, 1876-09-27
THE COUNTY RING.
,s,o;nnIne Of The Trial OF t1o'oen'
Harris, OF Al.
r,cv Consumed, and No Jury
- Yet Impanclcds
o..,o,,or Doclines to Testify, and Proposes
o"s' To DO to Trial.
atonNING SESSION.

Nf01INlNt St60AoASs |
uovINo on THE HING.
rhc cascs against Tic County Comn'ss"ne's
- bovc not taken change OF vc"uo WIZ
WI .mc1 In tic Criminal Court yestcfaay n1o,nas
-. s,in], The defendants, g. =. !. n1'ueu' 1
~. T...r,, Harris, John Crawlorl' 'on'' "o"ns'
s.ae,c, Ashton, and john !. Nasae.', "ste m
Sctcl in Juno last for conspiracy WIN nsasa,t
aNtsr ,V,s,,,d nc county. They were ali present,
dcisauu 's,,no nroyIously pleaded "nos guilty."
sna' aa - ,Mer counsel claimed being anxious 70
anu ~ ,ncIr vindIcatlou at tho hands OF Jury,
eesuas a.,,a,a Attorney WAS ready TO accnmmoaatc
INC LIN an opportunity TO do 50 II they were
te,H. ~ ,rove tbelr innocence. Mitch hlibuetef-
tQsu ss. W anticipated, since 1t was thought an
ny would he made to tEro" fhc
eAo.s over to tho next term, iu Which
easss a. IT, T. was probable dls'nlssa'a would
sss .skcd for, with talr prospect
ba a,.,uo ,,,cu, under tho statute regarding
o. 9sra ~ tr}ai. Tho crowd who had asse,foiIeu
tic 1oecsaEIs ~ wetS to atsornuys Of
appu.,uttnc tncre arc halt-n-tlozcrl. atcncd ANXIOUS
Wto.,' ,hra,i. AZ soon Us the "oycE, oycz, hao
died a"A'' slnurr. AsuToN
u,., +bn motion, ovcrrnlcd q week or 80
fcnewseId dsn,tas tho case against HIN, becalise y
sg w, W. hocn tried nt or before tho sec3na term
h%shscoucnt hsh to the return e to indte' i,if.,a.
~! cItrd ease III tho Thtltesnin it'n9's .,,nt
Dogney y. II s%1s i cis1 " n edse RS' forisrl as
rue ~ n criminal case In Que, thc statute
ssorsse soe hat party should le s destination III
Il ths second tsr nos sS cr ra't n s'oIlu statulo
disnissed; and n a,n .0o nrussctton ou m Should
proSIaso IN 40 or hcforo the! sccond term,
Y! ~ y ne he marty should. be discharged:
Il hn elsar propostto' aa y" ne neoiat nna
nsca M l,'rl It.s liz prcsentcd tho question fur the
INC rme' ri nreserviug Ills legal rights, asklhg
pgn,s putpvsT nd coscessions, simply dcinanainE at
nu ~. an,s Of iao Court the right guarantge1 70
lin y ,hS y T " The u Gsufs Gas 10 10 s gse lin dls
eh4,gec 4S cotrt % remarked that The stetae id not
tcam to apply to case where NAV av,1s, Mns ~ w
% iaii, That aspcet was not pF'7o"''u WAN" '"o
ttsfA Assou VI reioined TIM. tho statute provided
~. as nnrtr WIS out "a ball tho Court might
srsrrisa d!scrctton and contlhuo the easc to
'n!tn sr tSN sWct, made the same motion on behalf
nj ail thc teIsndants who had not taken
ssGsiR M4 he'd oe agreed that II bill Of exceptions
Seya,,c necessary they might insert t!.e iasl
Tint tho motion wae tnado III court Dc1o1e 1ae
ea'' ""' TuE counT nEMAnKEp
that, IS August was not trial term, that 1act
would g. te ,t as n.r 5sTG,a b us 6 Il appcS
Vi.
