Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1876, Page 2

HE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, Fi SBRUARY 19, 1876—TWLELVE PAGES, ~ WHISKY. Babeock’s Lawyers Undertake to Hend Off the Gran- ger Jury, A Motion to Direct an Ac- quittal Denied by the Court. The Facts and Inferences Must Bo Determined by tho Jury. Reversal of tho Usmal Order of Arguments for Baboook's Benefit. Working TUp Testimony to Give McKee n New Trial. Messrs. Keeley and Kerwin Appear and Give Bail, Tho Grond Jury Auxzioza {o Cet Homee--Indiciments Tet to Cante. ST. LOUIS, BABCOCK'S TRIAL. TWO DEFEATA. Sweiat Diepuish to The Chicado Tribune. 87, Louts, Feb, 18,—Tho defenne havo sus- tatned two defenta to-day, apparently the rerult of bad generalship, Tho wituens Magill, a Int- ter-carrlor, who cloeed tho ovidenco for tho do- fenso Isst night, swearing that ho roturned to Joyes two lotters cerreaponding to thowo Everist mailed to Avery sud Balcock, croated o very bod haprozsion, e may havo told tie truth, P but bis excitablo, flighiy mannes was all against bim. 1t wsa supposed that tho (iovornment would try to fmpench bLim, snd this is what {bo dofenso ioped for, ag it would give them no opportunity to get a lot of witnesses who would bolater up Magill by giving him a good charae- tor. Dyer and Broadhoad suw this, aod, sud- “denly changing their plans this morning, loft the dofonse with n room-full of witncesea for whom thoy had no use. Thon, ngain, aftor an elabo- ato motion boing made to have the procoedings stopped and the Court order an acquittal being ovarraled, leavos tho idea that tho Judgeo think that somo kind of n eaao bag boon mado, It was » bold stroke, but ita failuro is dizastrous. The lofense, howeyor, look for a yery strong ohargo from the Court whon tho case is given to the fury, and rely largoly on thair ezpoctations in this vogard. Thoy have little faith in the CGranger jury. ARRANOING TIE ANGUMENTS, This aftornoon tha attoroeys for the prosocu- Yon Lold a conforence, whon it was agreed taat Dol Broadhqad ehould open tho argument for \he Qovernment to-morrow morniug snd Col. Dyoc close, Col. Broadhead will occupy the worning seesion and Mr. Btorrs the afternoon. Mouday morning Judge Porter will apeak, and Col. Dyer will oloasthe case Mondsy aftarnoon, 30 that it will go to tho jury in the avoning of that day, providing tho Judga's chargo is ready. This arrangoment of the closing of the argu~ mant {a the reverso of tho practico in this Court. Horctofore, whan moro than ona closing speccl waa made, tne defense apened and tho proecen- ton followed, thus siternating until tho final tlona bytho prosecation, During tho proceeeings ihisaftornoon Judgs Portor requested thochauge and Judgo Dillon ralad that tho request was o fair ono, as with the gront maos of ' testimony putto by the Government ibo defento could Dot {udgo what was to bu pressed to the atten- tion 0! the jury tntil thoy had listened to part of tho closing argumont. o — COURT PROCEED|NGS. MAQILL'S BTORY. St. Louis, Mo., Feb, 18,.—Upon the conclu. slon of tho roasion of tho cours Jast ovoning, tho District-Attorney announced that ho would have somo robuttal avidenco to vftar this morning. Upon thio opopiug to-day, Georgo Gavin, the .ocrotary of tho Board of Polics Commissioors, won ealivd, for tho purposo of showing the rec- ard of Magtll, tho lotter-carrier, who teatifled to sotueaiug tuo lotters to Joyed, Tho witnesd did a0t answor, aud tho Distiict-Attornoy imume- Lintely sunounced that the Governmont would ut 10 wo rebuttal tessimony. T'ho case vas then declared cloued, so faray tho ovidenco waa concerned, Judge Lillon asked if tho counsel had arranged In wat munnsr tho closlug argumsnts rhould bo nade, AI0TION TO ACQUIT. Judgo Porter arcso aurd snid that the defouse Jnteuded to rmno a question of law, looking to the diroction of a vordict, aud naked permission tu addrots the Court, aud 1t was granted. Judge Porter Bpoito ot conwiderable length, flviug thie grounds on which ho asked the Conrt o airet, at this Flago of the inal, o vordiot of requittal. ‘L'ho right of tnal by jury bo hold to bo o 1ight guaranleed by the Constitution, and ouo to be uphiod itk sl its forco and all ity yauction, **lu this case,” said Judgo Porter, “upon tho undisputed facts, we submit, there I8 o question but for tho Court taacquit the Jofendant.” o ovideuco wan then passed in taviaw, vory carofully aud slowly, and, sftor the roffow, Judeo Portor sad: * Wo now ask for thoticquittal of tho dofondant ot the hauds or the Court.” Alter a briof paues, tho Court esked tha d fenso if they were popared to fresent authori- . o, Judge Porter replicd {n the afiirmative, and proocedod to read from the bools various casos which bo claimod wero purallol in this poiut of ‘aw to tho one undor considorstion. Col. Uronahcad, in reply to Judga Porter, mid in grder to sustain the motion of the du- louse tne Cours must eny thoro i no testimony rithor diret or fudirect by which the jury might relod to believe in the defondant’s ‘guilt. Ilo sited the facta in the history of tha case,—the nsiling of the lottor by Joyeo to Batcook con- alping $500 ; the corrospondlug with one of tho sonspirators, after he was indicted, through o ihird parly ; to the giving of vsluablo informn- don at the same time ho wus Kmmu»u agninst e zalde g the souding of the “Byiph " dis- yatch notifyiug the cousplratora laere of the \handooment of o rald beforo the agents who wd bh“m detailed 1o make that rald had boen wpprisnd of the fact, woro all wo strougly pro- mmptiye in character that they must go to the mry