Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 13, 1874, Page 2

L THE CHICAGO DAILY RIBUNL: 'TULSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1874, THE McMAHONS. Fho Tostimony for Defendant Continued. He Gives His Story of Their Lives. Description of the Way in ‘Which They Met. How He Was Always the Tender Husband, And She tho Quarrelsome, Drinking Wifes A Fearful and Wonderful Collection of Her Letters. Dirty Shirts, Pickled Penches, Evening Interviews, Eternal Hate, The Jury Give a Decision in Barbara’s Favor. Motion Entered for a New Trial, Aftor o cossation of nctive Lostilities for two doys, tho MecMahon war was ronowed yos- torday mornfug befora Judge Moore, and by svening victory hiad porched on tho banmers of ‘Lo fair Barbara. ‘Tho rout of Patrick I\ was zomplote. Tho teatimony henrd yesterday only proves that somo monstroua falschoods have beo toid on one sido or the other. As a whole, tho ovidonco waa rathor uninteresting, but it was Intorspersed with sonio spicy lotters, which are worth reading. FERDINAND STOLTZ. Tho flret witnces examiued was Ferdinand Btoliz. o testified to an acquaintanco of ten or twolve yoars with Medahon, and believed bim to bo & practieal mechanic and a good busi- nessman. Ilo wag aleo a temporate man, zud prompt m paying bis debts, Witnoss worked for him, and was positive that ho did not drink in bis sbop, or nllow others to drivk. Ho had uever seon him go drunk that bo could not at- tend to his busincss. So far as witness kuow, McMakon had aiways been a poaceable und quiat mau. Tho cross-examination was usimportant. DANIEL QUIRK was next sworn, He testified that Lo ind known McMahon for six or seven yeara, I1fo had been omployed by himn ouce, and, so far as witness kuow, Lis habits wero good as s quiot and peace- abla citizen, and an attentive businoss man. Thoro was no cross-examination. PATRICK F. DM'MANON, tho defendant in tho suit, was the noxt iitness, Ile testified that ho bad rosided in Chicago sinca 1864, His business was manufactuting of stainod glass, in which ho had been engaged for sixtoen yoars, cight of which were spent in Clicago. Iie gonerally employed about cight mon, WIERE FIRST THEY MET, In 1865 ho beeamo acquainted with Barbara Divereoy. Mo first met her on North Clark etreet, near Kinzie. James Mulling and a girl named Annio 8till wers prowent. It was o furtation, Darbara having signifiod ber willingness to sposk with him. Tt was in the ovening, and ho wont home with her, tho others accompanying them. DBarbars gave tho namo of Roso Howe. Wituess stayed in hor house that time about three hours, and was sub- sequently invited by noto to call again, o saw lier on tho streot almost evory day nfterward, uud frequently spoko to lior. About a weels af~ ter the Prst meoting ho called ngain ab her bouse, 'fhey kept up a regular correspondonco until the timo she started for Europe in 1865, Tho correspondence was not kopt up while she was n Europe, . THE FRIENDSMIP RENEWED, Bho returned in 1867, und called to see witness al his shop. ITo went with her that ing to her fotbier's houso, whero sho was then living, He nover called to sco hor at her fathor's, but used to mnko outside appointments with her, Tho first timo they met was at the corner of Dear- born and Whitnoy streets, at 9 o'clock in the evoning, Thoy corresponded regularly thorenfter untit Barbara bogan to keop Louse, in J une, 1867, Tho notes bnd beon bmed up, but they con- tuined vothing but sppointments. At anothor timo ho met her on the cornor of Superior and Rush streets, and when lie was very busy she ueed to call at bis shop. Two or threo duys after the went housckeeping ho called at tho honse at her wrilten request, ITo stayed about an hour and a balf tho fisst time. TIAT ADVERTISEMENT EXPLAINED, Witness remembered an advertisoment for bonrders {hnt ho answered. Ho had a talk with her about tho matter before the advertisemant was printed, 1t was & prearranged thing that ho wae to auswer it, Io saw her tho ovening aft eranewering the advertisement, and two or threo days afterward Lo commenced boarding with ber, Thore woro uo ouher boarders in the hougo at that time, o remaincd as a bosrder until January, but meanwhile there wore many othiora at different times, A gentloman named Miller wne tho first boardor after wituess, Barbara hiad but one child gt that time. e did not know that sho hed o husbood, bub bad learncd since that she hiad, and . that ho wasn Cousul, In Jauuary they moved tho hoardiug- honso to No, 46 Wisconsin streot, and thoy lived thore until March, 118 WEDDED WIFE. On the 12th of tho lattor month, 1808, they wero married secrotly in Canada, ot (bo request of Batbars, who was having considerable difii- sulty with her relatives about tho seltlemont ot property, e paid for his board, whilo s board- er with her, and never received a dollux from hor oll that time. He paid ull tho oxpense of the Cauadiny trip, but mado no presouts to her, ex- copt a marringo ring. 1le employed about tweny men at the time of his marriage, aud was doing a business worth 27,000 per annum. WIHAT PATRICK PAID OUT. After roturing from Cunda, they went to the houso where thev had been living, nnd witnoss i six months' bonrd in advance. In May, 1868, f);nrbnra and witnoss went on a trip to Califoruin for pleasuro, and wero gono several woels, Witnass pnid all tho oxpenses. Jumney Mullens managed his business in his absenco, At different times aftor his return from Cali- fornin he contributed to dofray the oxpeusos of the house. ‘THE FIRST DIFFICULTY with his wifo occurred in 1869, owing to a check which she gave him which was not good, 1llo deportted it at his own banls, and it was re- turned, Tho result woe & family row, in which gonio ungry words . pussod bolween them, An amicable arrangement was shortly made, how- over. THT HORSE QUESTION, The next difllculty botween them was aboub tovses, 1o wanted to buy oue toum, and sho proferred another. Sbo got hor own way, The {eqwm cont 1,800, Witness paid for thom. iy bunk ncconnt then was at tho Merchants’ Na- tional. Abont two munths after the purchuse of the lioreoy, witness sont thom out to bonrd on the West Side, beeauso he was golug to louve tho city. Barbara roplovined thom, nud rotalned possciton of thom for u couple of mouths, Bho then sont them back to him, and aftor a fow weoks lo put thom to board aguin, aud thoy re- wained_until tho timo of the fre. 1To then re- moved them to tho West Bide, and thoy wero afterward #ent {o South Buud to winter, Bhe went thero and borrowed §U00 on themw, and the man suid tho hoyses wonld not be dolivered until 1lso money was fuid, ~ Witness bod to sottlas bill of about 500 bufore the horvos wore given up, A munber of chocks drawn In McMalion's fayor Eu' Dis wife woro shown him, but hio was unablo (o state for what purposo they wore nsed.]* lla trequently oushed chooke for hor, Dnrbars ree lovinod tho horsos ngain aftor they woro talkon rom South ond. THEIR NEGLEQTED ORILD. Abot nine months after thotr marriuge far« barn went out of town to bo coniined, Sho wanted the mattor kkapt secrot, bocaugo thero had been a0 much trouble in lier family, Bho was absont about three or four days, Withoss had sovoral conversalions with hor concerning tho child, and sho _froquently promised. ta got tho child, but sbio had nover tonoe so. WHY THEY PARTED. IIo snd Barbara becamo separated o yoor “fi“ Inst July. Tho disturbanco which caused the soparation orlfihmtnd m hor iXOth around ropro- sonting liorsolf ns o sluglo woman sod pur- ohasing Invgo quantities of goods, which ho subsoqeutiy had to pay for, Tho morchants could nover find her in, Sho went thon undor tho namo of Barbara Divorsoy. Witnoss loft the houso, loaviug bohind bini his clothing and other oriicles. Jio sont aftor thom, but could not get thom, 1o always bought and paid for nis own clothing, and froquently gaye her money to vurchuso cluthing for horuolf, ~ Ho bonght bor o dross fter the fivo which cost something ko FER LETTERS, ? The following lottors woro. thon rend by Me- Bahon's counsol, Thoy aro from My, Modation, and wore writton after aop:lrntlog B i i DAnLiNG ¢ I feel 50 bad to-day I do not know v 18 lh:‘mnfler with mo, I fool as thmlgh somotuing was golug to happen, I could not slecp lant nfght for the inin in my head aud body. _Ishould liko to go to Dr burkor Lofora I leave for South Bend, and if ths hoy can como a litlo carller than I told you T will go Lo sco De. Packer. 