, 1874-10-20

rcpltod TINT he did not kno'r. Tho prisoner
IL 1ow-sizoa, rnthor atoutly t,aiit nun, about
% yeata Q: ago In "poara''et 10 doos not Lock look
fellow, Of Blsrly dsaposittnn- 11e wan unrricl
about i've ycars ago. out bis <ylfo hha etics diod,
lua'inK to lllB caro- one child. who III now ston"
pf i,s wh It's amso sF's 10 W ss Csr
Company for tho pant tlro y9ars, and has boino
but paaBnbly good character. ILL., Was III tllo
habit Of going on periodical dru'lka. hna. II IL
aatt. "a' Obliged to lcasn thc towh homo EaHfs 'f
aso on accu1it Of outtt'og atfray III which lo
ma. implicated.
Atlcr ioarlug lie prnos,or tho Coroner wont
to cx-Atd. Firncnn's shEo aud thrre prnonrfd
TIC rsvolyor with which slo shooting Mns a9no. ''s
tie ono with which ho had shut llyan, md. on
being anked, ncknorle iac1 that after doing tho
murder 10 hnd left noth hn rovolvcr and hi.
atreotcd during tho conversation. and appeared to
have 10 regrots for committing tho decd. The
Coroner noxt viglled tho houso OF the dccoasod.
l1o was laid ont Oh door iu the room whote tho
full.sized man, Of ulottiun height. Tho ball
pnnptrated this body gew inches below the col-
iar-bone. slightly on tho lott side, aud appears
to havo takel a downward courao. lie blcd but
little externally. and sccis to have died from tn
tesual hernoFrhlyc, nccsslone4 by sle aoYetil1B
Of Rsl artary.
Tic decd WAS Witnessed by Dennis Drie1ain.
tho oar-stsrtor, William Cunningham, George Ils-
lott Hna Jamos oTs, ae cofoner r en-
tion, and bold tho inquoat this morning. The
probabilities are, TINT no now evidence viii
DO elictcl, as all tho parties concerned freely
tall al they know, about It. The WEAPON
used Ia seven-shoutor of tho American
Standard Tool Compnny's mako. As gisonHo
tho Coroner all the chambers but one we're filled
with cartridges; In The seventh waa discharged
shell. twas the property Of the prisoner and
~ int 1TNpf1ra
to tie shooting,
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Board Of County Commissioners met yos-
tordny afternoon, President Ashton tn the chntr.
Tho first part Of the session was devoted to tho
reading OF tue testimony in tho Forsyth lnvcs-
tigasiou.
COUNTY VALUATION.
Tho following communication waa received
from The County Clark and reforred to the Conf
utttea On Fiuauco:
1have Ito honor to lay before your Board schedule
and aas essel by tho stato board of Equalization for
A. D, 1a74, mud request that your honorable body
puro'es or tbs sesr ~ sary % ac
cable In artler that may complete The Collectors
hoota tor said year Within the time repaired l'y laW,
yz: by tho It'll day nf December next. Respectfully
you're, Hr,lMANH IIED County C!ogk.
Tho total cqualzcd and assessed valuo In
$907 08C 732 10 which add rairpnd tracks, ruling
stock, a.,u capital stock OF railroad companies,
NJ assessed by the Stata lizard OF Equalization,
| sa,6lS.90 also tho capital stock OF companies
md corpotatlous. as assessed by ths State Board,
So 5G.039; total valuation Of Cook County,
aa equalized and apscssol By tho State Board OF
Equalization for 1874, s3l8 523, ,673.
MlsOE1IAEEous
Tho Committee on Hospital reported rocom-
1nordng tho payment Of bills Of james Forsyth
Il Co., amounting to s2.99s.13, and tic report
,1as eonnurrod III.
communication was received from @. F.
| porolat offering to sell t'rco bnilels fron The
| old Couit-Ionso. It vas referred to tile COIN
| 1n:ttee OH Public Buildings.
| A communication wn8 received from Harriet
@. Bpeight, coinnlainlrg that tho Dontd l1au ae-
lected Is BaloonH and sinks Of lniqutty" for vot-
iug placep, thcreby disfranoh1slug tho only voter
| III her family. It Was only by stretch Of
courtesy TINT the communication was received,
~ 1t MIS- OH. Of tho regular order OF businena
and by the Hnmo exorciso Of eaantry 1t wRs
| plnood on iilo,-ahat Is to say, buried.
| There ware various reporte OF commttces
| recommending tic pns mont Of auudry bulls.
amounting In all to SCI, ,02S.77.
| Thu Board adjourned uutl Wednesday at
| p. N.
TIE EDUCATIONAL AND INDUsTRI-