fot ndecison. Where there are disputed ssues it Is the province of the jury to detormine, NOT ALLOWED, ‘The Court took the matter under advisomant, wd, on reavsembling in the afternoon, Judgo Jillon delivered the followinye decision 1 ‘Tho testimony ou both sides bejug closed, do- ‘endant’s. counsol moved tho Court for a per- wnptory direction to the jury to moquit defend- ot The case which the Government sovks 1o nake sgalnut the defendant is one which largely, rerhiaps exclusjvely, depends upon circuwstan- sl evidonce, whioh it claums shows that the do- ‘endant bad criminal knowlodge of the couspir- wy to defraud tho rovenues iu 8t. Louls; that 10 participated in that conspiraoy. Thu Gov- yrument has sought to fwplicate him mainly by tie toutimony of Lvorest a# to tho mallingof a siter undor circumstauces which counsel for the doverument malotain would authorize the jury, ot atanding alono, but in copnsction with the shier facta 1 evideuce, to 1for that it contained » $500-blll, and that b wes kent to and ocelved by defendant for gullty purposes, and )y certaln telegraphic dispatches to and from Lo defendant, Tlo present motiou involves a fuestion s to the relative powers and functions ¥ the Court and 1\;3, which 18 of groat Iw- co. Undoubtedly the Coust {s judge of law in oriminal ae well a4 in olvil cavos, and e jury sro bound toreceive and apply the lass s azpounded by the Courtin tho one class of 1sa08 the Hauio au iu the other, A motion of tho sharscter of the oue bero made is well kuown to 0 prectice in Fedoral Courts. It is equivalont, mys the Buprame Court of the United Bistes, to |r-mu to the ovidence, 1t answers ilo samo purpors and abould bo tested by the samo tulen, a8 o demurrer to Llio ovidence admits not only the facts therain atated, but aleo ovory con- clnaton which a fury might fairly or raasonably infor thorefrom. In declding upon the presont motion it mnat Do hesnmed shat all ovidence 1n tho'caso s trae. and that the witnceses ava all creditod, for if thero nare questions relating to tho oredibility of witnesacs, or upon _ proper deduc- to ko drawn from ovidonce, thodo sro questionn mot for tho Court but for tho jury, under tho advico aud dircction of the Court. Counsol havo referred to a case in which womo Courts may have juterferod with the provisee of the jury tn & maaucr which it might bo diicult to_ reconcile with the views atove exrressed. Tho priveiples which mast guard us bave been pettled by the Supromo Conrt of the United States, whoso judgmenta hiavo in this Conrt tho force of nuthority, 'Lhe doctrine of tha Supromo Court of tie United Statea In wail Alown ju Iickman va. Jones, 9th Wallaco, 197, This was o caso of malicious prosecution, in which the Cours ruwmpinn\y ‘foetructed the Jury to acquit two of the defondants, In holding thiy to have Leou ersoncous undar tho elreum- stances, tho Bupremo Court of tho United Statow says: Thero was somo ovidence agaloet both ot them. Whethier it was sulliciont to warrant a verdict of guilty, waa a quoagion for the jurv. Uodor tho instractions of the Cours, tho learned Judyo mingled the duty of tho Court and fury, leaving to tho Jury no discretion hut to oboy tho direction of tho Court. Whoro thoro fa no avi- denco. or such n defcct In it that the law will not putinit & vordiet for the plaintit to be given, Kuch au wnstruction may bo properly demandeil, and 1t io the duty of tho Court to give it, To re- fugo I8 orror. In this coso tho ovidence was recoivod without objection, and was bofore tho jurv. Tt tendad to maintain on the part of the plaintil tho issuo which thoy were to try. Whother weak or strong, b was their right to paws upon it. It was not propoe for the Court to wrest this part of the cdlo moro than any other from tho oxorciso of their judgment, Thom- stractions given overiackedl thn ling which sopa- rato, tivo voparato splieros of duty, 'Though co- Tolative, thot aro distinct, and it i importaut to the right administration of justico that thoy should be kept wo. It is as much within the prosiueo of the jury to docldo queations of fact s of tho Court fo decidu questions of law. Tho jury should taito tho Jaw as laid down by the Conet, and givo it full offect, but its apolication to the facts snd tho facta themselvos it is proper for them to detormine. Thoas are the checis and balauces which give the trial by jury its value, Lixperionve has proved their impor- tavce. They aro indispeneablo to the harmony and propor officioncy of the system. The Su- promo Court, fn_casos whoro the facts aro not controvertad, aud where tho iuforonce to be drawn from thotn ia cortain, nocessary, and un. dinputed, or where thete 18 no ovidence tending 10 eatabligh a necessary elemant in tho case, by held that the Courc may peremptorily direct what verdics shsll bo given. Tho diwstine- tion Dotwgon cages which fall within tho rule first stated. nud those which aro for tho decision of'the jury, fs well illuatratod inthe Diailroad Compnny va. Stout, 17 Wallago, 637, In tlis case tho Suproine Court beld that whoro in auy casa it e o mattor of judgneut and discro- tion, of round infersuce, what is the doduclion to Lo drawn from even undisptitod faols, where different man, oqually sousibie and equally im- partial, would make differont inferoncos, Buch coses tho Iawcominits to tho decitiou of the jury nuder tho nstructions from the Court. Tho motion bere must, in our jndgment, ue donicd, for two renrous @ Firat—Thero are facts ‘whichare not undisputed,-—for exawnple, those ro- Iating to the letter tostified to by liverest and Me(@ill, Second—TFho propor inferences to