The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-11-30


The problem, how to dispose Of the business q
ne La SaIlle County Circuit Court, il sadly per
picking both to the judges Of this circuit and tn
members Of the bar 1t was thought that tn
late Encouragement Of the circuit giving tire
Judges to its four counties, would assist material
y in clearing up this docket; but the results il
nat direction have thus far been unsatisfactory
there Being still some 600 cases on the civil dock
ct During the present term tho amount of crimi
nal business has been enormous, a. the review o
the docket given below will show Some tv
weeks Of continuous labor, intensified by tn,
earnest desire OF both his Honor the Judge ant
the prosecutor to expedite business muah Il.
Possible-scssions OF the court beginning at $3.50 4
VI. and 1870 p, M-have failed to make tim,
enough TO dispose of all the causes before III,
court; and as it has been determined to try bu
enc more case this term-that Of H. b. Chapman
of La Sale, beginning on Monday, to last week
at least-a large number have been passed til
next tcrm-cnough work alone for one tern
should no new indictments be presented. Thi.
excessive amount Of criminal business, therefore
has caused deal of discussion AS to a way of dis
posing OF 1t, and the general solution Of the ques
ton is the necessity Of II criminal court for thi,
county Justice long delayed is little better thar
no justice, as a salutary example to would.be
criminals. Coupling this way the remarks OF
Judge Leland below on the county Jail the con.
ditiou Of the criminal court Of this county is no,
Gathering The details OF the problem we leave
to the lawyers, the legislature, and our superyis
ors
THE DOCKET.
The following is the condition of the criminal
docket of the present term OF the circuit court,
up To last evening, with the state OF each case
and the disposition OF such as have been tried
This resume will give good idea Of the amount
Of business done, though many OF the cases and
their results may be old to our readers:
The following have been passed Oscar X.
Hoffman, crime against nature; same recognz.
ancc; William McAleer, larceny; William gu.
pin, same; Maurice Wolf running off mortgagcd
property; Patrick Daily, assault; Jay Blodgett,
selling liquor to minor; John and John b. Muir.
ply, appeal; Joseph Kopp, same; Elizabeth
stricher, keeping a houCe Of ill-fame; Charles
Nicholson, recognzance; J. T. Cunningham, ob.
tanning money under false pretences; Owen l..
Ramsey, larceny; John Bull, same; Emil Car
pentier and prosper Bernard attachments: Thos
Hudson, practicing medicine without license;
VIM Hornicklc, selling liquor without license;
Gottlieb Here, same; Dennis Mcclure, same.
II. NJ. Bodwell, same; James Conlin, same;
Charles Bower, same; George Keith, larceny.
Ot,er edses.-Peter Hagan, selling liquor to MI
nors' plead guilty; fined ssh and costs O'Gara.
recognlzance; discharged John CoCney. Syi.
vester Dfayer and John Coogan; jury called, but
ease mol prosssi by county attorney. William
Russell and James Walsh, murder: verdict Of
Jury, mot guilty" William Russell, rape Of a
Polish girl; notice given to prosecutor for change
Of venue, but not yet disposed Of. Orrin Billing,
attempted rape Of little girl, found mo-, guilty
orrin Billings, same charge, complaining witnes,
seing sister Of the above; mol pressed by the
prosecutor. Gotlieb Schaefer, appeal; dismissed
by the people. II. NJ. Bodwell, two indictment.
selling liquor without n license; motion by de
tendapt 10 transfer to civil docket. William
shulh, same. William Layland, appeal; di.
missed forwant Of prosecution, Judgment again.
defendants for costs. John Bull, reeognizanc,
defendants default, judgment for $50 aud costs
~ ia. ordered. Owen L. Ramsey, same for $3.50
sc. James Cononan, recognizance, discharged
ChristiaDa and Rachel Cruikshank, same. Pet
4ootx. dismissed from custody Joseph wetxler
Patk sersge, Samuel McCarty Peter sehoen