Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 24, 1875, Page 3

Journal caso did in reality apport tho present proceedings. Hodouled that the truth of the jor reports wan Admitted in the proceed. ‘ho question of their truth or falsity tha do with, The gestion yran whother they were calculated to bring the Court and its ofticara into public hatrod and con- pt ao aa to hinder tho adtinistration of ico, If tho artictcs aro of thid nature, the they were clearly a contempt of Court. ‘With rogard to the quotion of whothor THE ORAND JURY was npartof tho Court, he cited tha fact that nobody could he brought before tho Court, ox copt {1 ¢mall, qnant-atiminal canes, boon indicted by the Graud Jury. In fact, tha Court could do motbing until the Grand Jury in motion, In rupport of this of Wharton's Criminal Law. With regard to the law regarding constructive contompta, the Chicago Journal han tried, after their contempt cane, to tiduce the [Hinole Logins lature to abolish tho prevent Jaw, Lut had failed, ‘This contomnt had boon committed right under the nose of the Court, aid, thouch the Court had pasaod by the Grand Jury when they wore attacked. The Ground Jury wore force’ inte the Court againat their will, and tho In for punisiing for coustructive contompt should be tenfold more rigidly onforced in thelr caso than iy that of tho Judge who 1a attacked. Af ho did not like tha roflectlon#of nowepapers, but tha former could not. thore wag no cause bofore tho Grand Jury when they waro attacked, but the respondent could not dodge the ixsue in this way. The attack wan mado upon thom os a body ¢ thoy worg in kastion from day to day, and it was a flagrant cont of Court to holt them np to public hatred and contempt, and was cualcnlated te deter them from just netion in doaiding apon cases to bo brougut before their notlee. a “tnslo strompet” ted decided tha queation Ho also cited tho casa o! publication by the /eening Journal of an article. alleged to ho intended to intimidate the Supremo Court when they wera cousidering tho Rafferty uestion of this con tempt, four of the ditdges doclded that tho arti f them deeltod tho defendant ho raid articl 1 Information were nd the defendant avore that nono of 1! ft fy Miers (ede, embar struct the action of paid Grant pan Diaints againet the defendant, and thie verify, wherefore ho prays judgment that tho sald Snformation be quashed, and that ha be disnisesd the negative, W. F. STOREY. Court had nothing Tu considering the The Application for Change of Venue Granted. * And for farther plea to the aatt information, th: enid Wilbur PF, Btorey, the defoudant thereto, that the sald articles aot forth in said suformation, attd Mehot by the defendant in the Chicaga Times and each of them, are true, and, so far am the same purport ta alste opfutona, mich statements sare though the Court fine that cawo, it was not law, In tho Dred Scott cuss tho decision of saven ontof ‘nino Judges, ‘al- ‘a virtually Inw, was notlooked upon an by the people, and such wen tho caso in tho decision in the Itafforty contempt. It was airo clear tliat the Bupreme Court based it right to inspoao a peuntty in (he caso on tho ground that tho cana was ponding before tho Court, Tho speaker thon called the attention of tho alleged to have been Effort to Press the Cases to a Speedy Trial, 1 who bad’ not defendant avers that satd articles, and esch of thei, and avery part thereof, were publlebed in the Ohicazo ‘Tones, 9 public dally neways Cnicago, In the county and no publithed with yond motiy ends 3 nud thie the salt dofendsnt is ready to verify, wherefore hia prayn Judyiment that tho rald {nformation Le quanker’, atid that be be dismissad hence, Rot ita machine! yer, ixaued iu the Clty uf n ts atoresaldy Brel sere ha quoted Nec. nd for sustifable The Question of Alleged Contempt Noxt Comes Up. THE PANTICULAR CARE IN POINT. In ononing, ho stato that ono of tho articles complained of was published in tho 7 imes of tho (ith inst, avothor in that paper of tho 16th inat., and othora wore of dato of tho 16th inat, in his opinion, nothing in tho having regard ponding bofora roun’ And for further plea to tho aatt information, the sail Wilbur ¥, Storey, the defendant thereto, deniee Sy tha. Chicago Times, Tho: Defendant Files Wis Pleas, and An- swers to tho Interrogatories, formation, ag publiahed atenlated to hinder, Impede, embarrass, nnd ol atruct the adminfstration of justice in xaid’Criminat Court of Couk County nforoisid, or to bring the ade ministration of Justice therein tuto public hatred snd contempt, and of this bo puts limeslf upon the coun- lonanda @ jury to try the issue, had beforo had under thoir ‘he return to tho rule alleged that tho editor of tho paper did not know that thére woro any complaints before the G Jury at tho time of tho eriticimm. claimed in tho juformation that any charges had Leon mado agaist Hia Honor on tho bench. Under all tho authorities hho had quoted, tho are ticlos could not he looked pon ny a contempt of Court, because thoy wore inerely a criticium of ters which the considoration, Ho Was Not Animated by. I1-Will Toward the Court, Tae Jatter could resign FIRTH. write And for further plea to the ead {nformation, the fe bad heen gaid tnt sald Wibur F, Storey, tbe defendant thereta, dentes {mpaneted in the triminal Court nf Cook County afurcnald, for the 3 were ® part of salt Crlinin wid defendant praya may be inquired of The Articlos Were True, and Published with Good Intent. d to docido that a Judge was boyond ceritioisin; that, no matter how unjuet a Judgo might be, or whatever failuonce might have been applied to jurors, the fact that thoy wore a Judge and jurors’ placed them beyond public complaint or punishinent for their ovil doings. Tho upeakor cited tho cases of tho unjust Judges of Now York, of whoxo prenonce the Bench of that city had been puritied through the instrumentahty of tho press of tho city, wonld givoo decision in this cago which would virtually hinder the public from any futuro 1c- course against ovil Judges or Graud Jurios, if #uch there should bo. Admitting that all thesa kriicloy wers true, wad Mr. Btoroy to be pun- Ishod for telling tho truth? uunity now (hat juries wore froquently made up of wicked and incompotont mion, and this bad long been a matter of complaint tn thia city. Would it bo a contempt of Court if a nowspaper which learned of the bribery of & juror wero 10 publish the fact in his nowspaper ext morning ? ‘Tho speaker thon read the article entitled “ DIAREPUTADLE VENGEANCE." With regard to it he held that there was not o word in the whole articlo which reflected upon tho official integrity of tho Grant Jury, It merely hotd that thoy bad beou inducad to guatify revenge—that somo person bad procured thom to gain tevengo for the Sunday article. Ifit was true that some porson did uso the Grand Jury for tbls purpose, was it 9 coutompt tu publish the fact in a newspaper? "Pho noxt articio road by the speaker yas that on the pardon of Cullen. With rogard Lo it ho agked if ft was 3 contempt of Court to publish a chargo that uo ove having moucy bad evor got sent to Joliet? The speaker acknowledged that it wana very improper thing to say, bnt tha question wes whether it was a contenipt of Court The Pleas Are Stricken from the Files, ‘Tho Stato's Attorney then read the following : In tho matter of tho silegod contompt of tho sald Wilbur ¥, Btoroy, fur cortalu arti» ea concerning the action of the Grand Jury of sald rt, publsued in a certain newspapor called tho i Bi The calling a man wonld deter a” man— unlees_ ho wero a Cromwell or a Napuleon Cuimuinal Court t fe te nald Wilbur F, Storey shows caine ngainst tho twas probable rulgentered herein ‘ou the 11k day of March, A. D. I8i5, and inakes