ba drawn from tho telegrams and othor facts ara not 6o cloar and certain that the Court can de- clare their effoct os n mattor of law. Tho doc. trine contended for by tho learncd couusol for tho dofendnnt, it applied to this casa, would requiro tho Courl to disrogard the well-settiod rules Jald down by tha Unitod Hitates Supromo Court in tho cawe of Ilichmun vH. Joues, ubove citod, in which that tribunal holda that tho coustitationnl proviuco of the Jury, undor inalructiona from the Court, ex- touds to the right to decido upon questions of fact in & weak caee a3 woll a8 i a swrong caso. Thoy must analyzo tho ovideuce bofore them. aud detormine the woight to be given to it and the sevorsl parts theroof, THL ARGUMENTH. Some discugslon then took place as to tho or- der in which nrgumonts_should be wmado. The rulo of the Court hnd Leon for tho dofouso to opeu, and be follswed by the prosecution, but both Judge Yorter and Mr. Storrds thought the opening shiould bo by the prosecution. Tho case restod on circumstantinl - evidenco, and it was Dbut juet that tho de- fonso whould bo ndvised a8 to what por- tion of tho great wmass of testimony which hed beon adduced, and the largo part 0f which Liad vecn ronderod irrolevant sinea 1ts fntroduc- tion, wauld be rolied upon by the proascution. An tho prosocugion had thoe torrible advantage of tho coming arglinent, thoy vhould not complain of boing roquired to dtevlono thoir case so uy to pivo tho defonso an iden ss to what thoy would havo to angwor. Judge Dillon did vot think the rulo a good ane, aud, in viow of the circumatancos, it secmnd to both himself and Judge reut but Just that the prosecution bo required to opea in ordor that the dofonse wight not wasto time in guessing ou what portion of tho mass of teati- mony tho prasecution rolied. Ho would, there- fore, suspend the rulo os a mattor of justico to defendaut. Col, D=nr said bo had ot expoctod this, and bad uo. 72 Zarod Lis argument, Ho therefero asked 10¢ np sdjournment until to-morrow. Judgo Porter jomed in the request, sa the do- fene was oqually unprepared, sud Judgoe Dilloa acyuieszed, uud the Court adjournoed, -— I'KEE'S CASE. 18 COUNBEL WILL 1T TO ITOVE THAT ONE OF THE JUROER 1LAD PXPIPEIED AN OPINION OF AUILT PIEYIOUS TO T AL, Soreal Dipateh ta The Chicdan Tribune, Br. Lovwy, Mo, Feb, 1¥.—Fo-night Col. W. L Hatet, of the counsol for McKoo, arrived fu tho city, it is said, with somo proot that one of tho Jurorm stated beforo be way summoned that ho belioved MeKeo was guilty, The defenss hiavo Leen working to secure some points of that kind over ginco the trisl eudod, ‘The witness nupon whom Mefeo'a counsel rolios to prove that Bummers, ono of ths jurors, oxpress- el an opinlon of JMgReo's guilt prior to the trial, is named FeatX) Fautor resides in Pike County, aud alloges that, In o convorsation bofors he way summoned, Bumiers remarked #hat MeKeo wan tho biggost toad in the puddie ; and whon asked If ho Lelfoved him guilty eaid, “You: thero was ro doubt of IL"" Chat after tho trial Summers kuld he was summoned elovon days hefare the trial, and had the adyantago of tuat tizmo to road up and post himself, 3leKeo wrota to Foster, anl he replied as stated abave. On the otber hand it I claimed Foster did not know tho trlal tad takon place, or who was on lhuJury. till gevoral days aftor tho verdict wos rendored. Sootng that & crowd way gatheting in tho street ono day, Lio walkod up and heatd Hum- mers telling of the trial, and ha then learnoil for the flrst tinin that Bummers had been on tho jury, Summera stoutly deuloa that "ho over mnde_any such declorations ar sdmissions an #tatod by Toster, and declares ho did nat xoo or ;-.\IL- with Foster after he vwas summoued ay & uror. —_— ELSEWHERE, CHICAGO. REXLEY AND KERWIN, Inatead of waiting to recolvo the regular red- tapo potification trom the Taw Department to appoar bofore the District Court and offer buil, Kooloy and Kerwin camo jn yesterday morning of their own accord; and thoy bionght thelr socuntios with them, Buch prompinesn was somowhat pleasing as well as uncxpocted and unususl, But the firm has been takivg timo by tho forelock, Awaro that tho Graud Jury wero investigating thom, they Lave had their bouds- men ploked out and ready to be calied on at any time. Whon tho Court oponed yesterday morning the nsual bafch of clvil suits was disposed of. Duriug this porlod the Ilon, Thowmas Hoyue cir- culated around the couri-room sud halls as if lookiug for eomebody. At longth he fouud them in tho porsons of the two reotiflers and their socurities, who camo tolling up the stairs, A cons sultatiou followed, aud thon the company walked intocours, Walting s favorsblo opportuaity, tley slipped up to Judgo Diodgett’s bar just sa oue clvil matiou had been decided and as thera waa a close probabity that snother would be wado. Mr. Hoyoe Lad the ear of tho Court. Mr. Burke was present for the Govornment, and anpounced that the pariios were presont to give bail. Tho Court graciously nodded, and tho osamivation of the bovdsmon vrocoeded. 