The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-01-21
The Courts.
Circuit Court.

Criminal. The people vs. Chas Abrahams,
motion by defendant to quash the indictment.
Sustained as to first court and overruled as to
second. This was the indictment which
charged AbraGams with defrauding Valentine
Link out OF $5l7 .l2, q Nebraska land dealer,
alleging that 1t was good farm land, with two
feet of black loan upon. it. The counts Of the
indictment were exactly similar, and therefore
one of them was quashed. The indictment
for the alleged attempted swindling Of Chris.
tian Zimmerman, under the same conditions
was found TO have been changed, and u mo.
ton to quash was sustained. The fifth in.
dictment for the alleged swindling of Robert
Musicker was also quashed
VIM. T. Milligans attorneys have filed a
petition for more specific bill Of particulars
in regard to alleged books In the possession
of Mr. Mllligan.
Indictments The grand jury came into
court on Thursday morning with % indict.
ments for verious offenses. They are,
10. T. Murdoch, the attorney and eX.city
atty, Of Streator, indicted for attempting to
otliht atiNh q NOhotuDiC WIN was
conveying Murdock's client, Jack McNiel
who had been committed to the County Jail
under 81, 900 bonds. The indictment alleges
that Murdoch offered Boyle 800 to allow
Jack to depart, but instead Of taking the cash,
Boyel took the matter before the grand jury
Eugene Grady. Assault with intent to
commit murder on Christopher Russell at La
Sale, cutting him with knife. Two counts
James X. Buffers. Indicted for obtaining
money under false pretenses from Lyman
Everingham. This is an old case, and several
previous indictments have been quashed.
Eugene Meyers. Indicted for rape upon
Francis Stachowaki. The deed was com.
mited in Wallace.
Andrew Carleton. Indicted for stealing a
horse from James Kilpaterick OF Mendoza,
Aug. 9Th, 1887
John Ryan and James Wynn. Robbery OF
the Peru depot on the G. X. /. & F. r. r. on
Nov. LIST. Two counts.
Louis SCHNEIDER. Indicted for an assault
with intent to kill Geo. X. Bangham at Mar.
settles on Dec. Sd, 1887 Two.
Jack Mcneil Attempt to commit murder
on DR.. Burson of Stseator, with beer glass
and by beating, on Dec. 9th, 1887. Three.
Same. Indictment for attempting to brlbe
Judge Dicus at Streator on Dec. 9TH.
John Walk. For numbering Andrew Plas-
ko at Streator, on Dec. LIST.
Henry Benton, forging q check on the Ger
mania bank of Mendoza, against the credit of
&c. NJ. Anderson, on Jan 9th, 1888. Two
counts.
Same, forging check on the Farmers Nat.
Bank of Princeton, against the credit Of John
Peterson for s243.
VIM. Brown, stealing a horse from Julius
Specht, on Dec, lst.
John Engelskisschen, and Frank McGrath,
for breaking windows in Ruers saloon in
Mendoza.
John Finnegan, burglary of Stanley Bryes.
kis house, at La Sale, on Dec. %, ~, two
counts.
John Weir and Jas Dickens, burglary of
Rock Island depot, 2 counts.
James Anderson, burglary Of VIM. Miller's
barber shop on Main street, on Nov. l, 'S7.
WIN. DAILY, stealinR coal or A. Frank, on
Oct. 10, 'S7.
John Dissrckson, larceny Of silver watch
from RObt. Brown, 10th last December.
Ciui Cases: Hicks VS. Graves; judgment by
confession, $3l5. 96.
Powers ct al. VS. same; iudgemet by conf.
$636.6l.
Jacob Sipe, VS. same; judg. by conf. 1926.
Brown VS. Taylor; damages for plf. $5l3.-
IS.
Nelson Dugan ct al. VS. l. Merrissey; DANA.
ges for plf one cent.
Pembroke VS. Kistler, dis; Jackson VS. Me.
Nally, dis; City of La Sale VS. Bruce, dis.
Same VS. Senderson, dis.
Bubeck VS. Chaplin, judgment by agreement
for plf. for $3.50
Mackey VS. Murrayett, ct al; decree for
SS4.70
Peter Lenz VS. Austin Lent, decree of d.
vorce.