1 would liko to havo tho boy carry fu tho Kdundling-wood nud cut. it np, if you Lavo nothing for him to fiu.- Twould Likeyou to gotsix tons of bns conl, small chieatunt,, If you havo n biauk oliock on tho Dank of Tlinote I will sign it for _tho sainc, or you cau chiango & check to {ho Nutioual Bank of Tilinois, and Twill sign it, Golthio conl zs cheap 88 you can, aud Tiava the Loy uca that it 18 put nfo tho Window from the wagou 1o savo carrying it in. Havo you been to | acoLoob? It not, will you pleaso go down and ros Iiin to~morrow, aud #lgm the deeds for that acro-land, and try 1o get tho $1,000 cash now, and it shail bo yonrs, You wiil o this for mo I khow, aud I thiuk fbat wo are golling o goud prico 'for it, amd are meking o fule oxchange, I will be back noxt Tuesduy ove on the Inst train, I will stop on tho way liomo at the shiop, Vlcaso anawer, I remialu, o3 ovr, yours, Two Hioxs, TENDER ATTENTIONS, Mra, McMalion denied tho suthonticity of the following, which was writton on a balf-sheot of note-paper, without date or signnturo: T will bo withs at 4 o'clock to sealp your head, Bo suro anid bo i, for £ will stuy only one hiour, A CIIANOE OF HEART, The followlng was writton ou a sheab of moto- papor in lead-poncil, It boars, writien traus- vorsely on its faco in inlk, the words, ** Recelved, May 17, 1873 " ; 1 did ot call at your placo, I do mot know whero you live, nor do / “cure, wud T ‘whil neger, neeer ca'l to seo you, . I would sooner dio thuy to lower muysoll by dolng so, Idonot care for you. Ihaleyou. E.G. A, hus told mosil, ‘Cures you niow and for ever, DOMEATIC ATFAINS, Tho following, on & frugment of note-paper, Dore no date or signature Moz Will you please order some kindling-wood for me, and liave t seut to 433 Chicogo asenus, I will call aud pay you b b o'clock this ovening. 1 would send tho Wwonsy now, only I huve uono with e, Bannana, i not {hink it necessury to havo (he glass put fu tho windows, but, if we shoud huve n cliange of woather and turn very cold, theu it would be best to linvolt in, Ure doos not know whero I live aud sou muet not let any ono know, I amsorry that the Duggy dunot ready, for I wotlld Jiko to go tho Qourt Lious to morrow inoraing. I aaw Loeb thfs mornfug. o safd that he would cail this afternoon with Harde, 1 nent yon thut Jotter, Pieaso do not loose it nnd soui ftback, 1wl seo you to-morrow, It you relfsh the quoll to-night and want somo for diuner. to-morrow I will cook you ona and send it Ticase let mo knaw, Menao sendt thie Lorse blmkots snd the Holng to line them with, corly to-morrow ‘maruing early, so that T can get thiem done, - ON THE WATCH, Iwill o lome 2Nl slone thls cvening, Can't sout como u lttle soouer thay elght o'clock? Try aud come 18 s00n a8 deven. I profuise to havo everyibing O, K. Will wait for_you at tho frout ooy to open just 23 s00n s I £ce yon throvgls the parlor blinds, X send you a V: also letter from Angy, I will b very busy preverving peachies this cveuing, Stillif you watit me to go out with you {biy Eve you may eall Tor o at ix o'clock at the corner, 1 do not thiuk it necesnary to write to Mr, Lester, If and fafthtal wifo to you, thint you know well enough, 1 hiavo nothing mora to kay than that X hope that tho Lard way foryivo youan frerly un 1 o for all you Diave dons ovif ngaduiet me. Line i3 my hoart's prayer morning aud night, nid may yon over bo happy and find o peaco whieh T wonn expect fo- nd, namoly, it Jeaua Chirlat our Lord, Amoi APFEOTIONATR AGAN, o wore 80 feverish thla morning T wan afrtd yon oo wiews, 5o 1 Gl (is aveutigto see if ¥ oo do anything for you, I aw howa nloue, y¢ oy chll in noon mA you got i, T Wil Do at tho Trout witidow waiehini. Mo+ I will sond for the horsea ihis afternoon about 4 o'clock, I wlilstable thom in the livory-stablo on Olark stroot noar your place uutil I scll them, When T sl tisem, I will pny Morgan tho $50 also pay you 2omo manoy for them keys, bosidea what 1 hinve ol~ fendy givenyou, 1loping that this wht bo entiafaclory to you I remolu, as Ever BARDARA, ‘PRI AENDE NI DIATEPAIA. Yau will find wouyy, steak, (porter-house) cooled my- self, potutous, brond, buttor, nickled peacties, 1 wanit you'to eat Bvorythiug up. T hope you will ‘find them M right and wartn, Wil bo with you at 8 or Lalf-pant, THE SHMIRT QUESTION. Tha tollowing lottor from MoMahon a8 also rend: e . ¢ 3 Thero 1 about a dozon of my shirts in the Toue siea pair of boots aud my ahirb-atuds, I want the ahrta clesn or divty, My studs wero in a dicty shirt in tho closct, 1 do not wish to sond again, a this 18 tho fourth tima. “ This lettor, which was written on & half shoeot of note-papor, wuy roturned, with pho following SUBWO! Bin: You nover pomsessed.a dozen of shirts in your tife, You pavad throe ahiris at tho time of tho Ore, and I bonght you o half-dozon_last winter, You msy wond ng often 83 you ploase, I buvo nothiing in the Liouse belouging 1o you, TERIONALS On the renssombling of Court, tho following #porsonals " wero rcad : KRSONAT—P, ¥. MoM., NORTH SIDE-OALL ‘to #oo Nottio, and betug atl papura, dinnor today, L Siall Toave for Now York nust wooks WABASIL ERSONAL-P. 1. Med(., HOPE YOU DINKD PRV aN ohjoyd poitesolt In sioh companyy so8 ou can't walt for divarca, Uo alioad, T 8. T'ho examination waa then provecdod with on tho subject of * persouals,” McMahon stated that ho wrote the ono signed * Wabauh," and that bis wifo to]d him thne sho wroto tho other. T'hero was no such porson .as ** Nottle,” Wit~ noes sald he nevor trented Barbara with cruelty all the time thoy wore married. Thu only roa- gon why he rofused to let hor have tha tcam of horsos \wau becauso she was unablo to handlo them. The buggy horse was always at hor dis- posal. Witneas wna onco arrosted for fast driv- g and fined. Yo nover abusod tho team whon Lo drove it, 5 TITE COLLISION. Witness explatned that the time he ran into Barbarw’s phocton at tho cornor of Madison and ZLlizabeth strects be could not avold it, as tho hhorse lio was driving was wild, 1lo mede no at- tempt to strike her with his whip. Bacbara ran up a bill of 3500 for liquors with hor brother-in~ law liortly aftor witness and hor wero married. Bho had afso purchased a grost doal of l!nnmunfi brandy siuco the fire, a smull portion of whic! was3 used by witnoss, Barbara’s porsonal frionds drank the most of her liquor purchisses, GENERAL OUJECTIONH. 8l did not raceivo vory many visitora boforo marringo, but after marrirge n great many peo- 1o nscd o call on her, and” she frequently gave arge partics. VWitness objected to tho latter bo- cause somo of the Invited guests were not ro- spectable in his opinion. flor servants wero not satisfactory to Inm, and he froquently told her #o, but ghe would not change thom. Hin objection to them was, that the girls wero not behuving thomsolves, and wore giving tha bouso a bad roputation, Tho wituces, Otelie Semplo, was o bad gitl, but ho did not find it out unt aftor ho left the house. HE DENIES THE ASH-TLEAP, Otelie had never scen him in an ush-heap, and nover eudeavored to help him out of one. Wit- noss never weut home drunk, and was never drunk in his shop. e once saw his wifo at tho races in 1872 with & man named Cook, aud had sinco goon hor riding with Col. Hures, A year ago Inst August ho saw bher in o State streot car, and ns ho passed sho stood up in the ear an spat at him, Mo also gaw hor with Cook shortly ofter sceing them at the races together. 