'Tho firsb seourity exsminod was My, Jobn B. Cook, who testified to Liaving $30,000 fu upincubered real estats, busides other property, which was uot quite so clear. Over aud aboyo all bls liabilities, Mr, Cook atatod that lo wss cortainly worth more than 5,000, o was takon, Hr. Thomas Mackin was tho other pecurity. Tho exnmination brought ont the fact that ho owned cansidaralio propoarty, and wae worth in tho nelghvorhood of 875,000, te stas promptly accopted aa good and sufliciont suroty, Tho twa indictod ractiflors and their bondsmon thon gave their honds {n the rum of #5,000 under ouch in- dictment, and the process was complote. TUR COCHRAN CASE, " Judge Doolistle, eounsel for Mra, Lva Hingor intho Cocliran_ distittory condomnation suik, addressed tho Conrs anid mada a motion for a new trial, The motion waa nsked on the ground, firat, that the Court ecrred in admitting parol evidenco to pove tho consont of Eva Slager, when tho sbitnte roguires that such consant shall bo [n writing to_ordor to _bs effectual, bor cottnsel having vo power €0 give auch consont ; secandly, bieanso tho Conrt orrod in rofueing to glvo tho ' inntruettons prayed for; thirdly, be- causo tho thonrt esred in tho matructions o8 ivon to tho jury and, fourthly, becauss tho Em}mn of $hojury was not sufticient to warrant tho Judgmeut of farfoltura a3 againat tha intor- et of s Singor [n the proparty in question. Judgo Doolitle thion oxplained that Mre, Singer's appesranco on tho atand with an inter- over, that Gen, Ira J. Dloomfleld, of Blooming- ton, ex-Buporvisor and immodiata predeceator af Col. Muaun, {s smong thoso whom the Grand Jury havo votod to indict. Precieoly tha charge sgninat (ten, Bloomileld is not kmown, but ths rupponition is that it Ia for aome negloat of of- mflu «uty, ns his correspondonca found in tha Westorman papars i not rolied upon apparently a8 ontablishing tho charge of conspirsoy, prcis sl e BRISTOW AND WILSON. ARE WHISKY-THIEVES PLOTTING THEIR DOWNFALL. Spertat spated to The Chieasn Tribune, WasmiNotox, P. C., Fab, 18,—There is noth- for now in tho mattor of tho Whisky Ring versus Hecrotary Dristow. Thero ia no abatement in ita confidonce that ho will by some monne ho persunded to rotirs upou tho annouscement of tho result in tho Babcook caso, Anothor fotmof indirect move upon him iatheatiempl to remoya Blaford Wilson, Balleitor of tho Treasury, Maj, Wilson has had the eniire clarge of tho management of the whisky proso- cutions, and s the only man {h the Treasury Dopartment intimatoly acqualnted with ali the dotnils of tho various cases, It s preter waa Jake's worls, and admlitied that hor chargod by n uumbor of politiclana that ho lias it bt s e R k| s fl o o sy ey Snaunn, howaevor, and tho counsel had iistoned | pient ho hit, and thera I8 & settled dotormina. tait, no} boing personally awnre whothor Mra. Hinpter could n“ cfik intolligibte English or not. Judge Doolittle then argued tho mation at somo length, dwelling npon the four cause al- logad for a now trial, and patticularly onforcing the point that the finding of tbo jury did_uot eliow that Mra. Singer suffered, permitted, or connived at tha production of crooked whisky at Cocliran's distiliory with intont to defraund. tion to get Liim oat of the way ss & maltsr of re- vango ag well na for the purposo of orippling the Hecrotary. To induco tho Prosldent to mako a change, o number of UTTEALY PALER ATORIZS Linve hoon taken to the White Houss sbont Lim, sud dotectives bave boon sot to watch him, and Bave beon engaged inan attompt to ot up soase agnlust him for tho Eurpoun of mocuring a re- Judzo Doolittlo was followed by ?!L Cunoing, | ward, So far as cau bo ascortainod, tho Prosie for tho other aldo of tho defendant’s caso. Ho | qans” hias given Becrotary iatow apuko forsomo thno, addrossiug himsolf particn- | g™ fntimation that ho desires any 1arly to tho quostion of tho powora of trustecs, change, and the [attor s at work tWhon Mr. Cuuning coucludod his atgnmont, Nr, Boutoll vory quioctly romarked that ho didn’t yoo that anything ecitber now or forciblo had hicon presented, and hodid not think it necessary to mn‘m A repiy. ‘Tho Court annonncad that the motion would bo taken under cousidoration, A decision will probably bo given thia morning. ALD. HILDRETH AND CUI.LE"T?N- ) logether with_rectiflora Kocley aud Korwrin, will illmmins tho District Cours room this morning with their prosenco. 'Thoy aro wautoed to pload. Thero may bo motions to quash, kut, if no bet- tor arguments aro prosonted to Dack up ssid motions than thoss alrcads mado iu linaing's and other cases, their falo i8 already sssuced, and the detendants will losa no timo in cutering their plons of nat gullty. TUE GUAND JURY., The mombera of the Grand Jury toiled up the ataira to their loft {n tho Custom-Houes yester- day. momingT\viz{: oxp;nuuion;( ?r dxl»:wns: upon i . Tho idea of romaining lore longor :11:‘;251‘:?253“(: them fu tho least. 'fi‘my hadhopod | OF otherwise, by throwing the responsibility that aftor roturning o Jeoloy and Kerwiu in. | hron another. ° I assuma °x" ‘flwd rfiepm;‘!l;_ Jiciments thoir Tabors would lave protty much | bility. I make no e 26And; by by consied, bo that thoy niight adjourn for two or | I wrate, snd wtilen thln acts “fl expgu , 08 fhroo davs, Dug tho Gosernment s:torneya | they will bo, which requi red tho lotter, ¢ nmn':. thought difforently, and quietly remarked thnt muni({ will uuderstand it. It “fi‘"ul lpnmy tho Grand Jurors would Do expeoted to take official lotter, confidential,—na nll o }m Iozulxm thelr usual placos vestordsy moruing and await aro,—oxposed Ly Rross lmpmpr[ozy.fl only :{; :n farther ordors. And the Grand Jury did as ro- | thot thoss wha eriticise ‘it Jouwld firat roac ft, «quosted, but sadly, and withnot a fow oxpresgiona cvon witbout tho light of the t‘-‘n nhw ch in- very much akin to grumbling. Botween 11 and ducod it, and bs nasured that I tal : U l? rf;pmg- 1% aelock taote ntteution waa directed to tho | eibility aua _ask no coyor from tho Presldonta fact that thoro woro soversl wituesass to be ex- | bame. Veryrespect(ully, aminad in relation to the mattsr of tha Milan Epwanps P1unes illery, and subpcnns were lasused for thoso a8 usual on all thoso cases which bave given thoso seoking his romoval o much offcnse, 8ttl]; the conviotion among bils frionds ta strong that bo will not be » momber of the Cabinet long aftor the Babcock cago ends, no matter what the verdiot may be. — MISCELLANEOUS. LTTTER FROX ATTORNEY-OENERAL PIERRUPONT. Wasmnatoy, Fob. 16.