, 1879-05-02

THE INDICTMENT
wAs fotlnt1. md, for t: purpnsp Of giving some
atIafAt0 !drt ~ to What lhe charges nrc, tli!
following nlstraca Of the document ts herewith
1jsehgntCd:
TIC Indictment contains three counts. Tic
first cliatGrs hin viii, witltully, coFrnpty, nut
extnrs'vcv, Hn under md l>r color III his otlco
na te1taicr. demanding, takt.lg. rreriYiny. hNl
eSt9rtlng. March /, 1877, from ns!ns y. Mll'a.
bankrupt, thu sum of S;', fce '!ue him tor
ns sll' bunksurt 70 M examination, which fHe
wns Other t1Iat fec allowed by inv. Tho count
cfosrs With the statement tltAt the RcfIFtcr Wel
knew III the ttau tint he did not iukc, accups,
1lM seu>nd count charges lin, april 10, 1877,
with taking uu Illegal fuu 1f 81 In TIL. clsG IT Il.
S' Freeman, bankrupt, the chargu bctng for filing
nHl hcarI,,E M implication for Irst meeting Of
tended 10 tayc tio1lu. The co,nt ulss, chnrges
him with taKItls another tce Of a: due for pre-
tended actyce IN ihnkitlg report on cuiluosi
lion lnec!lE of creditors in tilc san,e rass; ulstt
satnc cas:c, ~ tue l!egtstcr pretended 10 havo
done: Md asco Of OIL fur nupruvlng thu bond In
l'1u shio East, which the HrEiater falsely. etc.,
pretended to hive done; a'l thy sum Of 10 GENTS
ns ttc for administering oaths 10 lln l'oth:
10 'lavc unc, wl,ercas. III fact, as hi lseg!atcs
well kucw, M such fec was due htt,l for i!littk
nlHl hearing tlc application fnr q tlrst mcott,lE,
igr lakln;. tho bond, ior apnroy'nG u, for nMin-
allegation that tho REGISTER well know ut, fec
wns duo lin, for the sait1 pretended seryees,
nNs tlnt t1o such report Ind been malc.
The third cs,slnt charges him, Feb 10, 1877.
with tnking, ,rceelving,. mud rxtosttag from
GEORGE y. A. Bt.luio nntt Kobcrt Boyd, hnuk.
ruptst e5 rs leo due him fur receiving hauk-
ruDts' surrender to Ill examination, Tits fee
beI,lg other thnn allowed Us law, mn! the isg-
tster well Knowing tic Ind not talicIi nor re-.
ccLvr1 tlap surrender.
4 aunY
,sns Brcclfly called, ntt Judge Inucs stated t1,c
,nain allegations III the indictment Tile can.
1itantca for Jury glUnOrs were then intcfrugatrl
rs to their knowledge Of fMnd acquaintance With
tle ucfcntlu1t, tsc1r knowledge 1T tho pasu, o.
which It. brrnue n matt Of ti,rfr oiilcnE duty tn
rlsn'Es fees, nr vvcr bcen III Il position where
tlrv were calicl unoH tn ray Registers fccs.
a'n,, Ut course, Us to whether they !In formed
opinions os!g way or another MS to itle merits of
tic easc. Onn nln, saItl he l,ud hrcn Il JuHtieo
Of thu Peace for sumc time, hut lle had tuyer
hal my litigation OIL hts f,lsnls G,nwln. out OF
charges TOR iecs. Another man huh alhp dealt
out lusttce but nu ftletfnn Ind ever arisen rs TO
the legality uf Ills fees. Another nf thu twelve
had hhh nu oliIts experience IN bankruptcy
'nattcrA thnn to olscc uccltnc filing n rlatln
ngntist bankrupt ltr the very good a1rt suf-
l!cieHt rtason-it has prevailed ryrn here In
ChisBgo III urcasIuns-that thrre were no us-
lisgustca, nnl walked nut Ut court. Onc man
went ut OIL. tue trst fnnng,--ouo of the
rc-tlispensers.-bat thu man wlln was
called to take The seat just vacated tNnda Ills
sit'n was conccr'ud, by declaring tl.at hp lla.1
never held Office wus unfamiliar with tile sub
jeet Ct fera, Ai.l Ind np upill.on nbout the casc
one way or al,t,tllcr Tic prosecution WIS con-
lent with tic Int.
