, 1874-02-18


no that very little ID loft to escape at tho CHM
noy-top. YourH truly, a. L. 8.
CRIMINAL.
at tho West sidc Police Court yesterday morn
Ing, thoro wore but fow cases, nud mono rrosont-
ing featuros out of tho common. At tho South
siilo Police Court there was u largo dochot, but
tho casos woro unanimous IN proving quite unin-
terosting.
4 man who responds to the namo OF Joseph
Jones was discovered Inst night on State street
onvcloped In tho voluminous folds Of buffalo
robc. Ho WAS lntorrogatod concerning its poasos-
eion aud, his replies not proving satisfactory,
Capt. buckley, Who viii doiyor It to tho owner,
upon demand.
Tho prisoners, William Dunn aud Bernard
Herman, charged with robbng Antlrows' pawn
shop, OIL State street, wcro brought before Jus
TIC tleo boydon, at tllo Armory, yestertlay morning.
b!o1aht s ' ssainss 1T. fh' fsho rrisonors was % ths:
solo u eharse Of '"ei tho store "G when @e tho 10
robbery occurred. no merely roItoratol hts
9th inst, at about o'clock. tho prisoners on
torod the store, ovorpowerod him, and took tho
goods In tho show window. A rigid crosa-e1-
animation, failed to shako tho witncsa' tcstt-
mony, aud tho prisoners wero held to the Criml-
nal Court In bonda Of 81, 900 oach.
GRANDDAUGHTER.
Tho whole day at tho Criminal Court Was
taken mp IN tho trial Of Henry e.. Bricks,
young man Of Lansing, village in tho Town
from Chicago, charged with granddaughter IN
killing George Orowshaw, Of tho Bamo place.
Tho killing took plaoe on the I'd day Of Do
combor Inst, whom the prisoner, tho deceased,
aud a number Of companions we're drinking III
got intoxicated, ono Of thom, namod Wolnhart,
bocamo nbnaive, aud general meloc onBued.
In this Bricks pulled out aoyen-shooter with
tho intention Ct ,ehooting.aa man named Heintz.
behind, and momontarily stayed Its hand. The
prisoner turned upon Crowehaw and fired ut
him, tho bull entering liB abdomen and intiiot-
ing 3 wound from which death enBued In twonty
Emmons, who testided to tho nature Of tho
wound; tho Rev. Z. D. Williams, who gayo
tho declaration Of tho dying man, md
Hcintz,, Crumbs, and schallor, who partici-
shooting. A. g, Van Buron, counsel for
tho defense, made an eloquent appeal
Oh behalf Of hia client, but the array Of facts
was too Formidable and, after lengthy dolibora-
ton, the dury brought III yordiot Of guilty and
months In tie Ponitontiary,
EXIT MAYNARD / CO.
The TRIBUNE, about ton days ago contained d
ta'l expose Of . swinaling lqttofy sclomo par-
oiroiars |ore also @ pnbsed et TO- sho effect tas Ias
tho person addressed Ind drawn prlzo for
S2oo which would be forTardod on retnittihg
bor Of our country cousins woro vordans enough
to remit TINT amount, with tho hope Of getting
tho $500. Mono of them, however, as far rs
known, wore so successful. 4 few days 1ator,
man, who gave his namo Rs Norris Mason, was
arrested at his "oiIlco on IaSalle street on the
charge OF conducting lottery just in time, too,
to prevent his reaping any fruits from tho nu-
meroub circulars ho had sent out.
United Statos District Attorney, in tho United
States Circuit Court, charging TINT on tho 9Th
and 7th days Of February, he devised scheme
to dafraud by opening correapondonoe with other
and, in executing suoh schome, took . letter from
the Post 0Aloo contrary to tho statute in such
caso made and provided.
Morris vas brought up, and by advice of his
ssa' ho Lad moi NOT eanea profit lis opera
tionB, and aB be waa without means, the Judge
roleascd him with . fine Of $500 and coats, which
was paid.
MOTT RIGHTEOUS JUSTICE.
Justico Doyden Ind pretty hard case to sottla
yesterday, but he did 1t In an eminentY sattsfao-
tory manner A young fellow, Daniel Sullivan
by name, appearod before the South 6lda Police
To tho surprise Of everybody 10 ,p1eaded guilty.
Tho Judge was astonisled. and by dint Of a few
loading questions found tint the prisoner, who
claimed that ho had never stolen before in lis
life, had taken tho blanket with view of raising
upon it enough money to purchase moal. Tho
nun, as he stood in tho court, had not enten
since II o'clock sunday morningl His story was
that ho had worked all summer On tho
Chicago & Pacifo Railroad, but, break
ing an arm, ho was thrown ont of
employment and into hospital, from which
ho emerged last December. Tho money
ho had saved during the summer lasted him
until recently, but there came an end to 1t at
1nst, and tho young man, with an arm that had
but recently hoalod, WIS forced to hard work aB
= means Of subsistence. BY dint Of turning
in "a ton Of coal hero and thore no managed to
ecrapo ahead, but d lack of work left him on
Sunday last with only enough money to invest
in most frugal moal. Since then he had not
boen able to got any work. and had consequently
been Obliged to 80 without anything to ont. Tho
alternative, ''stoal or starye," was left him. aud
tho first low Of nature prompted him to steal.
Justice Doydan hoard the cauo through, and SON
fenced tho prisoner, who expressed horror OF
tho Dridewou, as follows: Il GiYo him loaf Of
bread aud discharge him." About two minutes
/ lator the discharged prisoner left the Armory,
| taking such bites from q loaf Of broad Is only
man could take who had eaten nothing for forty
eight hours.
GENERAL NEWS.
Tho alarm OF fro from Box 340, at half-past