, 1874-06-23
CRIMINAL.


The Criminal Court presented 1vo1ior appear
anoo yesterday morning than 1t has for .solho
days past. After several uuinaportant .casos
woro disposed Of, tho case OF Jamos
Casey, who, it will bo remembered, was
cl,argod with tobbing Robert Ennis
Of hls watch and chain in o oonoort saloon on
West Randolph street, was called up and triod.
Tho testimony In this case showed up tho doings
in thoHo places, aud tho manner in which bust-
noss 10 therein conducted. Tho jury returned d
verdict OF "guilty," and flxod tho prisoners
punishment at ono yoar IN tho Ponitontiary.
AZ tho conclusion Of Casey's trial, tho court
room was well packod with m idlo. ourtous
throng, attracted thither by tho fact TINT tho
"Ayor girls !" wero to ba tried. When the case
was called, Neluo Ayers mud Lodaoia Ferguson,
tho two fair frauds who have made tllem-
selves notorious by obtaining money un dor :falBo
pretensos, and arc charged in the Indictment
as having represented themselves. as invested
with authority to solicit subscriptions for tho
benefit Of Tho Chicago Half-orphan Asylum,
took their seats In tho presouco Of the Court,
accompanied BY their counsel; John Lylo King.
Tho young ladiea, who arc exceedingly ootnely.
presented modest, retiring, but soif- f-posaessgd
appearance. In their noat~tltting h1,its Of drah
istaotion pssued oyor tlio courtroom, when tho
case was called. Tho doingB Of theso girls has
boen wzitton up SO often during tug part ionr tn,
,;, a enas ,,.tnro ~ ia nnnso for which
they were Indicted, md therefore tho oaso was
ono Of more than ordinary interest. Mr, King,
their counsel offered mosi9n TO 9Hsaa tho IN
alleged against lhem according to strict loyal
requirements. Mr: King argued his motion at
great, !engIn, ana o''ea uuofqns m a"snu'Gn rt .o
snsan nn u nas pns1!dn, ; =, lne oauts, ~. noT
% aud ne ~
heea tnon anMoo @ me tne GIot' Sot 10 10
III l ~ s shat
Arst offopHo. aud, in lils opInlon, tho ends Of
Justice had been accomplished Sentence wns
acoordugly suppondod, and tho young ladies
wero aet At liberty.
u:,onun{ nIy; sne l.otuluIs ILLS u"aai, as.t
M1nlam !samsueao,. tWo yousn-cfil.nals, oacn o1
Waon 10 unaoE ~ years VI nge, IVY were artnlB4so 1
lot HonI1ncS' nv aotWGt WE seus " Wy ~ tso
latter ' to tLe' same institution for Two yeala. ~
1oron as asa asa s f9gRas 30 gasco seuy yos
terday: morning Tor stealing billiard balls from
saloon On Halsted street, '~ ~
p,,u r,tt,n,oro ,v,o ,ro. .r~.atoa : t.u a..,.
ago for ottemntinr to slioe m isaac iIail lfYinr
on Hubbard street. was yesterday morning hold
1.,.,,.a o.. = il. So. u,,. ,,.,,..
co,n Uus"cu noydon oponou ano 2Eusn tn n.nG rohee
o'clook-9nd ti,snosod Of i'll offendora nssegBiug
flnes to tie amount Of $500, and oo!leotipg S187,
| At O'Clock Tie court adjourned. :
coort,o n. rsto,,. ,vas orroatoa a,.,~ao, ,,,,,4
,orna8 .s; sn;nd,,,s tsa,.,
GnI;ano a narc,,nS ~ s so.. 'so
known, and the examination OF the prisoner was
postnonod' yosterday by Justice DoyJon Til the
| both iuBt, ho holding him under 5000 bai
Jrsttce novdo, dianoac1 NJ +ha to,,o1v,nr
,fsonIara Dostardsu Na,o Cns.;,
Garcs wilson isoraorv iotn S1b n1 snch Gonrua mna
Dasl,, cruelty to animals, SIG; Annie Moore,
keeping house Of !ll-fame, 910 August Riaeono,