The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-24
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court.


oient to sustain the charge.
william Chsapwood, convicted Of an at
smpt to rape Edith Bundy, and Patrick
Murray, convicted Of an attempt to commit
murder, both of Streator, were taken to the
penitentiary at Joliet, on Saturday.
Mr.. Jeremiah Canty's name was vocifer,
Susiy called from the windows Of the Cir.
sait Court on Monday. He was wanted to
answer 70 an indictment for an attempt to
kill "Dick" Roche, Canadian glass blower,
last summer, and when he came not, judg.
nsnt Wa entered up against his bondsmen
!. for the full amount Of his bail, 81 500. On
Tuesday, his attorney, Geo. W. W. Blake.
who had been absent in Chicago on the pre-
vious day, appeared, and, sfser explaining
that CAVITY was very i'll, asked for suspen.
sion Of judgment and continuance, both Of
which we're granted.
Mr.. Bill Marsh, who helped himself to 9
load Of Peter Shaver's corn, last summer,
and was to have been tried this term, got off
BY paying the costs, the case being Do!le
pressed by consent Of the prosecuting wit
nesses.
> Thomas Murphy plead guilty of selling
liquor to minors, on twenty counts, on Tues
day, and WAS fined twenty dollars for each
offence, his fine aggregating four hundred
dollars.
James Murphy, another liquor man, plead
guilty of selling without license, on Friday
last, and was fined twenty dollars, on each
sftwenty counts, or four hundred dollars
The Kavanaugh cases we're continued, by
consent, on Tuesday. They will como up
next term.
George B. Prescott and others, have filed
. bill on the chsncery side Of the court,
against Alphonso Prescott, to secure par
ttion of the estate of the late NJ. Hollis
{ Prescott, Of which he and the surviving chill
dren and grandchildren, are heirs. Several
Of the heirs are minors, among them being
Vida BEEN, daughter Of Mr.. l. N. BEEN
Il prsys for the appointment, Of guardian
for the minor heirs, and asks that the estate
10 sold at once. MIR. Prescott died in De
Gambler, 1887.
Charles Butterfeld sued John Chisholm,
before Forristal, at Utica, the other day, for
wages, obtaining verdict of ffty'seven dol
lars. The defendant appeals.
The following bills in chaLcery, filed this
week, have been suppressed: Alvah b
Pierce vs. John L. Parisot.
NEXT WEEK.
The civil docket will be taken up on Mon
day. The first case set for hearing is that
Of Byrne VS.. Hartshorn. During the week,
the other cases to be tried are Dickey vs.
The Town of Ossge Sargent vs. Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Co.. O'Connor VS.. Murphy
and Sander vs. Brown.
The petit jurors for next week are Glib
!. son Strawn, Jos. Besse, g. H. 2. Fisher, j
B. Shuler, NJ. W. Baldwin and Thomas
RiOrdan, city; Geo. Olinger, John Worth
ington, JOS Tied, John Holmes and Earnest
Harrison, Sreator; Henry Patterson, G..
Werts and Aug Neps, La Sale; Leonard
Wagner, Frank Classen and P, Christopher,
Peru; Sas Tobey, Jesse Drake and P.
Macarthur, Rutland; John Eckert and D, V.
Plasted, Mendoza; Robt. Mcdonnell, Wallace,
Arch. Curne, Wsltham; Jacob Werst, Yer.
million: John McCauslin, Utica; Geo. Stem
bart, Allen Mos Morarity, Dmmick; Jas
Elmer, Eagle; Plumer Ham, So. Ottawa;
Emile Barnard, Serena; Ges. Hosler, Rich,
land; W. H.. A. Rawling, Freedom; W. D.
Winters, O,age; j. NJ. Van Horne, Merideu;
Jas. Anderson, Grand Rapids; Absalom Cox
Groveland; and Henry Patterson, Hope.
County Court.
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