, 1876-02-02
ANDREWS AND CRANDELL,

Tho examination Of John Andrews and Flora
Crande1, alleged to DO guilty OF tho Wilcko mur-
der, Haa concluded ycstertlay afternoon. Mimic
young, of tho Atlantic House, not having ro-
spondcd to tho summons. hu officer Was sont
after her, md pending his return the prisoner
ANDREWS
wns put On the stnnd and examined. Ho said
am ono Of tho defendants IN this case. know
Nell Grant. heard lor testimony III relation to
q conversation she stated had with her on tho
10th OF September lsHt. novcr had such con-
vcrsation with her. I haro no knowledge what
cr,of any kind, character ordescriptop, relating
TO tito murt]or OF Air. Wilcke. I remonbex where
was tho night preceding the murder. waa
ACROSS the street In tho Atlantic House. I slept
there n!t night. To tho beat OF my knowledge I
retired at ha!f-past OF = quarter to 10. Charles
aecd the chambsr1naid in thu hall who knocked
Mt Our door what limo it was gha said half+post
. Or halE-paat In tho morning md wo got up,
6he told me that q murder had been committed
ac1oas the street. aud RIO vent over thcro. From
there went to No. 1G2 North Denplaines street.
As got up to Dcarlaines street Charley won't
across TO get his breakfast and vent to ld2, nnd
Officer Bellows Was thera as went In. He made
aomo remark aud said, ~ want yon." ! asked
something and said hadn't dono ANYTHING
and would so With him. Wo came ND to No. GO
Desplhtnes street, and he took mo III therc. Flora
was tl,eto aud '' Boston Kato was lying On
tho bod. As soon As VIC got In, sho says q fou
numbering ---, you've got mo into pretty
fix" Blo may have boen excited. as kho houso
had been pulled onec OF twlco as honso Of ILL
fame. Ie.nomber tho tcatimony of Nall Grant
aud her statement tlnk confessed to her on tho
1eth Vt that month. waH In Jail that mouth.
wtu. IL thoro on tie 9th Ut August and WAS dis
charged on tho 18th day Of October. WAS dia-
chaskad because l was not Indicted. I tIeVor
| to tho murder. novor slept With him 10 my
lifc. am innocent Of any connection with this
| murder as any ono in Tho audionce.
| Characterization have been known rs
enough to win at "ksuo" once. l won $50. anu
Ea1tcr by trade. have not worked at that trade
for year. During that s,no have bean work.
! ing with Coualables as custodian.
| MINNIE YOUNG,
| tho ehusnbormaid who aaW Andrews leave tho
| Atlantic House, waa next cnllel:
Nv nnmo ia Sarah Young I know Bridget
! Brady,-sho is my aunt I llyo at No. IS West
tho Atlantic House about l,all-past . o'clock On
the uight OF tho murder: knew him bccauao
| ho had roomod In tho house proviously. uo
camo in with friend aud occupied Room II. l
| got up that morning about quarter to 6.
Tho defendant and his friond got up ut half.past
/ =. They could not have gono out aud Iosurned
botwoen half past G and l.alf-past without my
knowing 1t. lie met mo III tho hal! and asked
mo where to wash. 1 told him to go up-Hta!fB.
| told him thoro was man murdered acroes tho
street ut this timn also. This was tho last saw
| Of him until naw him standing at Wilcke'4
door; there werc number OF paoplo Standing
l about snerc.
| CLOSING.
Jnstlce Doy1eu, on bchalf Of tho prosecution,
| brioily sunuIeu TIP, and insisted that Tho owl
| dcnco waB hnch TINT the tcfoudants must bc
committed to await tho action OF the Graut
| Jury.
/ NJ 1ritdor o,7l,ooand 4t,c f,ou.t mn Nm nv.
dpnco AIduccd. aud In q vehement e3eech o.
noarly all hour o1deavoscd to convince Hit
Honor thas 1t was Lis duty to discharge the psis
| onetB.
At tho conclusion Of tho arguments Justice
/ Salisbury togosrod to tho contradictions In tht
Testimony, but hold that, hs Il wllolo, 1t wat
strung, Tho boy Rtatad certain facts in whict
he might bo miAtakon. lilo failed to Bce the OBJ
joct Of tic witnoAseB III making the statomonti
they Ind volunteered. III regard 10 tho coutoB
Bion OF An1rowB to Grant, it VAS made while III
was in the County jail. I1n concluded to com
nit tho prisoners to tue County Jsil without bat
to AHaik tho action OF the Grand Jury.