8he had becu continually hauging avound his shop sinco tho sopnration. Ho could nob tell what she wanted, and she camo at alt houw. you cold muke it convenlent to call at his pluce thin af- teruoon and glve him the order it will be satisfactory tomo, Iwould iave called this morniug ot bis place but I Qid not know the number, ~ So for Bioan, tol) him you can liave hia money the later part of this week nnd ot before, but thut 16 can_depend wpou {t for suro. Call for me nt 0 o'clock this Evening, please, Xam too tired to walk, Wa requiro 80 muc lea, rould you mnnioge to get the fee-chieat from Hinadule sireet for mo thls afternoon, alko a mo to fetch somo fee, T amuob permitted to drink water, and wo iavo to pay 50 cents for 4 plece of ice us lurge ia your hand. I am not any better, DUBINEBS, ] 'St. Paiow’s Day, 1 am obliged to writoto ou te-diy on businuss, und youure going to leaye the ¢ty soon, I would ke to have you arrango s Littlo motter whero T will b ablo to bavoun Incomo aud nicans topsy toxes and eacise ments on my properly, 1Layo a purchaer for tho thiree acres out on Doversoy stroatat $12,600, Thin I would like to_go towards jaying the miorigaga of the game. 1 ain aieo obilged (0 ruise a ittly ouey now, Tho sule of the Luke Viow property fell (hrongh, and iz, Lill Lios to~day communiced suit against tue pirtios {o force them to carry out thesalo, 1um notuble to attend to business at prescnt, and I would ilko to Lava jou o to tuo pariies Wiat I tie Plang man, 1 forgot o name, oud Bradles aud got the sottlomcht out of thowm If you cau, M. Asy lias got back now and you can niter wecing hoso puriles, go to i oud fell him o pay tho' ciaimé jmmediately, I muko this proposal to you wncondstional mud tho sooner thfs fs settled tho better I shull fecl, 1 Liuve 2ot wcon Asy yot sud canuot tellwhen X_sball’ bo ablo to svo him. X cunnot walk, neither can 1 ride s 1 am In 100 great pain, 1¢ you wish o uce M pornon ally, you st como during tho duy timo oud _when yoi'uro perfectly aober, aud I sbill talk to. ou but uot thicrwise, and flien your conversation must o strictly Duel If youdo mot sottle matlers boforo yoit :ave Clifeagu T aboll take my chances and lob overy- thing go to iho winds, I intend to retiro from _cata aud business, as & s killing mo, and X kuow that I will nover onjoy good Liealth agatu, Bannana, Asay fa coming to-morrow some timo, If you wish 10 siee 110 befors 1o conios you may do ko, but then you must bu fiober und not como 80 lute at night, not any luter than 7 o'clock, 1 prefer to seo you in the day timo; still if you in. slat o comng in the evening, you way do 8o to-mor- row uve, then all tho folks from the country will be gone, sud if you do come seo that you aro sober, Ttunyan and Prusaing nob beon hero yet, Wo't you call this ovening to ses me ? : ALTTTLE WARMER, Asuy did vot call yet, I do not know what to think, T wish you would call {his evo and let us talk this wat- ter ovar, I canuot writo more. Cono us good aa you Qi the dnat time, Pleuso, 1 waut some frult 8o bad, Wil you get me sume 2 1 {link that T can-manngo to kee you anyhow to~ miorrow {f you come, I will not ot nuyons kuow that you are bere, and Keop everything quite, Lut I csnnot say that T am golug uway, for then thoy would suspect womothiug wrong, Two Boks, 1 will bo Liome 0l day, Pleasoanawer beforo d o'clock, Dyan Mo : Will you please go to Mr, Prussing's of- fice und sighn the Morigage, snd oblige, "r'vo Suoes, 1 shall be home all nlono this morning after ton, S, Joscpl'a day, aud thoy aro oll golug to churcl, i Would lilio to’ bave you call, and then we can falk ovorything over, Idm not ablo to ait up to-diy. I spont & fearfal night, Como in the back way, Mathil- do will ook tho door for you, « Yon may sond W, homo for his dinner at twelve ofclock, Dinner will then bo reudy, and 1 will send vou yoiir's buck with lim, Yot must send iy bskot hack with bim, 1 soud you anothor battlo of wine, GIVES HIM AN ONDER, > Can you furnisis glass for the front doors on Chlcago avonuo, 8, O'Briels 18 coming In tho morulug with £omo girsa for you ta ornument, for tho dours, 1f you cun ot T need not go Lo other partics, Please toud T un AuBWCE Bt Supper Ko If you ean do it Banoana, T alinll o ready {0 go With you at Lalf-past six this eve, Ewant soniething good (o cat, T want you o bs hero at the cornor at g o'clock, I want to got soniething for to-morrow, " M WARDRODE, Mo: Icameround to ee you last sve at @ o'clock, and I wultad very tear two hours for you, I got tirad atandlug around, so T went homa agiin, ' 1 send yoiy your elirte, 7 of 'them, and your undershiet, Ono of your shirts'T kept buck for £ did not suit mo but wil g ity eveulog with your other things, 1 dono thom tp us good as T couldy und 1 hopo that they will wnit, Tum uot feeliug well, T huvo s head-acho thoso 1wo'days past, and [ whl not go out_until to-morrow, 7 caunot eat unything in the house, 1t mnkes me aick, (1f you go ant this evenug to_gel your supper with tho'buggy, you may ewil £oF te) NEVER, NO, NEVER] Tahall not live with' you ugaiu, even though you sighn u thousand pledgos, Do you romember the uskortion you wade n weok ago last night? When in 000 of yoiir Aruken Bts, you cama to tho bonse nnd I woulil 1ot let you it becsiisa you were drunk, you re. member as well aw £ do what you esld aud as loug us I live I sbull uever furget them und you, nftor fulk- fog o the way you dil then, Ask mw to live with youl O no, uever, 1 would kooner o, You leb your fongus umd passlon run too far, and 1o 0Xciises you muy mnke “would bu umple enangh for me to pardon, 1 mny havo siuued, but 1 cansldar mydclf uo far above yoir, us 1ho heavuns sro above um, and you are noi iy dJudgo, God who Enows ol things ls tho Judge, sud it 13 on Ilim that 1 deunnd for streuath aud suport, I have been s frue She froquontly came to tho shop to go to moals with him at restaurants, oven after tho sepnra- tion, §bo used to stey there night aftor night for weeks, and go homo in tho morning, Whon thoy lived togothor over tho shop she used to bring disreputablo womon thero, a Mrs, ‘Caylor, koeper of an assignation house, being among tho numbor, and Lo objoctod. Sho thon lett, und roplevined the horses. Ilo never nailed up the houso to keop hor out, but did it becauso ho lind 1o key. Sho nover sont nfter anything in tlie house whon she left., The 'Sheriff took away the furnturs. Witness sued to recover, but sha promised to give him 8200 if he would not appear, Sho gave him 960, and nothing sinco. He boughe tue groater portion of the furniture replovined. Ile built his own slop after the five, and did not got the mouey from hor, Neither did sho give him auy monoy to pry n mortgage on the sbop before the fire. ” Qu oue oceasion sho came to his shop, nud claimod 1o be weuk and in ueod of rest. UER UNPLEARANT WAYS. She lay down on bis bod, and remnined insen- siblo for about throo bours. Il aftorwards learned frow Aerselt that sho took laudanum ta ond her life. She was avory violeut and sbusive woman when they quarreled. The night of Dr. Dodge's wedding he went to Batbara's house by appointmont, bho opened tho door and asked lum o come in. e was not under the influence of liquor at tho time. While he was standing on tho daor-stop she aaid, * Put up that pistol,” but he Lind no pistol. Ho walked into the front parlor, and mot two strangois thore. Ouo of them insulted him, aud ho left the house. Adam Baer and Willinin Gozzin went with him. Bar- bara frequontly gambled in lottery tickets during thair marriage. She never informed witness of the way in which she dispesed of ler monoy. e dovoted o gront denl of his timo, and spont betweon 818,000 aud 814,000, in watching and Improviug property belongiug to Ler. Unone occaslon Parbara said that, while sho considered the marringo logal, she had her doubts about it being 0, beeauso the oflicintjug clergymau was not & Caotholio priest, Witnoss had ‘seou hor around tho Honore Block aud Kubus' Iotel dur- ing tho past snmmor. 