The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-11-23

Probate Court. He maintained that
even though John kilmer was not in
sane at the time the deeds were made,
and though he made the deeds in his
right mind, which he said the testimo-
ny did not show, the deeds were mop
erative because they remained in the
hands OF kilmers solicitors until he
had been declared insane, after which
event they had no right to deliver the
deeds to the favored children. Again,
the deeds were never accepted, and
| for that reason they are illegal.
In line with this position, Mr.. Rich
olson moved to make John Kilmer, BY
his c0nServatOr, a party plaintiff.
The defense claim that this motion
Is not relevant to the case, and de-
mand the right to introduce testimo-
ny upon the point, If the plaintiffs
motion is sustained.
Mr.. Strawn opened for the defense
at four o'clock Tnurrday afternoon.
Messrs. Brewer and Haight flnishen on
leaving to-day, Saturday, for MOlOney.
Criminal.
The sealed verdict of the Jury in
She O'Connell case was opened In
court at nine o'clock Saturday morn
ing. 1t read:
We, the jury, find that the defend.
ant, at the time the act charged in
the indictment was alleged to have
been committed, was not lunatic or
insane; but we further find that since
the commission of the act he has be-
come a lunatic and insane, which luna
~ and insanity continue at the pres
snt time.
This verdict will result in the COM
initial of OCOnnell to one of the
state hospitals, probably Kankakee
and when he shall have recovered his
reason he will be tried for horse steal
ing, and if convicted will serve term
IN the penitentiary.
Henry Schatfer, the StreatOr board
ing house keeper who dented the
skull of August Hepp with a heavy
bolt, the end of which was furnished
with formidable nut, was convicted
of assault with intent to KILL before
Judge Blanchard, on Tuesday. The
opening statement of Asst. States
Attorney TrainOr, that Hepp and sew
.eral other bOarderS were having
social time and that Schatfer, think
ing they were making fun of him,
called Hepp out of the house and
struck him with the bolt without
prOvOcatiOn, was almost literally
borne out 10y the testimony. Mr..
Madden made gallant fight for his
client, but all the testimony seemed
to favor the other side, and the jury
brought in verdict of guilty.
Horse Thief Fox plead guilty on
Monday morning when his case was
called and was promptly sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary at
hard labor
'Reddy" Brennan, the youth from
Montana, who spared with Mr.. Gill
gun and inflicted severe facial blem-
ishes upon that aspirant to pugilistic
distintion. also plead guilty. Sentence
was deferred until Wednesday.
The states attorney nOiied the de-
fective indictment against George
Brayton and at once ordered his re-
arrest. BraytOn is accused of burglar
izng freight car.
Henry Green, accused OF raising
money on another mans horse, was
convicted in the Circuit Court WedneS--
day of procuring money under false
pretences. The court will fix the pun
ishment.
The Boiler case will come up in De-
cember before Judge Stipp, who is
now busily engaged in trying cases at
Joliet.
On motion of counsel, the case of
Daniel NJ. Smell, accused of firing at a
neighbor with a rifle, was continued
1t will probably not be called this
term of court.
The confidence men, Chase and
Campbell, of whom Fred Glenn sought
to win $4,000 but didn't, may be
placed on trial next week. This has
not, however, been definitely ar
ranged.