10 the doing of acts outside the court, which
,ould lust ia we'll be dune whether tho court
met " not. Tint was tho difference between
Tho cascs, md II was very ye a1sTcnse. II,
thc statute said s'wlthout trial.'' A caso could
not bc tried without u court. One view Of Tue
ease tnas ho did not refer to particularly when
statute did not upply to casrs y'ere ma! ana .,d
ncyer been committed to prison. Tint was tllr
argument Of Mir. Dar1lum In the Turner ease
und, while It WAS not conclusive to hts intno, u
was dssed plausible ola s s9 w9'a o. son1'Irf t
therefore, III waiting. II he held to tic up'hlo'
hat lnu statute did not apply to PARTIES wl,t
llad never been iu jail, aud thn TRIAL rcsultct
unfortunately to any onu OF sne as!enons.s, ~, on ~
GIFT Of it; and II l.e dialntsscd tue Turner m vas.
upon tarts that would Justify d dismissal !n this
lie should no. permit q verdict to stand. II W.
true II would be sablccting tho PARTIES to tra'
and Lc would rather l,avv thy argument 4n
dispose Of the matter boEore trial; but If ho ha
to dispose uf the motion now hc would oycrrul
1t as 10 oil TIC detentiunts, aud Etye them q
exception: ana, II there wa verdict aEa!as
tacmt lie would consider tho question upon
motion for q new triu1.
FURTHER ARGUMENT.
Mr.. swott said he could nut yet It through n
hea1 Why man lad to 70 2 jal IL. order to +,
guaranteed him q speedy trial.
III. Heed conceded that TINT argument VI
plausible, but there was nothing III T.: ~
facts IN tho Turner case wero entirely d!ucrcl
from those In tllis case.
The Court then oyerrllcl tho motion to 4!
miss, mud asked Air. Reed II hc was ready II
trial.
Sit. Reed replied that he WAS. lie aa1tcd th
the bali Ut ". II. Swectzer tthc bntcrer) bc 70
fctcd, mud that q gapins aud attachment tsst
for him. Swectzer wns witness before u
Grand Jury, admitted Ills owu guilt, AMI llt
been subprnncd for tho people, but Ind u
rome tO court.
connsel were lal,oring under thu impression I'll
Ata ca'e hsd hcen taken to Kane County On
+nangc Of ycnuc. ..
SIR. l<e.tel suii ho would send for hia client
Iii. Trule went to the record 10 flhd out Abo
she change Of venue, as,d learned that It III
not been taken by HWcctzer
fhs Court decided, under tho circumstance
that hc wou!a not forfeit tho ball. -.
messenger was then sent out to hunt
sweoizer, aud found him, and In nbuut half
aour he called Mr Swctt out for the 1nirpuse
interviewing him,
GETTING A Junr.
r, ,lne lmpanellny Of jury was then bcg1l
tNe out u tEenty-eIght wero accepted by t
prosecution. Of the twcnty-thrce, sone WI
excused because thoy knuW the iefentlan
otneIs BECAUSE they showed BY their answ.
ana. tl.ey were incompetent, and the rclnalnt
.arnncc.
Tile pnnel being exhausted,
MIR. Inlcy asked for special ycniro of iii
md nlso tor tile appointment III Il spos
Ba!i!N 70 summon tho Jurors, under tho statu
Mr. Trudu urged that an affidavit Ellould
tubu!ttcd setting forth the objections to
Sheriff sumnoni.E tho jnrorS.
The Court lid not consider any reasons n
sssary, and designated Coroner Dietzsell.
Thut gentleman, hoWcycr, was tot uvalla
a. the time, wiiercnp0n rcccas wcs taken
tt'2 O'clock, le to DO looked up In tho tne
!lme,
AFTERNOON SESSION..
ANOTHER ATTEMPT.
Upon reassc,nbling, Coroner Dlctzacl, cam
and said he was so busy, having two inquest
1uld, that he could not SUMMON tho 1urt
Whcrcupon the Court let him 20, and submit