answer to tha {iterroyutorica pro- pounded to him, protest! Ing, howaver, that tho aid order waa entered without juriaaiction in the Court hpou au appliration irregular mn manner, aud without suficient cates rhown to the Court, and that he is not. by law Lound to aumwor esti, intorrog ulorics, aud ro corving the right to make objectfon to the information aud all procecdings here, TUL FILET INTENROGATORY, ferroyatory, Une aald Wilbur on the 14th, Uth, and Lith . the owner, Proprietor, editor of 4 newspa County of Coo! was clearly a contempt. i in the brain of the man who orizinatod the artl- eles they did not seem to bo libelous, but that was Lecauso hors a mun lost to ul) wens of da- ‘Awoy with the statement that this was not an {mputation upon tho Grawl Jury! ‘Mr. Itead read portions of the more vitupera- tive miticles, and aukod whethor they wore nut THE VILEST LANGUAGE which could be applied to them. To apply to the Court tho accusation that ho nas in the habit of taking bribes to let people of in the court was not moro of acontemnpt than to cast such slurs over a Grand Jury. | affect of this kind of maiigning be? siaply that in the futura’ no man would by willing to serve nponn Grand Jury with honesty for fear that he and hia family might suffer from the Ate tacks of this nowspaper. With regard to the editoriat on Arguments by Messrs, Goudy and the State's Attorney. Mr. Dexter Continucs To-Day. THE CHANGE OF VENUE. ‘The whole com- At If GRANTED. Tho Wilbur F. Storoy caso camo up again in the Crimiual Court yesterday morning on the motion of the respondent's attornoys fora chango of youua from Cook to soma other county on account of allogéd projudico oxisting in tho munds of Judges Williams and Booth ‘tho attendance was very large, aud’ it was generally oxpected that the motion for chango of venue would causo cousiderable excitement. The Btato'w Attornoy, addrossing tho Court (Judge Williams), stated that tho counsol for Mr. Storey had tiled au applicntion for o ehonge of vonuo in dozon casen ponding agalnat-him an editor and proprietor of tho Zimes. In hia bellef tho afl- davits would bo sufilciont ground for change a4 regarded tho Judges named thoroin, but there was a question beforo tito Court as to what order should bo made, For the oulightenment of all ecncorued Lo would read In anower tu the Orst i F, Storey aald that ho w, of March, A. D. 1 in the City of Chleago, What would the of Uiingls, kuown as thu Chicago Vines, tory, the sald Wile owner, proprictor, he eecoud Antor . Storey saya that, as nie r, and editor, ho authorized tha publication of following articles tn eafd paper, namely ¢ PI the Chieiyo Zee taaned 4 March 14, 1875, led “‘Disreputatle Vongeanca” {a tho Chloago Times, fesucd on the 18h ‘of Marott, 1876, thu fullowing : Taviug reference to the pardon of Cullen.) ‘Nird—tn the Ohteago Times, keaued March 16, 1975, tho followlng articles a [Quoting thoarticle having reference to the Stato’ Attorney and the social standing of cortuly members of the Grand Jury.) Ison series of paragraphs reflecting on tho samo it wasa damnably untruo editorial, and go tho writer Imaw whon ho wrote it. Mr. Ricaby—I way down at Springilold at that timo on that businoss. ‘Mr. Rood then referred to 1 member of tho Grand Jury, Gon. Fravk Sbormau, and avked if such stnauas be should be heid upto public Is wns n matter of congratulition that this fue timidation did not have tho offect of deterring: the Grand Jury in thoir work, and he hoped that the Court would let himself be save law of tho State, and would show himelf ready to punish such contompts of court. Ho elted an imnginary case of a man who preferrod to go to jait to werving on a Grand Jury where ho waa liable to havo hig character blasted if he did not conduct hla examitiation of caves just aa tho Zimea wished bim to, ‘Tho counsel for Mr. Storey had freely intimnt- ed, In quoting thoir nuthoritlex, that threo Sudges who had punished pacties for contempe had wutwequontly narrowly ceeaped itpench- ment. Ho would pot say that this lrad been dona with a view to thruatoning tho Court, but at any rato tho intimatiun had beon made. In conclusion, ha sald that bo believed ho had shown that it was THE GENERA, RULE, and in Illinois the tirmly-ontablished mle, that such acts na ‘thowo were puuisliablo by tho Court; that the Grand Jury was a part of tho ersont 3 And the sald Wilbur F, storey, further answering sald interrogatories and mhowdiys catiae againnt watd rule, asyw that on tho 13th day of March, 18.5, aud hoe foro any of aald arl'leu were io publistod, ag afore wuld, tho Grand Jury impancted for the present torm of enfd Ceimynal Court returyed snto eld Court threo indictuieuts for ibe! apsinst hit, and one for publish ingan obscene newspaper, and Kaiddndictments wero the ouly auatiers referred to in sald articles, or any of t And ho further sayy, upon information anid Dellef, that all the timo auld articles were written and published thery wero no complatuts against him Pending beforo rald Grand Jury of any kind what. ever, and he did not suspect that auy other or furthor judictuionta would ka returned against hin by aad i ho denies that azid artleles, or any. of thent, or any part therevf, referred to any com Pisinta or obarges thon pending against him befora And tho sail Wilbur F, Rtorey denies that the arti- clea aforessil, or nny of thom, were culculated to Linder, Smpzde, embarrass, or obstruct the adminis- tration of juatico in said cuurt, or to bring tho admin- intration of Justico therein into publte hatred uri cons tempt, and he nays that it was not lis iutontion to pro- duco any auch remult, And tho said Wilbur I’, Storey dentes that sald arti- and malicious, but, on the contrary, #0 fur aa wold articles purport to Le & atato- ment of facts, cach ant every allegation fe trus, and 9 far na they purport to express opinions, thoy con! ho honest convictions uf the editor of auch news id he anserts they were published with good ud fur justifiable ends, NO INTENTION, And tho safd Wilbur ¥, Storey dectarcs that it wap ‘no: his purpore, or intention, in the publicstiun of the urticles, or any of then, to consinit a contempt of the Crimtusl Court of Cook County, or tn any respent to violato tho law, Me claima that as the proprietor and per he has tho right to freely exam- Jno and critlelve the action of overy departinent of tho Goverumont, aud of avery person portprming a publla duty, iu order to promote tho cause of good gavern- mentaud o fuir sdounlstration of justice, Ho sa- nerta tliat life only object, in the publication of tho ar. ticles in question, was to’ removo obstacles to the junt snfyrconicut of the laws of the State, and to compet purily and fidelity iu the performance ‘of public duty y thono holding public otticen, Aud now, liaving fully answered, tho eld Wilbur I. Storey proya that the rule bo discharged, Witocu ¥, Stoner, ‘There was only ono articlo moro worthy of reading, soveral little articles nat helug—. ‘Xho Court—I would bo vary much you would bo kind enough to 10ead THOBE LITTLE ARTICLES and explain thom, Mr, Gondy read tho “little articles,” which ho churacterized ns not belng charges against the Grand Jury or any of its members. 