The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-03-29
THE COURTS.
Circuit Court Notes,

at 90'clock on Monday morning, anC
when court opened large number o.
spectators were present, and quite 8
few representatives of the legal fra
ternity occupied seats in the cour,
room. Fred Glenn, the man who al
lowed himself to be taken in by Chase
and Campbell, the "con" men, occu
| pied front seat. He came to town
on the first train and looked as CAV as
a swallow. His face was wreathed In
smiles.
The case Of the People V. Chase and
Campbell was called and a. j. O'COnoI
stated in behalf of defendants that
the men were unable to be present. as
they were at the present time writing
the story OF their adventures in a
prison cell in North Carolina.
At this juncture Fred Glenn smiled
more audibly and sat with ears cooked
up ready for the next sentence.
Inasmuch as there was no objection
the court entered up judgment
against Chase and Cambell and their
bondsmen for $4,000. M j. Corcoran
and jeremiah j. DAILY, of Chicago, are
the bondsmen. 1t has been stated
that the men have transferred all of
their property, and will thus defeat
the county of La Sale from collecting
the $4,000. Clerk johnson has issued
writ of scire tocias, and its return is
awaited with unusual interest by the
general public.
Saturday laet the case of Thomas
Cassidy v. William Charley was called
for trial. Vincent j. Duncan and
James II. Eckels appeared for the
plaintiff and Thomas Haskins for de-
PENDANT. The question involved was
a livery bill amounting to $30.75,
which defendant admitted to be cor
rect, but denied that he was liable, as
it was contracted when he was a
minor. The defendant was an object
OF great curiosity to those in the court
room when 1t became known that he
plead what is known in legal parlance
as 1.-THE BABY act" He admitted that
he had had great deal of pleasure at
CaSSidy's expense and had created
quite dash, and that during it all
he was earning good wages, but when
it came to paying he told Mr.. Cassidy
that he couldn't collect from baby.
Cassidy, however, proved an after
becoming-Of-age ratification and the
jury gave him verdict for S30.75, the
amount of his claim. Mr.. Haskins
made the closing address, for the de-
Tense and Mr.. Duncan for the plain
tiff. During Mr.. Duncan's address
Baby" Charley retired from the court
room to figure out just how much he
had made by taking his best girl out
behind Mr.. Cassidy's steppers and
then refusing to pay on the ground
that while he was old enough to have
a girl, he wasn't old enough to be held
liable for the expense attendant upon
waiting on her. Judge Blanchard in
structed the jury orally. Defendant
Charley is a daisy.
Nellie E. Fish was given divorce
from Minard j. Fish on the ground
of assertion. The plaintiff resides in
Worthwhile township, and married Fish
in Sandwich in 1880. In 1886 he de-
serted her and went to Chicago, pre-
sumably to look fer employment.
While there he married Mrs. Fish No.
2, and two children were born to them.
1t now transpires he has also deserted
Mrs. Fish No. 2, aud it is not known
where he is at present. j. IvOr Mont
gOmery was attorney for Mrs. Fish
No. l.
The motion for new trial in the
case of SObkOviak V. The Chicago An
derson Pressed Brick company was
overruled by Judge Blanchard yester-
day and defendants were granted an
appeal to the Appellate Court.
VIM. Van Vliet, Mendoza carpen-
ter, was given mechanics lien on lot
6, block 8, in Vests addition to Men,
dota, owned by VIM. and Margaret
Moore, for Sl52.Sl.
Levi A. Eliel and Herman Schaff-
ner have been appointed trustees of
the Eliel Brewing company to fill the
vacancy caused by the deaths of E. F..
Bull and G. w. HOlZheimer.
Nathan GOldtinger was given: "a judg-
ment by confession against Benjamin
ISkOwich for $525.50.
VIM. Myers was granted divorce
from Harriet Myers on the ground of
deSertiOn.
Hermann v. Elliott; Judgment for
plaintiff, $220.05.
The Haas divorce case was tried be-
fore a jury in the Circuit Court on last
Wednesday, and the defendant, @. II.
Haas, was found guilty of extreme
cruelty and habitual drunkenness.
Judge Blanchard entered decree of
divorce.
The masters report of distribution
in the Dean-LeOnard case was filed
and approved. The total proceeds of
the sale were $3.50 and $2,945. "a and
were turned over to the administra-
tor. The balance paid the indebted
ness.
Two more judgments were recov'
cred against the Iskowichs Wednesday
One is in favor of Greenfelder, Tlors
helm & Co. for $513.S6 AMI another lr
favor of Heller & Co. for $685..
In the case of the People for use OF
COrnelia Munson V. Ex-Probate CLERK
Bartels and his bondsmen the demur
rer to declaration of complainant wa:
sustained and plaintiff was giver
leave to file two additional counts
Arguments on the demurrer were
made last Thursday by d. w. Snow
for plaintiff and M. II. MOloney for de
PENDANTS. The Court held that 1T il
not the duty of the probate clerk t.
make acknowledgements and he il
only bound by his official oath an(