, 1874-09-20

which he, when opportunity is afforded, takes I
| hand. The entire day was occupied in tho ex
animation Of witnesses, and in listening to tht
arguments. At $3.50 o'clock P m the jury re
ceived their Instructions from Judge Rogers ant
retired to make up their verdict. After being
out four hours. they at $3.50 o'clock 1ast NIGH
asreed upon their verdict. and fled into court
Austin Doyle, Clerk, OF tho Court
read the following IS their verdict I'VE. the
| Jury, find Thomas B!umer. alsaa BlenDerhassest
guilty, and fix lis term Of punishment At two
| years in the Penlteutiary and A. D. Lee, alias
Scribncr not guilty" A1r. Trude, the counsel fol
| Bienuerhassett. entered motion 1or new
| trial, which will be heard near tile close Of the
| present term
B!enncruassett received the verdict With evident
| more fortunate than his companion, didn't delay
his departure minute, but scizins bis nat, hur-
Red from the courtroom. Every ayailable spot
in the room Was occupied BY friends
a deep interest i'll their trial
during it, progress from beginning to end. The
| jury after receiving the thanks OF tho Court,
/ were discharged. Had Bleuaerllessett. like
Scrituer. been the fortunate possessor OF vile,
he in all probability would to-day be free man,
as tile jury when they first retired s:ood ten for
conviction and tive for acluittai; those two wero
undar tho impression that D.ennefnnssctt was
| married man, but on learning the contrary
they gave III, and we're for conviction. In tho
caie OF Scribner. the first ballot the jur7
stood ninY for acIuittai aud threo for conyic-
tiou; tno three wcro ignorant Of tho fact that
Scgbucr Uas husband. and his wife
WAS awalting below tho deciason OF those
twelve men who held the liberty of
her husband in their hands. Aftor learning
this fact those three juryineu decided with tho
other nine that S.ribner vas not guilty. This
result was ouly reached in both cases after Inapy
la let's. Thus ended the t!la! Of these confidence
men, winch will soon be followed BY tho trial Of
others indicted for lise onenses The prosecu-
t.n vi thesa men WAS conducted solely by Mr.
Birch, anil tho able manner III Which ho has
handled the case from the very beginning to Its
close ettltles hum to much praise.
THE POLICE COURT.
Eighteen suloon-keepcrs we're brought before
Justice Scu'ly Yesterday afternoon Tor vlolatioa
OF tho l2 o'clock ordnance, aud were fiued SO
each.
George and Paul Hog, who assaulted boy
named George talernethy = OFT ;:sle ago, were
Yesterday held to tho CRIMINAL Court Ill bonds Of
$5UU each by Justice scully..
john Brettenha.cn was arrested ami brought
before Justice kaufmauu yesterday, charged w4:ll
the larceny Of property belonging 70 Mr. Fred
Walters, at 3:3 Civuou1ue aysnue He was held
to the Criminal Court IN bonds OF $500.
Anton Faxell, tho night wa!chman at the Geu1t
House. had slight difficulty, F-iday night, With
Johu kenEey. and used pop-bottla Oh that gen.
tle1uan with .oo1 effect. YESTERDAY morning he
was arres.cd and held mil the 2Gtll inss. in
bonds OF 500 for disappearance before Justice
Sculiy.
Justice Kaufmann disposed Of the following
offenders y~sto:da:: Frank Murphy. drunk and
disorIerlv. 5lu; Fred VOLS, dtsorderly, SO;
Mary Balloway. drunk and d,sorderlv. 81;
Theodore Youngbuus, lrun: and disordeyl7, IS:
ami James 0'Brue. aisorloilv, So, Tile cila-so
Of larceny against Michael o Brine he couiin.el
till the 25.h inst, under bools OF $500.
Howard Young came to grief Yesterday. He
stands cha ged with the larceny OF gold ling.
tae property OF Eiza5et! Norton. Ut No. %
South Park aveaue. Justice Doy3en decided
that the matter woull stand investigation b. the
Grand Jury, and tllereupon held him committed
to the Criminal Court in bonds Of $3.50.
John Hosey, brute WHO cruelty abuses his
POOR horse. was brought bofore Justice Scally
yesterday morning. charged with cruelty to ani-
mails. and, Il. the evidence of Ills brutality was
conclusive. fiaed 51U0. Hardly had tue sentence
been inflicted before hia wife appeared at the
Mayors Office and endeayorcd to secure d par-
dou for her husband. but was unsuccessful.
i few da7s ago bo1 containing twelve dozen
pairs OF boots, the property Of LOOMS l. SptZ,
Of bloomington, ILL.,, fill from wagon on Canal
street. aud were at ouce appropriated by Thomas
Downey and Joseph Davis, WHO saw the ncc-
dent. They took the go3ds into an, alley ard
were observed to walk OF with the the CONTENTS,
when O.ljcar Scott arrested them Yesterday
morning they were brought IL, at tue West Side
Police Court, aud held in S5v0 bail each to tie
Criminal Court
Josep!. Wolf, John Rafferty,, and John Lavey
were ueforo the South Side Court yeslcrel::
morning to answer to tho charge Of robbery. It
IS alleged they entered the store OF alary Mat
sell. as the corurr OF T1rty-sccoud street and
Wallace avenue. aud ta2re1 tho Till of % cents,
officer Lv,1ch ,ooa tho matter in hani and
brought tie gentlemen in, Tie c;ilcncc in tue
case acquitted Layey, hut Wolf aud Rafferty,
were held 10 the Criminal Court to await the ac-
tiou of the Grand Ju.y, i'll bonds of $2l0 each.
Ia,,. ca .az ~ n..oo.;u. ~.
oonn Gnanon t Mas a1resssa ~ nssec;l'e Mi-
:A'4es fr.oas "a lnG eaaFse oi .arceu; ~ ste1l
1ne q quaht1ts o. ieaa p1l'e from TUG Manuei
Diu.n. ~ .no " 'an nutsa 81 co. @a
as.'g aHea ~ anI p 11s51ot "as 1ou'u .- oss.s
~ 1t'ue9 tae 3,le"'iaA on >suuee et'eos, pos"oeu
brought before tue South side Poltct Court for
examination. Tue evidence looked blue Tor tho
,,41aoacr. and in :tico Hoydcn heII him to toe
Criminal Court in bond, of 500.
n,.-. .,.- w., c,:. .,,o;.
1he turco men rove, onn' '!nl. aill eue!r
uIe: G*4neE, WY 1,So ~ e',:sl enu nn.i
SOLE oi ALI. 1aup.e w. ~ ~ 1 n'isu.' @
were th1s 1nornl1 aFfEuea uSlolo ane;ca l>uyo ~
oeh lot eal1ll'at.oi. ~ .,. asns. 10
prisoners WIS ElDStHll1i44 lue sAttlc ~ HEEeIo-