, 1876-01-05
Trials Of heEec, i1aguire, and Baheock Set
for Jan. 20, Is, and 30.
District-AttorneY Dyer Says He Shall
Certainly Convict the Latter.
Delay in Filing Infor1nations
Against Chicago Distillcrs.
THE GRAND JURY.

/ tho Grand Jury drawn sumo days ago. About
| o'clock tho nombera Of tho Jury began to drop
| IN ono by ono, and took their seats among tic
an1onco viic Tho batlifrs were buay in getting
accommodations for thotn Inside tho bar.
Shortly after 10 Judge Blodgctt catno iu. and
tho cricr In wonk voice opened tito court. Thu
Judge 4. onco ordered tho jury Called and direct
| cd them 10 con1o forward no1 assume tleir seaiB
Nineteen MOL answered 10 the!r nanloH, as fol-
Iowa:
Alfred ". porzy, GoncBeo, Horny County.
John swanzey. nidott, stephenson County.
John L. scoboy. Union IIill kano County.
1lobert Hampton, Faw Paw, Dc Kalb County.
Johu ". uitt, Mount Norris, Oglo County.
William Cox, Wlnsiow, Stephenson County.
Jamcs Thornton. Magnolia, putham County.
Henry II. Lyman. Downer's Grove, Dupage
Couuty.
deotgo L. 11crrick, Dixon. Lea County.
C. 4. ShurtleG, Qalyn, Henry County.
Arthur Bryant Jr., Princeton, Bureau County.
William Fowler. Rockford, Winnebngo County.
S9il,nm lsanIncy. In ltose. Marshall County.
hchnel Troutnlaf, Nolson. Leo County.
Abijah Ko2wia. Jolet Will Couaty.
CharloB ]. Richardson, PRINCETON, Duronu
Connly.
Reuben g. T1ll Wauconda. Iako County.
William ]. 1lix. Uregon, Ogle County.
NatpG Crawford, pook.,le, VIII County.
IT,,
A. +. Davis, niagolold, McE1onry County.
ANY E1cCsGs 7
After tho 0rahd Jurors had seated tlom-
solves. the Court sntd:
6ENTLEMta: II any OF you hnvo any cxcusas to
render why yon shouId nat serve On this Jury yun will
plsass ssass Ell them . new VII xsy In th o,tsst tat
and that nono Of yoa will eubarsass tho Curt by
nrgtng lneness engagement "a m esenss. Il 10 not
statutory exemptions a. IN tho btate Courta such
hcipg difectors " schooa nuinltrs u re cotnpaIes
Will hcsr tLam nor: o:heswisc Bhtll cons1aE you %
aaacntiug.
Tho Jurors were ovidonIy all natiatled wath
thor position. Not single excuae WIN offered.
Judge Dlod6att then named Sir. II. Il. Lynlau
~ foreman OF tho jury, and requested thnk gen-
uomnn and his confrerca to bo BWorn.
This formalitY observed, tLo Court delivered
the following
o,IAuoE:
y twn months hays Elapsed since the last Grand Jury
uais 1t known officially IL tho courl that o1lgeneics
t.ad srsen Enich made tno:ess4ry 10 call another
nss1n saIy Ihe nit Attorney h.: o sssd
tlre matter OF presenting tho and Tie character
trely to the caro o tho District Attorney snd your
eeives Tho law rcqnlroa sxteen Of your number At
quorum 1or ths transaction q II business, si m % ana
twaITs nae ., sonr n.oi nInr u'. ,c eos%s IN to
sea upon =" se sssrso 4iS IL 's's' IT, or soa
Jury room, ~ you ali parhaps mora Q. lsa1 awaro
trum your e1pcrieueo as citizens, call upon you to
whethor psTsona should 10 indicted for tho oenaca
with which they sro charged. TIN operation u our
.lo Grand Jury, only allows, rule. Me l,easing q
Tho aide Of tho Prosecutton ad i Is tho duty Of the
5fty e s hs Sasp
should bo found. II u enough for ray On thla
occasion That hope you wiilo spss,iouasa and uu-
nr61 in jf1r t{an ef
.s 10 pe1asn fr0n, mere ialo fa@or q su.pi
r. tho testimony. aad in.iat, befato YOU nnd An
!na!ct,aeat. up9u iangibo proof re.hal's tho best
appIy to detoTmino whether an Indictment ahou'd b
found ta to inquire whether, upon tho pTessuimens
Y nneontzatcted Or unexplained. you would, ai,ns =
fcnsc. II YOU would, It ~ouki tus[fy ts finding Of
a. :ndieaon ana presenting I: to the Court but you
aos tho Grand 5ury ps .5e he ,tau sG FOR yH t1o
sess " H.
t.ugtblo. sueA would ho admitted uron tho trial Of
tas sas 1s hs f'us "h tsss
l loes saa bues III es yoa M VIII - use s% It:
patch III te prosecution Of tho business for Which you
y. and that you will ehooso your t!ae aud lour
will tan1lsa you. hayo thIa furthsr suggestion 10
1nske: Ju'8a Houga, tho Dstrsot-AttorueY, Ia nna-
u e. s :sss hsn IT. ad
,,a as.!.tant saa, D..ftss4.te!usy nsste-Nay \ Pse
tore w nraua Jury on :a or6anlsug paw-a mAttcr
t1r which Judge!Dangs presence is ',neee4sary, au
pfuecnt.
The co1r-very well. II thorO Ii any business that
uaA Possn!y oa doHo ln tho atstce OF Judge DsuRs,
ean ~ aItu up, but tho special business for which
yoa ~ convened moro lszticularly IN hts tanda.
time yo it, eops!de,son III % w. nrY ea eo
retro no" to the D!strlct Court l.ooun.
!he lary then retired to take up tho b,,ainoss
T. NJ tafkns aTs hands; Tho body Is ~ ela1ne Of
Tho men who hare boon selected to act IA
Grand Jurors in tho whisky cases aso without
exception - now ~ to thnt kind of bus!ucuu. As
before serycd iu tue same capaolty,-at leass
@ over, - heen eo!est:i wiz gsss gses; aas, ssno
rlly grace the Grand Jury-foom Of tho j Unlted t
btatea Courts. lt,ta uotiucablo, also, Tint thew
aso generally 1ncu who haro Eeconlo noted ia
tho localities xhero they reside Tor strict iutec-
risy. Following ia thor pataGunols
AuuAM cAY~IN
Is 600 OF tho best cltizons OF VIII County. l1e
rsbldes at ptosant At joliet and at tho !ate elec-
tion Was candidate for County Treasurer on
came within I,inesy-aix votes Of bepg electod,
and that against an Independent cannldatu sup
ported by Tic urAn9ors Aud lsopuhhcans. llo
10 an old resident Of tho county. snd
his connections are on,;neusly respectable.
Ao IL = gentleman OF education and
refinement, and haa hold posltions ct profit and
trust. which vysra tnrast upon lu, Where us il
best kaown ho ID looked upon ~ i man OF clear
perception. souod Judgment, aud OF 1nhinchiDE
integrity.
JOHN ". HIT
is farmer, and has resided TOR many years near
tho To~n Of Mount Morris. 0gls County. uo
belongs to very rospccttblo farlIly, aud has
humorous rtlGtIona who have becoMe kuowp
outside Of local o!roles. Ha IL about 81 ycars
old. In politics. As II thoroughly Republican.
Ill. Hill k2A tNo bs0thars In thl9 p{kyt NssaS6