The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-07-31
Streator on Toast.
THE MAN WAS MT H. w.
And the Lady Was mt Elizabeth.

case Of such importance TO the public veal
as to cause the hair to stand erect upon the
Uranium of any executive officer and one in
which the marshal Of Strcator exercised such
brilliant Judgment as to call forth from the very
cstmablc citizens Of Ilardscrabblc profound
amen, was uncarthcd by lady detective named
Clingstonc, on last Saturday, and ushcrcd be
fore IL scdatc tribunal on the same afternoon.
The scene, as the parties slowly approached His
Majesty, the squire, is thus feclingy portrayed
by an eye Witness
"Thc procession, headed by the commanding
officer named Foster was ushcrcd into the pres
encc of Circuit Judge Downing in such man
ner as to well exhibit the military training of
the chieftan and expose the narrowing disgrace
to which tho abominable culprits were subject
cdn
The tcne-soie, after politely makinga courtesy
to His Honor, made a brief statement Of her ease
Us follows
She was lady; she was in the employ Of Il
family as housekcepcr, and by the sweat Of her
brow earned her bread; she had been msultcd
by the officer in charge with improper prOpos-
ais; that he, having been rcpulsed in his ad-
vances, had, by ways that are dark and tricks
that are vain" 50 impressed the lady prosccutriX
us to cause her to appear and unfold the harrow
ing tale against her and her paramour; she was
prepared to prove both her innocence and his
guilt,-yca, she would be willing to 90 further:
she could establish his character rs that of Il
bold, bad man.
A half dozen small urchms neatly dressed
were thrown into the rear OF the procession as
ballast but failed 10 put in the necessary cry at
the appointed time. The officer bore up under
the slight mputation with becoming hcroism
II was discovered by the prosecuting attorney
that a crown of innocence rested upon the mar
bic brow OF the officer, but after fifteen minute
Grafton upon his vision, it was observed that the
crown alluded to was only a shadow from mule
hitched in front Of the Gun Boat officer. Time
was called, aud the prosecutriX was called to
bat The prosecuting attorney, after II few pass
es, elected from the witness the fact that the
lady accused had been seen making mustard
plaster for one of her children, and that the oil
GERS dog had eaten the plaster, rag aud all
This was considered as evidence conclusive
and the contemplate wrctches were bound over
to appear before the grand jury.
dispatch was Immediately sent TO the Gov
ernor Of Indiana as to the result and the process
sion left by special train for the Hotel dc Nlcln
tire On arriving in this city, they were ushcred
into the dark cell without ceremony, and on ac-
count Of the heinous onensc with which they
were charged, were heavily iroAcd The chill
dren were Immediately turned out upon the
street to starye. The prisoners were kept upon
faith and hop-tca until WedRqsd-y. slIep spe-
cial grand jury was calledt6tlthet hang or burn
the wretches K
lengthy considerable MAS had; the end IN
view was ably present&eg aud ballot taken.
There being IS votes ldfayor Of returning the
Israelites 10 their heA rots in Egypt, the Ia
mentable outlaws werepennittcd to 20 in peace.
They departed by the evening train to streator,
where it issfpected the hero will ge, position
on the police force ahd the heroine will continue
TO exercise to rightsof American citizen.
While all persons are more OF less creatures Of
l. e. n oil