8no was geuorally with Ilnves, 'The latter had no interost in lor prop- orty that witness was _aware of. Witness saw DBurbara around the Honore Block as lato ns Lult-past 9 p. m. 1o bolioved she had rooms there. Sho had frequently offered to compro- mize with him since proceodings for divorco wore begun, 1o had kuown ler to bo undor the {ntluenco of liquor ubout nine mounths after mar- riago, aud ay odher times. On crosg-examination, witnoss stated that ho got married aftor tho denth of Michacl Diversey, o believed ha had totd tho truth in Lis testi- wouy, 8o far as ha knew. : AT, YAEGER was examined, Bho testiflod that she Hved in tho Honora Block. 8ho kuew Mrs, McMabon, aud bad scon Ler at Honore Block, She had o room thore, aud stopped in it, Mrs. MeMuhion suw company in hor room once. 1t was Col, Hares, Wituces linocked ac the door, but could not get in for nbout ton minutes, Mrs, Me- Mabon was dressed in a wrapper, and Col. Hores eat near the window. Witness told Mra, MeMabhon thut the poople in the houso objoctod to hor staying in tho building on account of the nowspaper roporty, Bho snd the Colonol went away togother, Crosy-oxauination was waived. WILLIAM CARSE was sworn. ITo testified to tho good character Dborbe by Modahon while he kuow him, and to Lus bobits as an attontive business man, On crogs-oxumination, he statad that he had not seen MoMuhon drink for five or six years. . 2 4, 3. O'NEILLY tostifiod that he froquontly saw Mrs, McMahon in Col. Mures' oflico, but bolleved sha buad busivess there. It was business that brought witnosa thoro. Ho lad doneall ho could to bring Mr, and DMis,« MoMalon together, but ho «id not suceoed, one bewg willing at ono time and tho other nt another, 1lis testimony ns » wholo hiad no direct beariug on tho polnt at issue, A YRIENDLY LETTER, In tho cross-oxnmination the witnoss and Be, Asny indulged in somo poreonal allusions to tho oatly porsounl history of bath, whicl oceasionad sowme morriment in court, 1o was thon asked il Lio wrote tho following lottor ; 192J {.:r.m: I-Jr.,\:m szmn:,} 7 10Ad0, Jau's s s, Burbara Medalon: RN RIS Dean MDA : 1 rogret very much you did not take my udvice, when T adyised you o urringe quiotly with Mk, MeMahon, 1t would gave you g0 much oxjense, aunogunce, wnd, 1 feur, notorlaty, If not seundal. Yait Luove been I think fuhocently and 1 feur fooliglily gulded by Mr, lares, who ought to bo sorry £or oNCouTaing Y01 10 4O It court i g0 publio sndl diucreditablo u mianuer,” Al your frioude ure alck of your present position, and_régret your own childish altushient ta him, * 1 fear many of your friondse (myself mmong thy Test) Wil havo 1o give evideno sgitluit you, ui neveral huve recelved supeonas alyeady, wind ganis of tho evidenco Will #ot b to your eredft, bl o your aury. 1€ yo woud tako ist frtenlly ad= vico, I shall bu glad stili 10 assiot you ta geftls this une pleatunt mattar anicabln T Uik I @iving You (s navics (unesked and un- solicited by uuybody—but throvgh personal kiud vo- gardta for yourself und frlends, your poaitiou and sox), your conscience will admonish you that I am your best rieud and wmoal cliarltublo adviser, l’(cl{ulmlly, your obedient servant, - Joux J, 0'Reqnuy, P, B,—1f Alr, Asay was ym{; true friend, and ae s married man and gond citizon hio would &9 adulss yon, o loosea nothing (and gains much by this frfar. bui yotr raputation may, M, Ifaros nnd your counin, to hiom Iread this, yequeats mo to sond ym(,J 5. O, Vitioss sald ho sant the lotter to Mra, McMn- hon whilo 8lio was on tho witnoss-atand at the request of Qol. 1laras and o friond of hors, ke " MESERVE waa aworn, Ilo toutified that ho hiad beon em- ployed by Modalion to watoh his wife whilo sho wad {n te Ifonoro Blook. Ho bad soon hor thore continually for olght or ton daya, and sho stayed thoro almont nll day, nud thoy ato togethor, 1le could not toll how thoy bohaved thomselven whon they woro logather, On crosa-oxamination, ths witnoss atatod that ho was o telograph oporator, bub watchod women whan lie was well paid forit, 1o g‘ot 86 o day for epying on Mrs, MeMahon. 1lo hiad boon {n the rpy businoss on tho Groat Eastorn and Nocthwestorn Rallronds, Io onco ran a nows- xmpnr callod the Town-Talk, o bad adyer- {sod, to o corlnin oxiont, cortalu houscs of ill- famo, Tho Mayor supprossod tho moral sheot sevoral timos, and ko was flually compelled to go into voluntaty baukiuptoy, [Wituoss rofused to say whothor or not he had boon thrashed by peoplo whom ho bad maligned in his papor, and tho Court sustaiued him fn hisrefusnl.] ~ Hao had porsonnl altorcasions with gontlomen™ whom Lo ‘montioned in his paper, 3 3. 3. O'NEILLY * waa racalled, and asked if ho had seon anyhody bathing Col, linve's hoad in the back roum of his ofllco, o refil(cd In the afirmative, and #aid 2t sns Mrs. MoMalion. Dr. Dodgo cswme thare, however. PATRICR WATSIL waa sworn, Iis dircct oxamination resulted in nothing, On cross-oxamination, ho stated that be told an architect named Olifford that if Mrs, MeMahon kaew as mucli about MoMalion as ho (witngss) did, sho could mulko uso of it. o was only joking, howover, and did mob oxpect to nlto aoy money out of it ADAM WECKLER swag roealled for tho complainant, Ho tostifled that Michael Divorsoy dled in Decombor, 1869, MoMahon married Darbars Rose somo time aftorward, Mo)lahon waa raoalled In robuttel, o testi- lilgd thnt ho was marriod on the 12th of March, 08, By ngroemont of counsol, tho case wassub- mitted to tho jury without argumont, andat § o'locle they retired. TIE VERDIOT. Aftor an abaenco of s fow minutos, tho jury roturned n vordict that'Patrick I, MoMahon wrs gullty of extrema and ropeated cruelty and habitual drunkenness, as_chiarged in Mts, Me- Mahon’s blll, avd thst Mra, dodshon was not mxsill.y of nduhm'y, a8 allegod by bier husbaud in crous-bill. Mr, A“f moved for s deoreo, but & motion for & now trinl was lnterposod, Tho Court ordored the Iatter motion ¢5 bo on- tored, and adjourned. el MRS THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY, Conclusion of the Argumentse=-The Matter 'Kaken Under Advisement, Thae closing arguments on the motion for a now trial in tho Penneylvanis Railroad case, vas made yesterday by E. A. Storrs, couusel for tho plaintiff, iu tho Unitod States Circuit Court, bofore Judges Drummend and Blodgott. I'ha oxpectation of something both solid and spicy, inducod o very large attondanco, mainly made up of membors of the legal profession. Mr, Storrs began by saying that tho counsey on the other sido liad introduced o vast amount of matter oxtrangous to tho qudstions at iseno, Various depositiona wore excluded from svidoneco in tho firat trial, and, fn support of the motion for & now one, it was propor that theso doposi- tions shiould now bo prosonted, It was not truo, a8 Mr, Bmith Lad stated, thot Mossrs. A, M. Allerton and John B, Bhorman occupied tho wamo porition that thoy did when tho lenso was signed. Then thoy were at liborty to uso their influcuco for tho benefit of tho Tonnsylvania Tuilroad ; sinco that timo thoy had boen identifled with other interests—A., AL Allorton with tho Now York Cootral and Sher- man with the Erie Road. Is was idle {ocall their's (couneal for tho, other side) & statomont of fucts, Bo far wero they from being so, that, if the facts had the small-pox, their statomonts would not catch it. T tho firet place, tho defendant pleaded per- formanco of the covenant, theroby admitiing themselves to bo parties to the lease. Snddonly o light broke 1 upon them, After a doy had boen sot for trial tho application tor permission to filo_a plea of non est factum was brought up, ure‘;luud, and granted. This was s curions stop, and compelled a rocasting of tho case, When it cama to trisl, they found themsclves unnble to prove parformanco, nnd they rokorted to the other plea. It wos not o trial which was then had ; 1t was morely an experiment, Mr, Storrs cluimed that the dofendants woro estopped on two grounds—first, by the record, und, second, by what wos kuown a8 equitablo estoppol. 