0 an ineinuation iv tho articlo that tho majority of ite mombers were undor outside Intlucuee, ‘The Court—Don't you understand tl articlo insinuntes that thora are bum malo strumpata on the Graud Jury ? Mr, Roed—And scalawage ? Goudy—1do. But contempt of Court comes in. exactly what & malo stiumpet is, but, as all sorte of men got on juries, I have nodoubt that some ‘of that clasa do ocenslonally serve. Mr. Goudy road tho articto beginning: “ Tho Times ia dlspored to fu regard to alleged prejudice on tho part of tho Judge, found in pages 451-53 of the Ryvised Statutes, couflrming Secs, 18 to 21 inclusive, It reads a8 follows : When auy defendant in an indictment or {nforma- tion in any conrt in thiv Slate shall tear that ho will uot receive a fuir snd impartial trial fn tho court in whieh the caau ia pending Lecauso thu Judge of the court 4s, of the iubabllints of the coutity iu which thy exn Auponding ure, projudiced against hint, tuo Court shall award a cliange of venue tipon tho application of the defendant as hereinafter provided, When o chango of yenuo {s grated ft may bo to romo other caurt of record of competent juriediction fu the asmne county or in sumo other conven{out county, to which there 1s no valid objoctfon s provided, nding in the Criminal Court cause for the change applics culy toa Judge of wald court holding the court ut tho tho caco may be tried by any other of doourtto Whom the cause alloyed do uot seo whore tho I don't know that When the cae Ja vf Cook County, aud nue of the trial, cloa are falno, ncandalois, regard,” whiok, by 5 tho Grand’ Jury ‘with miedemesnors, it of course there was nothing in the articte roflect~ ing upon anybody, unices it was writton iu sar- casin and meant oxactly the opposite of what it Supposing, for the purposo of disenssion, that the allegations wero true, whoro was tho con- tompt for publiehing it in tho newspaper? point of tho arsclo was vary clear, that these ia- dictments wero maliciously procured to bo re- turned by a Grand Jury to secure rovengo upon tho editor, ‘Khe Court might bo of opinion that tho articles woro indecorous ond libellous, but that had nothing to do with the quoation before tho Court, which should romombor that great caution would require to bo oxorcised lost great- pt might be brought upon tlio iaw jone jn o nowspapor article, the faot that the editor denied that he bad any malicious iutont should have duo waight with the Court in making hia decision. With regard to thie polut, tho spoater cited from authorities, but suid that, fuasmuch ns tho answer was ac- copted as true, there was nothlug to do but to to bolieve bin, and, in an ap sort, uuder tha circumatancer, dismivs tho ease and diacharge tho rule, Accord- iffg to the law of tho Stato, it was permitted to a mau to publish defamatory matter sbout another, so Jong aw itwas truo ani the publiehor could show that his convictions and intentions wore honest jn the matter, and ho was anbjoct to pun- whinent by uo jaw of the Jand, and still lows to aeunimary punishmont like that with which the defendant was threatened, Tho speaker invisted that it was not 2 eon- tompt of Court for any citizen to critivise tho qualifications of tho Grand Jury or of tho work which thoy bad accompllshod, 18 CONCLUSION, Mr. Goudy eaid that it seemed clear to him that tho *power ot punishing for contempt of Court bad its origin in the neeossity of Courts to no- euro thomaclyes from Intorrty their functions unobstructed rogal function, which delegates subyeq: were committed; and that tho acta wero of n naturo calculated to briug tho Grand Jury into hatred nnd contempt. Ho therefore haped that the Court would exercise his power 1: tho matter, and whow that such acts contd not bo indulged in with impauity, It was a quarter to 5 o'clock when tho Stato's Attorney fininhod his argument, and as Mr. Dex. tor had yet an argument to mako tho Court ad- journed uutil 1U o'clook this moruing. cution for a change of yenuo shall bo by peiltion, auttlug forth the cause of the application and praying's chongo of yeu Veritled hy tho affidavit o When the cauvo fora chango of vento ia tho proju- tho petition stiall Leuccompanied by least two reputable persona rex/- in or counsol tothe whitch pelltion wbail be dco of the Jud, dent of the county, aud not of wpplicant, that thoy Uelleva that, tuo Judge {¢ 80 preju- diced ayainat the applicaut that hn cannot have a fale orimpariial trial; atid theroupon tho maid Judge shalt chanye the venus of sald cause, Tho application for change of vonuo, Mr. Rood stated, was accompanied by afidavits, ‘The following is STOREY'S PETITION: 1 M Willianiy JSudne, ete: Wilbur F, Storey, the defendant {n the lctanont, reapoctfully representa unto your ouor thut he fears he will not, re adtitor of a newny THE ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST, Louis, Tho following ia the ordor recently madu by Judge Drummond in tho caso of tho Union ‘Trust Company vs, Tha Rockford, Nock Teland & St. Louis Railroad Company, fixing the rights and prloritios of the bondholders uuder tha two mortgages, tho firat being for 5,000,000, and tho latter a consolidated mortgage for €,000,000; And now on this day came tho complainant Lyman Trumbull, fly solicitor, aud etl oter parlica who have intervened {n tia cage by patttons, claiming Priorities or preferences of the holders of bundy wive a fair and fue *t of Cook County, Court ‘of ‘sald Cook County, whois now holding suid Criminal Court as Judge thereof, according to inw, is prejudiced agaiuut Stato of Tllnots, Cook County: Wilbur F, Storey, being duly sworn, on oath saya that be athe respondent above nuiued, that he Las read the foreguing answer, and that tho'eame ts trus tn atibatanco nd in f tu. And ho nlso further representa unto your Houor that ho fears bo will uot receive a fale aud fropartial trial iu said Criminal Court of Cook County, in which ead caso is pending, Leeauso the lion, Henry Yooth, another of the Judges of auld Circuit Court ‘of Cook County, who can and may, by law, hold the sald Crin- iual Colirt of Cook County, as Judge iced against hin, tho anid defend: Your petilioner, therefore, prays ‘your Monor wo award a change of ‘venue in vaid cave, pursuant to the wlatute du auch cago .tnade aud provided, or to make such order in sald cane ou statutes in such case provido: Fe eam each of Hite inna I, Arouky, no Court ahould Subserited and sworn to beforu ine tiezad day of Wintias J, Canrnent, them, by thelr respective sollcitra, aud the «id defondants id & Bt Louis Raitroad c filed onawers lioruln, adinttting tho fa original amondod aud supplemental except a4 to tho priorities of the holdera of the ditter: ‘ent seria of bouds mentioned therelt, and couswutin, toadecree of forecluaure aa prayed fur fu ald Lill, and the matters and things iuvolvet in thin caro be: tween the sald defendant, tho Orion & Minersville Aatiroad Company, and the other partles (0 thts suft, having been referred to Henry W, Bishop, n Muster in Chancery of this Court, by a previous order entered qrlority tnyolved tio anawor of unld Nickerson and in ait, been submitted to the Court for ite decision tpon éatd petitfous and sald answer thoreto,after hearing the argument of counyel, and up- on due consiteration, i ty udjudged aud decreed by at the holders of said first series of bonds pumbered from 1 to GfK inclusive, the aggregate to $5,000,100, Prior lien on all dbat part of cr property which ts coverod Dy sail mortgage of Jing 15, 144, and if the proceeda of tho property covered by sald inortgage aro inauitictent to pay aud dlscuurgo to kald rat series of bonds and interoat, that tho huldors thercuf are entitled to the extent of any bal ance which way be duo thew to the waine distributive whara upon each bond of aatd fret werfes os tho jd_overal scrias af Lorod from 5,001 (0 %000 tuclisive, ainounting §n tho ageregate to $17:00,0.), 1a the proceoda of thu rest of said ruflroad and otlier property covered by said mortgage of Oct, 23, 1 the mortgage of June 15, 1 order is not to foracloss uuy special equities which it juay appear, on the coming in of the Master's report, (he sogond mortgage boude may $ agulust certain Loldars of the first mortgage thereof, fa prejus STRICKEN FNOM TUE FILEM, ‘4 Mr, Reed contended that tho tendency of