, 1875-02-26
THE DAILY RECORD.

MURDER GASES At DUBUQUE,
8pssfal Dfspatth to Ths chieaoo itto1Ht.
DunuQuE, a., Feb. a5.-poan, tns victim OF
tho ssabbIug aaray on Wednesday, night, is rap
idly sinking, and will probably die before morn
Ing. His assailant and probable murderer,
Bruce, after committing tbs doed. crossed tho
river anl mAdn for hia homo at Fairplny, Wis.,.
wheTe 10 wAa arrosted On the aamo night By
ahesiH Liddy, Of this city. When tho
nn4s OF tho arrest becamo known. txon-
sy-ave or thirty Of tLa most desperate and
abandoned characters that Fairplay can turn
out assembled together hod awors thu: Bruce
should not bo taken+ but glimpse Of six
shooter in the banda Of tho Sheriff brought
them 10 theas aenscu,, aud they concluded to
respect tho majesty OF the Law. Arriving ut
Uunleith bruce became impressed with the co,a.
viCtion that the proceedings woro hardly regst-
lar. but be was finally pcruuadod to come alous,
and Ia por safely lodgud 10 jail. He claima thzt
ho committed Tho act in Aelf-dofepse,
Tbs trial Of Wagner, The murderer OF RAon-
betg, ID still dragging before tho District Court,
and tho sest!mons will not 10 eoncluded Tor so,ne
days !e!; The 4otoaao hare sdoa;oa she H.
fact sAst tho murderer, mLen u boy. fell
from garden wall ard injured hls
skull. The prisoner is = small, sto1id-
looking German. with \ lesdon cast OF
apparently move. troubled NTH :, nxtra butdan
Of bsaiuB. ue saya that Ao prefers hanging to
imprisonment for life, but, unfortunately, II .
conviction la socurrd, owing to Tho lava Of tue
htsto, hls Wishea cannos bo carried out ln this
respect.
THE Hook.sTEaLlno CASE AT OTTAWA.
Spectdt Di<patth to Tie chkugo Tribune.
OTTAWA. Ill.,. Feb. 25,--rhs trial Of Dird Dick-
ford Ia tho Circuit Court web proceeded With,
oicitlug the fact that tho library Of tle SUPP eme
Court has not alwAyH boen very strictly guarded
against raids by lawyers. The defence intro
dueed toutimouJ vary bslel. IS follows. 4 fol-
low-boarder with Bickfosd had frequently seen
Dokfords law-books, but saw no boots branded
" 1lIlnoia Law Library" Sherin Mo1ntiro re-
ceivod and presented to the Court vol
beon eont him ftonl Dsslioinos, II. Mr. Cnl-
Iatsu, Of Chicago. identified 1t a4 one bo,lnn by
Mayors Of Chicago. 1t bore tho ua1ne Of
''DickioEd on tho insido, also Of ~. F. Kaut.
by nickford TO Callahan b Co., and hy tho latter
70 kaufman. It wan not branded 'Illinois Law
Library
II. II. B~ift testified that he had sold to Frank
Brewer. Pow ,eceassd, copioa Of 0iln'sn i scaa-
mons ~ lliluols Reports
+. Z. WAlbridee sworo lhat lln bad occupisd
40 oflo with D!rkford for ! long tins. aud nsysr
HaW books with tho Illinois Law Library brand
7: J. Wade swors th4s he had boarded Blck-
D.cktosd's room aud tho boohs, aud naver b&w
lllLuols Library books.
J. A. GILLIAN tostIhsd that 10 had been
very intimate with BlcEforl, traded
books with him, bought and sold hitn
bo0ks, knew blu deak, uoyor Raw books branded
llliuola Library owed lin, a. accouut and gave
bin loto know that Noktord bought law
books, Illinois Reports, 1t different tinles from
different rn.tleB.
ThomAa q. Dosen testified that 10 had bean
for several yoara 1saociatrd with Dickford prao-
tlcing law know u detendaat having bought
law booka from different parsons, Alld from hm.
sasf, and with him - partner; bought avs uli-
nol& Heports ones from him frequently
loaned him small sumA with Wltou to buy booka
btsnd On whom 11sy went into pazenoEship they
had duplicate eopios Of many books, and DIck-
ford sQlA AiY, but TO whum lie docs not know,
Il xaa = cu1n,non thug for him to enlor
the Snptone Court Library. evon In lS7l.
after !hu Court had spfoad Al order foEblddlug !
The taItng Of booka from tho library, that hn |
bad b taken books without leavs OF any ono while
) Key Which opened basement door
which gAve aacesa to tho antuo build
lug. liz had beun there on Sundays,
lnd csaulsd through the window In 1871 OH say-
sral oecasions. eonit times tnkinY books and |
not, Ho and Dieklord had looks ba- |
onslns 70 Tue La~ Library, whic1! were taken
way. Tho clerk vent around 10 tbs law odlao to |
<sshor them up. As had Frequently seen iav |
'ooha tn HlclfoEds possession With ths brsud !
It shs 1Duots Law Library.
RopY.9hATcHERs ON TRIAL.
8f<etat lispaich 70 Tks chi-ass Nsta4ne. |
RAsT HA0IxAw, Micl., Fob. 25.-TAe trial Of |
l,e two NcSsmoes. charged With bod dy-suatohIn3,
. su proGtass X Flint, aaa csoAtss tauoh excite