The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-09
Circul(l Court .

Yesterday in the Circuit Court was de-
fault day, and the morning was taken up
by entering defaults, rules and orders in
civil cases.
Rules were taken in numerous cases on
defendants to answer.
In the case OF William Stoner vs.. Mar
garet Stoncr, which is suit for divorce.
Margaret Stoner, not having filed an an
swcr TO the petition, was called. hut did
not respond. Order was given TO submit,
proofs.
In the cause of William a. Robb W.
Armenia Robb, which is also divorce
cIse, Armenia Robb not havings All
swcred the complaints OF her husband.
was called by the sheriff but did not an
swcr. Permission was given to present
proof. After hearing the evidence for
the plaintiff, divorce was granted. de-
sertion was the cause for which the Judge
united the knot.
The case of Fleming & Lacy VS.. the
Cairo g. st. Louis railroad company.
Pason q Canda. was continued tor wan,
Of service on two of the defendants.
At ten O'Clock the grand jury filed
into the court room. Thi. is the first
time 1t had appeared in the court room
since Monday morning. Judge McCrite
handed the Judge fifteen indictments. the
fruits of nearly two days work. Most
Of these indictments are for larceny.
The grand jury retired with its tore
man. saying there was more work.
After the report of the grand jury, the
Jud 20 ordered the prisoners to be brought
into court. In one, two, three order,
eight Jail birds entered the prisoners
bar. Attorneys were appointed tor
those who were not able to employ any.
Joseph Bradley and John Wilkinson
plead guilty to an indictment charging
them with an assault upon Charles Peter
son with intent to rob. John Wilkinson
is boy of about fifteen, and will he sent
to the Reform School, and Joseph Brad
ley is near twenty years Of age. But the
court did not fix their punishment, as the
evidence had not been heard, and for
that reason deferred sentencing them.
Minnie Hurley. the woman that stole
one hundred and fifty dollars from Grace
winsor, plead mot guilty to the indict-
ment returned against her.
Archy Robinson, indicted for the lar
ceny OF pair VI pantaloons from Mary
Burns, responded mot guilty"
The next person that stood up to be
was Henry Rogers, charged
with the theft OF gold watch. He an
swered mot guilty"
The rest Of the indictments were as
follows:
John Hall, larceny; William Smith,
assault to murder; Peter Valdez. assault
TO do bodily injury; Seveden Smith. as
sault 10 murder: James Smith, assault
to murder; Albert Staines, larceny:
Theran Alison, larceny: Mollie Barley.
larceny; Henry Rogers, larceny; Mar
tin Burns. arson: Archie Robinson. lar
ceny; Joseph Brady and John wilkn-
son, assault TO rob.
The case of the People Va. John X.
Green. was erased from the docket at
the request of the States Attorney.
John X. Green was indicted in the year
ls6s, for the larceny Of one thousand dol
lars, and was bailed out by Henry Fra
zisr aud James Il. Frazier. He left the
city, and the case has been on the docket
since 1865. At the present term a sc6e
faeiaS was filed by the States Attorney.
against John II. Green, Henry Frazier
and James II. Frazier, the last two being
in business in the Northern part of the
state. In response 10 the scirS fdcioS,
John Il. Green appeared and presented
himself for the trial. but on account of
the failure of the State to get witnesses
the case has been dropped. The princi-
pal witness j. an old man, about eighty
years of age, and lives in the State
Kentucky, so that the process Of our Cir.
cult Court could not have any power
over him.
In the case of the People against Robt.
Hall, a motion was made by Mr.. Harmon
Black to quash the indictment standing
against his client. After argument the
judge quashed the Indictment for want OF
certainty. Robert Hall is one of the fell
lows that stole two oxen several weeks
ago, and tried to sell them to Mr.. Smith.
1t has been reported that persons We're
before the Grand Jury in the ease of Jas.
X. Lane, who killed man several days
ago, but as the Grand Jury have not re-
ported yet, we do not know their deter
mination.
THF COMMITTEE.