tho foregoing documonta was to estnblish that the siloged contempt was ® criminal offonsc, and should bo dealt with in tho ordiusry manucr, Ho concluded by moving to strike tho docu- ments from tho tiles of tho Coprt. Mr. Goudy—I bereby ontor'a croas-motlon, a0 that tho Stato’s Attorney may be obliged to an- answer tho ploag. read s number of authorities to Frovo that tho cago did not come within tho ro- gion of criminal procoduro, Mr. Goudy ropiied by quoting other authori- ties, and charged the Stato’s Attorney with igno- ud at todious longth Mr. Rood said ho was not half ao old a mon ag Mr. Goudy. Ho always had rospected that gon- tloman, and ho considered that the charges of agsinst bimsolf woro ontiroly but of placo, untrue, and uncaltod for, Mr. Goudy-—I take it all back, ‘Tho Court, in referonco to the motion, hold that tho procoeding was not a criminal tuforma- Hon, but a case of contempt Ho had alroady establish precodout of tho Suprome Court, end was con- tont to follow it, Hoe would stand or fall by the decisions of that body. Tho ploadly; ferent fro anything brought up for tion wag overrulcd, aud tho mo- tion to strike the dooumonts from tho files way qiity bo required by tue Wripun P, Bronvx, * Afidavita by Chartos L, Woodman and Josoph K. Barry supported the py Judge Wilhaina; and allidavite by Trane 13, Wilkio and A. L, Pattoraon supportod tho potl- tlou ss agaiuat Judge Luoth, Adi At this point Mr. Sam Aulton said that ho bad no objection whatever to having his cage tricd hofore.any Judge iv Cook Count: all of thom was strong. ‘Tho post- trial was whut imost tition as rogurded lous, and continuo It was clearly o wan evjoyed by Kings, aud. y to tho ollicors of Kingu, Ho know that tho pooplo wero joalous of tho rights of tho prose, and of muzziing its month os regarded parsons holding public,ofilce in the stand tira to propriety of Thoy were not, in his y+ His contl- | ranco of tho law, from many suthorition. aro cntitied toa frat and affected him. the eal railroad und othe inmediatoly commoncod, bo did not caro what Judge tried the cago. «Io wad even willing to Jonvo tho acloctio of the Suge to the dafeud- igepranes mals if United States, Mossru, Goudy and Roed indulged in somo uh- Important legal apacrlog, which the Court, how- fron, ad not periit tu proceed beyoud propor ni ‘Tho Conrt (Judgo Willlama) said that he was quito wilhug to havo an order {saued for a change of vonue from himself, from Judgo Booth. Ifo had uot tho slightoxt douiro to refuse a postition of tho kind, aud would notify hia brother Judges of tho action takon, sa it efect somo one from among bfocted to to come iuto the Criminal Court and try the casos, ‘The rulo was ontored, MURUYING 17 UP, dofoudant ad better pload to articles publinhiod, of Court, simply, it hiwnolf’ on the Apart from all this, there was nothing in the arti- oles to obsirnct tho courao of justico—on tho contrary, two iudictmonts ware found against the editor after having published tho writin: complalned of. Therefore, ho (3fr. that tho puullcations wero not cater der, ombarras, or obatruct tho courso of.lawr, If this was, indeed, a go Jot it bo triod according: ho w® jury trial, ag prayed for, dofondunt waa found ment be visited upon id not embraced in ‘But thia part of thin certain holders of Nuine cage of contenipt, | ti to the statute, lot there ¢ and thon, {f the ilty, let condign punish- Ne TUR STATE'S ATTORNEY yous to raply, and at once took iane with Mr. tho power of puuluhing forcontompt. evoral oxtracts from tho Novisod bearing on the question of ‘Tho Criminal Court of Cook to tha statutes reforrod to, footing with tho Clreuit Court, Proper sphore, hed tho samo ‘Thoro was no uso in roferring the Court todocivionw outside of this btato. The Ide according to tho laws of 4 uot according to thoso of Alissouri, Vir- ginia, Carolina, Georgia, Tonncssco, or|Miswisaip- pl. Ilo quotad from Blackstone to wbow that con. tompt would lie for apeaking or writing diero- Bpectfully of the Judges or the Court, while act- iug in thoir judicial capacity. ILL, Yatou, page 494, Pa. Stat,, » that matter being horeby expressly walvei, Second—That the holders of ooupona belonging to series of bonds which fell duo Aug. 1, a ta sald provisional contract and O.t, 9 1872, aud entitled from tho property secured by sald mortgages Texpectively to 8 preferentist payment upon avid con of tutercat upon thelr exid Londs equal ta i by way of interest to the holders of ing tothe bonds which were «cated che On motion of the complituant {t 1s further ordered that said oriylual, amended, aud supplemental vill of complaint bo aud {3 taken ae confessod by. th defendant, the Rockford, Rook I Awilroad Company, and’ 1 ia further ordered that the matters and’ 18 DX READY To ANAWER ? Tho Judge then asked: ‘Iu tho dofondant in tho Court, ready to make auuwar?” Mr. Goudy roforrod tothe answer alroxdy in . tho hands of the Clerk, whloh had Loon road earlier in the prosoodings. Mr, }tced contonded that tho anawor wag not sufticient, and movod for an Mr, Btorey iuto Court and compel iim to anawor Mr, Reed—The the indictmonty o Goudy—-I hope the Court will order that deferred, Wo may mova to quash some of tho indictmonta when the proper timo arrives, t caro about inwiating that attachmont to bring | Statatos of Llinoia, Court juriediction, County, according stood on an oqual f and, in its own The Court—TI do no! tho defondant alall ple Rood—Thon I hereby notify the counsol aboll instruct tho Olerk to sot thei for triol noxt ‘Tuosday, Mr, Dextor—Is it not 60) cages should bo set for tri what Judge shall try thom Air. Keod—I ao not avk for any order In the Mattor. I simply notify tho counsel that the cases aro set for Tucaday, casea continued from term to’ term fo! Ar. Goudy rose to daprecate the motion, and quote? yolumimously from asuthoritios, which consumed the time up tothe hour of recess at Upon tho renesombling of the Court continnod his citation of authorities, the cauos which ba doponded upou waa ono Hickey, after narrating the circumstancos of which the dofendant’s counsol stated that {t would ba woon fn this caso that the Gourt hold that there was no powor in Mississippi to pupish for constructive contompts. that thoro was a law of Congress whi ed the Fodoral Courts from puniubing for a libel on the Court {os uowspapor, ‘ho night to pun- awh roated upon a low of necoseity, and it was plain that thore was no necessity for the powor 0 bo executed in tho Orunual Court of Gook Uf the Courts of Luglund could traus- act thelr buaimea without bocoming public accu- 10 could the Cook County Criminal Court, ero wad LO necossity for the puuish- ment thera was no mowhat strango that al bofore itis deflucd things involved in this wult undetermjaed be referred sailg Henry W, Mishop, Master as aforcasid, to taka proofa of tho facts stated in éd, and supplemental bill, and that he sucertain and elpal and {utercat, due on ke wald mortgaue of June gud of ‘sald mortguge uf Oct 23, Court should dee! Ld original, ainend. lon't want those the bonds secured Uo roforred also in and report of what the property Hock Inland & Ht. Lo + and iis entire vale, whist part and rty (¥ Lound by wald mortgeye vuluo, what amount of said jea roupectively wero canceled one+ contract of July’ au October, 18723 whut amount of {utorost has Leon patd 80 cauceled ons-half since Feb. ty 1u7l, and what bouds'not Lalf-canceled THE CONTEMPT CASE, P ML, BTOREY'S PLEAS, This ‘subject was hore dropped and tho con- tompt case taken up, Mr. Reod--I have heres lotof papors pro- sented by tha other side. I shall firut read th documents snd shall thon move to strike the Papers from the Ales of the Court, Mr. Reod then read the dooumonts as follows: comes the sald Wilbur