The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-11-17
THR COURTS.
Circuit Court

Circuit Court
The most prominent event OF the week In
sirsait court, WAS the appointment BY Judge
Blanchard, of Capt. 7. c. Fullerton ss Mas
ter In Chauoery. for the ensuing year. The
Captain Is native Of Montgomery county,
Pa. aud came TO this county in 1865, and
worked on farm In Freedom until 1861,
whe. at the outbreak Of the war, he enlisted
in Co. A., Gath Illinois Infantry. He was
made orderly sergeant, and In April, 1864,
had arisen to the saptaincy Of his company.
He was later assigned to the staff Of General
Sprague, then to the staff Of Gen. Dodge, and
fnally to the staff OF Gen. Ransom, after
whose death he resigned, aud returning to
this city he studied law with Glover, Cook y
Campbell. He was admitted to the bar in
1866, and going south, served in Alabama as
assistant District Attorney, and then as Reg
istrsr in Bankruptcy. He resigned in 1877
and went to Washington, d. c., where he
prscticed law until 1881, when he came to
this city and formed partnership with the
late Hon. Washington Bushnell, after whose
death he remained alone Mr. Fullerton is
one of the abb est lawyers at the La Sale
county bar, and his appointment gives gen
eral satisfaction, both to the bar and the
public Mr. Duncan McDougall who retires,
has filed the position with credit MIR. Full
lerton assumed the office on Wednesday, the
10Th.
CRIMINAL MATTERS.
William Cheapwood was giving year in
the penitentiary by the Circuit court, on We'd
nesday evening, for attempted rape upon the
person of little six'year'old, Edith Bundy,
of Streator, about two months ago. 1t was
six clock IN the evening, on fair summer
day, when the wife of miner, living along
the Wabash railroad tracks, noticed Cheap
wood seated on the track in his shirt sleeves
in conversation with little girl, whom she
recognized as Edith Bundy. She kept them
in sight, and presently CheapwOod arose and
moved a few yards down the track, coaxing
the little one to follow him. This was re
peated several times, until they entered a
piece of woods near by. At this, the woman
slipped on her shoes and running over to
timber, began searching for the william and
his little companion among the underbrush'
After beating the brush for some time, she
came upon them, and found Cheapwood about
to accomplish his purpose She led the little
girl home, and alarmed the neighborbood,
and several men started in pursuit of the
fellow, who was captured in the ice box of
the Wabash Brewing Co. He pleaded deler-
ium tremens at the trial, and as many of the
jury believed his story, he was let off with a
year in the penitentiary.
Patrick Murray, q man whose face alone
would be almost sufficient to send him to
the penitentiary, was convicted Of assault
with intent to commit murder in the circuit
court on Wednesday morning, and given q
year behind the walls of Joliet prison
Patrick crime was the attempted killing Of
fellow workman, at Streator, on June q,
He is q native of New York city, and was
raised among the dock and warf rustlers of
the great metropolis When suffi ciently
tough he came west, and drifted about until
he struck the Santa Ee Dad, following which
he landed in Streator on June q. In the
evening Murray went to Ryan's saloon,
near the Santa Fe yards, where, after drink
ing he engaged in game of cards with sew
eral Santa Fe construction men. Several
bands were played, and Patrick, being un-
used to peace, succeeded in picking a quar-
rel with one of the men, who gave him a
heavy beating. Smsrtiug from the blows
received, he went down town and purchased
revolver, and with the weapon in his
pocket, returned to the saloon, and shortly
afterward went out with the man who had
administered the drubbing. A few mo,
ments later shots were heard in the yards,
and the police arrested both men, Murray 8
opponent having bullet imbedded in the
back of his skull Murray claimed that his
companion attempted to beat him and that
he acted in self defense. but his story didn't
save him.
The trial of Eugene Myers, accused of
committing rape upon the person of Polish
girl, at his home near Utica, is to be taken
up on Monday, and will last nearly all week
as the defense promises to be very spirited.
Myers, whose wife was on visit to her par
ents, went into town, hired the girl to do
general homework and took her home with
him in his wagon. According to the girls
tale, wien they arrived, they had supper.
and she, noticing that no one was about the
house but themselves, asked where his wife
was. He said she WAS at a neighbours house,
and showed he her room. Shortly after she
retired, Myers came into her room and re-
NAMED two hours. Myers denies the charge
of rape.
william Grant, indicated for assault with
intent to do bodily harm, WAS discharged by
Judge Debell, on Monday, The affair occurr'
al in the fore mart of the summer and was