, 1879-01-26
THE COUNTY BUILDING.

i. In the County Court yesterday sul1 IN rs
sumpsit for $500 was commenced against henry
Maple5on, Jr.
Assistant Treasurer Beyer's face has Tor sew
. eral davs been wreathed with smlles' IL Is
girl; weight, unknown.
Sheriff Hoffman, will have to take about
forty prisoners to Joliet this mohth,-tAe 'als
est number ever taken at one tl1he'
The style OF the new issue OF county nonos mas s
been agreed upon, and the cnsra'er Is ~ nIs mu.A
making the necessary plates 70 pfin' 'l'Sn
from.
; The Committee m Jail and Jail Accounts
looked over ex Sheriff Keru's final report yes
terlay, and agreed to call him before taking any
action.
Tomorrow the County Board will open bids
for constructing the archw1ys and dome OIL t1e
county's half of the Courthouse, and also o'ds
for supplying the county with prlntln9' stat'on-
cry, and blank-books the ensuing year
All Of Sheriff Hoffmann's Deputies have signed
IN agreement to accept S1,C03 per year as pay
for their services, aid yesterday the Shcrill's
payroll for December, made out on thls 9asfs;
was audited by the Committee on Jail anu Jal
Accounts.
. Charles Law and John Collins we're tried in
the Criminal Court yesterday for buralary,
and we're found guilty. The former was given
five years In the Pcnitentla1y, anu the laIter
seven wears. They arc mere youths, and sup
posed TO be members OF the notorious Hcst
Side gang Of midnight prowlers aln1 robbers
The much-tried South Bend merchant, John
F. Callaghnn, was in the Criminal Court again
Yesterday, and by earnest pleading succeeded ln
having nolle prosequl entered IN "nat IS
known as the Farnum indictment, upon which
he was tried few DAYS ago and the jury could
not agree. In what is known as tue wells 1n-
aictment 1t was agreed to waive a jury and go
to trial before the Court Tuesday. Caslaghan
was remandcd.
The Grand Jury yesterday took another turn
at the Blaikie vault robbery case, but did not
get through. The officer who arrested bialh1c
was examined as to tho circumstances surrouud-
ing the arrest, aud as to Blaikie's confession,
but the final disposition Of the case was reserved
for further light. The latest adyces we're that
Blaikie had not been apprehended, out II IS
believed that he Is within calllug distance and
will turn up the moment the jury tails to IN
dict him.
Commissioner Burlipg will introduce reso|u-
ton in the Board tomorrow III reference 10 the
proposition to separate the pauper children
from the adults at the Poor-House, providing
for the appointment Of committee OF TWO 10
visit New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut
to look after the manner in which children are
cared for, educated, and made self-supporting
there, with view to introducing here the ideas
gained. He will ask an appropriation Of $250 to
pay tile expenses Of the Committee,
Joseph Hogan is no longer County Plumber,
and that office may be said to be vacant. Some
weeks ago the Board authorized the Committee
on Jail and Jsn Accounts to do as it saw fit in
the matter OF employing a plumber for the
County Building, but without any action
On the part Of the Committee. Mr.. Boese ad-
dressed Alr. Hogan some days ago in the name
Of the Committee, disnissin1 him. The COM
mittee knew nothing OF it until yesterday, and
they did nor take his action in the matter Eery
kindly, but finally agreed to sustain him. The
position Of plumber is to be filled temporarily
by some person ut So day:-possib'y the mys-
with bag OF tools. But Mr.. Hogan will not
tamely submit to being SO unceremonlously
bounced, and will so inform the Board Monday
bY reminding them OF the fact that he Is under
contract with the county until May to do the
work for $40 Der month.