced Wife.
Thu Testimony Short, Sharp, and Evil
dent!y Conclusive.
Arguments Of Counsel to Be Heard
To-Day.


Ino Case OF dcor6o DflVar, chafgoa win LILO
"uUaer OK Ann DfaVefi ms alforceu WIG, caI'e
ap fof trlal IN the Criminal court yesterday
morning, Juugo Gary preslolhg. "ot1on 1of
cnange OF Vohuo hao ooon i7s"o ~ 'ne 'al'eaiJ
'etH'' ou1 le was hi'osea!ol'ts "'1nuta"h' ~ 10
hos unhkels that tne uoatn 7en'oncos ~ pto'npt,
y moteu out to HaneFty ~ "ausesan, ano
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co'ne 10 no 'esaf"ea ID oa"seloua 1os an"'uersrs
10 aca4 Will
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~ n'S opoii''e 'on's'he s1e o.ates tAtofte1
saaa thhs tho tflal ought TO ne q Snort ono, ahd
verdict ought to be reached before evening He
should undertake to provo that tho prisoner Was
IN +,o ,,o};t of baot;r, bio ,y;ro n,a
'uo .'@O'. ~ "'s Ala wa auo
sha "aa coihlelleG to Sepasate from
him. She was the mothnr Of seyora
pretty children, dependent upon her for B,,p-
EGfGr1 HiyNrCEN
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uaea TO oea1 her oecauSo o1 nor refusal 70 glSo
him her hard-earned wagon. Tho particulars Of
tho murder were rocapitulatod as above.
.vorn for III, nroucc,,tinn wan Dr. Jo,,n n,oc.r.
s"''A ~. .A1 ,,,''.N:". "s. ..',,a-,, ~
my eA"oouney fhsH'cla1'' "Ao teHsinoa 10 nay
Ing mado posl-'horien examination OF tho
body OF Ann DriFor on tho Sd of last December,
and found that ball had passed Lctwoen tho
ninth nnd tcnth rihs nm fin r;uht s;,o naes1,g
.,,.o,,,,, tl,o 1,o. .r,a H.. ~. .
.n.onsn tno n'ot, a1T M, 4oos.as Nv sno pay1 neas
Tile spinal column. Inc bullet Wna 6mall, and
was shot from singlo-harrellel piatol Hor
death vas the roy,1lt Of that wound.
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teee'ncu W naS11ls Aeo tue Inquest, at winch tue
defendant was present, and the pietol was pro-
ducod and identified.
sruarAvr 1ounso4
,aaunaa ,1,s- tho 1os,n5,rt u,,o hroro,4 into
sea'ineu sna. :no uoluus "as o'oeshs n' ,,so
Of November laat, when, in reply to q question
10 that ofrect. Driver said he shot his wifo be-
cause rho refused to give him money. Found
the pistol in his pocket.
Crogs-crun,iuctl: Was not III the habit of
pumping" prisoners. Driver was considerably
under the influence OF liquor, and there was
blood on his faco. He did not resist when thc
pistol was takon from him. Ills lips noomod
70 he swollen.
Re-direci !: Ho WAS not too drunk to tall
stra;ri,t, e"' 49, ""' "0' WV " '"''
OFFICER JOHN pErpE
,,atiacd TINT he nrrcatei Drfynr hard ~ III,
sInotinc nt nhnnt IN o'c1oc1, wos sot to inolx Il
IN % rnnn:i Driycr at thu hnnse md tooI lin
under arrest. Asked lin WI,y lie sLot lis wifo
md he rosiicl. aThat is NV buaincss.n
T,roasoron,;ned tra ,yaa Tlilo d,,,nk hu
not much. There waa some blood on Liz ,nous
tacho cn1 lin lina Wore n litllo gwotlen. Ho die
ont % nv that anv r. hin tccfi, wayo lnnckc mt
iiS nj nj notco tknt INV woro knockei out.
"'A Ivy nromnr n,,1yrn
han1somo ;ntcIl;rnnt. .looi,;n@' ' Inv ~ II vc,ra
seat;1le1 lint lin nrisoner wnsb;s father. '''
Mr. Mason here requested lie Court 10 exam,
IN oath M he nn,lorstoot3 fhat t1,e INV nj IL,
noost iii NIX snen, IN l.nn,y t1,o nat;,ro ~ r.,
nath. ' 1'~''' w '>e'0" ~ -
Dainr cxan;rod m ths mint tbe Ind aatf
Tint i,o 1;now tn moaning Of NJ, oatl, had heari
hs brothnr any that It n'ea,,t to tai tl,o truti
and he would 70 to hell II lie aid not toll M th,
ttu!L. Knew tliiu before the iuuueyt; no ont