—To the Kdilor of the New York Herald: Ireadin tho fHerald yostor- day what parported Lo be an * excuse " for my lottor to the Diatricl-Attornoys, and suggesting that tho blamo of it was to bo attributed to the Presidont, and that to my lesml friends I had soid that tho Presidant was diesstisfiod that the lstter was not atronger. Tno President has nover exprossed any such dissatisfaction, nor have I 1ade any ** oxcuso," nor do I jutend to mali any oxcuso, " I nover did and I nover will excuso any sot of mine, ofiicial ', Attorriey General, witnogsos, Noue wore prosont, however, during :ho dn;‘.’ and tho Grand Jurors passed tho time SPORTING of the wesston in a roviaw of tho testimony al- BIL 3 ready adduced againat this distiilery, and in os- LIARDS, DURLEIMIE VA, SHAW. "Tho prospect for tho match between Burloigh and Shaw this ovening fa that it will bo one of tho Itveliest billiazd atruggles over soon in the Wost. Tho botting indicatos that the frionds of neither man Liava say overwhelming fsith iz thelr champlon, snd, as & consequence, the monoy laid las boon moatly at evens, In tho pool-salling ot Mansur's last evening, Barielgh fiad_jnst about s much call as the modal-holder ought to have over tho challonger in auy match, In successive pools Burloigh sold for 820 to Bhaw's £17, and 310 to Shaw's 28, though In & 250-paol tho suma‘wero evon up. Tho mutual pools atood ab eyens last night, Tho pool-sefling at Toloy'a Iagt evening wag unoventful in bidding, though cousiderablo monoy was wagored—a little ot 8 time. The salos woro eulircly ot oqual rates, and nolther man had the call. Pool-wolling will go on at both places this aftornoon, Thomatch will tako place at tho Acadomy of Music this avening. pecl ol THE TURF. THE CALIFORNIA BACE, Bax Faaxcisco, Fob. 18.—Pools are lively to- night, beglooing with Rutherford 100, Fostor 45, Katio Ponne 85, Golden Gats 2234, tho fleld 8214, TLator Ruthorford sold at 185, iroster'85, Ponsa b5, Gate 95, tho flsld 633%¢. The -closing sales wero : Rutherford 225, Fostor 100, Posse 76, Qato 8734, tho flold 5344, Foster went up on tho nows from Bacramenta of his good condition. ASUALTIES. KICKED TO DEATH. TLousviLy, Ky., Feb, 18,—Ceorge Wobstor, tha managor of the Kentucky Stato Lottery, was found dend in & ditch, near lns residenco in the suburos, this morning, A horsoand buggy were atanding noar, and 1t {8 prosumad that o was clamations not gurictly pious at_tho thought of thelr lingering confinement. They adfourned shortly after 8 o'clock, to moet again thia morn- ing at 11, when it is oxpooted that the missing Wifuoancs will b ou Lind, and that tio procoed: m?“ will Lo mubjoct to littlo or no further delay. Tl?u Grand Jurors profoss to Lo In a state of tutal ignoranca as to tha longth of timo they aro to_romnin hore. 'The programmo for tho futuro hias not boou officially deciared to thom, Lut thoy vory frecly exprosa tha desira to bo al- Jowed to depart in pouce and without further noureneo, ‘their crops need looking after, and their other private affairs, now somenhbat neg- leeted, vequiro thorr attontion. In short, thoy want to go homs, and aro disposed to think thay tho time during o portion of their stay might hnvo beon beitor employed, eo that thoro would have boon lons delay and ovorything coutd have boen finfshed by this imoe. “Aftor the Frolsinger crao there roally seems to bo nothiug of imporiance to detaiu thom longer, and nl‘m; improbablo thet tho Government officery will conseut to their discharge. COL. MATTHEWS returnod from hin home near Bpringfeld yoster~ day morning, and was soon around the Custom- Houso yeaterday, Mo has beon ruaticating, as well a8 recuverating, for a faw days. His timo from now nnti] thotrials will bo dividod botwoea thia city aud Milwaukes; but, whou tho 7th ot March draws uear, Col. Matthews will boar & fand 1n tho invostigations iuto tho crookadness of lesing, Itehin, and others. Col. Matthews nias beon mainly instrumontal, with Aueistaut Secrot Servica "Azout Drooks aud othors, in collceting the ovideuco agaiust tho Tiugsters, and il presonce, s well a8 that of bis co-workars, will bo necessury srhon the battle beglug. COL. JULAIEN had on interview with Jndgo Dange yesterday aftoruoon, when tho subjoct of the Govern- mout's witnesses was brought up. Judge Iangy is suppoued to hinvo furnisked the ox-Uollector with -~ s list. It i3 tho Iotention of | drowned by baing kicked by his horse {nto tho Mr, ilesing's counscl to renow the'r | stream, though this is not cortaln, Thote was s wotion for a bl of porticulars | braiso on bi liead, which, it 18 ann‘lmund. camo powe time next.week. It will ba romembered | from a kick of his horso oftor hio lind gotton out thut this motion was summertly dikposcd of by Judis Dlodgett st the timo tho motion to quanh waw, figuratively epeakiug, knocked in tho hoad, but tho Judge recolluctod bimuoll hottly sftor giving his decision, aud sald that upon closor oxamination thure might be’ground for this mo- tion for o bill of particulars, in which cage ho would hoar tho nrgumonts. 