F, Storey, ausiuet formation inthe sbove eutilled caso haa and defonds, otc, i aud for plea to tho waid: ys that he ts not guilty of committing » court iu matner aud form aud of this he puts lemanda a Jury to try the isuus, ND, iy ths sald information, the ef : inane inate, oe Hise of the Iackford, ON TIM PowEn OF PUNIAIING, Company consteln, Mr, Neod referred to Wheaton Vi.,227, and other suthorition, all bearing on the same subject in language almost eynouymous. Uoularly to Bishop on Criminal Law, Pourth Ldl- the supremo Court Ho roforted pare tion, Soc, 245, of Iilinojs in thy ower of punishing an offender for committed out of the Court was ans clont ad the aduunlutration of tho law itaolf, ‘To show that the Court had power to bauish for contompt committed outside, tho casa in tho 2d Virginia, whero the offender sulted the Judgo outuide the court-room, on ourt-Houso, Juet av be was en had been bettor considered, and party spoke contompt- awouut, if anything, on ud stuce that dal na it {6 further orderod that the sald Master in~ id Teport what sum tho sald complainant o5 Said mortgages, and the other tutors ara reepestively entitied works was thet the author was 8 bigh-toued, he referred ta with a tendoncy to un unduo ox. j@ Crown and the ofilcers appolutod Ho considered that Hawkins waa more rollable than Blackstone, and read Soc. 12, Chap, G, of tho former author, citing several caso of contempts in whioh it had boon decided that the , to sock rodress in an action for tibel. ‘ho speaker cited s casein Virginia, Scontury ago, in which » Judge tined for cou- tempt 8 mun who accunod him of injustice on tho stops of hivown dwelling ; which action was aub- woquently austained jn the Courts, Ho cited lisher of the Chicago Daity American, who ed for = contempt perwonally a juror in a murder c: Pragress Of trial, and ‘was reversed. Ho urge: that the publication of could be looked upon ence of **% Court in {he prosecution sv, aud that he ruport bie Cogethor with the’ proofs, to the Court, and he report upon the other ‘matters hereby aud hortofore referzed to him with all conveutout speed, And all other matters are hereby resccvod, ‘THE GENERAL FREIGHT AGENTS. ‘The Geuoral Vroight Agonty of tha AMlebi Coutral, Lako Shore & MichiganSouthern, Pi burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, ond Pittuburg, Cinclunatl & St, Louis Railroads hold a1 meeting at tho frelght oflice of tho Pittsburg & Fort Wayno Nailroad yesterday afternoon, for tho purpose of furthor conalderin; ures were best to be taken by tl lines in viow of the reduction in frolyht rates by tho Baltimore & Ohio in yeaterday's Tauunz. ‘The Agent of the Bal- ailroad did uot tput in au ap- pearance, and consequently no compromise ry expen! the utepsof the of this suit or otherwi: terlng, No case at greater length. Tho uouuly of 6 past decision. Ho read from Kano's firat reports a docialon by Chancellor Kent, who dentod the right of a pou the question of his ewn iu- tempt, aud cited » caso on 40 of Underwood's Btatuter, kuuwn wa Clark vi. People, with rogard to tho inherent power of a Court to puuish for contempt; also, Third Scammon, pago 403, where it characterizos all acta impede the workings of justice a8 done in tho He also read from the ontempt case, showing igh the respondents in the cavo denied of committing a contempt, yet it do- on the Court fo wettle that question, hat the devision of Judge Beort in the propor Locourse was man to decide wy tontin tho cont fort tn said tuformatio the Grand Jury finpanelod’ pe of the Orisalual Court Teturned into said Cou: awely, threv indictnents for publishing an obscene n1 Forth residictmenta, referred ke ort fi orimation wa pagbltal nea by tho aad defendant’ ead toes endaut avers that be did complet jad bea! toad toe rand Jury agalust he: before 8 fu maliguiug aso which was in which tho judgment tuat {¢ could not bo bald in srtrle 4a sinemupapog & contempt in the prea- fact w revont deciulon of BE; rexenca of the Court. 0 th ete ore, sna o ty locision in the Journal ci road, a# announced THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, MARCI 24, 1875, contd he offected. After along dobato, it waa decided ty adhera for the prorent ta the tarit, aul make no reduction. 10 matter what action the Baltimore & Uhlo took. Tho Ayont of tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad fo this city statos that Le has no authority to inake any arrangemonts with tho other roads, ay lim ordery to ont tates came direct from Ssalti- moro, It ia bis opinion that his ruad intends to make tho samo fight in regard to freights ax it hina dono in regard to passengers. (nconres qnonoe of thin roduction, the Baltimore & Ohio Hailroad ia doing anunusually largo freight busl- ness, Tho prasengor traiiic aleo continues very brisk on thls lino, cach train taking out about 100 passongers. ‘Tha Ponnsylvania Company, excopt the reduction of rates’ to Baltimero nn Washington, has this far taken no measures 17. checkmate tho Baltinora & Ohio. Thin rowd in uodoubtediy auxious to koop tho other lines Trading to too East out of the fight oa long os pousible, and hence it rooming tuactivity, ‘That this is its sole deeire lias teen proven by tho fact that it haa restored tho rates from St. Louis to tho East, because other St. Louis lines had commenced reducing to New York. Should the war, however, not bo settlod within a phort timo thero ia but little prospect that this state of affaire will continue very long. There {s ovory indication that within p fow days every rond leading from Chicago to the East will roduce both paasougor and freight rates to puch low fie urea a8 to force the two contesting lines to make poace. ‘Tho Pronger {rafllo on tho Michigan Central and Michigan Southern has groatly fallen off, aud but little frej:zht is shipped over these Hnew at present, ‘Therefore they will be compelled to meet the rates of the other lines, though they niny lose money Ly so doing. Mr. W.C. Quincey, the General Manager of ihe Chicago Division of the Haltimore & Ohio Nailroad, atrived in tho city yexterday to look over the situation. Walle tiere he willalso try to secure another site fora passenger depot, a¢ the lenxo of tha Exposition Building expires on tho Ist of June, TRAIN ACCIDENTS, ‘Tho train accidents on the Chicago ronds dur- ing the month of February were ng fo'lows : On the night of tho Int, an expresz-train on the Chicago, Burliuyton & Quincy strock 2 broken frog at Meriden, Ill. ‘The engine paused over, but all the reat of the tram left tho rails, On tho afternoon of the 24, tho mail-train on tho Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore Road ran off the track near St. Joseph, Mick, during o hoavy snow-storm., On the night of the 8d, near Oswego, Ii, on the Fox Utver Valloy Branci of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad, several cars of a froght-train wera thrown frora tho track by tho broaling of a truck, and somo of them foll upon the ico which covered the Fox Hiver, Vory caily onthe morning of tho 4th. a pausen- Ror-truin op tho Lake Shore & Alichigan South. a) Toud wag thrown from the track in Hust ffalo, N. ¥., by tee whieh had collected in a tro arly on the morning of tho ith tho first soc- tion of au Enxnt-bound freight train ov tie burg, Cinclunatt & St. Louls Road struck 9. broken raf near Cadiz Junction, O.. and tho tive rear cars rau off the track and were badly broken up, injuring a boy fatatly and two troim-men badly. Afow tminutes afterwards the second kection enme up ata good speed and ran into the wreck, and the ongino and thirtcen cara wore piled np on the track and broken up. ‘The track was elcared in five hours, On the afternoon of the 4th thora was a but- ting-collision between two paseenger-trains