, 1880-03-17
CLARENCE IN COURT.
Desperate Effort Made to Get q
Continuance.
shs PolYgamouB Affidavit Submitted
by the Prisoner.
Hrath Of tho Various Wires at His I'm.
kind Statements.

Kind Statements.
1ustico Wilson Would Like to Have Some
Inv on tho Sub ioot.
The I1avis b1gnmy case tlroH wclt In two
courts yesterday, md nycr that portion Of tho
North Hfllu embraced between Michigan street
md Chtcngu nvonue. II cano lip ilrst before
1ustico Kaufman, before whom It hnf been
continucd, ut the ChlcaRn Ato1luo policciCo
Tho contracted courtroom WINS filled with n
nptley crowd, saiaciously inclined, who pcarctl
rfth curiosity Into tho faces Of tho three
viycs occupying the reserved scats In front.
The m.,ch-marricd defendant appeared In all
tae glory OF Ills tluBhy oycrcoat md sEdp- whsk-
rts, sr1tl wns backc up by Gus Van huron, his
lAxycF, whtlc the prosecution wns represented
by col. Cameron, u. W. Manchester, and c. ".
Woodma.l, who seems to hare been employed by
The County Commissioners to louk nftNr certain
cases ID tho lowcr courts. Tho nforcsnd wives
xero attrnot!vply gotten lip, Mrs. Duv!s No. l,
onco Miss Carrie Lynch. who hat tilsonrtlcd hor
peetaclos, inspiring spcclar syinpnthy IN the
ruwa.
Tho case was no sooner called than Mr.. Van
Bnren passed up an application for
4 CltAN1K OF VENUE,
based on tho cfentlnNt's Glnlin that ho couldn't
obtaIn fair aud impartial examination befOre
Justice Kaufmnun. THIS WIS productive OF tho
trst row. Col. Canloron said that str. yan
Burcn Ind proposed to him, In the presence Of
Ar, Woodmnn, TINT ho wantc.l continuance,
not having been able to got certain documentary
eyidcnco from Elkhart, IND, for tho reason TINT
Tho Clerk Of tho Court thoro wouldn't send It
on unloss ho' hud $a.d0 for 1t. Dlr. Yum B,ren
hal further admitted TINT ho wnnted Il change Of
venue, and agreed to tako tho case before JUS
tteo Wilson. Then Mr.. Vnn HIron had nskcsl
him to grant continuance, and be told him ho
would do II II tho continuance were taken be-
fors this court. Mr.. Van l}uren said ho would
do It, and now he refused to carry out tho agrrc
nent mnde In open COURT
Mr. VIM Durcn said It was untrue.
,"1 wouldn't stand hero and llo," said Mr.
Woodman, In some heat.
"That Ia tho rprnark OF bnnkguar,1," cried
Mi. Van Huron. "l}ut it's natur.f, coming from
ola Of tho prosecution"
Mr. Wotdmnn said something about not nenn-
Ing It In that spirit, and Col. Cnnoron dcprecnt-
Cd any display Of temper. Mr.. Vnn I,urcu tried
to reply, hut the Court interrupted the row by
announcing TINT no had Kruntcti tho change Ut
vcnuo, md hnd no m0rc Jurisdiction In tho case.
Davis. who got sight OF his lntest domestic at.
gutation nbolt this TING, managed to force d
icv tcars to his owes, nnd blr. Vun 1slrcn took
object as Ito hn.l discovered IT, WINS TO rot him
inin hUle by cot,sentinR ton CONTINUANCE bo-
forc Kn,,flnsnn. this preventing him frpi1l Rct-
fjnr n gbnnEO II yuuue, Col. CIr,1erOn rctortcd
thaf iii utlyersury wis h slily mai, nhO hnti uo
tha prupOsftjnn hfmsoIf md thnn roue bnck on
IL fhrrn VIVA suU,n f,rther wrnI1ujinr lut IL
Hns finally nun.ed to upurnr tpfnro .ft1sticn WI.
sol. The cruwJ rushed otlt ucll-mcl, Davis was
faIcn f]t,1, In Halc thu rnDl, following nr,1l in.
crcnsi1,r rvrrw mn,1lenf in arryinR NJ j1lsfit.a
Wilson'S. Dny,s wins hurried ut,-atttlrs by iii
e.tut7l and hts ntttruey. whllo Tho 0ni,r fhenI
chnked IN lin narrow stnirway and Crowded
inta tHe room until tho otI1ccrs shut tho dfors.
and tIsnt,,nintch eo1nnthfnw fcss tinn a hnntjrcI
nihnrs VII, wn,1isl bnv1, iiEnI 70 hn tnsti" hit
Vic S wcra, ~ r",1nslcd to wiki no aud doWI. tho
S'''''A' - "",". ,s,ar'rr ~ ~, w,tsow
Ms not IN, and had 10 no sent for' IhnE TOOK
more time. When ho nrrlvoG s!r. Van l3urct,
Hat!t an application TOR coHEtnttatico, and
wanted to state his rcns0ns. 10 this Col.
cameron objecte'!, insisting that tho fcasons
McFo to pe presented IN writing, and aH'or1l to.
Mr. Vnn lltrcn took THO ground thAt tho ontfl
uM1cr which tho application was inatse GUILD
G!tnor be 0fl or In wTlttnR but t1nn!ly, alter at
tempting to tnnkc srltplncnt or hts reasons,
he yielded tn tho ptint, rot some paper, and ect
eboAt inlkislg hts AFFIDAVIT. Then ~ ealt he hhl
consulted with hta client hut very little, an hull
had grpat difficulty In getting certain rocon!s
from Indiana. Thnro were nlso snnio witnesses
whom he hnd ctideAvorcd to get, but who wero
not DrrsCHtu Col. GHtnNtOn HI1tECStcd TINT Daf{H