, 1875-07-25
LOCAL LETTERS.
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Many friends Of an old citizen, James Sul1i
van, Esq, of the Town Of Lake, desire tha
should ask you to repair wrong sustained b,
i HIM by the publication OF article in your issu
| OF the 18th inst, by letting the public
know the facts OF the Town of La1s
difficulty, vhero your correspondents ms
stated the condition and conduct oi
Mr.. Sullivan BY stating. that Sullivan was intoxi
Gated when he obtained the gun and brought the
same home; by stating that he smoked a ciga1
with Is pounds Of powder in. his carriage, and in
giving the facts concerning the trials in ques.
tlon.. The facts are that Capt Carpenter, res,d-
| ing at Auburn, and many others. arranged to
| have celebration under the auspices OF eeveral
! posts Of the G. A. r., among which posts SAID
simonton had command Of one. Capt carpen-
ter BY the aid Of Gen. H1dr9th, procured a
cannon and ammunition. 1he day follow
ing Carpenter gave Sullivan the order aud re-
qucsted him to get the cannon and ammunition,
which he proceeded to do and brought the "a me-
home aud put the cannon in Carpenters barn
and the cAissons in his own barn. That
evening Capt. Carpenter concluded to have the
cannon fred at suu1iBo in accordance with army
regulations, and directed Sullivan go TO do, but
person By the name Of Sutherland, who was in q
condition to be meddlesomo objected, and went
out aud found Slrnonton. What he told Simon
ton we only guess from bis actioua that followed.
About II OF y o'clock that night ho, IN company
with some. BOYS, forced an entrance to the
premises Of Carpenter aud Sullivan. took
away the cannon. claseons1 etc. This was
done without permission Of either Carpenter
or Sullivan, and without any writ or. process.
Sullivan, becoming apprehensive that he could
not again fiud them, immediately went to Justice
Ritchie and got out q warrant to arrest tho thlef
and regain the property. which hs found covered
up in q cuw-shcd on said Sutherlands premises.
1t Was taken and uaed, according to the orders
OF Carpenter in the morning. when Que Of tho
Post-Commauders (Simonton). who WAS absent
up 10 this time, appeared with an officer and
took the gun, and converted tile same to his own
Board, AZ was sNotu to by Sheridan, Hickey
and Benner, that he would see that
the gun was returned by Tuesday, the
9th inst, and that they loaaed it to Capt.
to the matter, and that when it came to their
knowledge On the 9Th inst. that it was kept from
Carpenter By Siuonton, they sent word to him
(Slmonton) that unless the gun WAS deliver cd up
to Carpenter forth With they would send out and
s .na 5os sfs 5ase n hs nn nopsoa @ sts e
iuvesligstion Of simouton on the charge Of per-
Jury.
Simonton did not appear upon tho trial upon the
replevn auit, neither did the pafsuns who took
rant. Sullivan, ut the direction Of Justice
Ritchie, took said gun back to the city OF
Chicago. and, by advice, lodged complaint be-
fore W. F. Thomson, Justice of the Pence IN
tue town OF Lake. Simonton, befora an arrest
was made, went to said Justice and gave bonds
for his appearance.
JuAtice Thompson was advised that he could
not grant change Of venue after the defendant
had entered into recognizance to appear. The
statute provides that change Of venue shall be
granted provided the ofhca,s having the prisoner
III charge shall accompany him to the next JUS
tice, and retain him until dspoaed Of by said
Justice. Here tbs officer had delivered him up.
returned his warrant. and the bond as above had
been given and hence no officer could accom-
pany him, and change could not be granted. |
After hearing the argument pro and con
Thompson decided that Simonton could not have
a change Of venue. Whersupon the prisoner
started Off and Justice THOMPSON ordered /