Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-09-10

than u hundred times. but It seemed
impossible for some reason to convict
him. He was arrested once too often.
however. and Messrs. Pearson and
Barnes. assistant states attorneys.
landed him I'm the penitentiary. Shev-
lin had always managed to quiet wit
nesses In one way or another. and thus
avoided conviction. He had +. A. Lane
Influenced so he refused to appear
against the gang. and as he was the
complaining witness the wheels of jus
ticc were clogged for time. Mr.. De-
necn went before the grand Jury and
had Lane indicted for compromising n
felony and this action opened Lanes
lips. Shevlin was convicted. and his
brother John pleaded guilty. Vincent
Shevlin was convicted Of petty larceny.
The Indictment against Lane was
stricken from the docket with leave to
rcinstate.
Bertha Klcinschmidt. a woman IS
years old. was sent to Joliet for shop
lifting. Nellie O'Brien and Annie Far
ley. two notorious robbers. owe their
conviction to Assistant States Attor.
ncys Barnes and Pearson. Kittie Ad.
ans. who fooled Governor Altgeld into
granting her pardon on the ground of
having consumption. simply by picking
her teeth till they bled and eating soap. |
was sent to Joliet for two years by As
slstant states Attorney Ben Smith |
Hers was the shortest trial on record. |
| \ Jury was selected and two witnesses
were cxnmined-onc for each side. A
| verdict was handed to the court within
eighteen minutes. The jurymcn dii
not leave their places In the courtroom.
Margaret johnson and Lucy Saunders.
who robbed strangers In Dearborn
street. near the Polk street station for
years. were convicted by Assistant
states Attorney Barnes.
Two gangs OF trolley.car robbers were
convicted through the efforts Of As.
slstant states Attorney Frank Crow.
The men sent to the penitentiary were
Joseph and Henry Feinberg and a man
named Ryan. The robberies were CON.
m,ttpd at 18th street and Fifth avenue
and at l4th and Robey streets. Ben
Smith has landed In Joliet several ex.
policemen. One IL Cartwright. who
was sent to Joliet after three trials for
the robbery Of the factory Of the Graf.
ton. Knight Leather Betting Company.
Cory,lon Miller. alias Millari. was con.
victcd with Mrs. Meyer on n charge of
conspirlng to kill her husband with
poison. Ernest Honcke. who embez-
zlcd $1,000 from n building and loan
association. was also convicted. David
Bates, the bigainist. owes his sentence
TO Mr.. smith. Another ex.policeman
caught In the tolls Is Henry Ullrich
who was indicted for body-snatching
a, Dunning.
Assistant states Attorney McEwen
did work In the Luetgert murder case.
which resulted after two trials In u
conviction. TO Mr.. Deneen and Mr..
McEwen I.uetgcrt owes his conviction.
Mr.. McF;wcn. assisted by 4. =. Trude.
secured a verdict Of guilt against ex-
South Town Assessor Cunning. Mr..
McEwcn appeared In three cases
against Spalding and finally landed
him In Joliet for embezzling State
funds.
Assistant states Attorney Barnes
has to his credit convictions In the
Scvcnt, enth Ward election cases. In
more than n hundred blind pig cases. In
the case Of eXtortlon against cx-Lieu-
tenant of Police Samuel II. Rank. and
In the ease of Edward Drcyer. cx-Treas.
ur,r of the West Park Board. AMI Theo-
dCr Schintz. In one Of the Dreyer
eases the constitutlonality Of the !nsol-
ycncy act was sustained In the United
States courts. This ana the test Of the
indcterminate sentence act are among
the more important matters handled
before the supreme Court.
The calendar for the term just opened
contains the election eases against John
Kahler. republican, judge Of the
Twelfth ward. AMI son Of the eX.alder.
man. Kahlcr Il charged with voting
twice. II. G. Anson. q republican Of
I.aGrange, Is under n similar charge
and Albert Il. Dunnng. an attorney
Frank \. Hyde and Joseph Ketcham
of Harvey are accused Of violating the
primary election law. There are also
eases against Hugh Curran. Andrew
Schwcig and six other democrats fol
violating the primary law In the tenth
ward. Two of these are policemen.
The calendar also includes the case
against the stove.repair men. Ralph :.
Rchcrt l.. ana William p. Greenlee. who
are charged with violating the anti
trust law. George Henry Wheeler. cX
president of the Chicago City Railway
and president of the Washington Pari
Club. ana Secretary Howard Of thai
club will he given m early trial on th'
charge of keeping n common gaming
house Alderman Powers and william
!. O'Brlen are on the calendar for tria
on n similar charge.
Jacob Kcsner and Richard G. Gun
ming will be given another trial. Th'
following are to have prompt trials
Cashier Churchill of the defunct Gloh'
Savings Bank, George Magill. Niehoff
Paulsrn. Dwight W. Andrews. the eX
grain Inspector: Benjamin +. Jenkins
rN.caShier of the grain inspectors of
Fee: T.. q. T0wne. M0watt. Sandy Wa
trrs, charged with perjury before III,
grand jury: Paul Kuefnel, George !.
Hayden, the cX-bank examiner, charged