, 1881-03-08
Sudden Dropping Of a Criminal
Libel Case.
Various IscnsOns Assigned for This
Unexpected Move.
Prominent Property-0wnors In Lake Who
Escaped Testifying.

wh'cf 1t was charged thAt Mi'irhcnl hah Tor
In ussca.inv thu nro,mrty In tl,n tnwn. ar ta NJ,
eh .po !, 100 low, aa
h,.nd Ind Mr. Mcf,ohn It,i,trd for criminal tlhcl
,e.'s ,. ,,otns,, t,.. .".osn.o a.n,,a I,,",'s
nsts' Ro.n. neltso WV seps,'.o ,, o,u'.a SusIcs'
anu iFoIn the Ihahner Ill Whieh he hha pasneu
tho Tho e"se II ss as .nuneteo s s"9s When ,s
tt,nrt, wou,,i mt In onv nrrsor,,tJnn' gnr lin
reason tint '0'
A rnvv1r~r,ov wot-11, III. ,,,,,nus,n,p
r, 49,. ~. ~. ~ ~" S,, - ~, ,"s..'.. ,.'
ever, than It vii, bv to tho public ut largc. far
ho WIS on hard with his attorney. md resisted
tho ssntps attorneys n'oiion. nrains ihat the
nrs whether conviction WIS ohtulneti or not.
11 liz III we Eli Ell
ec aSereS Ut % " Of To TIC IL a @
towli. ''e.'9' - ''9 ''''' - $3.50
Thu determination on tho part Of Mr.. Mutr.
oclnok Saturday aftsrgoon ,s and ~ o'clqek yos-
nf oeo yan sys Wn ~s so,ne " II
tho witnesses for tho prnsceutlon, a that t!nlc,
"Sci,lsIot, @ rcnched lint Il wouId t,p Imnussibiu
to c0nvitt llIi tuplis 10 prosecute iititier tho
rlvutlstn,res l,lio facts are. he went u toslIy
to rDDUrtHr. Tho Inv rrOuirr8 AHanHS0rA tn
ua4css nrtiperty ut IfH cNet1 valuation. whereas
aitirhcnd l,ns never complied with 1t, nccordEng
10 .,, h,s own nv !. satetnontsn ~ , H.. ... .,o.. 81,
Muirhca, .colifess 10 lilo trilth Of MeCielIan;s
chnrccsS'
"pMrt!y." ........
"Ailtl liatt no desire to prosccute2''
"Thnt uppears 10 10 tla pith nf It."
casu, Tint Il conviction under tue Indictment
wnui. be Impossible !"
"Entirc'y so.''
MR. McLELiAN ..-..,
Wne seem 2nst alter tG Mial!ssa! or mo cHsa nna
soH}essea sosS 10 III 'h'of'iew' which ran about Us
nm vnry c anrnrisa m iu f vas n, boud
n1,t, rca,iy tts try 10 rrovo NIl ind c!ulrwci,"
What ~ your theory Of tho ,lls,,lfssul2"
at WIS cheaper FOR these wt1Utn Siuirhcat ta,l
tnyorcd in his a,scsstnpnts 10 tifsInss tia cust,
tun to Try It, for, scu anro.ei,,pcnl,x Il i,lat Of
tho stock YH1ss prnpcrty].-ths Niue a.cru tract
wny Asaesse for $500 In lSi7 md nnw Il ss a..
Bcssed for ST5,OOU. It ought to bo asscgscd for
not lrss th1n 0U. .Ooo Mnu II this casc hnst over
sana soS y r. tt'!, + a n hvv a a suen
~ Tho q : y III shsR %o tho I'K dsissni fsn was Mt tho In
ibi aItny;S, ~ Ss. x' ,rnrczcnt tbo A..o.
o,n+n IT, H., wv ,..s A"@payess Asso@
:Yos, they hive haso b"cked mo nil tho way
.".SWHs"t "WssMt ,y,,, ba ,.,,r n,xt ,r,,.4.
III mn ,"rn% ~ JUr o ,h ti,ot s, u,,-
AGnn Mni; III ~ s'e,sc n amur'suine!ii,: w.
hat 10 wns n'G ~ y1 oe N, ,yb,,,
tr,,,tin IT, Hj ~ ~, s,a. @ y, in Wno!o f.
,,n,, vi ~ ,.Me u J ~ T., @
tn"r hm,,x "po ocAca"p '1' ''''ny ec'1 '"ca's-
A""t ~ M,,rh",, s,,,,so ,o. H.. t.o,,,. ,.h,
,rII sta,.a M Il suppose ~, nas ls lrcnas' VINO
w" rtMt, ~ "'' ~ ,,t scn ~ IN s
o,, ,nt ,et - ~, III M Isu %
wtn." ivy eo'' H'''' "''' 'atne' 'lonsa sooo'u
W.; ~ ;yh,. IL, ,,,,, .,,,,,.,,
:, ,n,.m w. m, XIV Smu T. nrnHf ,t, in IN,
hn ha Sarrr ~ ~ n n9' -" n,".te , 1T ~ .';,
nrlsomn"nt tnnn " ~ 3 ,,i} @ @ -. tn,su - - ~. sI
l., r., ~, ,sn,,n ~ y "ol" '''o oec" to' 'ae tfa
!. Van sn"ow ~ TINT i, chr, .r,ot no., ,,,, 49,, II.
,,if ~ no. ,te"n % .n..s = .au atMt Mu Hunn ~ IL
ns."sscd su ,sr5,crIvs "n"sAcsseo aau Wrongly
hostSu :, e., p,, pL,.iiy .iiy ,,. II. ,r,.,,, .,
tsot on1s ."''' ouI's "o"" uaso te". ~ tne
pounl1Sn OIL ri'EnL1S0 OF TIE TAXES
f,lturc,-a result thoy could not utfurI to brlnp
atnur.'
Mr. MuIrhcnd wns not in co,,rt Mt thu tl,no of
tho dismissal. though he Ind bcoti with tho
colL not bo scGr. ''
X TalnuSt reporter called upon
aES. !. n. STILES .-..
| during tho dny tn sue whit he Ind to sny In
HCy,tc fft IN ami rF