, 1877-08-01
THE LAW OF Tile CASE
Judge Drummond's DISPOSE
ton of the Eight Peo-
ria Riorers.
His Clear and Convincing ExpoBi-
ton Of the Rights Of
Labor"
Varying Terms Of Imprisonment
Allotted to tho Defend.
ants.
Operations Generally Resumed
in the Employing
establishments.
Some Difficulties Expcri-
enccd by Three Of the
Railroads.
General Dfsbanding of the
Military, Volunteers, and
Special Police.
Some Slight TroubIe Lingers at
Various Scattered Points
Elsewhere.
To Which tho Heroic Iscmedy
Will Be Immediately
Applied.
Vanderbilt Handsomely Rewards the
Fidelity Of the New York Gen.
tral Employees.
THE CITY.
Some Slight Trouble Lingers at
Various Scattered Points
Elsewhere.
Vanderbilt Handsomely Rewards the
Fidelity of the New York Cen-
tral Employees.
THE PEORIA RIOTERS.

HOW sunGH DRUMMoxD sE1TLgD THEM.
The cascs of the eight contumncioua irtli-
ylduals who Intcrfcrci with the running Of the
Toledo. Pcorta & Warsaw Railroad wcrc to
have 1een heard yesterday morning. Owing,
however, to the request ot tho lion. II. c.
Quinn, Of Fcorta, counsel for two Of the men,
Ennis md aluck, for morG ttmc, the hearing Of
tho cases was postponed Until o'clock in tha
afternoon. At that hour everything appeared
to be 'in readiness. Judge Drunmoud shared
tho benrh with Judge Blodgctt. District~At-
torncS Bangs represented tho Government, Mr.
Jcwctt the Keeelycr of tho Road, and hir.
Quinn tho prisoners, whose haudcufYs had bcen
removed, and who sat In row ou one side of
the roon.. Tho courtroom Wa uucomfostably
full OF spectators.
Mr. Quinn said he bad proposition to make
whi:h would shorten matters. and obytato tue
necessity Of taking much proof. Should he
nuke It to Judge Bangs aud Mr.. Jowett pfi.
Vatcfy, or Ia open couftt
Judge Drumtnond said Nj. Quinn could do ~
ho clluso about that.
Mr. Quinn then conferred with Judgs Bangs
and Mr. Jcwctt d few minutes, and, at tho eoi,-
cluston of this short conference, said that after
rcauing the af1dnvtts, he was ready to admit
that tho facts set forth were substantially true
but he DESIRED to Offer evidence In
mitigation Of the ofIcnse With which
uscso nscn werc charged. lie wished
to show that Ennis and Mack had worked for
this road; that It had befsleuted thc1l and they
lad bcFEtcndcA It, and that they wcre interested
In its property; TINT they were carried away by
tho excitement Of the hour to do what was
wrong; that they wore ignorant that the road
was Ia tho hauds Ut tue Court; that thcy wera
not thinking Of courts At this time; that thcY
were under the Influence Of liquor that day;
that Ennis would not have tnade tho lcmoil-
atrat!on with the reyotvcr-whtct. by tho way,
was cmpty-had he not been Intoxicated; tllat
hu afterwards went up 10 Dir. Finncy,
Superintendent Of the road. ard excused
hItuscli. and ap1loglzed for what hc had
donu; tllat neither Ennis nor Mack
lifted hnnl, with the exception OF tlourishing
tho unloaded revolver; aud That they did not
tcar down tho starshal's nuti:es that the road
was III the hands Of tho Court. In concluding
tho plea, Mr. Quinn said ho could simply pro
sent their contr!tIou,-their regrcts that they
were carried away BY tho tempest which svayel
40 many minds.
Judss bangs remarked that the testimony in
all tho cascs
WAS SUBS TANTtALtY IDENTICAL.
Judge Drumm0pd-You hare heard the aftl-
dasits read, and understand tl,o charges, II you
understand English.
The two Germans said they couldn't under
stand English enough to enable them to under
stand tho indictments,
MF. Jcwctt renlulcd Judge p1ummond that
the allldavita had not been read to tho mcu, apd
tue Judge orlerM tho reading.
After the reading one Of the men jumped up
and aAked II 10 might say Hor.i.
Judge pFummond-Prcsently. II YOU want
thcs0 witnesses examined, you ran put any
qpe.t!oas YOU Wish, But tha main po'ut ts thia:
I,S wnftSa yo4 wsse ln that crowd aud took part
stia road !p ~ TIE poatessIon q Mr. Hopkins, tts
lkrelssF. Thai u the main thing. II you arc
nDt gasits nt 81 thai WIZ Of sour.s we don't a.
only tlose who are guiIty,-who weru thstc, and
who took part 10 that cruwd.
shesrT.-l wasa't In tho tnob. went home At
II o'clock t!14t nxhs, aud can provs It By my
day. but dtsin't oustrurt 10 railroad operations.
Judge Drummond-Wbst wess you doing
thersf
shcrer--I went down there With business
o'clock. aud then went 6oms,
Judge Drummobd-Butd did you do apythInK}
shcrcE-So. sir. mover put my hands to that
work.
ehefes-0h, might have been talking.
.,]utl.c Drun,moua.-Hhst did YOU ssyi
ShsFer--Welt. vas talking with somo fol-
lows.
thess uen or encouraging then,t
ehercF-ao. sir; ! Reysr pulled pin
Judge DEuMmond-That IL not tha question,
Ths question IL did you I'D Or eneoufRs these
shcreF-No, s!s; l did not.
Hamilton and Je1tes also denied their con-
nee4tou With the mob thai did The interfering,
whsreupon Juags DTuntaoud thought Il just