The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-02-23

lie than the one they had been so bothered about
before and Il new Jail on a cheap plan was
speedily built.
The Indian ease came up again, and the dcicn-
dants' attorneys tried to have the recognizanccs
discharged on the ground OF general illcgality
but the court o,c,luhd tie motioa, and the real
defendants, Ta-qua-wcc and Co.mcc answered to
their names, and were finally discharged, but
Kcc.was-scc, though three times socmnly call
ed and came not" additional surety was rcquir
ed of his bondsmcn for his appearance at the
next court
At the October term VIM Staddcn qualified rs
sheriff and VIM Richie as coroner, and Atwood
and Hayes were acqui tied of larceny, and the
Grand Jury, failing to indict Kcc-was-scc, he
was discharged, "and the hcadmcn Of the Potta-
watamcs' nation all were released from their
bonds, " and thus ended the matter.
The first divorce suit in this court was
begun at this term, and heard ut the
October term, 1854 The parties were Edward
q. Alyara vs.. Ruth Alyara.
Arson Lyman was found guilty Of larceny and
sent to the pcnitcntary for two years.
At the May term, 1873, Hon. Sidney Breesc
now Of the supreme bench, presided, and the
! first business he did was to make strict rules rs
to pleading to force greater promptness on the
part of the attorneys in getting their cases in
shape to be tried, and the next was to pouncc
upon certain delinquent grand and petit jurors
| by an attachment, and on getting them before
him in the absence Of solid excuse, they were
promptly fined five dollars and costs, rule that
has since been supposed to prevail in this court,
depending in a measure upon the good nature
and state Of digestion Of the judge.
The September term found Hon. Stephen r. !
Logan rs Judge.
John Ilaldcrman and Mary Jones, not having |
the fear If the Lord before their eyes and being
thereunto moved by the Devil, as alleged, were
guilty Of naughtincss-and not even made pre-
tcncc Of ''ncot.hiding" against the peace and dig
nifty Of the people Of the state of Illinois, and
were indicted accordingly. Their bail was fixed
at the very reasonable amount Of $50 each, a
price which would seem to have placed such lux
urcs within the reach Of the poor, and should
have left no charge Of "bootcd aristocracy"
against the court.
Up to 1884 or 1850 the next nearest newspaper
Of general circulation seems to have been the
Chicago D,moc,m.
one day ut this term between Solomon Brock
''who used unscemly and insulting language to
the Court and the Judge thcreupon got "rilcd"
and warped 1t to" said Brock, who was sent to
jail four hours for contempt.
Attic May term, 1886, Judge Thomas Ford
was on the bench IIaldcrinan and the festive
Jones were dismissed from the court.
At the September term number of persons
were indicted for trcspass on canal lands and
held to bail in 500 each.
In May 1881, the Grand Jury reported to the
Jail; at does not afford II suitable or convenient
depository for prisoners, but fortunately" they
add, "thcrc are none in it,"
In Sept 1887 Jesse b. Thomas was Judge,
Alonzo Huntington state attorney.
In 1858, John Pearson, Judge; Alison Woodruff,
sheriff; and Seth b. Farwcll, states attorney
The first declaration for naturalization is found
at the April term, ISIS being that of John Allen,
Of Kildare. Ireland.
Sept. 1888 VIM. Rcddick was sheriff
Sept. 80 1888, Peter Largaz wa- found guilty
of stealing S25 in money from James Griffin and
sent to the pcnitcntiary for two years.
Oct. 1888, j. o. v Hoes, attorney pro tenn. and
at May term, ls3J, Norman II. Purple was the
states attorney.
AT this term the Grand Jury made the follow
ing remarkable report or in fact 0,cictd the sell.
ing Of whisky-;ls follows:
1--WE present the practice Of retailing ardent
spirits IN any place and under any circumstances
for a common drink as an evil of great magnitude
and which requires a remedy; that it is the
source and cause of al the crime and disorder in
our community and fruitful source of pau
psrism, Of disease and death" p
From the initiatory TO the grand and stunning
climax this jury distinguished Themselves but 9
prescribed no remedy
At this period, sundry gentlemen of leisure, .
such us while away the hours of night behind
drawn blinds with pieces of paste board, orna.
mcntcd ON one side with absurd pictures of
kings, queens and knights, and other queer de.
vices in the way of spots and diamond outlines,
&c, appeared and were indicted The first was 5
II Major Mead, whoever he was, who was charg- !
ed with playing for money ut game of cards l
called seven up" There were several others
and "housc' kept for this past-timc, and all
were fined and told to git"
In Nov 1859, the Grand Jury pronounced the
Jail "ilthy place not fit to enforce prisoners in."
mention these facts to show that when the )
county was sparscly settled region, and its PEG.
pie poor, their Grand Jurics annually denounced 1
heir jail which by the testimony Of old settlers !
who remember the log structure which mmcdi-
NE Ivy proceeded our present disgrace under the
courthouse, was u large, well built hewn log r
Iou-e above ground well lighted and ventilated "
md clean, aud infinitely superior to onr jail
The public Of that day finally yielded and put
Up S2j,0o0 court house and Jail, which for those
lays was an enormous outlay of money, and m
omparisOn with the wealth Of this county at 70
his time, was an cxtrayagant and princcly sum.
True, because Of their stinted means, they en-
allied debt upon themselves and gave us p
curt house which in ten years time had been
utgrown by the wants Of the county, and has
yer since been a heavy bill of expense to the