, 1874-02-19
CRIMINAL.

CRIMINAL.
Michael Laing, Who stabbed Thomas McAIahoh
In saloon at No. 1871 North Clark street, threo
months Hiuco, was. yesterday afternoon bold to
tho Criminal Court in bail of $1,000 by Justice
Cannon.
Crosby the notorious conf1donco-,nan, waa
yesterday afternoon taken boforo Justice Moore,
Of tho Criminal Court, and released undor bonds
Of $1,000, signed a.. y. Trudo. his attorney.
Ycstordoy morning William s. Shaw, of Elgin,
allowed limgolf to be taken in clargo by son,o
bunso mon, and went to their room, on the cor
nor Of Adams aud Clark strcets They por1nit-
wero getting ready to win it back, le seronely
turned and left them, informing thom ho undor-
stood their ways.
A dispatch waa received by Jailcr Fo!z yester-
day aftorndon from J L. Gill at Waukegau an
nouncfnE that ho Ind obtnined o Huporsodeas In
the caso against Michael Jones, convicted ut tho
last torn of tho Criminal Court Of larceny from
tho Star Union Line.
john Baker was hold by Justice Boyden ycstor-
day, iu honds of 800, to appear at tic Criminal
Court in answer to q charge Of larceny preferred
against him by his employer, q. H. Hall, whose
storo il at tue corner OF Market aud Randolph
stroots.
Tho boy Thomas Collins who was arrested
some time aGo OH charge Of Btabbiug q COM
Scully, WHO, i'll tho absonce Of prosecuting wit
ness. discharged him. Collins was subsoauont-
y rearrostod on tho charge, and talton before
Justice Want Woud, who committed him for
trial in default Of $500 boil.
Justice Scu1ly made another onslaught upon
the vagrants and oyil-aoers yesterday, and Buo-
cecded iu thinning their ranks to the o1tent Of
ten, who will serve out terms of from twonty-
fiv5 to ninoty days in tho Bridowoll or House Of
Correction. Among thcao was tho notorious
Lizzie Davis, whoas face is aa familiar ut Police
Court and Bridowell az In her pot hauuts in tho
city,
A German by tho name of Charles 1icinsraith
is wanted by the police. lIo has been obtaining
goods under false pretonses, and made victims
Of T. W. Diotzach, ". l.. Rogers, and Gromes Il
Frankel, From one he obtained furniture from
another q decd for some land in Michigan, pay
ing therefore in worthioas notes; and from
another wines and liquors. A warrant has been
issued for his arrest but o has sold all tho fur
nituro in his houBo, aud, with hla wifo, lott the
city.
Louis Robinson and Albert Fortress, both
colorod, wore charged before Justice Boylen, ut
ing, with assaulting Thomas Jofforson, u white
man, with intent to do bodily injury. The afrair
grow out Of jealousy Of the preference which
white girl, named ,Alary Mcclellan, showed to
Jotforson ovor her sable admirers: The prison.
OTIS woro hold in 800 bail each. Mary Nc
Loilan, WHO caused tho disturbance, and hor
w thn Mo ~ nrra,;;n,, t Meto sonL aown
~ 'Ae -@e08o ~ S''AoS''o" AoA n'eets oase eaon'
Less than month ngo tho church presided
over by Dr. Davis, ut tho cor1lor OF Forty-i1rst
street and Prairie ayonuo, was entered by
burg!arH, and tho library robbed Of books valued
ct $500. The Vostry have suspected that Frank
hieo know something about tho matter, and Do
teotiye Morgan WIS engaged to shadow him.
Yesterday morning Morgan Baw him acting in .
suspicious manner OH State street, and arrested
him. Tho thief confessed at once, and the
stolen goods were recovered at secondhand
bookstore on Madison street. whero ho Ind sold
'AosN'
:, Yesterday morning man named William L.
smith committed suicide il, saloon at No. q
West Randolph street, by soverlng the jugular
vein "lth'a pon,knlfo. Ao had for Q number OF
years neAn afflicted WITH consumption, which
Ffadnal!y rendered him SO wcah as to preVous
hls WORKING, ana thua he became burden on
his 9cauaintanoes. IT. lna been determined to
sena hlm 70 Inc County foor-Honso yesterday,
@nu, when Ac yes ln1ofmod OF tho decision. ho
remarked that he Wonld olo Dolore submitting to
q commitment TO tllat institution Little atten-
ton was paid to US Threats, but yeatorday morn.
ing Ao entered INC saloon, ani. tue subject OF
sending nm 70 ne foor-Honso Doing revived, ho
whipped GUT Ra11o, aad, boforo any ono could
prevent hina' had / acG.ompliaAod the deed. Dc.
ceaseu was an Engiish'nan, about o5 years of
age, and 1y profession m,lhleian. His body
M was t@Ron TO Tic aloFgao, anu tho oosoner nosl-