1Mo roforred to tho procoedings in tibe Now York court, wheroln an explicit aver- ment was made thet A, M. Allerton and Jolin B., Shormau wore partios to tho loase of the Lust Libnrty‘?‘mds ; that, in considoration of an un- dorstanding tliat thoy wora to Le partuors, and rosponsiblo for the fulfiilinent of tho torms of tho lease, the Railrond Company mnde a deduc-~ tion ot $10,000 a year in tho rontal. Illmman language could not be stronger than that to ghow their partnership in tho Joaso, Tho incon~ gistency was shnmeless and inoxcusable. Thore was perjury atone ond of the route oratthe other, Tlisy sworo, in 1866, that thoy wore par- ties to tho leaso; 1n 1874 thioy sworo thot thoy wera not,~uow, which was true? It was undo- niablo that A, M, Allerton and Sherman repre- rontod to the Pounsylvanis Company that thoy wero partuors, and that they hold thoni- gclves bouud to uso their iuflucnce Iu the mannor proscribedl in tho leaso, If there was aven & caso of oquitablo eatoppel, that caso wus one. Where woro theso lonorablo gentlemon to-dny,—theso paragons of fairness? Oue of them sat upon his oily throne of steers, and looked down complacently, when ho ought to be chokod by lfs falsehoods. If tho plon of non esb tactuin was truo, thon theso goutlemen aro guilty, not only of porjury, but of committing perjuey in sa attompt to 10b aud plundor their parinars. In r0forence to tho question of partnership, Mr. Storrs submitted that o fiem name was » mora conventionality,—thut a nume, & mark, the portrait of a President, a Venetian ingetiplion,— anything which might be drostned of or thought of, was suitnblo for a firm name, This, ho be- lioved, was conceded, os was also tho point that o partugr was bonnd by the signature of o co- partuer in cado of provious aseont or subsoquout ratification, It was idlo to ey that A. M. Aller- ton and Sherman wers not partnera a moweub bofore, but woro partners & moment after the exccution of the leaso. The renson why their namos did not nprcur was because they desired to concoul from the genersl public the knowl- edge of their conncclion with tho concorn. It was udwitted that thoto was o partnersiup, bus tho question was, When did it begin ? Wasit ono of those fading partnerships, which one reachod out to touch, only to fiud one's hnnd full of air ? By referenco to tho rocord of the Now York liti- gation 1t was seon that tha flrm was fully organ- 1zed bofora tho loaso was excouted, 'Fho cowm- 1'llu|ut in that suit that A, AL Allerton aud Jobn B, Bhurman “ did lease,” ete., m uccord- ance with au agreoment that they wora to bo re- sponsiblo ns partuers for tho fulfiliment of the terms of tho lense, Bherman testitlod that thoy mads a condition that the lease should be mado out in the namo of 8. W. Allorton. In roply to a quostion by Judee Drummond, Mr. Storrs stated his position to bo hat, by rrnvlnuu nFrnemont, “the nanio signed to tho lorso was the firm nameagreed upon by the part- nors and that it was competont to intraduce this faot iu ovidenco to Lind all the partnors to ful- Aill.the gonditions imposed by the inssrument, ay woll a8 to show that a purtuerabip exisled, and :lmcl athu name signed to the leaso was tho firm name, Judge Drummond &ald it might be diffionlt to follow this theory to the extont of admitting ox- triusio proof to'atiow what the soslod iustru- mout did not purport to sot forth, Mr- Storra proceoded to argue the admissi- bility of such proof, wwging that it would in this onso bo amply sublojont to convinee n Jury of the Hability of afl tho partnory to porform the cove- uuuts in this lease. Tho ant essontial quos- tion in tho case, after all, wus o queation of fact, which, ouce’ ostabliehed, the’ dofonso went to pioces, ‘Pho testimony was at hand, and alt that was nocossnry was o jury to receivo it, loth sides woro practienlly agroed as to the law of tho caso; all that was how nooded to reach n con- clusion was that thero should bo ten moro men upon the Bench, M. Bwott, asdociate counecl for the plaintif, hero **took the bat," as 3r, Storrs oxprossod 1, and read the testimony of Mr. Howard, Bolicitor of tho Yonnsylvanin Company, sud of H. W, Allerton, given on tho provious trial, 'This oc- cupied cousidorablo tline, and whep alv, 8wott had concludeg, Mr, Btovrs rosumod his argu. mout, Inying ospocinl stross upon tho “:mtlun af fnob, tho dotermination of which, he urged, whould go {o » jury, Tho Court aunouncesl that a declsion would hio rondored olthor Bnturs(‘u or Monday, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Proposition to Increase the Fees. Mr. Rountree Explains tho Neces. sity Therofor, Payment of Connty Orderse--Fliling Up the Jlnll---mscellnnuons Business. Tho Bonrd of Connty Commissinnora hold thelr rogular waokly mooting yostordny aftor- noon, at which wero presout ¢ Ashton, Chatr- man ; Commisslonors Boguo, Burdick, Dusso, Clough, Crawford, Torling, Johnson, Jonos, Lonergan, Ruesoll, Harrlson, and Bingor, A communication from the Bouth Park Com- misslonots prosenting their roport was reforred, on motfon of Commissionor Clough, to n Selact Committee of three, o8 follows ¢ Clough, Loner- gon, and COrawtord. DREAD. The gronting of the potition of Mr, Trod. Baur, asking a reconsideration: of the award of tho contract for furnishing broad to tho county, was udvooated by Jommissionors .Olongh and Burdick, and the award waa reconsidered on mo- tion of Commissioner Burdick by & voto of 8 to &, Tho mattor way thon tomporarily laid un tho tablo, FEES. A communication wus rocolved from tho County Clork rolutive to foes, ns follows : Estimiate of the recolpta & the County Olork's: offica proper under tho oxiating Luw, abd also undor tho pro~ postd now Iuw, togothor with Tha catimated expense of runuing the vlllee for the year 1874 Under Under lInwof proposed 1t1s, ™ o, e $13,000 20 MOrTings HoenSe, vuevesseeesiienss Takling and_certifying acknowiodg- monts of decds and uther writings.$ - 200 . Estrays, taking aflidavits, fling pas por, o4y, Qortifeato s Tor rorvices in attending fax sales and Issuiug cortifleatus. ... Tor certiicates of redemptl Yor fasning tax deod Totals, The total oxpenditures of {! wero estimated at $34,000. A, ROUNTIEE EXPLAING, Mr, Rountree, County Attornoy, baving heen \'e?\waw\l by tho Doard to communicato his opinions upon this question, stated that he had beon accused by cortain newspapor correspond- onts (somo of whom know to " the cnntrnr)x? of Liaving introduced into the Logislature a bill for iucreasing the salnries of county ofiicors, Tho fact was that Jio hnd introduced bill, & part of whiclt had boen included 1n 8 bill passed last wintor by tho S8eunto, but which had boen lost by the adjournment of the Logislaturo, In the Sboriff's oflice tho expouses, including tho Sherlil's salary, were about 25,000 por ao- num, The runnfl)tn woro about 29,000, Tho carnings, not paid, wore about 83,000, showlng o balauce agatnet the county of about $12,630 per annum, Tho bill raised the foos about 8314 por cent, still leaving o balance against' the county of about $8,000. It was ‘expected that thoinocicase of business would materially con- tributo towsrd making up the deficlenoy. In tho ofice of tho Clork of tho County Court, tho foos of the Clerk in probato matters, under tho present law upon tho bosis of tho Decem- ber business, would amount to_about 7,00 por annum, Under tho proposcd bill, they would amount to sbout $9,500. Tho oxponses of tho oftice woro £9,300. ‘Lhioio wero some focs in other mattors that would bring in a fow hundred dollars additional, but £ho adaition would make the oflics not much moro than olf-suataintng. 