, 1876-02-17
THE COURTS.
Boyd, tho Oountorfcitcr, Cots Ton
Years Mt Joliet.
Horo Indebted Brethren WHO Avail Thcm-
aelvos Of tho bankruptcy LEV.
Record Of Judgments and New srits--
Kihbo Va. Hill
nEx BorD, THE tors1rnrg;rsa,


nHf no1p, THE corS1rnFE;rsa.
molou Tor now trial WA madn yesterday
morning be3ofa JudFa Hlodgokt In the case OF
bon Boyd, the notorioua couutorfoItor, WHO wAs
convicted fov woeks aup. Gen. Htilos, on be.
~ I,,a a.',. -, ~" a., ~. . es'hs' ~
10 nAo .asoo W 'uo '.'"'' =" :" t1e saftaueo W.
tween ths Indictment aud tho proof, and tho
doubt AZ to uhathef Congress had power to
punish party for countorfojtin9 National Dank
notea. Tim nh}ccttona howcvar, wnro iii ovar,
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'a'eu' aha ~ ap'se OF tao 9noss poislstoht otos1a
OF tten. eaiea ia favor OF Ills client
Judge Dlodgett With = few remarks sentenced
l}oyd to Ton yoare imprtsopment at hard jabor In
Jnliot. and aiao to INV n foo M aim. Thla cn1a
~" ~ so ~ " r. r.: ~. 49, !, Fes' s,.s,
'ne career ot one OF sno most dangerous c3iml-
nhla whom tho West hhs scan Tor years. Boyd's
akilt was such, both in work and ability 10 keep
ioroa .nor,t ~ ,or,+o.fo;t ,nor.v o,,i ~ /.
.atss ,s a, W. o.n ~ 1pos. a.' a,' ~
eA'u .uat 10 .se"eu 9lu.ooa 'n hotesoi lnc Aiua-
eta National Bank OF ihsa city alone.
Judge Ulodpett elHo disposed Of tic case of
vul,,sn ArclJsoco, co,vtctc1 ~ ras.,rr .crin
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70 10 asoa ~ money WHO ho was fteeiaent Of
the Crystal Lake Tickling and prosorTinE Com
pAny. The case was tried two weeks ago. and
t1kon uu1or adyiaemcnt Ia cnnl,fe defent1ant'a
.ttcrrav n fIc n hrIor Ti,a 1uIoo oa,t ha III,
s..s"ns3 ~. 80 so ~ :" "%,I..S. -.
thsisheo tnht sAo proof sustained thu lnatctnlehe.
lie scrip iRsucd was tn tho almi!ttuto OF tho
Government fractional currency, and used In
place OF n,onoy although It was only "A promise
10 pay 30 mnch In goods. Az, howoyer, tboro
did uuk nppear 10 hnyo been auy rcn9 damage tp
the community, |to would not intltct tho highest
pennttY, bus sentence Mr, Archdtacou 70 INV a
lire Of g1U0.
YESTERDAYS TAI Jir1aAT,ox.
49,
court with kAcir complaints Of excsestYe asaass-
mcuta, Tho frat vas MoscR ", Powell. who
stated that ho 1nnda return In hay last liking
his par1oual property at tho office at el.17D and
howovor fixed il At sa,O0D, wllichtLo Statc Uoari
Yaiped to a. 5BO al1d now hu Ia 1cd sl01 On,
Hnipcy Brothers, druggists, also lind cause to
complain Ut their tax. They state that when
plopcrty az worth sy,600, Lut subject 10 d.
ductiou of $1,000 On account OF uotcp and claitus
duo by them. Tie Assessor assured thou that
the latter amount si,ould 10 deducted from tic
valuation Of their whnIa propartv and thav
rays no fur,her attention 10 t1o ms;ter until i
short time ago, when tuoy vera Invited to nov
$5UD, ,4u to Mr., Evans. Tboy tllon asccrtntnctl
Tint their property Ind bson raised to sl2,1GU,
and that they wero taxed On that amount, aud
they do not ttink they have beon trc.tod fairy.
George 4. Htsudart, a hardware dealor, In lilo
Town Of Chicago. also feels that lilo Asnagaor'a
Judgment waa not In good working condition
whan le asssaBod him. btaudx.t Rnya he TO-
turned hls property as worth $4,000. but that
in Bomo mvsteliouB manner it was ralpcd to
s15 20O, and now lle IL called on 10 ppy sG3G,f3:
and he tllln about len pages Of 1ecs1cnu viii,
wild allegations. fn whton lie torms "ieaa,."
Hflauduleut." and "yoid prodotnluate.
xlunx ys MIL
Ycatert,ay WIS ocrut,iod by tho defendant in
tho Kbbc- fiji suit, who introduced several wiz
uessea for lie purpoeo OF contrndicting lie aiibf
OF Ilouorta Turnor. Noed, il viii ho rcmemboral.
iostifled that lo caYo tic forged deeds
TO Howard Turner. brother Of Iludoinhug, Sow
eral witnessos wore then BROUGHT forward 10 show
that Howard was not In tbs c{ty wI.ou lieod sworo
he aas, and Yesterday wss dcyotod to sttomp,in9
10 proyo I[onarl Turuor t., the wrong, First,
however, 1lr. SNctt desired to State that
l,e vas mistaken Ia eayiug that ho Ind onIy
eiyou Sfrn. Reed cd in Octobrr LAT, M he hnit
atnn. yor.j ~ ~, av.r,tr, t;or ~ III. ~ raru