, 1881-10-09

day morning at the opening Ut The fourth aaf NJ
the Lamb trial. The counsel were all on band
very promptly, and court was opened at l.,
o'clock.
STRIKING OUT TESTIMONY.
Before the jury we're brought into Court
Dir. Forest moved to have SO much OF tha
testimony OF Peter OFT, both on the direct aud
cross examination, lis relutes to the presence Of
John Lamb In OTIS saloon on the morning Of
Oct: 1, l8.e. stricken OUT He also moved to
strike out from said testimony all reference to
the presence Of Lamb at tho saloon on tic
afternoon of that day, claiming that such
did not connect the defendant with the com.
mission uf the crisle for which he was on trial.
After the motions were argued by the defense
heard The prosecution, holding that i've persons :
were charged With having committed a. crime
and it was material for the State to show that
these ttye men werc acquainted with each other;
and hut on previous occasions met together
The prosecution then called
OFFICER KDWAKD LAUGuLIN, :
who sworc that he had known ]onn Lamb for
Oct: +. 1878. he tried to 1ad Lamb on the West.
aud Northwcs: side. On the 2th he and Otticer
Kelly arrested Lamb ut a saloon on Eighteenth
tntng is over. When asked what he meant, hs
told the officers. that they knew: It
was the shooting Of that officer
,-' GEORGE FREEMAN g.:
was sworn, aud said he was known here ~
George Freeman, hut bis right nane was Georgs
Cudey. He was burn in olAnnheim, Germany,
Lamb TOR several years. SINCE about 1873; hehad ::
dune :" business" with hitn in Illinois, lows, and
Wisconsin. He was Vt the store OF Jafray on
Fifth avenue Sept. 20 to look over the E!ound
at snloon on Clark AMI Kinzie streets with
Dnrphy and Lamb on the night Of Oct.
1 S.a when s 11@pny and toS waatsa 1e' 1!s aa;
to take hand in it. Lamb wanted to know
what could be done with the goods, and vas
told that the gang had a 1nnn-a Sneaney- who
jected to huynx anything 10 do with sneeney.
or Jew, as they were ail ''=ve-Aways." twas
'urranyed how they should yet the arms, too.4
evening md went to the store, where the door
WIS tried uud skeleton key WAS broken. after
which they went around on the side and tried
fund it vas easlly raised. Durphy wanted 70
'' go through THE store then aug there, and
each man lake an ar'nful OF goods and jump
into s1reet-car, but the crowd opposed thst
separated. Before separating Lamb tried to
borrow some money from some Of the hoTs to
get him something to ear, and, finding no moneE
iu the crowd, be got desperate. a1d sud, IT
wou!u kill man tonight fnru hundred dollarsr'
Tie next meeting WIS at Teter OTIS salDon tha
next luurn.ng, when some Of tue boys reported
nAFlGE seen Il c1eTk 20 l1lLO Tie ott4E aA0 UHtu
il up. aud thnt no one slept in the store. That
nom tncy all had dinner ut II Restaurant corner
1T LII Salc.t,,d Lake. They went to o. saloon
abour oc1ock. and when me ~a49n cane which
they had engaged they all stur:e1 10 the STORE
Dennis and Durphy were let through tho
crate, wp.lc Limb and be watched
outside. Driscoll WIS stationed at Madison amt
awrlla uriscoll came up, and, not herring aor-:
thug frotn the buys inside. Lamb and Drsco'l
opened the crate and let hi1n H. After they
fUf
opened one Of tile side doors AMI asked Lamb
and DriscolI for the wagon. They said It was at =
Franklin and Washington. He lett the 5tofo
and got IT, Lamh stood at the horses head
while the others piled the goods into the wago1.
on Cl:USs-ENAM1NATION.
Freeman said he WAS first convicted IN Pitts.
burs in lSsj. Tor burglary and sent 70 PRISON lof
sixteen months. lie b==un bis criminal career
III Chicago in 1871. and bud speut ahoIt Two,
thirds of his tI1ne4iutc then in prison. He bad
t,ke;, part in seven or eight burglaries ana ~
Paul, for burg larry During tho twenty-h'a
days between tho .Iaffrny burglary and bis ar
rest in st. Paul he had committed Two oof1la-
res and one !arrcny. He dcnie'l having hadt
rim away from u: Crosse TOR having ar;emp1ed1'
kill IN oilicer. Lesser Friedber@ nrst started tas
Jatf:ay BURGLARY and spoke TO witness aoo9fh
drove to Eldridxe court, where he lett sha
wagon iu Charge OF DcuniS, Lamb. and DurphF
while he went 10 notify Fredbcrg that the Eood!
rs stoc fo e e i re ST. f on
afternoon, but bcfore going he borrowed som3
money from John Morris and So from PADDY
Cucri,. He did not tell Guerin or anybody elsa
Tint he h,.d killed Officer Race. He ad mlt1ed
thGt he had been led to believe That the otae
would not prosecute him If he turned states
evidence
day morning
rErEI: STEVENS AND "PADDY GuERlg,
who arc to testify in behalf OF the defendant,
arrived from Juliet during Friday night IN
charge OF two Of Gen. Munn's deputies, ano
were found yesterday BY TRIBUNE reporter N
looks aoout the same RS when be left tue ~
twu and half years ago, but Is perhaps litt!e
heavier. He was lresst,i IN neat, dark SUIT OF
citizens clothes. and had very much the appear,
porter hearty reception, and made 'inaaly
after many Of his old friends he said ne W.
II clerk in the Office of the stocking manutac-
tory, was Kept very busy during business nouIs,
and that the time had passed away very rapioH ls
against anybody, but bad made up his mind 70
serve his sentence MS faithfully as he could, ana
come out with Il gpod prison record he sa1d %
saw Angel freaueuty and tnat be ,:oea Eas snd an
his conduct would lend any one to believe taa1
he would not turn his hand to secure pafooa.
now thai bis father-fn-1aw bad SECURED an o1usI
from the courts changing the nane Of nls tM a,tu'
Peter said nc had not anticipated coming -
Chicago, and Was give but an hours notice %
get ready. a
Gucrin WAS the very picture Of health; aaa %
said he was never better in bis life He sac %
WIS at work in tho dresscd-stone departme:a@.,
and frequently saw Al Reinke, who was 10 as tas
Office Of that department. He. too SAD as naa
not thought Of coming to Chicago until saad mstnId
an hour OF starting. Neither Of them 5ee@eo
highly erutited ut the opportunity Of reflt9ln!
ut this tiune. They will not so back pefols
Wednesday or Thursday. ~: ~