, 1876-09-24
The Petitions for Pardon Signed
by Very Many OF Our Best
Citizens.
Hildreth Pays Over $3,ll5---His
Case to Be Nol.Prossed.
The Suit Against Jacob Rehn to
Be Prosecuted with Vigor.


FIVE OF THE EXILES DEPART PROM THE
COUNTY BUILDING
There was a season Of joy at the County
Building yesterday afternoon, though in
measure it was mingled with pain Five OF the
cxilcs bade adieu to the hospitality Of Sheriff
Agnew, to whose kind care, just three months
ago, they were consigned by Judge Blodgett~
These five, Me5srs- Hcsing, Powell Burroughs,
Dickcnson, and Abel paid their fines
Of $1,000 each and costs, and
on IN order from District Attorney
Bangs we're permitted to return to the scenes
Of civilization which they had not witnessed
since June q. Three of the Apostles still re-
main,-AIcssrs Miller, Rush, and Hutchins, but
1t is expected that they will perfect arrange
ments tomorrow or Tuesday whereby they will
be enabled to visit the Exposition, or shake the
hands of their friends as they meet them on the
thoroughfarcs. The departure Of the five,
though reioiced in By their less for
tunate brethren, produced somewhat gloomy
feeling in the minds of the latter, which WAS in
tensiicd late in the day when the Grand Jury
room in which they all Ind messed and bunked
for so many weeks assumed larger appearance
something akin to the-effcct produced on
person on moving into house from which the
for1ncr occupant had not removed all his traps.
The rooms look larger and more deso1ate than
they really are.
AND THIS Is HOW IT HAPPENED.
TIE TRIBUNE Of yesterday contained the in
dorsement Of the Attorney General on the rc-
port of the Pardon Clerk, recommending that
the sentences of those excessively punished be
euualizcd with those who drew smaller prize
in the District Court. It was privately intimated
that the communication was contingent one,
predicatcd solely on condition that the fines
should be paid. Seeing that there was no hope
for arcmission of the pccuniary penalty, the e1lcs
after consultation determined to pay for the
whistle, and accept the boon OF freedom But
the Presidential sign-manual, with the great
seal of the United States attached, had not ar
rived, and would not until long after the close
of business hours, and hence the possibility ex-
listed that, although the term Of imprisonment
mad actually expired, the e1ilcs might be kept
in durance vile until tomorrow.
messenger was sent after the Hon. =. n.
Dow, counsel for George 7. Burroughs. He
responded, and, after long consultation OF on
the situation, it was resolved that he should IN
terriew Judge Bangs, and ascertain If he would
consent to the release OF the defendants, on
IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF TIE FINES,
if he were assured that the proper dqclments
had been mailed to this city: A1r. Dow pro
cecded to the Government Building and laid the
proposition before the District Attorney, and
%ss at Of brief tbo eas wcIs IN xaya fy ds i
cussed he consented to do SO. a tele-
Grain was Immediately dispatched to the Attor-
ney-Gcucral's Office, and about O'Clock reply
was received that the communication papers we're
cn route to this CITY. anu "ou4u teacu ou last
evenings train.
In the meantime the personal friends OF the
defendants had busted themselves in getting
the means to liquidate the fines, and On receipt
CT the telegram from Washington stream OF
wealth began to pour INTO te 9te at o. tt eeid d
was that Of MIR. Burroughs, which was handed
over by Ills COUNSEL MIR. Dow. The clerk gave
the following receipt:
OrF,cx CLERK CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS,
1rs1TEp STATES, NORTHERN DISTRICT or 1LL1so1s
The United states OF America rs. Orlando b. Dick
iuson, Jonathan Abel, and George L. burroughs
Received, Chicago. Sept. %, 1876, Of George r.
Burroughs, defendant, by s. K. Dow, ESQ.,,
W. Il. BRADLEY. Clerk,
per E. A. D.
The Distrfct-Attorney appended thereto the
following order:
Jailor will release from custody the within
named George 7. Burough':
United States District-Attorney.
Mr., Dow, On obtaining the order for release,
hurried over to the County Building, anu sur
priscd the exlcs at dinner. He handed the
document to Burroughs, who was so much as
topished that he entirely forgot that warm
dinner was before him. On being reminded OF
the fact, he tried to do justice to the Viauds,
but his emotion oyercame his appetite. He
rose from the table, as did all the others, and
retired to the jury-roon, where be indulged in
shake-hands all round, and then left In al
most one, two, three order the documents for the
release of McsErs. Dickenson, Abel, Heslng, and
Powell followed, and at 5 o'clock there were
none Of the defendants to be seen, except the
three before mentioned. Each OF the quintette
hurried to his home, where he was warmly and
affectjonately received by those from whom he
had been SO long absent. The news Of their re-
turn to their families was soon made known,
and friends by the score called to offer their
congratulations.
were as follows:
George T. Burroughs. ....*.'..'.$1 o36 o2
y. g. UIcktns0u. -
Johuathan Abel. * *
Simon Powell. '.....'' t'oo1 ~ -
JUDGE D1CKEY'S LETTERS.
his REASONS FOB SIGNING THB PETITIONS foR
PARDON.
In the report of Pardon-Clerk Gray to the