, 1877-02-14
The Trial Of Mcesrs. Wilkie and Flynn
Proceeding at Belvidere, I'll.
An Imposing Array Of Costly Lc-
gat Talent on l:lcl, Side.
Opening Speeches by Statc's-At-
torney Carver and Ern-
cry Storrs,
The EGofts ef Mr. Siort}'s LItutenan:s 10 rrsture
an aiTdaslt ffan Tim.
sptef1e DittE1tca ia he Ttfaune.


sptefas Ditputca Ia ne 7,fanne.
NEtvtDERc, Ill.,, Feb. t3.-Thc Wilktc-fiynn |
branch Of the Early Timer scandal at lust reach
cd q trial today before Judge Murphy, Of tho |
Homo County Circuit. At 10 O'clock t1f tnorr,-
ipg tho case wos called, ent1 tho following
council announced themselves for the defense:
Emery 4. atorrs ond y. 3. Tralc, nf s.hicngu;
{. u. Brace. OF rockford: i. Il. Conc. of
Marcngo; o. II. Wright Of BcvItcre. The
prosecution was otly represented by States At
iorney Harver, Of Ninnet,sgo, Charles F. Fiji.
ler, Of Telsidtrc, aud the ltuu. William IAthrop,
Il. +. Crawford, a..l Willium Marshall, OF Rtck.
ford,
The work Of tmpancllng the Jury commenced
ehort1y after 10, md at nom ou1y seven Jurors
were accepted. By o'clock in tho afternoon
THE irHr ...
WINS completed, and consisted Of the following
gentlemen: ratorus Wait, Warren G. Rowcu,
II. II. Hans, Joseph q. c. al,arkcll, Hiram Bid
well, b. L. Cunningham, George F. 1onguet
Theodore Bowman, Il. F. Whitman, Jcdial
Elliott, Henry Hammond, and john brown.
States sAttorney Carver opcned the ease for tho
prosecution. lie set forth the facts In
the Indictment. which charge Nilklc au1
Flynn with having, br the use of money
from parties dcfamtng tie character of Miss
.tlicc Eatly, some Of which ai.t1aylts claimed
that she llatl Visited placc of ilt.famc. The
prosccutt0u would prove that both defcnlants
fo1lowcd Jcpson, Mrs. Jcpsun. md Mrs. orsll
Wood Clark. ant1 tried to obtain frttm them
statements Of this kind. and TINT both "tikte
and Flynn had been guilty Of conspiracy.
Z. 4. eTonns
followed for the defense. Tic did not uudcrcs;t-
matc the i.nnortanre aad extreme solcmnlsy Of
the case. It was a ca.c In Whit, woman|s rep.
utation was involved, anu all men were Iu.tjy
sensitive whcn that was the ra.c. lie thc,, gaye
history Of the whole ca.c. fro1a tito writing nj
the forget letter TO the 1Ynrs TO tlc present
time, uans Ills wcl-known c'oqucnrc to fur
hest advantage for tlle purpose II ylnl!cating
Wilkc anil the 7i,nes. lie declared the l'p,,-
mcuts procured br Willie were only shown to
Mr.. f;oudy, their attorney, and .wcrc not pro-
cured With View tn disclose them 10 thc wos1Gl.
Wlkic and Flynn were directed to procure sncl,
wrEting-d!rrctcl1 tn pursue these Investigations
defendant In tic I:nxx-Early scansfal.sult,
,rh,cI, bc considered wa. lnwfut.
"...n s." aan,,.,,sa s,,, M a".",. n..a,
!cshImaset a"a csea1aote' stostf sIecen
lasted an hnlsT' AMI was tloqncf't ahd elective
for his client.
THE FIRST WITNESS
so' ~. psosssa.toh "as =, ~ sta'n "' Nv .1a'
rcsttlcu ID thlcAg0 1of tue patt Ire Ffarss was
in the lttc.tnstirancc business; Ind known
Patrick FINN for six years; l,ad known Franc
II. Wilkio atout vrar: mct Flynu a,ul NI1kic
~ f.."n.o t., ss,', ,,.,Ir ts-r ,,s.,, r.,,o
10 Ills oftce IN Chicago; fa" Flynn three OF 1our
timcs. Flynn told hin that lie waA c,l-
carel by ssOtd Storey working I'm tho
ror,r ra,e,,s f,ynn n.krA linn i,
nc Knew aastaihg apoa. -ancc Eas.y. Ae tala
t!lat lc latl plenty OF testimony to eho" that
Alice waa gIrl Of bal rcputc. Flynn aleo lolA
hin, II he {wt.nrs.) could tell anything abou.
ler, he tFl5nn) would a., make It ali r'sht. flynn
sud tue 7iin<s was flel', mid Ind m tt,conc of
e75,0o0 and
COULD AFFORD TO FAY ron IT,
~ r5nh G naa a,sa"s a'a ~ e"...u pa'.tS t aos
afl'daslts, anu would paY nm t"itneas}; t!yn't
came lack sEall on tlc following: Tuesaly md
ookwltness IL 4. 8. Trutc'A office. There he tnct
wilkic. rruac volunteered TO wrtto lin ort at,
a'''.a'ss ~ "s"s ~ Wv ".,' 1ua
the tEat nc was soli'E 70 InaAe slateEient-He
wnttsa Wfte IL h!mteH' md subsequently faw
burke'a ll"tel; t!lc next Gay received
,rn,,, TUE fnlLow1sn LE!TEE -.
from Nitkie. which letter was prodacesl III c'.-
dcnec: ,.-..-...-.'
F!rrm AsEsrs.& & 1s.. 4. 1h7i-E: =. cIart. ktg.
mahEAn ~: wilt teaIair 70 rec ynu q isn4tn y.
r's oAee' oe'"ceh Ill" T. III, ''nS. IT. as"'s
"s,!. .,,'.'. - H. ,'.,..-
mkE ..a ,; va.tc ., 10 M ..ai, ~ n',u Su ~; F't'
!nc lpttf nApn tnc!c "A1 ns ..oaef 10 IL! w.
NO tati ile 'i4.t !ust t,a!a *le tSl'nas tlu !os
Ut n1lluaNltt n"t "oH!a Hot sJi ala" EHuCA to
s1 ,1;.'' Wp " usus Ma.ss nr nit VIII
| {mcanng ,sle Tu,xs)if It was k1suwn. Witness