, 1875-07-18
A SURPLUS OF LAW.

Considerable excitement was occasouei
around the To~n-Hau in Lake yesterday by ID
trial Of Justice A. II. Simouton for perjury. I
| appears that Mr. Simontou IL the Commander O.
Ellsworth Post, No. %, of the Grand Army O.
I the Eepublic, and that a. tho celebration Of rht
Fourth at South Englewood = cannon IRON
| Chicago WAS used. At meeting oj
| tho Post the matter was talked over
and N1. Sullivan volunteered to go to Chicago
for it. He started for it Sunday morning, July
4, and got the gun and some twenty-five round,
] OF ammunition.
| He seemed to think the occasion worthy OF 4
| grand epree, the result Of which vas that in q
short while he waa gloriously drunk. HIS situa-
| tlon is very easily understood when it il e1-
planned that he sat in The carriage containing
the powder with lighted cigar, the ashes OF
which every little while dropped in
! among tha bags OF powder About o'clock bo
got ~ far "a State and Thirteenth streets and it s
supposed for the sake OF a drink, he stopped and
fired of round. He also tndulged In tn e same
kind Of demonstrations st Egau and Cottauo
Grove svenuea, aud attempted to repeat tie
nllng 10 HYDE parh. where On being stopped by
the police, he went to Lake.
He arrived at South Enslewood about
o'clock III the evening, aud Nas met by George
Sutherland, tue Senior Vace-Command,r
OF the Post, who, seeing his condition, ,huueht
tt pest TO see tho cannon IN safer hands, and
desired 10 take It to his residence Sullivan
objected, and said be could take care of il. md
inteuded to fire 1t OF ut snnr1se. This Was con-
trafy to the Commanders orders. aud Suthe5
!aod told him uot to fire 1t till o'clock Monday
morning. Sullivan did not care Tor ANYBODY
and was going to do as lie pleased. Sn,her
land then informed Simonton Of lhe state Of A.
falfs, and was Instructed to Het possession Of
tho gun, and HOB That It received the right kind
OF care.
Sutherland followed instructions and placed il
in hia barn. Sull full or whisky Sullivan syora
ont States warrant for larceny OF cannon
IND searca warrant. They came before day
light to Sutherlands. broke down the door Of
tne barn, And took tho cannon. On thu charge |
ct larceny sutherland appeared before Justice
tAtcnie and vas discharged. In the meantime
Slmon&on swo1e out \ ~E1t Of replerln, aud the |
Post again obtained possession of = cannon thai
was loaued to them b. the City of Chicago through
tue influence OF Ad1t-Gen. billiard Sullivan
IN turn hronRht &mon.on before Justice ". +.
Thompson for perjury in s*eaEpg 70 = gun not
belonging to him.
The trial wss ret down fer Yesterday nj
Ihompson'e Office on Egan avenue. near Went
worth. Simouton Immediately s1nre ont A.
affidavit for change Of veuus on tbe eround
Lhas Thompson Vas prejudiced. Thompson re-
fused to grant change. and there came nm a |
matinee IN which every oue participated, and
Fhlch m hnaliy resulted in sltnonton quietly
llm to the Town Hall, but. On attempting Ia
ring h!n back Simonton refused to 70. Tho |
'fhccr had no process on him. and accordingly
sas oDl1ged 70 get warrant for bis re,uro,
Mr. L. a. Clark swore out = warrant for - re-
listing m officer" aud armed with TINS 0f;cer
durphy brought back Simoutou
III tho meAnune, Sluonton swore out 4 war-
ant Tor THOMSON Tor mA.fsasauce in o,lce& be- !
ore Juatice Williams. Thompson rnfuseo 10
@ till his court had adjourned, however md
lUQQUfCn IN m !