, 1880-11-27
MATCH BONDS.
Yesterdays Proceedings in the
Trial Of Wheeler at Al.
A Verdict Of Not Guilty in the Mat.
ter Of Keep and the Elliotts.
uuli's Cnsc ltc1nnntlch to tho
Jury Tor Consideration.

uuli's Cnso Itcmnntlcl to tho
Jury for Consideration.
Tho tflal Of tho first natcl'-l,on,l case, That
against HILL. Keep, md the Ellfotls, on tic
charge Of conspiracy tn tlefrautl t!,s' Covern-
1ncnt out OF Il lot nf nlatcl,.stn,nps through
the medium ot n queer bond. WINS rcsunletl
yesterday morning before Judge 1}lolgett In
the United States District Court. Sfr.
Daniels, or tho Nccorticr's Office, ngaln took
the ssan. for tho Government, aMt testified
rs to Colch0ur's tft1u to tho propesty schcd-
Tiled In cnllMccttoM with tho making of tl,Es
bond. Tile npsllot OF the testimony was To
lilo effect that about everything In the list
wns plasterGd with n mortgage. md OCCASION
ally more tl,nn one, and that, instead Of
there being 2,soo lots III tho
whole subdivision, rs per schedule,
there were but 1,s00, Of which all bit III
had been previously conveyed. rho title to
the property scheduled by Lcndcr, another
pf the s,Irct!es, was similarly sllaky. Out OF
whatever n twelve. Tho showing rs 70
Drelner's alleged possessions was no whit
Dr. V. j. Turpin, Receiver Of the Fidelity
hitter l,nrt of 1878. lic wis fanllllnr with The
property III question, and testified TINT 1t was
exceedingly ilnt and almost unsuitable nt guy
M0 ~ ncr., 1,,,"i,taI u ,vns sr,.a yrSm tm.
c,,,l,trt,,cr. TIte f.ygragc membranes per
acre, however, WIS Si,5oD, 50 tfat the more
n tlllt Ind the pnDrer he wDtltl be.
flint tl,rsn via,ys wnre hasei on thu ynil,o ri
s,r1,nariy oTier liz ranc mi nj npnvn,s Ia 10
il1o present lMfri.
i. II. Watrtss, n rcal-estate dealer, testified
free, wnsn't worth mOrc tlnn $:O1 or 500 an
acre ut tho time III question. With the In
cumbra,lces oil 1t, lie wouldn't care to give
nnytliin9 for n, equity III 1t. Neither Cole.
worth auytl,jnv,
il, o, Collins testified that Mt a sale of so1no
property IN this, !neIglborlood In 1873 the
best offer h. could w. y ssas n 81! 81 m m aSfc hy
Tint m,lel,, for tiio skko Of getting d home
Andrew rrint'el!, Il rea-estate dealer in
Soutl, Chcago, estimated THO value Of the
an mere, mil tint at tl;s Lender lots at from
j. H. Ticileiter, clerk in tile stump depart
1nsnt of.tllo, Intcr1!al noyenne M coninisSloner's
t[lig tho ,,lntcti.statltps, and produced tile
the receipts for sta,nt,s specified in those
orders as returned to tho Department. Thd
follows: JAIL ii, ism, sls00; Ialt. II, ST. Id;
ian. 8. s3.ifS}: Fol-. i. S3,i50: Fob, Is. S3i5o:
FcI. u. Sl,9s]0; Alnrch =, sa,5?o. All tllo
orders were s!yl!ed Chlcago Match Company,
formal acknowletgments, corresponding ii
amounts WITH tho orders. md Similarly
signcd. ~
c.K. wTSs1.ow,
tt1e inatei fnctrv tl1e ,"rinr @ ;aftaT M lie ire
A. nv tha 'e ,ext s ,,5rnin.t. nnsI az tvo mct1'
Pncrs outt isrcsfn,,' mil; inr mot"h. .stan,t,s Il,
n iarre Client il, lie tletnclci Illl)tilfjE rcxt
dor. 4 pilo Of stanlpsshects also lay on tho
'isst1i Tnrcnce n ,rbompso,,. surInser at thomatcf
fartnrv fnstiiicii ti,,h lii, iniiiing vns csr,lr
NJ ,Inirhcs aid stat,lps at tho tine OF the ire
it inE ext ttI eoot, eI Hfsor the ii ire, lie took te!
tiow,,-town do MO % to M. ID Wab;lsi. avenue, give
E1t]"tts. a,,1 s{Iiupctl tloul nj VI. s. Eiiiott's
1rgetqm thrre ~ e enrs me lna' than ae To- Cea.
~, cousirne.i Il, Vt,i'am ,1 ijnvt sr,e si,i,
r,,ts n ink aid farth Vera mnti, in wtness'
nnu,n nv t,a Eii1nt,s, tl]rcctEfs' Tia nisn
1Sic rs te cg on sto1c hzln a s1ssis naie bo
rr1t 9ros,i @ ,m",',v rt~cn i,in hy tic Ef|otts'
in thr rs,ss.,;xninfmatIon wttI1rss testified
IN fc 'u tronsfer ~ ths nrf,mcriy fn WheeIcr in
tn nn h a5, a n5 o,rs ,aet theIr nsre Gu
.bn,s .,,, % Frnn W Whrrii,r: Witn Whnsfcr wnsnst
there s t. ttnv lookcd 10 r. T. Eilott for orters @
I HI]ptt @ caine D i1ct or @ twjcc on on soctal cnls, "
cnso4 vo" ~ ia 3,n"t,'Ifnct,,rcd Enntis 1t thn
Enf ,n"fc,, - fnctmpv tmsii"d shat Fiji, mntchrs
MI sgot,I,s n fbo timn ,f tl,a f1ro ,yern II. Tia
@ .nfoeo.i n n rnfcrro - III tn "el' ~ t'
ts nnnt c toak u, t,e ,sunl
ronnea s'7 p't'' ''o ~oa'' 'o'A ''Ao "'"''' ''0o'
1eG'i2s, gtnr nm rocooa cou Tooto read aomo
rctters ,rnm r,,n Tia s3tenno ,inteII Comnany to
y, .x,.atna 1 ,,.!,v o,,a ,"a M scrasnrr NJ,
H. ~ tba n,,tIr ~, ~ tha ;,,,,-
oa a ~ ~ Htu1 ~ ~ - ~ trnt'
g"1 .; ;vir Ttaps psos n,,t ~ mi amntSer
rn..s.. n. MG ~, m"s rtir ~ t,,',1oo st.,,,,s III
a w ~, u VIZ t"w n, ~.
iuIs IT, a. s"i r. IVIHninr Sfr T,f1,nr
T., hn,nif ~ to III oItaut Knnn roarI ma i1as
nartm"mt ~ % ~ on,1 i9 oS the cnrgaspo9sienes' TSe
nnvar',,,,,,,t tt,oronnon no r.ats'f
III. FIlllor moved That the fury be In
structcd to tintl KeeparHt tho two EllI0tts not
guilty, on tho ground that tho Government
liad not made out Il priu.a-facle case. Alr Reed
entered tho same motion In behalf Of Hull.
Tlio Jury weru accommodated with quarters
[ outside during thu argument Of tlle Ii0tlOn.
| Afr, Fuller led oil, claiming In behalf of