on tho Southwestern Division of the Cuicaya, Rock Island & Pactile. near Eldon, Ta., by whitch both engines wore badly wrockodt aud sovoral cara damaged. An engincer, a flraman, and tho ex- preee-meskenger were burt, Bath trains were ruuning on telegraphic orders, but it was eald that an order for tho Hast-Lound train to walt for the other at Astland was not delivered, ‘Ou the ovening of the 4th, ou the Chicago & Alton, near Bridgeport, Ill., the engino of a pas- venger-train was thrown frou tho track during a heavy snowstorm, ‘ On the moruing of the Sth, an old engine on the Michigan Central was throw frau the traci near Juckeou, Mick., by a broken driving-whiccl, and tho engineer waa badly hurt, On tho morning of the 7th, a8 an oxpress- traiu on tho Chicane » Burlington & Quincy was near Hawthorne, ill, the counecting-rod broke, and one ond was thrown up Bpalnst the cab, breaking it up and tenting a hole in tho boller. ‘Tho opgincer aud flroman wore both scalded, On the night of tho Sth, a froight-train on the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul Road ran off tho track at Winona Junction, Wis, and the engine and several cars wore wrocked. ‘he secident wag caused by a broken switch. On the night of tho sth, tho slecping-conch of A pnesonger tiain on the Cincinnati, Lafayette & Chiengo Noad ran off tha track near Katkakeo, ML, blocking the road cight hours. ‘ho gcci- ont was cansed by a broken axle Enrly on the morning of tho Sth, the second woction of a freight train on tho Chicago & Alton Road yan into the rear of tho first wection st Dwight, U1, breaking up several cata and infu Ing the engineor anda brakeman, ‘On tho morning of tho ‘th, a north-bound pas fenger train on tho Milwaukeo Division uf tha Chicago & Northweate.n struck broken rail near Ivea, Wis, and (ho engino and threo cars left the track and ware connidorably damaged. On tho morning of tho 11th, s south-bound freight train on tho Hlinolx Contral etruck ao. broken rail noar Jonesboro, lil, chrowing a unm. Lor of cara from tho track, au‘ tive of them wera piled up across the road and badly broken, Near noon on the lith, a freight train on the Iilinois Contral ran ovor & misplaced switch at Anna, Ill, and into the roar of another freight, which was standing ou the widing, wrecking the caboons. On the 11th, at Shabbona, Tl, on tho Rocl Falls Brauch of tho Cincago, Burlington & Quiney, an engine aud tender were thrown from. the track by a broken rail, causing much trouble, On tho ovoning of tho 11th, a freight train on the Fox Mivor Branch of the Chicago, Burling- ton & Quincy ran into a Chicago, Rock Istand & Pacitlo passenger train at the crossing of the two roads pt Ottawa, I, ‘Tho freight-eugino was damaged, ove passenger-car wieeked, and a brakoman ba:lly hort, : Ou tho morning of the 18th, on the Mlinois Coutral. near Kankakeo, It, « car and tho ca- booyo of a frowght train were thrown from the track by & brokon rail, blocking tho road several OnTs. On the 15th, tho engine and throo cars of the Wewt-bound mail-train on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayno & Chicago, were thrown from the track near Vau Wort, O, : On tha morning of the 17th, a west-bound froight-train drawn by two engines was thrown from tho track of tho Chicago, Rock [wland & Pacitio Noad, at Depuo, Ill, by a misplaced switch, Both tho engines and four vars went into the ditch andl wero badly wrecked, aud tho road was blocke:t for twenty-four houra, On the morning of tha 17tb, at Mendota, IL, on tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Itolroad, a passenger-train was nuable to start owing to tho slippory coudition of tho rails, and two switch- canes, Wore kont to the rear ent of tho train to help jtout, Juet after it sturtod tho forward engine struck 9 misplaced switch, and wont off the track, Tho bagenge-car and tender wore forcod off tho track aud both broken ually On the ith, at Bunt, L)., on the Chlesgo & Towa Mollroad, a freight-traln was dileted by a broken rail, blocking the road four hourr, About 2 o’olock, on the morning of the 10th, an cast-bound train on tho Pittaburg, Cinciuuatl & 8t, Louls Road struck a broken rail near Mingo Junotlon, ‘The cara went down an om- bavkment, and the entire traln was destroyad by fire. Mr, J. N. McCullough, Genaral Manager, aud William Stewart, Gonoral Fraight Agent, of tho Pennsylvaula Company, a brakomnan, and thrao Fassongors, wore sovoroly injured, On the morning of tho 19¢h, at Evanston, IN., on tho Milwaukoa Divislon of tho Chicago & Northwovtorn load, one freight-train ran ita the roar of anothor, damaging tho ongine and sovoral care. On tho evening of the 10th, throo cars of a Ppassenger-train on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy wero thrown from the track noar Mort Sladivon, damaging tho cara badly aud blockad- ing tho road ai night, in the nixht of the 20th, a trala on the Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pavitic Road struck a brokon rail at Shefiiold, 11), and throo coschos wero thrown from tho track, one of thom golng down a bank 15 fcot Iugh. One paysenger was killed gud ilvo injured, : Ou the aftervoun of, the “25d, thore was a but- ting collision hatween two freight trains on the Chicago, Nock Island & Paciilo hotweon Ataliaua and Wout Liborty, by which bath engines wero almost completoly destroyed, and suvoral cara telescoped and badly broken. A brokoman was Killod and both engiveors slightly burt, ‘On the night of the 23d, 9 freight train on the Clucago, Rock Igland & Pacitls struck » broken railat Dutchman's Grade, lu, Tuo couplings broke, and the forward partof ‘the train wout shead, the roarcarof this portion having the rear truck knocked out from under it. On tho evoning of the 25th, a freight train on tho Chicago. Rook island & Pacitlo broke in two bear Peru, JIL, aud tho wection was sun muta by afollowing train. An englue and seven cure wore wrocked, 4 i On the morning of the Y7tb, noar Wilmington, UL, on the Chicago & Alton: Moad, a felght train ran of tae track, blocking tho read some ourd, According to the Railroad Gazette, the total aceidonta on all the ri in the United Btat during the month of February woro 211; yh by 11 persons wore killed nnd 186 injured, Hiy' accidents cauxed the death of ona ur mora per- bons ; 36 othera Injury, ‘Lut not death; while 167, or 79 per cent of the ihote, causcd no serlaua fu- Jary to Any parson, BOSTON TRANSPORTATION, eciat Purnateh to The Chrcagy Tribune, Tost March 20,—At tho hearing of the Soint Hpecial Committes of the Legislature on tho petition of Edward Crane and othora to be {negrporsted as the Boston & Chicago Itallaay Trust Company to-day, Amos A. Lawronce, of Hoxton, wtated that Ms firm Jast year (1874) sol4 29,009 packages, ranging in value from 8CO0 to £250, of which 12,000 packages wore sold ta the West, 10,020 to Now York, 7.000 to Balti more, ond 400 in lonton. Of the gooda Bald Weat but 40,0u0 went aver tho Toston & Albany, By that rund there waa both oxtra oxe lies anddelay, ‘Tho tint could be remedied, but tho latter could not, nud tha consequence Was these customers from Albany aud ‘Troy cearel to como to Boatun. Altogether, it frelghts from Boston were aa low an frou Now York, nearly all the Joat Westorn trad could bo restored, as the parties prefer to come near to the manufacturers, ‘The expense of keeping up branch houses In Now York wan vory prent, aud ho thought this wonld be saved if Boston waa placed ou the samo froight-footing ax Now York, Mr. Georgo C, Richardson, heud of the firta of (eorgo C, Richardson & Co. the largest dry-goods commission hougo in Beston, laid great atrees on tho importance of cheap transportation, aaying that if a permanent ar- Taurement could bo mado that would place Boston on au equal footing with Now York In tho mat- ter of freight, it would bo yaatly bonoftcial. Soaton bas suffered largoly throngh the varions rallrcad convontions for regulating freighits, Thera wan nothing Now England so much need- cheap trausportation. It lad at the foun- n of all her prospority. ‘Tha petitioncra propoue to axk of the State a guarantee of G per cent to the holders of. tho stock of tho now corporation, which ehall ine eluto in Maseachuretta tho Boston . Maine,” Boston & Lowell, tho Tonton é& Fitehburg, and tho Masuachusetts Central Railroads ; that 1 per ecnt of the caruings shall go iuto a sivking-fund which in thirty-five yearn will amount to enough to purchase ull the roads, and then they will bo used Just ns thoy aro now usod, travetors pay- ing simply enough to maintain them, MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS, Sveciat Visuatch to The Chicaan T'rvune, Sr. Loris, Mo., March 23.