, 1875-02-27
THE TRIAL OF ElcKFoRp.
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OTTAWA. ILL.,, Feb 20.-Tho trtai OF Bird Dlck-
ford, for the alleged stealing, or, III milder
terms, for susseptitiouu!y tahlug:ot Inv books
from Tho surome Court Library. was continued
to-day with vigor. Some very prominent
gentlemen were witnc.eos, MI. Cameron
Hworo that ho xaa familiar With tho Hu-
prone Court Library In 1870. It wpn customary
for attorneys to take book from the Library.
Had In a fow instances seen booas Of tho Library
at attorEoys' offices. Witness used to 70 there
and holp himself, anu taxa books away, ASKING
no one. tbs officers winlod ut it, but ho always
returned books go tnkon. Tho agents of tho
express companies testified to delivering
to Dckford sundry bo1es aud parcels
from Chicago since 1871. A law stuteus
tostiaod to having seen Supreme Court books IN
laH Offices aud rstusning the same la,noa Le.
land testified to tho dinappcarnuce OF Austln'a
Jurisprudence from tho Library when ho waB
Deputy Clork. There neyer was any iuteutlou
to let tho books 60 out OF the Office. Tho 1Iuu.
7. Lyle Dlclley testified that he lad taken boole
from the Library on ditro.ont occasions with
out expressed leave, but TINT Huell bools
Lad boen promptly rotnr1lol. The clork vas not
atllbarsy to loan tho books to any ono. Witness
neyor took away books from the Library without
tho clerk had substantial knowledge Of tho fact.
Witness know tho gcuoral reputation or II, Il,
~, mows si,a,.3 ~ for tFutl, and yeracty and
ss to pa as SeiS %Dess tso sS GsoasS ssa
iair deaIiug is not good. Tho impression @ 1la is'
from What tnon layo raid, Tint DIckfo1l has not
80 conduosou htmsolt ns 10 i.ayo INSPIRED public
With lckford, ho has bcon COURTEOUS and loI,-
orablo. The Hon. c. Il. Gilman, formerly
County Judge. testlt!od that lawyers hnd
frequently brought books 70 read iu hIs court
%sh ,o eo5o tho npreMo Court Library brand
consderod lia reputation for truth aud yoraeity
bad. Tlb wltnesH once wanted q look from tLo
library. The clerk would not lend it, aud tl!o
judge atoolt. l!,aushter;l i: Dasbor, Of Mar
tenutation, and aso tint ho ouce overheard How
oil say that ho had trap rot for ulcktosI; that
ho had somo law-book covers which ilo
wat, Roing to produce before tho Grand Jury
against Aiskford. Howell swore that this state.
j. buoW, tho lion. ". Bushnell, J, i. NASH.
Thomas J. Wade, J. r. uowlaud, George o.
THOMPSON, u A. Mccalcb. u. J. dil!cu, j. i.
armstrong, a. y. sialth, Q. Leayens. =. j. Grid
auu Dr.. Jaclaou nWoto that Martin d. Howell, Jr,s
!epututlon for truth and yeracity is bad, b,
l.onsens neyos hoard llowelI'A reputation much
dtacusse1. Dr. Harris could not answor ~ to L,
anu dlu not know, aud Dir. Parsons aud Alr,,
Hughes had never heard 1t questioned. Mai,
W. u. Taylor, Of tho Chicago Posi- AID Hail
sworo that ho had acted as Clerk aid
Librarian. At first books woro freely loancJ,
had no recollection Of Ioau!ng the otl|co or il
brary keys to Ilomaa Bowen. 1tr. Myory, tic
Chicago law-book taaler, testified shat thy lot Of
law booAn sold by ulekford to Callahan wpro
si05 tho price paid. sir. BictforI, % ti.e dofou't.
ant 4inlseif wpH PIT us1 tho wituess-atatl. but
sla Court adjourned till Tomorrow.