, 1879-07-22
THE COURTS.
Tho Prince Alhtst Jones FEHbcss Corpus
acknowledgements md Nav Suits.
The hearing Of the hRbcas corpus caac Of

Tho rr'nus Albert .Jon1s f{Nbcss Corpus
acknowledgements md Nav suits.
The hearing Of tho hRbcas corpus caac Of
FRINGE ALBERT JONES,
the Young man who shot his brother July 8,
cnnu up yesterday morning before Judge Rog-
era, and half the colored population Of Chicago
seemed 10 he 80 deeply interested ia tbs event
os to bc willing to stew iu hot room for the
purpose Of being present. After nearly IN
hours waiting for the prisoner hu was brought
10, and thu hearing began.
Thu testimony did not wary from that already
published. Tic on,y additional evidence wus
that ot bfr. Samuel 4tcrnberGer, d clerk OF JUS
tice MeeclI, who testified that he went with
Theodore Jonrs to take the statement q. Jim.
Jiu wns pretty weak then. It Wnh the snmo day
he was shot. Jlu, said ha could not live unless
the bullets wcro takou out OF him. Nothing
was said by him Us to his condition before he
made bis statc,nunt.
Beatrice Jones, sister Of Jim. aail TINT she
had conversation with jim about an hour atter
10 was shot, und he said hc would not get we'll;
always saId TINT.
'rhfs closed tho testimony for tho prosecution,
except. the admission Of Jin's statcnont. aud,
rs II soatncl a good placo to stop. the JudgG
took RECESS Of half MI hour.
Al tle opening Of tho afternoon session, Mr..
King took thu door nrtl argued that Jin,s state-
tnent was inadmtssibo because it had not boen
sufficiently shown TINT Jim expected 10 ti!o
soon. ue lad snid he did not expect to get
we'll unless Tic bullets were extracted, aud tliat
was not enough.
Tho Judge anld that the starkio case which
Ind been cited WIS nH extreme ouc, nni tlie
Judges l,at decided Il on the whole evidence iu
thu particular ense. But, In the present INSTANCE
even though there might le BONO possibility OF
doubt about the aumtBsIbtIity Ut the statement
before Jury, yat llc had no hesitation III
uim!tttng Il now, aa lie thought sUt1iclent
ground had been laid to make 1t competcut
eyidcnce.
The defense then produced tho samo old Wit
pesses-
Tie Judge then said he was ready to dispose
Of tug case, but tic iAwJcrs wautcd to be heard,
und the matter wns I'D Iournrd to tlils morning
to hcar arguments.
The Frank Bfcl!cld hubBas corpus case, wcl,
WAS set fur hearllE hoforo Judge Baruu,p ycs-
terdas, "aS g. postpenea BY consent until tlcxt
MondDy. THIS was tic casu brought to test tile
tonstitut!onailty Of tic ncw sti'tiu law.
judges Barn,lt'1 and Talcy were both In court
yrsturtay informing.
Judgo Drutn,nonsl returned from Madison
Saturday evening, AMI will be lu Claiub ubers Iaiiy.
UNITED sTATHs COURTS,
c. II. Comstosk. Assignee fur George padcy.
began Il suit Yesterday aEalust Henry Pulley.
claiming 81 GOO uamuecs. ''
The Kesosene-Lamp Heater Company flied
b!l' nga!nst Henry Fuhcrtnau to restran him
IRON Infringing it's patent for la1np-clttn,nrys.
Henry ". Putnau fled bill a1,uinst Jarnes
btenkon to prevent ln Iron, using ,etent ior
Iottlc-stopper fastentnEs, granted March is,
surEn1oR COUNT IN BRIEF.
Thon,as s. Mascller began sui. for s1 6oo
Railway Company.
j. II. Dow sued Jan.es Hall for $500,
CIRCUIT COURT.