1t [s thought that but little tune will bo lost in gottlog the motion before the Court, At DEXTEW'S TIIL, A morniug pupor yesterday statod that Ar. Wirt Doxtor would leave for Washington Mou- doy evouiug, and that Lis contemplatod visit mepot anotnor interview with the Governmont officora for tho ,])ur[louu of admiiting tostimony of other aquoalers, What thoe nature of thoir tostimony would bo the praphet falled to stnte, but his prophiecy in thia respect would have bean porhapy as accurato as that in rogard to tho pa- ture of Mr, Doxtar's trip. A Tuivuxe roporter learnod yostorday on yorfoctly good authority that 3. Doxter will go to Washington on business with tho Supromo Court of tho United Htates, aud that Lis t7ip 18 ono which ho has con- tewplated for somo timo past, but whick, on ac- count ot his own privato angagementa hero, aa ‘woll 84 lity engagomenta with the Government's proseontion of tho revenuo cases, he haa boen unablo to mako. MORE INDIGTYENTY. Befora tho Grand Jury slall bavo adjourned, thoy will repoit a batch of Indietmonts which they have found in thelr lolanre houry againet a number of vinegar manufacturors and fiquor compoundoers, whose Littlo 7 vy 0 ostablishnients aro scattorod all ovor tho efty. Theso individ- naly purctssod the most of thoir goods from Pariior B, Mason, Golson & Tastman, Tord, Olivet & Co., and Qcorge L. Craaby, and, it Ia averrod, knew at the time of purchaso that tha gooids wore crooked. Among those upon whom tho hoavy hand of the luw wil¥ fall aro: TLouls 8iovers, Prosldont, and Charles Horzog, Secrotary, of tho [ouls Siovers Rectifying Com- pany, of 59 Weat Lako stroot. Frauk Wecl, vinogar manufacturer, 417 Web- stor avenue, . Fred Weiglo, vinozar manufacturer, G North LaSallo stroct, of bis buggy for somo unknown purposc. STEAMER SUNK, Davow Iavse, eb, 18.—Tho steamboat Billy Hendorson Iaat night collided with the Jobn F. Talloy, aod sank In n fow minutes. Ono deok- }“j"d |3 voported drownod. Tho oy was un- njurad. THREE MEN KILLED. Feaxivouay, Mass., Feb. 18.—Dy the explo- sion of tho boller of o portable saw-mill this morniog, shroo of the four men employsd wero Kitled. —_— OBITUARY, GCHARLOTTE CUSHMAN, Bogroy, Fob, 18.—Chsrlotts Cnohman, the distingulslied actress, dled at the Parker House tbis marning, Hor age was G0 yoara and 7 months, Sho had boen nfiltoted with cancer for a long time, but was botter Inst woolr, and took o short walk on Baturday, whon sho caught cold, pheumonia re- sulting.” Bho was quite choerful yosterday, but a ohiango occurrod at 2 o'clock this morning, and 6t 7 o'clocd sho was uncopaclous, . ASA C. RUSSELL, Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, feniNoviee, Mass,, Fob, 18.—Asa O, Rufaoll, Prosldent of the Berkabire Woolon Compaay, and ons of the wealthiest and most prominont citizons and manufacturers of Qreat Barrington and Borkahire County, enddenly droppod doad to~day just a8 he wan siarting from the mill for lia residence to take dinnor, Probabla causs, heart-dissaso, THE REV. TIMOTHY O'FARRELL. New Youx, Fob. 18.—~The Iov. Timathy O'Farrell, tha pastor of the Church of the Vil tution in Drooklyn, died yestorday, Father O'Farroll had been w pricst for thirty-two voars, oighis and a Lialf of which wero passed ia Ciocin- uati as pastor and Professor of (reek in tho ‘Tho mccusod fn sll these casos ara charcod | Theological Beminary. ?S\l\dl:ntng itlictt spirits and consplring to de- raud tho revenuo. TRE f Marsh: ,Accnurll;z"ol' nflAI“‘".m industriall, il 'vom Marshal Campboll's ofiico wore industrially cugngod yustorday iu discovering the whore- IN CHICAGO, The alarm of fire from Box No. 742 at 6 o'clock Jast evening was causod by the burniog out of n ahimuoy §n the two-atary house No. 274 North Franklin atrect. It was extinguwshed without drinsge to the premises, The alsrm from Hox No. 113 al 124§ this morulng was falso, AT HOLTON, MICH. adpeial Dianatch to Tna Chicaon Tribuns. HoLanp, Mich., Fob. 18,—A fre at Hollon, onthe Muskegon & Big-Hapids Railroad, to- night, destroyed the saw and ehingle mill thero sod & large stock of lumber, PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE MARKET. PHILADELYULA, abouts of Byron L. Sawyer aud Villiam Cooper fur tho purpose of roading to them a hittle docu- ment, which bears thercon the words, ** Vou aro noroby notitlod to appear bolore the Grand Jury aud truthfully auswer such questions as may be propomnled to you,” olo, Hawyer was at oue 1imo & bookkeover for Cooper, who, it is alleged, Jid on suveral occastons psy Jake Rebm ||u§ A 0. Hosing certaly suts of money for thelr jo- fluonco fo fiziug the appointmonts of Gaugers aod Btovekeepors. It fs undoretood that the Crand Jury wantod to iotorviow thesoe gentie- mon a4 to tho amountd that were pald and whon aud whore, It 18 intimstod also that they are in possousion of other fucts tho dovelopmont of which will make the Governmont officials rejolee, and at the samo timo iucline other geutlomen to believo that a umall soction of the dey of Judg- Fob. 18.~Pxraoravu—Nominal; mewt has urrived. roltned, Lsxuslsfics crude, 105, ¥ b TRpget FLouk—Alore active extrs, $4.006 SPRINGFIELD. .n‘g Minuesots eztra mu{. u.;r:s;n.w. Hiate, Olilo, INDICTMENTW, & al lndun%‘d. 6,75 h grados, §7,0009,00, ispatch to The Chicago Tvib Graiy—Wheat inactive; Peunsylvania red, £1.7@ Arecial Divat Eag. Tribime; 1403 Weatern do, §LOSALIS: mber, $140ALEY: Bemxoyiewy, (1), Fob. 18.—Tha Fedotal Grand vh{k, .‘:.umih. Mllue, 1«4«1&. ";:"; ;‘un Jury to-dsy furnislied to Arsistant-District-At. | sctive weiks ow, 87\ @5ke; mixed, Sio; toruoy Iloo e names of & number of persons | Sy .fif;"'is(,u..";"m'{\;‘,'u"’mflg el agaiust whom Indictuienta aro to o drawn up. Wulsy~iron-bound, §1.11. Thoso names azo witbhold from tho prosy unlil | (BUTTMA—Fiem; New Yok Buate sud Drdford the parties cun be arrosted. 