, 1874-07-19
CRIMINAL.
CRIMINAL. CQuET.

| There we're no cases tried in the Crirnna
court yesterday At II o'clock, however, th
Grand Jury, which had been st work Tor the pas
week, completed its lAbo1B, and returned int
Court with serentr-two indictments. Tbs jur1
returned twenty-three bills early last week, max
ing. in all, ninetv-6ve,-s much larger list thar
usual- Having reported "no further business,
the jury received an honorable discharge from
Judge Farweii, and each ulemner thereof wcn'
On his way rejoicing. The indictments returned
to-day were for of1enses classified as follows
Mayhem, /; perjury, 3; larcony, 43; assaul.
with intent to do bodily injury, 8; forgery, q;
| burglary, II rape, i j; committing a nuisance,
3; robbery, 8; sssault with intent to iau,
| arson, I.
| The twenty-three persons against #hom
| indictments were returned last week, have
| already been tried or Otherwise disposed OF.
Those reported on yesterday will ba arraigned
| tomorrow to picad.'
| TIE POLICE COURTS
! One hundred and tan Cases eaua up for trial
| before Justice BoYde1 yesterday, s1ty-seyen
| before 6cully, and eleven before Aaufnaun-
Justice Boyden yesterday disposed Of Charles
Wescott, q confidence mau aud steerer for 3
mock~auction honse. into which he had roped
greenhorn named II. c. Burlington by 'in1pg
him $50.
Victor Hobhe, Who Was charged with stealing
qu&ntitY of artificial fowera from Ireaon l. Co.,
270 and 2i2 Wabash aEenua, was yesterday, by
Justica Scu}ly, hold in $500 bail to answer to
the Criminal Court.
George Ball, Simon Woodruff. Charles Glenn
ems, and john Cameron, four ,sell-anown South
Side roughs, ,,entered the saloon 12G VAN Duren
street late Friday night and assaultod tue pro-
priatot in brutal manaer. His outcries brought
the police to the spot and all pa1ties wefe taken
to the Armory. Yesterday morning they were
brought before Justice Boydan and fined S25
cach.
Justice Doydon's South side Police Court was
in sess,on yesterday from 8 o'clock iu the
morning till o'clock in the evening. During
tnat iue he disposed Of 1l0 cases. the main ones
being larceny. growing Gut OF the late fire. Near
If the whole pack we're discharged the,e not
being sufficient evidence to hoid them. In many
cases the charge was changed to disoEaerly, and
tbs Offenders tined
Frank Blackburn, On complaint of Mrs. Young,
was before the South s!da Police CourA sssiet
day under the charge Of larceny. The istiy
claims that Blackburn stole large and valuable
mirror from her house on the night OF The fire.
He. as au Offset claims that he had lot VI
proparty ut her house, and, in ring out Of tho
way Of the tire, her mirror VAS taken With his
things, aud Is yet be had not been fortunate
enough to fud his own property. Inc caae MAS
continued till to-mo1row under s4o0 bail.
George Zimmerman was befofe Jnsk!ce Dosaen
yesterday to answer to the ohsrge Of obtaining
goods under false prctenses. The prisoner wAs
as one time in the employ Of \. 4. Anton, a.
No. 1880 Wabash avepue. He called at Chaplin
i Cores ealoou. on Monroe street, and repro
scouting to Mr.. Piarson. clerk in that establish
n1eut, ttat Anton had sent Linn, obtained iot
Of cigars. ue Has subsequently arrested by
Officer Dittinger, aud, on learning tho above
the Justica held him over 10 the Criminal Court
IN bonds OF $4Q0.
Justice scully disposed Of tho following offend
ers yesterday: Nike CALVIN. hoid over 70 the
into No. 70 West Randolph street, and stealing
gold watch and $40 from John Bacheldet;
.'Squash" Murphy was hold to the Criminal
Court under similar bonds fur stealing q gold
watch from Gilbert Probst on the evcnjn: of
tee fire; James Burne. hts boon companion,
wns convicted Of vagraucy, and sent to
The Brideweu for fifty days; Henry
Uriskowux, vifs-hsa.aF, ras hnsd