The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-01-24

A session OF this court, TO hear motions, &c,
was held on Tuesday last, at ~ A. N. One deci-
sion was announced, in Longford Us. Grierson,
reversed and remandeG. Adjourned to Tuesday,
27th, at 10 A. NJ.
The Circuit Court.
| This court has been occupied chiefly by the
case of Thornton ct al. vs. Houtz ct al verdict OF
jury set aside and case submitted to court.
Other jury trials have followed. A new jury
will be called on Monday. Following is the bust
ness disposed Of:
| Stephen Matthews, La Sale, indicted for high
way robbery, discharged on his own recOgni-
Zance.
judgments: Blake for use of Geo Blake
q Fisher, 1892 35; People for use OF Walter
Atwood Aaron Gum, debt $780, damages,
$1,000; Vim Wilson " Co v Philip Conlin, sos .55;
Pat'k Giigan V Stevens, for deft; Water
bury Clock Co Chas Scherzer, $l30.22; W
Holdridg,e Long, for deft $50 Ghas
Eaton same, $l54.5l; A Hirsch ct al same,
$2lS69; Seth Thomas Clock Co same, $7s.S5;
Geo W Lyon same, $lSl.25; Sapp ct al
same, S2l9.4; Samuel Meyers ct al v Mich Form
kals, s3lS.60; Jas McCauey for use of james s
Pierpont ct al Barton IL Bedford ct al $751;. ~
VIM Hintz v Geo Post, $74.70 Nat City Bank v
| II A Shuler ct al, S2l92Ol; Il Farnsworth X X
Brown, S29S.46; Nat City Bank II shuler
$500.
D:snissed-La Sale e. Peru Horse R. R. Co. v.
| VIM Meyer; Catharine Maher v. Nicholas
Knaure; Isaac S. Leck v. John Murray, no return
of property, judg. v. plf. for costs; Thad Fair
banks ct al. v. Peru Coal 81. Co. and 7. ID. Brew
ster; l.. Bradford v. Jacob Knapp; Jos. Dixon ct
al. v. j, H. Wahlng.
John Corrigan v. James Lanning, on trial.
Simon Gappa for use of La Sale Polish Ben.
Assn. " Mathie.ssn Il Hegeer Zinc Co., gar
nishee discharged, deft to recover costs.
CHANcERY.
| Flora Geger v. Conrad Geiger divorce, dis
missed without prejudice.
| Knable Sampson v. Caroline Sampson, same.
John Coxv. Robt. Barrett, report OF sale APP
proved.
A. jenkins v. Evan jenkins, bill pro conf and
decree.
A. j. O'Connor v. John Wallach decree. Z.
The grand jury hope to finish to day; although
no indictments have been returned, large num-
Der are expected. Criminal business will begin
about the 9th of February.
Around the Court House.
| The following were this week granted licenses
to marry:
Emile Bettinger and Christina Fell.
John Murray and Mary O'Rey.
| John Dieter and Filanda Allen.
James Hurley and Mary Sullivan.
John w. Cox end Nora NJ. Denneen.
r. August Walking and Caroline E. Merrinan.
! Amos Roberts and LYDIA Widman.
Asa Coomes and Nellie Sullivan.
John g. McGinnis and Anna f. Mundie.
| REAL ESTATE.
| Business in the recorders office has been lively
this week, about one hundred Instruments hav-
ing been put on file from the 10th until Thurs
day p. NJ. The amount Of money loaned as shown
by this record for the week is about s43 600;
transfers by various deeds amount to about
$40, 900. Among the transfers by warrantee
deeds were:
f. X. French to Lazarus Maier, sh swq ., 80,
Is, SO, $50, Jan. 10.
John Seeus to Dennis O'Laughlin, nwq 49,
81, ), $1,000, Jan. Is.
James Cain ct al. to Peter Cosgrove eSS14a eh
swq 80, 81, 2, $l,9C0, Jan. 10.
Ann Martin to NJ. r. Farrell, Jan. IA, lot s, blk
| "A, States Add, Ottawa, $500.
| Henry Belk to Ann +. Hampson, lots and S
in blocks 10 and 20, Days Add, Ottawa, 800.
Geo. T. Watson to J. &. jacobson, Jan. Ii, lot
| l, blk 9, Malory's Add, Leland $4,000.
Solomon Wait to John II. Lindsay, Sept. 90
OF 63, blk II, Mendoza, $1,000
j. L. Curtis to Henrietta Pelowsk Jan. &c, lot
! l, blk 95, La Sale, $3.50.
| Fred Richards to John Hutchinson, Dec. "a, lot
| t. blk 2 Richards Add, Streator, 1926.
| Kate NJ. Modes to Armanella Worth, Jan. II,
lot 7, blk a. La Sale, $1,000.
James Pckens to VIM. II. Hollis, Jan. 5, lots
IL and -, blk 10, Days Add, Ottawa, 81, 500.
THE JAIL.
| This establishment received on Tuesday three
OF the Mendoza gang of burglars arrested last
week, as mentioned by our correspondent. Their
names are given as Chas. Hunter, George Bow
ers and John Farling. or these the Mendoza
Reporter says George (alias Sandy Bowers-a
slick one and the ringleader of the gang, bound
over in 5000. Charley Hunter (alias Candy Char
ley, the ill-master-arrested last fall in Men.
dota for robbing a Burlington freight car, and
sent to Ottawa; discharged for want Of recogni-
ton by the witnesses, and returned to Mendoza
to train the boys; bound over in 5000. John
Farlng-only private, bound over in 5000"
Five others were arrested ut the same time, only
one of whom was discharged; the rest are out on
bail. The gang has been at work in the north
end of the county for months, and had in Mendo-
ia a room in the old Western Hotel, which they
occupied in preference to comfortable beds and
homes, and which was evidently school Of viii
lany, where they were educating themselves for
the trade of cracksmen.
One James W. Kennedy on Friday night last
stole a horse from A. Moon, farmer, living in
the town of Eagle, and decamped. Next morn
ing, as soon as the theft was discovered the Eagle
Vigilance Committee, organized to meet just
such emergencies, was informed Of the case;
whereupon the members TO the number Of 40 or
50 turned out and began the search. The trail
was sOoH struck, and the fellows capture follow