1¢ 1y kuown, Low- | rolls 1@wc. T ey PR ENDS OF JUSTICE. Some of Them Privately IBxhibit= ed at St Louls Yestevdny. Three Italinns Executed for the Mur= dor of a Follow-Countryman, The Afalr Ono of the Quictest and Most Orderly en Record. Miscellanoons Iniquities Inoident to Man's Imperfeotions, THE LAST DROP, THRER ITALIAN ASSASSING EXEQUTED. Bveeial Dispateh to Tha Chicnas Tribune, 81, Louts, Mo., Feb. 18.—Dominico Danins, Antonlo Oatalsno, and Bastisno Lumbardo, thros Itnlisue, convicted last October for waylaying on the stroot in tho northern part of the city and nssassinating Fraucisco Palomo in April, 1874, wore hanged at . Four Oourts to-dsy. The doomad men were accompanied to tho eeAfTold At 12:50 p, m." by their rolipiousadvisors, I'ather Salvatolli, the Rov, Dr. Grazaoia, aod Father Douglierty. 3arshal Natron thon read she doatli.watrant, during which tho men manifested great fonr and nervousnoes, and had to bo sup- ported by thelr attendants, Father Grazania thon addressed tlo spoctators for the culprits, stating that thoy gavo thaoks to thoma who took an interest in their bebalf, forgave all cuemios, ankod tho prayors of thoso present, believed thoy would ge to hoaven, and thanked God for giving thom forbitudo to andure Lheir execution. At precleoly 1:14 p, m., tho black caps having been adjusted, Deputy-Marahal COoff out tho string, the trap spruog, and tho wratchod croaturos danglod fn tho air, Thers wers no atruggles, and in five minutes all were doad. The oxecution was quite private, no one belng allowed to witnesa it excepting tho spiritnal ad- visors of tho men, ,officials and court oflicers, aud reporters, . TIYX HISTORY OF THE CRIKZ iu brioBy ne follows: The murder occurroad Maroh 19, 1875, In tho oarly morning of that day, Franciaco Palormo, who was a lamon-ped- dlor, ad quarreled with four or five Italian ac- qumotancos, aud Lad afterwards separatod from thom and gono to the northern part of the city. ‘While walking north, on the west side of Droad- way, he waa suddonly fired upon by an aesnssin from behiod a close fence. Tho shiot apparoutly took offect; for the victim instantiy turnod, ran noroes tho stroet, and endeavored to entor tho door of & lumbor-yard. Thinking tho door fas~ tened, lio startod again to run _sonth slong the walk; but bardly bad he Jeft the door when two moro shota wore firod from behind the fence on tho enst sido of tho atreol. DPalor- mo siaggered s fow yards fucthor, masped out wome [narticulato senleace, and foll doad. Immodinately after tho shooting, two_men wore soon to run off to tho woat from behind a fouce ou tho wout side of the atreet, whilo, at ths samo timo, two or thros otheraware ubsorved eseaping towards tho river through the lumbor-yard on tho east #ide. A Iarge crowd of oxcited pooplo soon gathered, and tho police oflicers at onco ret to work to captura the murderors, Two or mora Italians had boen scon following Palermo up Droadway ¢ and the supposition was, that, atter quarreliog with him in the morning, the four or fivo cowardly nasasuins dogged hia steps,—two of them gotting sboad and lviog In wait for him bobind tho fence, while thn othors came on bobind. 'Thotheory was, that, wlon tho first shiot was fired, thoss who wero bobind slipped in tuo [S:ho and hid in the Jumbor-yard; while thair victim, in attemptisk to escape, ran, with strauge fatality, direotly within roach of tho others, Thore wero three wounds iu tho body of the unfortunate man,—ons belog & Jarge bullot-lolo, and tho others being mado by Luckahot, Thero wore aiToront storios about Palormo, but it waa genorally claimed tuat he w68 a dangerous man. Among his acqualntances thore was n atory to tho effact tlint, tn Now Or- loans, ho lived ‘with sn uncle, o fruit-dealor, About threo ysaraago this uuclo was shot by nsdeesins, The murderors were never brought to Justico, and Palormo, by an unlucky sccident, bocamo the only witnoas to cortain circumstauces which throw a strong suspicion upon oue or moreof five man who wore insoparable com- panions. The young man then found himaeif in a dangerous pasition. Ho know onaugh to bo hatod and foared by men who woro veogeful and spiteful ; ro ho laft Now Orleans and came to 8t. TLounis, but his enomios followod him loro, and sought numeroun occasions to draw him into trouble. Thio authorities woro at firat baffled in all thoir efforts to got on THE TOAIL OF THE MURDENXNS, A young Italian namoed Santo Maglio Lad boen strougly suspocted from the first, and sharp look-out was keps for him, Ouo morning his wifa waa observed to loave her boarding-liouse and cross tho bridgoe to the [llinols shore. A dstactive followed, and tracked hor fo e placo in Iiast Bt. Lowws, whero be found Maglio and four other Sicllinos, uamed Angelo . Rusao, Dominlco Dauiog, Bastiano Lombardo, and Antonio Cat- alano, 'Tho party were followed to Balloville, sod their arrested and brought back to this city. At tho Coronor's inquoat, oach of them mado partial confessiony of participation in tho erimo, but denled the actusl shooting. All woro indioted; bat, whon the trial camo on, in Octobor 1ast, the Diatriot Attornoy made torms with Banto Maglio and Angolo Russo, promising them tmmunily if shey would turn Htate’s ovidence,~-a proposition” which they roadily accopted. BANTO MAOLIO firat eamo on tho stand. 