, 1877-02-16
WILkIE AND FLYNN.
interest Increasing IN the Criminal
Trial at 8elvidere, III.
Tho Injured Latly and the Two
Defendants on the Stand.
Mrs. Simmons, One Miss Early, Not
Allowed to Testify.
Wifklo and Flynn Heap Their Blame All
on "tIle Old Alanss' Shoulders.


Eptctdi nttpasch to TIE 1rl5une
ROCKFORD, H., Feb. l5.-7itc Bci7idcfo
Court-l1oueo was iau1mctl full to-day witt, per-
sons eager to hear every word Of tho Wilde
Flynn trial. Tho dozen legal gentlemen, six on
each side, took tllotr seats, aud promptly At 0
o'clock The trial commented. A co1orcl gentle
man named Reuben Buytl was tho Ilrst witness
called for tho prosecution. lie could not read
Or write. Ho sworc tint Flynn halsled him a
paper and requested him to slgn It, lie did hot
ltnow what It contained. In sross.cxaInlnatton
witness said. fn answcr to sfr. storra'
question, "Was MIR. Wilson, Witkic nnl
Fiynn's assistant who administered oaths,
Notary Tubltca" that llo did uot know whether
hc was Notary Public or nDemocrat, ut which
BarrIstcr storrs fclnpsed With lightning rapllity
backwards into his scat, c1elatm'ng, "Weli!
give II up!''
TIE sLANpERgp LADY.
Mrs Alice a. Situmons, nee Early, was COLI
ductcd to tic wltncss-stand by her brother Al
witncss ard asked her name, her former name,
md her ago. Tho question !" "llayc ypn ever
visited tho house referred to as Jcpson's, Or the
Kia1lwaukcc House, with any rcraoh ur persons!
statc when you visited such llDtlse, nut Will.
a prompt ~ objcctl" from sfr. storre, who
claimed that the presumption of lnnoccnco
which surrounds all pcrsons in law attached to
Mrs. Simmons aud covered her With 90 ample
shield.
Mr.. Bargcs replied that tic Indictment, allcg-
ing, MS 1t did, the procurement nj false asll.
dnrtts ~ tefamo the character Of Alirc a.
Early, and charging, rs it did, the statutory Of
fcnscs Of conspiracy uguinst the defendants,
which consists til Il lcfainatory charge false III
fact, tic dcfcnsu llad furcsllaaowctl tlcir
policy to show that the al'llavfte pro-
cuscd wcrn trtlc, and iluw tlu strange
spertac1o was presented Of their objection
II prove tl,at tlcT were utterly false. As usual
Judgc Murphy ruled favorable tu the dcfcntl-
auts, aud Mrs, Simmons retired lfon the stand.
Nc. WARMER
was then called 10 tho stand. lie was an attor-
hey aud resided nj Rockford.
Mr.. Lathrop stated that ho proposed to prove
by th!s Witness that he had cycr Iii bis Itfc rotlo
out with Miss Early, or met her nt Jcpsons, or
anywhere else except In society, nnl never
y!s'tet! cr fathers house, and tl,ut Ills acquant'
ancc with Miss Early was simply casual in char
actcr.
To tll!s stors objected for the samc reason
before etntcd, saying that llo WIS happy that
tho law made ITO distinction Ia the sex, aud Tint
Afr. Warner tint fe claimed fur Mrs. Simmons,
Ill., ~. 'so. oas.nay ~. .s.sa.
Mf. ". c. uouDr
was the first witness for tho defendants. He
rcstlcl In Chicago; was au attorney; was ell
EaEch by Storey IN tho 1Tst suit for damages
by senator Enrly againat tho Ti,na. lie had told
tile defendant Wilklu to procure the ail'taylta--
MT hoNcyer. for the tlt1tnnsa OF l1tllJllAfithr
,hc,n In thc world, hui to usn them in the casc.
asn ~ Nv WIZ, .ha NV ~ ss ~ ~. " smnsa
Court. -..
THE coNvEHlExr LAw.cLEnK.
A nortv named join Graham wa, mart called.
~. ,,ro,,r;,a ~. ro.,,,on ~ f,,v.c,ort ~ A q
a'o oee"t!9" wv pos.to =. ~" ~ ~ ~ ~
lrnoc. ZIG tcslinca III reference ~ eundfy con-
vcrsnt[ons which took place between E. u.
Clark, WllkIc, and Flynn at the Office Of Mr.
Trnt,e. In chicago.
rorbt ill., fnrward Az 70 i'd iden,ifv % a letter whish
~. ",tn~nS r. W. h.s" Jras.%i hot wnnn
H. H. Il CIart nnT tbn a''5 Jim. T nl,rc'
nnh in rhtef, ironsl1c.s wns cnrarc1
to correct either The rru1nn,ar Of tic Tn,es i,r
,lcar9,rt1i in alnw hv ths nrnn thnt Clark hal
mne prfnositions to thu lYyues which iil,licatctl
Ntro.1r dcsifc IL obtain q nurtfou OF tlic ali!
trIM,tol aE a,nu,ra, % t1,oso via werc With wiling to
"En ots,;ia.tt cs.,,s si,.. T.t,. "''16 w
'', r M4 ura,c,s ii Ro"ksortj. swarm arid be wox
An attnrncy tn Tcs]tlins nt Rrkft,r.f' in nnver
49, i.,,s an, s{,tomnmE r.r ti,o tytI,c.. Wrs ~
nI" vt,i" W., 1t"''As ''' '''o "'s'~''' ''4'"' ~
"'S r,tn ~ so nnrr rr.a,rcr m rn.xc II. pu,r,r
m IN" ssnm,i ra,sci n scntntfnn IN roI,rt. III
ui.sasd ~" hnhs ~ ,ni sntS n - wns innoccnt
~ III" nn,,ntain @ anow % Of cri,uInai intont. ia
,s .niv "nrryin,s MI ti,c tnstrnriinns ~ tV,,sr
+ stnr':v nnf IL 1;n,,'is. II. mi M ,nniirc
a,.,i,,s, {tiss carI.. The w,,nrss wos rn,i nni
caisctcfi sl.rouc iiout. md seemed utterly IN.