1In the County Olerk's uflice, the foos undor the prosent lnw awmounted to about 5,000, The csti- mated oxponditures wero £34000. Undor the proposed law the estimate for fees was about £85,000, making it just self-sustaining. In the Recorder’s oflice it was proposed to raiso tho fees for xccnnlm§ 0 a8 to ronder tho recolpts ns noarly as possiblo equal to tho ox- peudlmrcs for tho work,. The office was not uow paying exponsos, and it was proposed to raiso the fees for recording from b to 10 centa per folio. “'he County Agent made a long and highly un- interosting roport upon tho manner of transact- ing businces in his ofiico. DILLS., Alarge numbor of bills were presented and reforred to tho appropriate committecs, aud o number of Dills reported by the Committcos on Tducation, Public Buildings, Honpitals, Financo, ‘Town and ‘town Accouuts, Public Service, and Judiciary., o County-Treasurer Millor stated to ono of the Comnissioners that tho Board must not order tho Ynymunwl ordors to a grentamonnt, as thera would not bo mouvey on haud to pay more than £14,623, aud pay runniog exponsos, FITTING UP THE JAIL, ‘Tho Committeo on Public Buildings to whom was reforred the matter of the contract for fur- niture and fittings of the Jail and Criminal Court Building, reported that John I, Carpentoer, the Jowest biddor for tho contract, bad failed to on- tor into n contract with the couuty, antd that William Goggin & Co., the noxt loweat bidder, had also failed to do so; the Committea thore- fore recommonded that the contract be awarded to tho tl lowest bidder, D, M, Bwinoy & Drog,, for (¥ sun of 14,257, FINANCIAL. Tho Committee on Finance made tho follow~ iyg roport: Your Committeo on Finance, to whon was referrod {hie County Collector's report from June 2, to Dec, 1, 187, hoving lad the sumo uuder advisement, be Jeavo to report that wo fud tho samo_corrcet, aud would recomeaend that 1t be entered on the rocord and pliced on file, But wo furtlier rojort that wo conalder tho rescrvation mado by the Collector, $78,000, as to rights to feos shared, cannot bo countenanced by the Tiourd, the Board havlug voted to fhie Collector a sulary of $6,000 por sunum, aud also having possed a resolus ton thut ull sularies’ should bo in e of all }foce and perquisites ; and tho Collector having sccelited and collocted such valary, W conslder hin proctuded from suttiug up any clain to further emolument, “I'ho report was couourred in. OTTOSED TO PAVING TAXES, The Conunitteo on Equalization of Taxes, to whom bad been roferred tho potition of tho Trusteos of the Providence Baptist Church and others, asking the concollation of a cortain tax~ snlo of ehuroh proporty, roportad favorably, and tho yopost was coneurred in, TOTLAX, The Cominittes ou Judlciary rccommonded the adoption of the following : Iesolved, Thot tho Olerk of the County Court be {n« structed t0 stat un account with Josoph Pollak, charg- ing Lt witly ull foes collected by bim for services per- formed and to bo performed a4 County Clerk, and croditing him with tho amount to whicli o fs ontitled for survives uiresdy performed, ond roport such ac~ count ta this Lonrd, ' roport was eoncurred in, FELS AQAIN, Mr. Harrison provonted tho following resolu- tious rolutive to fecs : 5 Wiieneas, The Constitution of tho State requires {hat tho wxpiensos of tho various ofiices of this county shall bo withiu tho amount of focs collocted by thoim '} aud, WiEneas, This Doard {s confident tlint {be foes collovtot $n he Sherifi's depsrtment, tha County Olerk's oftice, and_the Itacorder's oflico aro not suf- fcent to epablo such oflices to b welf-sustauing ; thereforo, bo it Henulvel, That tho members of the General Assem. by from Cook County bu requosted to urgs the passngo of’s Lil) fixing th foca of anch ofices 89 85 16 make them solf-sustuinng ; and, further, Ttesolved, Thot wa think that the' foca of jurors in atvil anta Hhould bo collecied from tho litigants, sud, to fuguro tho sume, thoy should, if possiblo, bo col~ lected fn sdvance § and, furtber, , Reeaolved, ‘That tho pay of jurors attending Coroner's inquests ahould bo- reduced o twonty-iive centa por day ; und, furthor, Nesolved, That tio Olork of tho Hasrd be directed {a'seud w copy of thoso rosolutions to ench of tho Seu. utors aud Ropresentutives from thls county, COUNTY ORDERS. Commissioner Harrison offored w rogolution providing for an additional chook in anditiug accounts, 1o had attempted to get a sinular ono passod o year ugo, but President Millar had deolinod to enitertain it, * Pho preamble and rea- olution were ny follows ; WiEnEas, By (ho former action of this Donrd, cer. fatn resolutions woro udopted Do, 10, 1673, by the fieat of which It was mada the duty of the Clerk of the Tioard to propare and furnlsh o complefo list of ull bills wdited, and aums of motioy orderud paid at sucly sossfon, whioh st shonld stato and sk forth th date of wuch wession, Lo natno of tho person to whom tly money In payubio, and, i gonoral” terms, the name of thia consideration'or whivh the paymont s ordered, and whould bo slgnod by sald Olork, Oupngn, That in addition to the requirementa of sald resolulions adopted us aforovuld, i whall bp the duty of the Obulrnun of tlls 1oard, sud, In his abaenee, Mo uellng Chaleman, (o oxamine such st and comparo thie ssuo witl all orders or action of the Toard mndo in tho premaiscs aud to certify to the core Teotess Lhervof qud to countoruign the same Ouoznep, That the Gounty Treasurer shall nos pay | any order of warrant drawn for the payment of monoy ordored by tho Board, until such lists shall hava been reagnled o tho' Chairmun as aforesnld, and by him bavo bioen duly cortifled and countoralgned as aforo- OnRERED, That all Gotnty ordom or warrants drown on tho Cointy Troasury by tle Olerk of thin Board, #linll ho mado ont in connooutive numorienl order, and shnil corranpond with much lista farnfshed the County Troasurer by tha sald Glork ; OnpEnzn, Thot tho Giorkof this Board sball fur- nish tho County Treasutor with a cortitled copy of the larnfnlug preamblo and orders, The rosolntion was adopted, Commissionar Johinson movad to adjourn, and tho motion was 10at by—yans, 61 nays, 8, MISCELLANEOUS, Commiasioner Clough then moaved to award the contract ‘tor broad to Mr. Frod Baur, who hnd, ho clatined, been unjustly troated, Com- minslonor Ashiton moved to refor tho rosolution, and tho wholo matter, to.the Judiciary Commit- tee, whioh rosolution was gdopted by e vote of —yons, 0 ; nays, 4 3 ommlselonor Crawford expronsed s dosiro to take up tho quostion of salarles in tho County Qlor)'s offico and Criminal Court, but owing_ to the Iatonoss of tho hour tho Board adjournsd THE CLD POST-OFFICE BUILDING. The Board of Education and the . Public Library. Lottor from the President of the Board of Education, To the Bditor af The Chinago Tribunes 3 Bin : In tho editorial columus of your papor of the 12uh inst. appoara an artiole in whioh it iaatatod tlist, ' Thero has boeu anothor talk among tho clty aud county ofiiclals eoncorning tho bullding of a Court-Houso, or providing bot- tor quartors for the OCity snd County Govern- ment, Tho old Post-Office. and Custom-lousp building was agein uudor discussion, and the inovitablo Bonrd of Education was thoro to put in ita inovitable domand for rant. Tho slto and the standing walls, worth togother about $200,- 00D, wore obtained from Congross and the Con- oral Government in the way of trade, on the ploa that they wero wanted for a Public Librae ry. The proporty, instead of being decded to the City of Chicago for a Publio Library, na it sliould have been, was convoyed to tho Bonrd of Education ; and that Dosrd has ever sinco beon prating loudly about the ront it should do- maud from the Library for the uso of its prop- orty.” . b And in your paper of the 11th inat, it is stated that I was in attendanco, by request, ot & joint moetlng of tho Couucil Commiltteo on Public Buildiugs and the Board of Public Worlks, on tho 10th inat., to discuss tho feasibility of ro- puiring tho old Post-Ofice building and utiliz- ing it for a temporary Court-ITouse, And I am reported in your papor as having s0ld at that meoting thas *'The Board of Educa- tlon had not yet seoured a comploto title to the TPost-Ofico proporty from the Goverament. Whon that camo into its possession, it would tolic with the city about the rental.’ An effort had been made to rent it'to the Library Board ; but tho latter body wont elsewhore because it could not stand the exponse, Tho Doard of Tducation now thought of improving tho build- ing 80 800n a8 tho titlo camo, and using ono of tho upper flooxs for its own use. It would then rent the lower floors for bLusiuess purposes, 1f tho clty wanted the bmlding, however, tho Board of the publie.* My language wes misunder- stood by your reportor. Dy special roquost, £ attended that mooting, and, whon sskod by & member of that Commite too whethor tho Bonrd of Education would leaso tho property for tho use of iho Courts, if it should bo doairad for that purpose, I anewered substantially that tho title “to tho property way not yot vosted in tho clty ; that tho Board of Education would not, in my opinion, shlartain any proposition for lossing tho property to any otlier party than the Directors ot tho Publio Li- brary until it should bo nscertaiued that tho said Directors do not desire tho property ;. that, al- though other rooms may Liave boen pmcuxoa for tho ure of the Public Library, such uso may bo only tomporary ; that o proposition lad beon mudo by a Uommitteo of the emid Directors to a Committea of tho Board of Educa« tion, offering a rontal of $6,000 por_snnum for tho two uppor floors of tho building till the yoor 1830, and_that they would advance to tho Board of Education the sum of §10,000 toward the expenso of fitting up the building; that two estimates of tho cost of fitting np the building had been procared,—ane estimating the cost at 58,000 and ono at 859,000 ; .that a com- mitteo of tho Board of Education had been np- pointed to coufor with a committes of the Com- mon Council in 1oforence to obtaining the nec- essary approprintion for the purposs of_fiiting up the building; that it was the oxpresseddesire of the Board of Education to occupy the build- iog, jointly, or otherwise, as may bo sgreed ion, the offor of the Committeo would bo acoopt- able tothe Duard of Lducation, but that tae Board of Education did not feel nuthorizod to take dellnito action in tho promises until it sball bave control of the property; that tho Board of Education would not sssuine thut the Dircciors of the Public Library did not desire the two uppor floors of the building simply because they may bave engaged other quurtors, which might be onl‘{ temporarily; aud that, whon tha Board of Lducatior shall havo control of the fropurl,v, it will, provided tho Directors of the Public Library shall not desire tho prop- orty, or any part thoreof, entertain propositiona from tho city, county, or from individuals, Mr. Editor, do you think it eminently fuir or just to state as you do, iu your editorinl of tho 121h inst., that **Tho inovitable Boatd of Educa- umz \ivu;u thera to put in its inovitablo domaud for vont 7™ Will you plense namo tho time and place when tho Bourd of Education over, under auy ciroum= stances, put in any domand for ront? Will_you ploaso namo tho timo and place whon any Com- mittee of tho Board of Education, or any mem- ber of that Bourd, aitonded any mooting of tho Dircctors of “the lublic Library, or a Committeo of such Directors, or & Committeo of the Common Council, or otherwise, {n relation to tho old Post-Ofico building, excopt by special roquest? 1 know that I huve mover attended any such mesting, oxcopt at wuch requost. Whether, as you suggest, the Y,ropmy should bo convoyed to'the city fora Public Library, I will not 1ow discuss ; but will morely suggest that, a8 tho property which Is to be conveyed for thio 0ld Pout-Oftice property bolongs tothe Sehiool TFund, it wonld goom mnos unuatural that tho proporty rocolved therofor ehould belong to the same r'und. If you have my property in your possession, and trade it for other proporty, yon would bardly conteud that the proporty which you roceive in exchiauge for my proporty was, or uh;:luld be, the propotty of muy other than mysolf, Y ou stnto that the Board has boon * prating londly about tho rent it should demand from the Library for the use of its proporty.” Will you dometho favor fo refer to the action of the Doard wherein it has ovar, dirctly or indireotly, roforred to tho quostion 0f * the rens it should domnnd from tho Labrary for the uso of its property ¢ On tho 18t day of December, 1872, at a meot- Ing of tho Board, the Cbalrman of the Commit- teo on Behool-Fund Property reported to tho Board the proposition of the Building Commit~ tee of the Publio Libraryq and it was thon do- olared, a8 tho seuso of the Board, that the Board of Education and the Publio Library shall oc- cupy the building whon it is fitted up, jointly or othierwiso, as moy bo agroed upon ; aud that tho Library Board é’“’ such annual rontal for the portion accupicd by the Library as may be equit- uble and just, . That i tho only action of the Board in any ro- forring to * tho rent it should domund from the Library for tho udo of its property.” Whouover tho ]!n-apnnty shall como under the control of the Board of Education, and the requisito funds shall bo placed 1 the poasossion of tho Board to ropair the building, I appreliond littlo diftionlty beilween the Direotory of the Library and the Hoard ot Eduoation in rogard to Tont, 1t is no fault of tho Board that the title to the property is not, and hns nob boen for monthy Just, in'the ‘1“"'1(1 ot 0 I‘\Vxl;.w‘ulu H, Kixa, Presidont of the Board of Rduc Ou10AG0, Jau, 13, 1874, o The Bongul Famine, Tho gravity of the dauger throatoning Bengal in such s to ‘oxolto intouxo intorest in thay un- {fortuuate country, but we hopo it is greatly ex- nggorated by a corrospondent of the London GOODRICH. P E— His Last Bogus Divorce Un- earthed. Remarkable Performance of a Country Farmer. To Qols Mimsell Divorced on n Frandnlent Sppliea- tlon Made hy Fis Wite. ‘Wo Lave had occasfon scveral timea to chron- fold tho inoffectunl attompts of A. Goorrich to procurey * witbout publicity,” dearees of divorco tor i crodulous “cllents, but the following state of facts will most clearly sot out tho pe- culinr character of the bualuess ho isongaged In, Goodrich fa o man who makes his liviug mololy by divoreo practico, and it 18 said that o will not undertako cascs whoro o dofonso s put in. Tt i cortain that in very fow of s cases ia thero anything more filed than a bill, and possibly an appoaranco, Goodrich protends that the notioes which bave from tme to time boen givon him aro 80 many advertisomonts, but if sny are induced to patroiize him through the following, it must bo on account of the innate tondency of humanis ty to bo bumbugged. . 