NH. BWErr
.t.,,1
ra!ly ai1x:Dis to lEow II any uF tho Jurors .iui
truh anything OF The cnha, Ut ie circumstances
under wt!tcll the Indictment was found, In
lie nesupapcrs. "If!e newspapers, yuu know, II
ho explained to onr Of the possible Jurors,
''solnutncs havo "a way Of trying yuscs II
little prr,naturelv." Tic jarnr snil he had
read THE 'TIfntSE, nl,(l had conle to the
conclusion tll, stsCo tl,rrc wns in Indictment,
there Hluat bc some cnl&se f0r It.. Thu twelve
werr alse piled with questions Us 10 their Ennwl-
ridge or luck Of knowle'lgc Of, anl their exrc.
rle:,ee or. AcI; of experience With, hankrlntvy
rttsrs, either Us officials or otherwise. Another
question was as to whether the Jury would give
Inc defendant 1!,e'' benefit OF tic ti9,Ibt
If It should hipear TINT, owing t1 press Ut bust.
ness, thr Register hal i,ecn obliged to turn over
much ol hts. business to ]lts clerks. win might
possibly hara tnassG certain tnfllatcsisal crrors
VI wli,cs, It was doubtful whetllrr thu defendant
wns cognixuht or not. they all said they would
give him ti. benefit Ut the doubt IN ttic.l casr
rs that. The ma1s WHO hat1 read The 1H1nusr,
md concluded that where thcrc wns ut Inhct.
Isient there must be shiilu c.llss ll to 70. The
.ggnsteuinI! VITO rengul htn nas CitFk Ut tic
Circuit Court Ut Rockford, but lle had never
1llo gentle,nan who had become dlasusted
ut Tue pal!c|ty " nssets on certain
occasion lad 70 go, n''t Tue defense fol'ld TINT
they llnd exl'austcd two OF Their tlIrco per-
cnptory challenges Tile next s'l!1s, proved IT.
ceptnbc, but Tie pereptory challenging; powcr
was exhausted Oh hlptllrr gentleman "!t' llnd
previously sccnic.l to 0e acceptable. The de-
ictlse took this tut.
Jndge lsangs tlcll interrogntsd this Rockford
luail whn csnlaued that, While thrru lad occN
differences oi 'nplnion on ihe subject 81 Its
1ecs, yet ttWre !Iad bceH no serious trouble IN
the subject, NH! be MIS- unconscious tf nny btas
wltntcser, believing! that he could give the de-
fc,dAnt ta.r trial.
10th sides accepted
THE rwEt.yu
tina 1.ft anil ,,.,. ,..r,, ,,,,,v su,o.,, r1a,u
nn,"as rasIdnuena ,nI smI,I,,-i ,r., ~ T,,u.,
I;rorre #, f.ulins' Sar,nar. In ,svicas f:o,,ntv.
r,,,,'M',. c.n.n.sf 1T,,,.to.1 ss.. s -. "'e3 =
llulnsIlull, formerly merchant, Joliet. Lewis
Motvnt', inrnicF, kendall Colintyj William
Hell, iorneflr merchant; GeorGu j: MoruolF,
iaaTineF, nnone CoMiitys henrtse 5risto. Aurora ]
william fetty' Mt CarrulL; Samuel Jnsdn;f,
III, o!lslhess' M3fr1s; Frank " smiley, 1nrnlerlr
II Gf0cGTt I1elTIuGfGt CHafJcb IL. &pQllOri, Ctrlt