, 1873-03-18
THE LAW COURTS.
a Constable Co11vt(cted Of Mall
feasanoe in Office.
Criminal Court sensation-.-M -Mysterious
Disappearance Of Records.
How Smart Young Prisoner Earned
Sixty Days III Roturm for
Kindness.

in ion years two indictments hayo boon sto-
Ion, or hayo disappeared, from tho records Of
the Criminal Court, md ono from tho Superior
Court. tue latter being in tho good old timcs
when that Court had iuriadiclion In criminal
eauses. Ono waa iii n murder caso, a.ll moro
bare-facod robbe,y waa mover eonmittods tho
second was ngainst Mary A. Smith, tho partiou-
lars Of which are sl,rordcd in myatery; and tho
third occurred ycstcrday. In tho caso OF Joseph
Hayes, Samuel Harmon, .. D. Wordcn, and
john Ma1loy, indicted for larceny. Tho Clerk
was preparing tho case for trial, 1t being sos for
yestol1ay when 1t was discovered that tho i'll
diutment Ind disappeared. A strict aenrch 1od
to the molnuc1oly conclusion that somebody Ind
boon In thu vault and stolon tho all~important
docnpeut, Tho defondanta woro In court, and
clnimed to bo roady for trial, but tho statcs At
tornoy had tho case continuol and will Iny another
information, and doubtless obtain all indictment
noxtterm, tho narticshotng meanwhile hold under
bail. What iH most curious In this cnHo IL, that
1fr. Hayes au ox-pollcoman, has lateiy charged
his follow-defondant, Harmon, with perjury, IN
swearing to tho ownership OF ccrtatn property
on which 10 wont bnil On dintilior's bond,
which caso comes on for hearing bofore Com'nia-
sioner Hoyno to-lny, md TINT Harmon rotortB
by charging that 11ayos las instituted these pro-
ceednga for blnckmailing, and also to prevent
hia appearing in tho Criminal Court to answor
tho above charges, knowing that ho (Hnrtnon)
can mako developments OF Ill unpleasant nnsofo.
uEwAnp1Sd A. SMART YOUNG MAN.
Henry md Potter Brick nnd John Elnor Woret
on Thursday lust, found guilty Of q riot Elnor,
having thrown glass at a Raloor-heepcr, Whltst
in tho lattor's saloon on Archer avenue, end ent
his head open, was sentenced to thirty days in
the County Jail, and tic two Bricks to ten days
each for aiding aud atotting. On Saturday tho
attorney for Elnor interviewed Horny Brick in
tho County Jnl to such On extent that ho came CO nc
Hnnry, aflrming TINT it was lie, and not
Einor, who had thrown tho glasB that cut
tho head that caused their arrest, md lodged
umphant attorney brought the matter up before
Judge Williams, on motion to set aside the SON
tence againat Elnor. OH tho ground that Horny
WINS tho guilty party. His Honor Ind Horny and
thoir taio, Which being endod, Aenry's ronlonco
was set asdo on LIE own confession. and his
tezn Of imprisonment Increased to sixty days in
tho House OF Correction, mud John was dis
gothor calculate on THU result, aild it is likely
tlat he will never repeat Lis generosity, oven il
10 has the ci,auce.
l1ALFEAsAScE OF A CONSTABLE.
Benjamin .. Wordon, alleged to bo acting
constable Of Cook County, waA charged with
malfeasanco In Office. Tho evidence Nas to tho
effect TINT defendant wns ontr1stod with tho
execution Of q replaven writ on tie household
rcn avenue. that he earted Tho Foods away from
tho house, made no return Of tGo writ, got rid Of
the property in somo way or other unkilowu to
money. liz VAS fonnd guilty. md tho Judge
waa recommended to mako tha usual recofn-
mendation to remove tho officer from Office.
The maximum fine in this case is $500. Mean-
whilo Bcniamin is hold in Cook County Jail,
awaiting nontanco.
CONVICTION OF A p1sonpER1y SALOON MAN.
Petor Quirtnback, Of No. 1893 West Twelfth
street. indicted for committing q nuisance by
guilty SOME ti,no ngo, yesterday Withdrew Lis
petition for now trinl Defendant ia mason by
trade, and ran tho saloon by deputy. He prom