4 March 4, 1873, Goodrich, purporting to ack an attorney of Anna Klino, filed o bill agninst Joseph Kline, - whereln the complainant sought o decreo of divorco from her hus. band, on the ground of dosertion, Ap- onrance was filed with the bill y the defendant, servica of | rocosswaived, con- sont glven to a roforenco to_ the Muster, and a decree, A wituess named Decatur Lowls uwora that Kline hnd dosertod, and, to his knowledge, lived weparato from his wifo ' for mora than twa yenrs, On tho Gth of March, or two days aftor tho bill was filed, & decree was ontored tor tho complainput, ‘Cho bill#et out that the com- plainant wag au notual residont of Cook Connty, was married to Josoph in April, 1868, and had lived with him nntil about threo years provions to filing the bill. 1t wus signod **Anna Kline, por A. Goodrich,hor attorney.” Yosterday Btephen A, Foley, an attornoy at Lincoln, Logau County, filed some affidevits and a notice in tho above cause on whicl to ako a motion to sot asido the docree. Tho no- tlco filed states that this morning e will move to redocket the said eauro, and to vacato the do- creo ontered, for the following rensons: First, because it was obtained by fraud and collusion ; second, because (ho power of attorusy undor which Gaodrich filed his bill wns obtained b fraud and fraudulent ropresentations; third, beeouss Goodtich nover was the solicitor of tho complainent or authorized to act for hor: fourth, hecauss (ho chargo in the bl is" wholly {falao; flfth, because the complainant and dofendsnt have lived to- gother sinco the rendition of tho decres ; and, sixtly, becauso tho Suporior Court of Cook County had no jurlediction in the premises, bota partios boing residents of Logan County. With the notice was filed tho original power of attor- noy, which purported to_give Goodrich -the nu- thotity to act for Mrs, Kiine. ‘It s printod, with the excoption of tho blanks for tho inserlion of tha proper names and dates, and i8 as follows : Koow all men by theeo presents, that T, Mra, Anna Kifue, have mude, constituted, and appotuied, and by theso presents do malie, coustitute, oud sprofnt A, Goodrich [tho name Js' vaingloriously inscied in enpituls], attornoy-at-taw of Chlengo, Iif., my truo and Tawful attornoy, for me, aud in my name, placo, and stead, fo commenco & suft for divores (3 vinculo) ngainst my hitsband, Joeephs Kline, nud prosecute tho bad no objection to renting 1t them for the good. upon, with the Public Library ; that, inmy opin- sime to effcct without delay, sud to sign my noma to thio bill of cumsluim to be filed in sald couse; vlso to walve, in the flual decree, ol rights aud claims aceruing to cither of us by reason of our marriuge, aud specify in the decreo of divorce that both partics are soverally at l(bl‘rl{wlo marry aguin, in like manner 08 1¢ they Liad nover been marrled, glving and grante 1ng unto my sald attorney full power aud suthority to do sud perform, ete, 1n wituess whereof I bave hieres unto set my hand and seat, the 20th day of February, * 1873, (Signed) ASNA RLISE, It is scalod and dolivered in prescnco of J. Y. Chalfant, J. Routson, and acknowledged before ©, K, Kulght, J. P., ou the sume day. - Now comesthe rich part of tho business, With tho papers_is the confession of Josoph Kline, the defendant, which is not sworn to, butis attested by Elza 8, Lukill, . Mr. Foloy stated to tho Ghief Deputy of the ‘Suporior Conrt that Klino offored to swoar to it, but he Sl-‘oley) aid not caro to have im, Iilino states in Lis con- fession thot ho ackuowledges rhat the power of attorney under which Goodrich ncted was obtained from his wife on tho repres soutstion Lhit ho wished to sell his intorost in cortain lands in Indiana, which bis fothor had Icft him, Ho employed Goud- rich and paid him, sud bo bad lived and cos habited with his wife sinco tho protended deoroe. Tho only desertion was his going away to Lis farm on bueinoss, and staying thoro, but with no intention of leaving iome, Docntur Lowis, tho witnoss on the trial of the cnge, hioa fllod ap aflidavit swenring that iy tosti- mouy beforo was wrong, that neither the com- plainiant nor dofondant had for fourten yoars past livod iu Chicago;-that Joseph Kline was tho aflant’s fathor-in-lawy, and at his instonco alliant gave evidence, snd that Xlive paid the costs, e also swears that Mry, Klino bad no knowledge, 88 far a8 he kiows, of the procoed. ings ; tnt/he lived 9 miles from tho yartics, and Aoldom saw them, and Liad no cortain knowledge of iheir living togethor or apart, line had toid him he bad lived &t homo within two yenrs, Mrs. Kline also mado an aflidavit, siating at length the circumstances under which sbe hind been induced to sign the supposed power to sell land; that her husbaud had ot rend it to her, nor did tho Justico stata tho contents Lo hor, Sho enys sho hos nover beon in Clicago in hot lifs, snd the decreo was wholly withe out her knowledge, and sho only kuew of it whon it was cwrently reported that her husband Lad o Chicago divorco. Aftor tho execution of tho powor of attornoy bier husband told her ho was going ta Indians, bubsho now bollaves Lis statemonts wore falso, and that ho camo hera to got a suit mstituted agoinet huusoll, Aftor this he sold Lis Indinua jand without her joining with him. Bhe says she1s over G1 yoars old, and all sho 1ias, is & 1ifo intorost m sixty-fivo acres of land. Hor husbund owns 100 acres in Logan County. During tho most of- tho timo since their mur- Yingo in 1863 thoy huve lived on hor estato. Sinco tho decrco’ sho has recoived Josoph a3 hpr . husband, knowing that such decreo was _obtnined Dby fraud., Ilo lLus alro told Lor that ho Juew ho had dono lior & groat wrong, but that Lo was in- duced Lo do it by tho roprosoutations of James G. Chelfant (ove of tho wituesses to tho power of attornoy) ond the Ohicago lawyer. Sho could not bolieve and did nof realizo that it was possible for hor Lusband (o obtsin a divoice ' from hor until it was soreported. Of courso, tho decroo will bo Hot asido to-da; and it is probnble that Goodvich will not eve: appear i Court. 1o doos not liko the light ot day to shine in on his deeds, And yot ho is pex- mitted to disgrace the name of sttoiney horb, and the reputation of the respeotablo mombgis of the lLar, aud no move is mado for hia oxpulsion. The In\\?oru all agreo that such & umY ought fo bo taken, nnd all sit and twirl their thumbs, and look at ono, anothor. It isusclessto way that chargos can not_be proven. T'ho presont case speaks for itsolf, sud it is not tho flrst ono Tue I'nivuxNe has reported, His cagos aro repoatedly tound sa ‘*thin " that he capnot even obtainadecrea on hig ex parto statomeont, Lnst weolt, JudgoMooro dise minsed two 1 which thers was ne defenso at all, but the complainants could not swear to auy uets which would, by their own uncontradictod stutemonts, cutitlo them toa divotce, SILVER-SMOKE. To the Xditor of The Chicago Trivune : Bin; Wo all'like gold, and even desiro silver but who i thoro that Lns any longine for the suioke of sllvor and other ingredients as it comos forth from tho chimnoys of the Bwansoa Bilver-Smelting Works, on Jofferson streot: Far be it from me to say's word that would in. jure so uscful nn lnstitution as I huve named,— an Institution that Ia doing its bost to hurry up the long-wished-for duy of specie-payments, But tho publio havo ceriain rights of nn olfao. tory kind, which must bo protected, and the proprietors of the Bmolting Works ought to de ono of wwo things, undor pounlty of Lelng de. olared & Dnuisance': either procure somo ap. paratua which will consume or noutralize that hoisonous metallic amnoke, ov olie move theiy works to o moro remolo portion of the city, Qive ua lous silvor-smoko, and more Allver, ———— s Limes, who statos that the eatimatad I I Lif will bo 10,000,000, out of a population ot 00,000 000, deapto all moaruros taken for rolief, Llie furthor.cathmato that unloss vigorous monsures 358 ot)?)k&;:) t‘m; ngn:inglnflwu\';}}ol} to an,ri&a.uua or s inoredible, o loas of Orison fanino rasoliod 1,000,000, 1* 12 e —DBenjnmin T. Rvans, of Chnrleston, 8,0, who had oharge of priutiug tha Coutodernts money duving the War, has justdiod. [Iiy life, whilo'at work for the rebols, was full of advas tures, 1o was obliged to import hia machit ‘nlx;d :V,l‘:ln]:.d labor from Luglaud, vis Mogico nfl )