, 1875-02-25
CRIMINAL. MATTERS.
Trial Of the Alleged Supreme Court
LaW.Library Thief.
stabbing ARRAY in a Bar-Room at
Dubuque, 10.
Shooting and Cutting !'.' Drunken
Men ut Akron, ".

orraw. m, roh. o--1n tba circuit Court
..s tr;,, nf 1,i,,, 1uchfo,;, for tho aegod theft
~ hooL, fron, tho law 1ibr.r. Of tha sup,cuo
r,,,~, r,,,oodoa MA 1Iovn1, fur,1,or tostt.
49, ~ rroaa.o,,n,n,tiou that In had A nenerai
,l;.tnst ri ]awvcr,. In ono case prominent
chsc,u, lawn, uhor, Il, named. lad l,ccu ON.
s,asss h. ,,;,nss. IN nro,fonta for him ouo Of
r.o's W.,.,..s p..sx. .c.s;as-r ,,snranca c,ss,
tne Aan1heinee 1apei .os~4ne'J 1o""4 ~~oe4'
Though getting e4W from hoxol ~
retainer, said lawyer had never donb auy service
nor returned dollar Of the money. Howell o,lco
.uoush' y. 4As sm su,!. ,'s., c,sa H.
lad Thought better OF IT, "Hhcss 4so o'eu ~
springfield An affidavit OIL wincl to base motion
10 10 a,su,a h' sroaS scsiofa VIII, .enr
s",se .o,s.. s.n.. ~. 1.,;,ois f.v r.ibr.r-
!a".oooke h'oe,, i'o'a 1ne ,'A1o.s n n.,.ea:s
He based this cllarEo upon ths TACT that Dcefofd
has sold la~-hooss to ono Pearson, now deeoae-
cd. aud otlor 1nw.booka to III. Gillian, tho
i.ttar ,ot,ir, a,to ,vor.,, m rrndft mostly
VIZ y, :,~,a,ss,, a. ~. ~ ,.,n, ~ ooit
"sness ma 81 a'aua'sa % sa's" y. 'u' ~
prominent rnsn Of Massellles to provo wts-
neas' character for truth aud vefacity to
bo good. giving tho names, He mover told in
ror,oI,oa tt,t la hal tr.n mt tn catc|, 1;iet
a, -. ,.,s,s. 49,. sr1.t ~, = ,,,,t.,,7 IN a
lola' OF 'ho1c' hiu.' Ana' "Hs pa'ap ~
little too th,h. WItness haa ehPloFeo lie11oF"
| TO manage his suits In 0Ltasa against tic In.
surauce comrap1cs. but, through Uickford's neg
i,,+ to fuot.ni1> ,.,a Iof.uIfa1 {,, frurlanu NJ
!ee'' n' a!Ao"e,j "Ho 1 - ~
| them. bicksofu wanted 70 saAo tAen 70 LILO
| Supreme Court, hut he {ilowclD refused to pay
tho o1pensc, I,ckfosd said there would be no
tro,h,o m Juaro 1,e1.n3 Ia m old fopy. and
s..,,, t'sas,. ~, n,,,o- t,,on l;ta
| no s.a'o ""u ~, '''AA sS
| lLauBhter.J "akness never poslo"ea money
/ from, Eckford. Witness had three baltimore
INSURANCE. ca,ts In court at Ottawa, with claim
Of - GOO In cacL. TIC companies had offered
| to compromieo. Dlek{ord wad H0welIa nttor-
noy, and axlod to compromise for 90 cents Oh The
| dollar, but Howell refused. lie then offered 10
buy lIovelrB claim oil the comphuiea for ~
coilta on the dollar, for which Hhwei! pitchad
into him, and words followed. Howell believes
that, hcforo tliiB titne Bickfofd bud conpro.
mised for 20 centA or more. aud bad
received tho money. On ths 9Th Of Oc.
tober and 18th Of November. Bckfo1d informed
him BY letter Of 6ottlctneat anQ nnslHeh
him to meet him and Fishor ~ storrs' ONCE IN
Chicago, on certain day, as theHe lawyers had
claim upon the money Or sesiiad tho payment 70
DO msde throusl! thau'. This eott!euient E.ck-
iGrd cialmsd had beeu made By tho Companies on
leEn.s undo by 1loWel! hlnaelf. oy Th1ch 10 Eos
si00 moro for Howell than lo o!hefW!se Houll
| have received. Howell testified TINT nc haa MOI
tried to ret witnesses lr ths case. Ao had noti'
lied tue Companies to pay no tnoneF ~ any olo
| but himself III settlement of tho cases.
George ". ": Blake 4wore that he saw At
l3tckford's boArding-horso several Volumes OF
1aw.books, Illinois Reports. With tho State Law
Library brand OIL them. nlckfo7d offered tosei'
him Illinois Reporta. bu: they we're not branded.