, 1877-01-02
that le be held for the Retlou OF The Grand jury,
He, however, was not indicted.

that l,c be held for the action Of the Grand Jury.
He, however, was not indicted.
FlLnERT-UtpENH3Rd.
Wsm qsnosTs Sn,sy{ {oFfIF FI5eIs ss9 II s
owne, 4 groery store OFT Twenty street.
and was toiny well! Several. months after
takinS partner he began TO drink whisky and
rs rs s'S VA, A'1lf iii that his l!ttic homo
contained. Falling to provlde for h!e
house, No. 1919 Wentworth svenue; oldenberE
10 him: "Wednesday, Jnly y, he ylsite,, his
being told thnt Ills wifc's wtcrcatouts were uA.
h. nse sas vssy vs ,h foTs1 h
whcreupon Oldenbcrp applied to hin m nn-
warrantablo cptllct, and inatls \ motion ns 4 70
strike. Fllbcrt being 90 years Of nGc and feeble,
ea sai s reSsivcS ss rea fn At hm
Tho ball entered Gutenberg. left breast. and
by the time hc l!ah been male "a Gomtortablc con -
possible at The County i9spa f,heft ~ wnt ri' IT,
bert was committed to ja!l BY tho Coroner to
indicted, and Sept: a1 tried, the Jury disagree
Ing. Tic case 10 stfll pending.
MuEnSEN-ttuEuNER.
The people VI Niles Centre, III Cook County:
twc'ro ,niies no!th Of the saty, were exssteA
July 10 bv elIc finding of, Mrs. Hucbner In
10 hclo l1er oIt, he statng That shc hal fallen
in. When brought to the surface she was
dead. At the Coroncr's Inquest husbner testi.
and, not fin.ling bis wlfo when hc returned. llc
| searched for her anil found her IN the well:
Carl sheret. n brother Of the deceased, tcsiitsc!
hs 'ss5 tat was af1 nebnef q er s hs taEa a
her by the throat and chokcd her; AID when eic
said, '"You may yc. take my life," he replied,
"1'hat may come yct; tliern ia the will. care
the body of Mrs. I1uebner, Which D.. Rcln!aFt
sworc had been inflicted before death; there
| waa ,lothIng In tho we'll TO produce them BY the
fall Though shc evidence vas weak, the fury
| directed that lIncbner lie committed for trial.
| lie WAS Indicted anil released nn hAhcas cor
pus, aud has not yet been tried.
| - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Thia case attrnctcd the must attention Of anT
scenes at tic trial are too well remembered
to he resapituatcd: As Is known, the Jury
disagreed. It Is probaalo that tho second trial
tslIl take place at tho February term of the
| Criminal Court.
During fight IN tho saloon No. 40 Ktnzte
street, on The night Of Aug. II, William Kirby
etabs,el Michael Oobb,ns In the arn,. knocked
lin down, and kicked lin IN ths stomach. The
wounded man was taken home; and, growing
worse, tllcncc to the Alesnn lrot4crs' Hospital.
whcrc l,e died Within two weeks. Tnc Corollcr's
Jury lookcd upon the crGse o1 as tnansausheer,
| NtH htEuS VIA ItlEabtll I'LL $-,Nn UAll+ llE HAa
Indicted, but has not yet been tried.
| eMiTu-0iyNN.
Albert Curtis Smith, q young cotorca man
who lsal lost his situation by being caught stcn-
children 10 support, heeannc discouraged" and
bcgan drinking. lie had q misuntferatandinE
With man tlntncd Perry llCrscy, a BARTENDER At
'qe9n No. l9 Futtn @ ase"us be nas,ps 5g
dranl-shop Saturday afternoon. Sept, Q. Ito
settle matters up," 1icfscy put him oat again.
Returning again in the evening, he rc.cntcrcd
the s.loo5 With tn" w'te girlt to ges some re-, E,
raso ho wns assaulted. He 1,adno soon.
CT gotten fairly ius!lc than, a. ho stated,
!icrscy I4mpetl over the bar and threw chait
lowed, and, ~ Smith alleged, struck him with II
heavy ranc and knockctl kiIn down. lie drew u
revolver and Hired at Iicrscy, but missed him.
Shooting sc:ontl time, the bal! struck George
tho dor at tllu moment to see what MAS going
on. flynn LIc,l whilc l'oinE taken to tho C0un.
ty Hospital. The C0rntier's It tWclro' adjlNlyctl
Without S ai. lie : has bcen T ndctsI M md vii &c
tried suUn.
While the Republican prnectsl91l was passing
the cur'lcr u Wells aud Michigan streets
tlased il tI'e rieasins pattl,nc d snatchIng onl
Nnothtr'a hats. Onu Ut tho hogs was JUhr
I'oshman. Whom 10 grabbed a Int hc waa fol
lowed, orcrtakcn, lnocke.l down, a1l kicked II
| the stomach anil abotlt tho hent. tic died In 4
few moments. 1t was not known who tho as
sailants wcrc, md the Cnroncr's jury were
Obliged to return verdict that the kicks were
e @ Of 1as s fs1 Ssssa by iSF M Ae,s 1hs enSssn
Il relative Of the deceased. This stimulated the
detectives, mil they arrested within ten dayt
Shay, aml Nci,awan. According to the state
.ncnt Of tho furlnnr. Shay ran after Bothman
who hAsi taken his hat. anil "was gone mnut,
at'd returned with his l1as." All ot them were
INFLICTED for eompllcity in the crime, but th'
cHsu Ii still on tho docket.
Early I'M tho mor'llug of sept. Q. tic body of q
mini, Afterwards identified ~ that Ut Mlchac
Ashland avenue .brllgr: 1hcrs was . pistol
, shot wound ia Ills hca,l, anather under th
, chin. and The facc wis l!sllgurcl by !.
blow wifi. q blunt instrument: Eyidentl
was no Glow to this perpctraturs. uu.l nm intclli
gent Gororcr's Jury found that tho man cam,
/ 70 hlA death from unknown causca. This let th
, | tulcc out, aud they lrOppci the case.
| BExToN-sMlTH.
Early Sunday morning, Sept. 25, James amtt'
ntMt Thomas Sexton were ,1luyfnE pool IN til
saloon ut Mrs: BLACK. No.'s5 South tIa!ste
r dispute With tho lau.lady ns to Tie none
dur, ind Smith t0uk tho wotnan's side of III
controversy, whcreupon sexton attacked h
with hIf'iart-ec, af,d beat hin about ohcad
t, plnlncd 50 much Ut Ills injuries thht Mrs. lilac
u put HIN to bed In her hnuse, Bcxton WAS Al
!. rested fur disordcrly conduct, but, rs smIt
uisa the ext nsnMs IY s .oro"cs was S' m
vhlcf wound Smith reccfrca was IN tho faco bt
: low the right eye-an insicntaton, anch o
T. would have hccn lslalc by punch Will the eli
ti,at death was caused Dy fracture of tLo skl
i ntoyc tl,r right tcnl,l!e, and bcxton was cor