Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-19
CASES IN COURT.
The Prisoners i'm the County
Jail Formally Arraigned.


Jail Formally Arraigned.
ONLY ONE ACKNOWLEDGES GUILT.
The Remainder VIII Stand TriIi-Means
Work for the States Attorney-A Yer
diet for the Plaintiff In the Odeu VS.. At
kinson Case-Mrs. Ruth. of Moline.
Pleads Guilty in the County Court to As
sauIt With IA Deadly Weapon.
All the prisoners in the county Jail
recently indicted were arraigned be-
fore Judge Glenn i'll the circuit court
this morning and pleaded to the in
dictmentS as follows:
DR.. f. NJ. Boyer, indictment for
murder, plea of not guilty-indict-
ment for producing abortion. plea of
not guilty.
Mable LaGrange. Indictment for
murder. plea OF not @uilty-indict-
meut for concealing death of bastard
child, plea of not guilty.
John Kinneally. plea of not guilty
to Indictment for burglary. same
plea to indictment for larceny.
Bentley Sutton, pleas OF not guilty
to indictments for larceny and forg-
cry.
Fred Sutton. indicted for forgery,
| plea of not guilty.
George Hitler. assault with intent
| to murder, plea of not guilty.
| Gilpin Moore larceny by bailee,
| plea OF not guilty.
| Albert Amberg indicted for larceny
second offense, plea OF guilty Sen
| fenced to one wear in Joliet.
In the case of Oscar Lindquist and
| Albert Schnell no plea was made. In
| all probability they will be sent to
| the reform school ut Pontiac. In that
| event the evidence in the case must
| be taken and forwarded to the man
| agement of that institution. This
| will probably he done in a day or
| two.
| Court Cuttings.
The case of Albert Amberg. of Mo
| line. sentenced to one wear for the
| second offensc of larceny. fully Illus
trates the unfairneSs of the present
| grand Jury system. The man. while
| drunk. put on an ovcrcoat in a Moline
| saloon and wore it away. He after
, ward met the owner and returned it.
| saving he was sorry he took it. Only
| one side of the ease was heard. OF
course. and he was indicted. He
| had been previously arrested for
| petit larceny while drunk. He was
| advised by counsel to plead guilty.
! which he did. but when standing up
| for sentence Judge Glenn inquired
| into the case and found the facts
| somewhat different from what they
appcarcd. Circuit Clerk Gamble.
| Turnkey Wright and others spoke OF
| the prisoners good qualities. when
not drinking. and the Judge when
| passing sentence gave him some good
| advice and expressed his sorrow ut
| being compelled to do so which was
made necessary by the prisoners
| plea of guilty.
TSs case of Odell v Atkinson. an
| action brought by the plaintiff to re
cover 81. 600 a dama@eS,on account OF
| an assault and battery by the defend
ant was concluded this morning and
| went to the Jury. After remaining
out an hour verdict of guilty was
returned. the damages being fixed at
1921.
MIS-. !. num- inc Nlbtiilt NpIi''ii
who had such n pleasant time with
her husband last Sunday, when She
attempted to shoot him, went into
the county court this morning and
pleaded guilty to assault with Il
deadly weapon. She was fined S25
and costs.
JudgeGlehn this morning appointed
Hon. W. II. Gest states attorney pro
tenn To prosecute the case of the Peo-
pie vs.. Shelly in which the firm OF
Searlc IL Searle had been retained for
the defense before the election OF Mr..
Scarlc to the Office of states attor-
ney.
The jury was discharged by Judge
Glenn today until Monday ut ? p. m.
He adjourned court until that time
when Judge Smith will be here.
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