, 1877-05-30
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Tho Trial Of tho Alleged Lincoln Tomb
Robbers at Springfield, III.
Testimony Of Elmer Wnsllblrn nntl
Other Witnesses.
One Of the st,aw-Bau Men Pleads Guilty
and Turns States Evidence,
Tho Chico Chinese Mnrdcrers Sentenced
to Long Terms In Prison.

The Chico Chinese Mnrdcrers Sentenced
to Long Terms In Prison.
THE ALLEGED TONrH-ROBBEIts.
Sptctal DispotcA to 1ns Tribune
ePRINoYlELp, ILL.,, May 20.-The trial Of
Mullins and Hughes, tho alleged Lincoln tomb
robbers. was resumed Ia tho Circuit Court this
morning. 8eyenty-seycn mon ia Ill wore called
before Jury was secured, The getting OF tho
twelfth man being an. especially difficult tank,
anl not accomplished until after the noon atl-
iournnent. During tho morning session, coun-
sci for the dsfense made another effort to 60
cure postponcment Of the case, but tho Court
oyerfulod the motion, and tho trial proceeded.
Tho Jury Is rather better than The. average, but
will not compare In character with tho special
Grand Jury which Indicted Mullins and Hughes,
and which was entirely composed Of leading
citizens.
Aff. Reed stated tho case on tho part OF Tho
pcople In plain, tcrsc, and convincing msnt1or.
ffc referred to tho Inception OF the plot; tho
enortn1ty of tho oilcnse, tic circumstances con-
nected with the act OF vandalism, and traced TITO
connection OF the defendants with the crimc.
Ex-statc'sAttornoY Hamilton. On the part OF
the lcfcnac, replied at some length. In stating
tho case Ut the defense, he argued that tho only
conspiracy, II conspiracy existed, was ono Of tho
detectives aIaInst hit clients.
TIC FIRST witness heard for the prosecution
WAS Mr.. Thomas Smith. the undertaken. 1t
was principally rs to tho value Of the caskct nt-
tempted to be stolen, and which had been fur
| n1shcl the Association by him. no estimated
Its value at $75.
% & t. sas "no ~ .s, .he .,, "..u
auoa' @ ;,s. eaus u'os , .9t WV ss ~ luss
after the dissertation, testified tl,at they c1-
,,taIncf1 tlcr trorcl.sta,re3 snnc,roneo l,v snv,
r., ,ns, .hcv txo,,, oT"sr. ~, tho ,ro1, ~ ,nc,
.a. ~, "o'o a.e., w .u t aa =. ,atasa as"
Kcaglc described tho dress Of tho fugltives, and
foii nftcr tleir arrcst. Whcn tha f1,oitves lcft.
sttet meeting him me-. on the morning Of Noy; 1o'
ton Of tho Gilman Railway. rho mccting was
on the farm Of Ills nclghbor, John Dixon.
s o.ou ! eo'''fsa n.y., ..., .as ses'no ao. ~, u. .se
previous Witnoss. The fugtttyes tod him tho
same atory,-ot bclng In pursuit OF crlm!uals,-
| md explained being afoot by saying they had
psAH ~ @ ,a = M ~
and separately from Keas1s.
Both Of these witnesses were positive rs to
lives met ii, Nov, o, on tho roati about ufuo
mics northeast of Oak Ridge. . '
Fred Schlitt, who keeps tlla St. Charles
House, at which the, defendants arrived about &
III scfcndnnts mt rcsistc1ci at iii Inm"n ~ ~!
Durman and Jatnea smith. Tho hotel registor
waa produced. mud witness identified tho st0pa-
| turcs NJ tie ttyn men Tlev naked for rOn,nn
| and stayctl for brcakfast. Mullins STAYED also
10 liunyF. hut HuaLcs went out, Thu Witness
was stnEulatiy positivo In his statomcnts o. to
tho identity Of tIlo defendants, anu all Efforts Ut
counsel fur tho defeuso to shake his Testimony
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