—Tho Republican of to-morrow will contain the following: Welearn froin a rellablo xource that the firrt_ mort ayo bonduolders of the Missouri, Kansas & Texpa allroad, representing tho Srat lieu upou the property ofthat Company, contemplate an early foreclosure, with a viow to a reorganization of the aQalra of the road, ‘Tho Cumpany iin default upon the Interest coupons overdue luce November, 674, nud ay the road ise been placud iu thy hands of a Revetver upon tho petition | of a reeond morteage boudtolders, it expected Leretotore that somo amicably arrangament would be made to protect the Interosta of thone Lold- {ng flint mortgage bonds, ‘This expectation haa not Ween realized, and the'probabllity of proceediiigs to furelove “the first Hen 18 elourly — foresiad- owed, In the meantime, a desire has been espreered by leading representatives of the firvt qmorttaga beudhoblers that the road aliall he leased or turnet! aver to the Atlantic & Paritte allroad Company with the object of securing the nervices of Alt, Andraw Virse sy executive mau. THE IOWA PACIFIC. Special Dispatch to The Chigany Tribune, Deregce, Ia. March 21.—Tho management of tho Iowa Vacitic Itailvoad, runniug from Du- ‘Duque wost through the northern portion of the Stato, have mado arrangemauts to complete the ron: this year, ard will redumo active operations atonco. Mr. Graves, President of tho Itiver Hailroads, authorizes tho statement that the work will bo prosecuted vigorously till com- pleted. AGENTS' CONVENTION, Ctxcrsxatt, O., March 23,—The Convention of Railroad Ticket and Pasecnger Agents, which as beon in eogaion since Friday last. adjourned to-day to moet in Saratopa Reptember nest. It is understood that nothing was done excant some alight changes in local ratew. ‘Tho Ialtie more «& Ohio, Cucinnati & Ohio, and Missiasippt Roada wero not ropregented in tha Couventiun. THE WILCKE MURDER. Miss Minnie Montgomery Telly 2o Mather Fishy Story. Tho dotoctives are still bard at work to un- ravel tho mysteries surrounding the murdor of Wilcke, ot lila saloon on Lake stroot, a fow weeks ago, ‘Choy sro now in poeseusion of in- formation which thoy Lcliovo will ultimately Jead to the apprehonsion of the perpetrators of thocrime. ‘Tho {uformation, it appears, camo goreral days ago from the girl MINNIE MUNTGOMERY, whogo testimony beforo the Coroner's jury wae doomed of suficiout importance to bold her as a witness. Since horcontinemont in jnil she haw ‘beon vory cotnmunicative, and even gone xo fer as to send for oflicora in bor anzicty to toll oll sho know, Learning of theee facts, areportor waited upon bor yesterday, to whom ube told the foliow- ing story: She ssid that whoa before tho Coroner's jury sho told * but oo part of what sho know of the murder of Wileko, but since then had learned all. Whoa bofore the jury she know that Jolumy Sullivan and Flora Crandall bad a band in tho crime, aud stspected, from what ho had aaid to hor, another party by tho uname of Churley Lara ven, whom tho described as belng fall and slim, with black hair and mustache, and about 25 years of sgo, Since im fail. she said Laraven Lad vise ited her aovecal times, aud had DETAILED THE WHOLE, CINCUSSTANCES, Ho told her Monday of lant weok that on the fatal morulog himself, Sullivan, aud Flora Cran dall went to Wileke’s saloon quite carly, Tho woman Jed the way into the saloon by a» private entrance. Wilcko waa wittg noar tho stove reading s paper, Without euy words Sullivan ‘abbed Wileko, and a seyoro scuflo onsned, During the struggle Lo was standing by, and Wilcke seized a mailut weed in tapping boer and struck bim on the silo of tha faco, (‘Lhe girl says he carried the mark of tho blow at the tithe.) Hoe then pitched on Wilcke, but before ho could got ina blow Sullivan had soizod tho hatchot and felled him to tho floor. Mo told hor that ho then took tho hatchot and finished the bloody work, hiv compantona standing aud looking pas- sivaly on. Io thon riled lis peckets and tho monoy-drawer, aftor which each of them took a drink, tho women ‘Flora,” who was familiar in tho place, wetting up tho liquor. ie waid that they thon divided the mouey and loft tho scono at their leisure, AYTER THE MonDEN. Aftor having completed hor story of the mur- dor as dotailed to her by Luraven, in auswor to sundry close questions, the stated that slo wan with Larayen the second day after the murder ou Pacitlo ayenne, where ha ilved, and that at the time lig face wae badly swollou aud bruised, and hiv whirt was yet bloady, It wau at this meeting, which was only 8 few hours in advaneo of her teutrfying bofore the Coronor, (hat she xained hor impressing, beforo alludod to, of hisoomplicity in the crime, fo told hor at this mooting that he had had a little diMleulty and canio near gotting ia srarat of it, but ho guessed ho would be all right, In anawor to a question as to why Laraven visited hor at tho jail, who rephed that ho wos an old friend of bors, and that since the murder ho ad oma money, aud he wanted to bail ber out and have hor go to Groen May with him. Spo refused to accopt lis proce because of ita conditions, for ff he would qurdor an innocent mau bho did not think hor life would bo safs du hig hands, Ho told her, in oxplanation of Lis connection with the tragedy, that ho scarcoly know Wilcko, but had loarnod thut he hud a great deal of mouoy, and that Sul- livan asked hit to G0 ALONG AND HELP IN Time Wont. Ho took his part in the horrible affair for tho mouvy that was supposed to bo in it, aud did it aftor dollberation, ‘The girl proteuded to know of tha movements of Sullivan, and said sho was in recuipt af & plow wage from bins fow days ago, Ho was to have Toft tho city last woek for tho West, but sho did uot bellavo ha had gone, Sho was quito confle dent that Laraven was now in tho city—in fact, who expocted a visit from him overy day, She spoke of bim ay being 8 rough, high- tempered man, and her gauorat opinion of bin Was that ho was ready at any tie for whatever came in bis way, cariug little for rovulte, Bhs vail he bad lived ee city sovoral years, aud by occupation was a sailor, “The ghtastury da givon for what is is worth, While it has tue show of — plaumbile: on ite face, tho readiness with whic! it was told throws 8 whudow of doubt over it, Mefors tho Coroner's {ey tho told a atraight story, which agrocs with tho abovo 80 fur as It wont, aud was among tho mout crudi- blo uf thy mauy witnesses exaunnod, 1f who has concoctod tho Wholo thing, sho has dono it vere tainly without auy apparent oiotives, ay hor rev- elations only tend to leugihen hor Imprivoument by incresalag her importance aa a witness. tho family, CRIMINAL RECORD, A Horrible Wife-Murder and Bul- cide in Lowell, Mass, Attompt to Murdor a Witness in a Ken- tucky Court. WIFE-MURDER AND SUIOIDE, Lowgut, Mans, Marol 