, 1874-04-03

lecturer for BoVprGl ycnrA. lilo audience ypH-
terlay ovontns was highly ploased with tho loo
turo alld lB repetition will probably be roquost-
cd on Mrs. Harpcr'B rotari.
CRIMINAL.
frank frn1oe, boy only II yoara Of ago, WAS
arrested yesterday morning for trying to pass a.
$40 counterfeit bill. He was examined boforo
Commissioner Hoyno, who hold lin to bali In
$500.
NYary HonneBoY and Charlos Williams were up
before tho old Armory Police Court yos.orday
charged with larceny. THOR caso waa con-
thu cd to this morning, undor $3.50 bonds oaot,..
Tho report Of tho case Of tho man Greo1oy,
charged with having Ice which waR atolon from
0. & ". Guthrie, gave tho impression that tho
regular drivers OF the firm took part in this
rarlly omployol with thoir own teams during tho
winter. Tho honesty OF tho regular drivors haa
not baon questioned.
II, apponra TINT tho man Milwar1 who was
aafd In yesterdays paper to llnvo hcon atsacliod
by some roughs III tho Sixth Ward and cub and
on llor why home with e2o in 1ler pocket. He
knocked hor down md pitched hor into the
ditch. Hor father saw 1t and ran to hor holp.
Alilward got away, but Inns since been arrested
On charge Of highway robbery.
Lucy Pho1ps, girl abont 10 years Of age, wasu
on tho follwing morning was before the West
Side Police Court under tho charge Of vagranoy,
Lucy asked for and received chRngo of venue
to Justice Doydon'a Court, and yostorday morn
ing tho caso was up for trial. Tho prisoner II
quito preposaossng In a1or porsonul appearance,
being Of medium height, dnrk hair, and flashing
black eyes, md worry woll drcaeed. She ia OF good
larentago, md has received Q reasonable portion
Of this worlds blosalngs she has fair edtloa-
tion, Bomo accomplishments, and il exceedingly
pretty. Tho girl rolatod story Of llnving mot
with porson BY tho nanlo Of Horn, o conductor
On one of tho railroads running out OF Chicago,
WHO had aetlucod her. Justice Boyden conclul..
cd that tho House Of Correction Tor the next
for tho girl, and passed. that sentence.
q very interesting seono was Witnessed
by tho spectators. Miss Lucy burst into IN I'LL
parcntly about 20 years Of age, md who claimed
to bo 4 siator Of the prisoner. made an eloquent
appeal to tho Justice to remit tho sentonco; Hho
would take ller elring siator under her guardian
oyo, aud take her where aho was boarding, ut 9.
pIaoo o., South Halstcd street, and keep Lucy on
Assistant stato'a Attorney Cameron was pres-
cut, and showed q deop intorcst IN the
prisoner, and especially IN her sistor.
Ho informed tho Court tl,nt Miss Ltcy's Biator
opinion, ii tho sentence should ho romittod,
TINT HISS Lucy woulh Hoon be reformed. Jua-
tice Boydan reluctantly consented to remit tho
punishment, aud tho aistora loft the court.
saEn1pAN's ESCAPE.
The TRIBUNE mentioned yesterday morning
the eHcapo Of the noted hotel-tlief, Il. F.Sheri-
dan, from tho County Hospital early in tho
morning Of tho day before. Since thor the fol-
lowing fac!s have boon gathered il connection
priaoner was admitted to tho Hospital, suffering
from Lis self-inotcl wounds 10 his attempt to
ond his life. Sorgt. Fitzpatrick, Of the police
force, demanded that two officers sloild remain
constantly with tho prisoner during his stay iii
states, refused tho demand, whereupon tho lat
ter insisted, and placed Officer Michael o 'Drion
Oh duty at the Hospital, in Charge Of Sheridan,
from, The hours Of s o'clock p, m. unti
oue eSes Se aas reovsa by 6er SIC & oIas as %
It Was about tho tiaao guards were changed
that Sheridan made his escapo. On the morn
ing Of Wednesday, betwcen ) and o'clock, q
mud turning south on Wentworth avenue In tho
rear Of tho Hospitnl, and this is supposed to
have been driven by s0me ono connected with
tho escape mud flight Of tie prisoner During
tho time Tint Sheridan has boon in tho Hospital
ho las had attending him colorcl nurso by the
name Of Albert Clark, who was conyaleacent
patient. Sheridan hod evidently gained tho
friendship and confidence Of this man Clark, aud
suspicion points to lin US having aldod tho as-
capo, anl yesterday morning he was before JUS
tlce Boyden for examination, and was hold un-
der bonds OF 800 for hia appearance Tuosday.
On tho other hand, the ol1icalH Of tho Hospital
arc Of the opinion that Officers Moyers anl
O'Brien know moro in regard to the case than
they arc willing to admit. Tho Warden OF! tue
Hospital denies the 6tatomcnt Of Sorgt. Fitz-
patrick, that ho rofusod his demand to station
his officers there as g guard over the prisoner.
Tho Warden further claims TINT the officers had
not tho right to arrest tho negro nurse, who WIS
conyatesoent patient, without first consulting
Scit1l him fHa ttHrHaf,1 t1la HhnHjtinn tim