, 1876-03-19
THE COUNTY Bull DING,

Fifty-eight Jail inmates will be arraignod In
the Criminal Court tomorrow.
The bursting OF pipe in the female depart
ment Of the County Jail yesterday flooded that
institution.
The cornerstone Of tho kitchen for tho new
Hospital will bc laid with appropriate cere-
monies at noon Thursday.
J Joseph A. Garner WIS taken to Jail yesterday
! on q ca sa, upon the suit OF Field, Letter l. Co.
Tho claim against him amounts to S2S7,76.
The Collectors Of the Towns Of Loyden, Le-
mont, Wheeling, and Riverside, turned their
books and cash into the County TrezsuIer's
hands yesterday.
". L. Douglas, the divorce conspirator, WAS
yesterday released from jail on bail. A. ". ELL
wood and John Faulds became his sui cites in
tbs gum Of $4,000.
Tho contractor for plling tho Court House
ing by the County Board, bnt he stood up under
tho lashlng like q man, Some complaint was
made about tho progress and character OF the
work, which he promised to remedy to the OK
morrow. He was instructed to commence piling
and excayatlng for the dome at once, which ho
promised to do.
The Joint Committee on Public Buildings and
Public Service Yesterday audited bill of Archi-
tect Egan for Courthouse plans, amounting to
$1,000 The bill was balance due him for the
original plansu which it Will bo remembered were
adopted aud then reconsidered. His contract
Was for $4,000, and these figures represent just
so much money thrown away by tho County
Board "a the architect is now busy maxim. new
plans, which must be paid for at his own price
The Finance Committee yesterday found
county bond registered No. 4s, upon which no
interest had been paid for several years. Put
ting this with tue claim OF D. Il. Flax
for the redemption Of 4 bond Of
the same issue, which was destroyed |
in the great fire, the conclusion was reached t
Committee will recommend the payment Of the |
bond and interest to Mr. Fisk, amounting to
little over $500.
TIE ELECTION JUDGES
The trial Of the Twentieth Ward Judges OF |
election WAS resumed in tho Criminal Court yes
terday morning.
j. Il. Dandsr, ". GrifithB, Z. D. Wood. ".
Keeples. J. Rose G. ". Leander, and J. Haven
were examined hoEriadly, and testified that they
were legal voters in the First Precinct Of the
Twentieth Ward, and voted for L. G. Huck 1t
tho November election.
Louis F. Wadsworth. who acted rs Republican
At the election was then placed On tbs
stand. He testified that he acted AZ challenger
in the afternoon, and challenged a certain |
voter who said he lived On South Clark
street. His vote was taken By tho judxea
and put in the boz without his making
IN affidavit. Ha was in the room when the
The number of tickets did not acree with the
poll book. There were 740 tickets and 50 in
excess OF what the poll-book called for. Some
If the tickets were folded together. Sir votes
'or Huck were thrown out, aud II for Hesing.
aucks vote WAS SO, and ha had tailed so cast |
or him. Both challengers and several police
nen assisted in counting. He did not SEQ Mr
crawford stun tho ba2lot-bo1 or commit any
wong.
At the conclusion OF Mr. Wadsworth's testi-
nony, hir. Reed arose and suggested an ad-
ournment until Monday, when ha would ,
paediiy close the prosecution.
The Court charged the jury against talking
nth any one about the case and Mr. Reeds [ !
uggession was at once acted upon.