2a—An atrocious wife-murdor, followed by the sulclde of the murderer, occurred at tho boardiug-houae of Dr. Martindale, in this city, this afternoon, Mrs. Sarah Low, ® young married woman, boing fatally grounds by hor husband, Charles J. ow, Who fired two abota from vor int her head, and thon Iillad Minnaolt wih to ree muiniag chargo, Mra, Low waa a domeatic in bo far aud had fled from her husband in New York State. He pursued har to thia city, and Kilted her becauso_ she refusud to live with him. Low was from Fredonia and of respecta+ blo parontage, pnt his habits have Leow of tho vilovt character, ‘Cho altting-room of the board ing-houxe, the seena of the tragedy, presents a horriblo right. ‘Tho walls aud floors arc covered with blood. Mra, Low was aliyo at tho Jntexy acconnts, but cannot recover. The murder hns ae Qn unusual oxcitement throughout the HORSE THIEVES. ectal Inapatch ts The Chicago Tribune, Tenn Maury, Ind. March 23,—A horeo and buggy hired at ono of the ity Hyery stables Suuday was stolon by tho pretendod hirers of it. ‘Two eitizons on horsaback riding into tho coun. try on Monday, happening to hear of the thievoa passing that way, determined to give pnranit After a hot chase, Iosting all day Monday, thoy came up with the thioves noar Greencastle, in Putnam County, late in tho evening, ‘Tha thieves abandoned the buggy and took to their hoale upou the approach of the pursuers. Ono of them was thon chased, and, after being shot, was captured Intoat night.’ The other made Good bis exeapo, Tho property was recovered. A FORGER CAPTURED, Special Dispateh to The Chicavo Tribune, Erooutxatoy, I, Maron 29.—Joln B, By. aus, who flod from MeLoan County somo timo po for forging the name of hia mother to a pettus dood for her farm, was arrested to+ lay ot Leroy, and lodged in fat here, Somo time ago ho eneapad from Detective Nitten- honge, of Champainn, who bad captured him, aud lay under a sidewalk uatil both feet wera frozen. Mis toes aro_ now moctifled, aud ampne tation will probably bo neceaaary. SELLING BEER TO MINORS, Svecial Dispatch to The Chicaan Tribune, LaSantr, Ul, March 23.—John Ryan, of this city, who on Thursday Inat was triad at Mortis on threo indictments of five counts each, charging him with gelling lager becr to minora, and sou. tonced to pay n tine of $300 and suffer imprino ment in the County Jail for a torm of 154 day: haw bad bis impriwonment commuted to twon: daye, nud sundry friends of his to-day sent tho money to pay hig fine, CRIME IN ARKANSAS, Lirtre Rock, Ark., March 23,—John MeF'ad- den shot and killed George D. Blackardat Clarka- villo yestorday. Dlackard waaa railroad em- ploye, and was shot for refusing to return €1 wou from McFadden. Tho murderor was ar- rented, Aman named Nichole, who had passed a ratvod pension warrant for #300, waa shot and badly Wounded by Dotective Woodward while attompt- ing to eveapo. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A WITHESS, Lovievtitn, Ky. March 23.—A epecial to the Courier-Journal says an attempt was mado to fevaruinato James Brothers, who has turned State's evidence agninet the Todd County Kite Klax, while in tho witness stand in tho Cotirt. Houxo at Elton to-day. The attempt was une succeseful, but tho assailants ezeaped, ‘The of- ticera were in hot purauit at last accounts. A NEGRO MURDERED, ral Diavatca ta The Chicaaa Tribune, Nasivitte, Tenn, March 28.—A nogro, while temporarily away from home in Sumner County alurday night, heard ashot tired and went te investigate, Ho won enbssquently found, his body riddled with bultets, his throat cut. au: ona o goue, The bloody affulris mapped in mya ary. NOT GUILTY. Saut Laxe, March 23—In October Inst, Thomas LE, Ricks, u member of the Grand Jury, was indictod forthe murder of David Sheouw, in 19G0, The caso was givon to the jury thig afternoon, and this evening a vordict wos ren- deed of wot guilly. Tho samo man was f3- dicted for polygamy, MURDER IN BOSTON, Hostog. March 2}.—Early last night, tho body of Mia, Mary Bingham, a widow, aged about sv Yenm, was found in tho cellar of bor mother's romtdenca ou Webster street, East Boston, The police are looking for the murderer, GRAIN INSPECTOR HARPER, ANOTIER INVESTIGATING COMMITTER. ‘Tho Spocial Committeo of the Senate appoint- ed to investigate affairs around Clicf Gratn-In- 4pector Harpor's oftico commenced the examl- nation of tho books yesterday morning, Mr. Harp- er boing still contined at homa by #loknees. Tle oxainination was of a preliminary character, and soemod to be mado simply to get a starting-point iu tho task tho Chairman, Soustor Robluson, had imposed upon himself, In other words, the mombora of the Committoo did not soem to know what thoy wero to Investigate, or whiero to commonce the work beforo shem. Acagual examination of tho books, howover, showed that thoy were bohind, aud that tho Jedger had not beon posted for soveral mouths, Upon this discovery being mado, the chief vlerk of tho department was requested to furnish the Cominittee with a succinct statement of tho Husucial condition of the office from the time it camo into Mr. Harper's hands, ombracing a showlng of tho amount of cash and unpaid billy turned over by his predecessor; the ainount of receipts and disbursements for each mouth 5 tho amount of cash on baud, aud on exhibit of tho rates of fuspoction eice the present iucum- bont has held tho ofica. ‘Tho Committee then adjourned until 4 o'clock, THR UEPONTS, Whon the Committee roaysombled the roporta eallod for wero iu readiness. ‘{hey alowed thot when Mr, Harper took the oflles the amount of cash turned over to him waa 92,05616, and in 9: Tho cash on bund to dato was andin Dilla $12,900,55,- ‘Ihe report further showed that the ratea of inspection, atriking au avorage, had boon reduced about one half since ho took the ofice. Hofore the roporta wero axaminod the report. ra wore auked to rotiro, tu afford the Committes opportunity to talk up somo matters for private consideration, ‘The Cummitteo adjournad in « short time until 10 o'clock this moriug, £ WHY THEY CAME, The Chairman stated to a Trius reporter during the day that the investigation had beea iuatitutod partly by o dissatisfaction with the former inyeatigation, aud partly by complaluty which had roachod Springteld through pri yato channel, Ifo said the late gunual roport uf the Chief Inupoctor, and the want of agreemonut botwoon it and cortain atatementa mado public by the Rallrosd and Warohouse Commuzionera in their roport, bad also coutributed to bringlug about the investigs- tou, IHe declined, howovor, to give tho names of tho tate complainants, ‘but Intimated that umong the witnessea to be examined would bo railroad and warchonxa men, aud possibly some members of tho Board of Trade, It in not likely that any evitlence will be taken thin wool, as private busines will call ono of the Committos tu Springtleld this ovoulng ; por Ia fc Jikoly that this investigation, auy moro thau its bredecesuors, will ubow any iinproper conduct on the part of the Chiof Inupoctor, 4 SYHINGFIELD REPORT. Special Dispatch to The Chieuws Tribune, Brainarteco, Ill, March 23.—2t is stated on pretty good authority that one or wore members of the Board of Warchouso Commissiovers have g0n0 to Chicago, whore thoy wera called to louk after tho condition of tho fivancial sairs of W. H. Harper, which sre roported to be in an un> aativfactory condition. It 1s also waid that Gov. Boyorldge hex beon tolegraphod for, but, owing to his sbyenco in St. Louis, whero ne hay gous to attend a banquet given to Capt. Esds, he could not go to Chicago. Tho friouda®f Harper Lore do uot boliuyo the wild rumors thut aro afloat, which are to tho ef- fect that ho 1s short in his sooounts toan: which will reach $10,000 of mare,