'Fne spootators wore atruck by his extremely youthful and handsomo appearsuce. lle told & straightforward story, a8 follows : My namo {8 Santo Maglio, I was boru in Palermo, T know Doninioo Danine, Bastiaus Lombardo, and Auntouio Ustalano, I bave known them sioge my resi- «].dence Lera, 1 kuew Francisco Palermo for six yoars ‘proyious to his destli. On the morping of the miirder of Palermo, Dominioo Daniua wnu with ms, Wa wers beliiud the fence on the west alde of Lroadway, whero the murder was committed, Lombardo and Uatalano were i the Jumbot-yard scross the atroot. We went acroms the sireet, Wo went behind the fenca to wait for Palesino to comnoe along, Prior to this X had had a conforence with Lombardo and Danins, and Catalano Wan pretent thereat. This conference wan sbout s wauk bofore themunler, At that conference Lombardo and Daniua roprearnted (hat Palorma had besn threats ening tliem, and theroforo it was necossary that they sbould Mill kim, Wo Lsd no conversation on this subject afterwards, 1 was not boarding with the ofher en, On the morulng of the muzder tho thres cams to No. 810 Wash street, whoro I was lodging, Angelo Tuavo wan also with them, Mynelf and wifo nad been lviog there & wosk. They came abont half-psst O a'clock i the morulng, They handed mie s pistol, telling meo that T must Lako it, snd that Fraucisco Palormo mist dlo that dl‘z. They told ma tuat it 1 refased Lo go with them they would Xill mo; 80 1 went with them, We want up of the stroct behind Droad- ‘way, We went thst way 80 that Palermo would not atotin, Our purposs was, of courwe, to kill him, We first s him sbous half-psat 7 o'closk on Droadway, whcra the cams chango horees; thls was about & blook from the lumbor-yard, When we saw him iwoof us sireet, #0 as to Xill him when he should come down, This courso was taken at the muggostion of Daufus, who told (o oldiere to 0 boroas (v wirest, and told me to come with As we Lidiog-piscee) wo saor Yoloruo cosing, Asls our foce, I shiot ab him, I did soat rection of Danina, who fald ma {hat if I did not atioot hio would shoot me. 1o had & platol in his Land at the time, and Xept it pointod ut me. T held my piatol witls two isuds thus (indicating the. position with his hands), ‘I did not take aim, for, if I bad dono eo, wonld iave shot Pslermo, Whon 1 shot, Falermo ran acroas (Lo atroet, As soon sa I fired, platol in the fuxide pocket of his coat, 0 amiall black niuedachy sad beard ia Da As hoon a4 Palormo ran toward the lomber-yard scross 1ho strect, I and Dauina ran away, I beard two shots on tho other pide of tho airect as wo Tan away, Wheu Paleting was siot b bad an amiply bisket o bis arm, Bayiog sold Lis lomons, He did notshoot atus, He drew no piatot, ANGELO LUHSO wan next put on the utand. He was a slors, low-browed fellow, with very dark complexion, thick lips, coarse fostures,” biack halr, stubb biack wustache, sud with ovobrows that Joine sorous tho bridge of Lis nose. Mo Lad on sn old black coat that was much too latgs for Lim, aud only tho fiugers of hls hoads wure fo bo seen protruding {rom tho long slosvos, as ho nervously atrokod his mustache. His eyo was Dbright aud enaky, sud 1o gave hila teatiniony in s dry, hard, lsughivg manner, Ho fold tho Zol- lowing story : My namo is Angelo Husso. 1 sm 3 Bloilian by birth, 1 kuiow Danina, *Lomberdo, sad Catalano, who sre abio Bloilians, X know Francico Falormo, who was alsoa Sicilian. Ikuow (ho Arat threo Sve or aix months befure coming to Bt. louis, or about saven mouths ago, 1Lave known Falermo for six years, 1 knew bim ‘and the otnor threo in New Orleans, Pa- lerio camp from New Uriesns stter1dil Thoro tiroe had a pouversatlon with 2uo in the sleet about & wouk bofore the murder, They sald list Palerno was 1yr them with 8 gua o kil tiem, sud there. foru ey must kil him, 1 aid not know tho cause of Ahe krouble betweon them, At rst Palermo and the other hrso were friends, When they fell out Catalang wanted 10 make psace sgain, but I nover hesrd Dalar- 10 falk sboit the matier, Palermo seatam k our in o di- or i, 42 s, eating Uist b destred fo waka (rlendts prot three e buarded on tha northwest coruce sud T lved on of the murder T weut to their boarding-place to call them, Wo had Ida the plot of the wmurder on the eveulng befores Onur meeting on thio_morning of March 13 was for the E\lflm«oluxa'mllng that plot, I aaw Palezmo when o waealiot, 110 wan shiol Dy Hanto Magilo, Cataluno, and_Jowbardo, Tho lach twn wora in the lunhee~ Fard with o weeea waitng for Falirmo ko came, 2 thod we cunl kil him, hiab In iy pistal (llenutys Ing A gread iz, awkward old piabsh),~ 1 41d not shoot, Tha ahaating from tle linmbar.yard \wea dane by Lame arido and Catalano, 1 did not shontthoeatin T did not want to Wil Palorma: T asw Magilo amt Danlns g2 behiuil the fonco on tho olhior sfdo of the streel, After tho mueder, £ {hrew the platnl away into 8 freighi-car, Tt waa atill Joadod, I cannot pwear asin what kind of platoln tho olers had, I wan no excited Tdid ot Xnow what Iwas dofng, or. wwhint_Kind of pistols wera uned, - Palermo wan_ Abau Toet from ua whien Tombardo and Ontalaun shot him, 1o ran ont of the lumber-yard, When Palermo was in the lumbesyard ho_ had that amall pisol handn (& short, doublo-barreled weapon) away hia put his hand fnto an {nnido pockel, hut what hio piilfed out I don't know, 1 first know Lalermo aix yoars ago In Now Orlens, Hie clinracter was that of '8 bad, desporate roan, 1is wan known sa sn aseastin, 3o had threatened to kill theso thres men, Dantna i proposed to make friends with Palermo, but 1 do not know what Palormno did in that case, Pslermo had tolit ma that he inteided to kill thoss men. I (il not tell any of thom of the threat, Talerimn wanted to tanke peace, and &0 d1d Catalano, but Tombardo and Dansna would not Jet them, Palormo alwayn carried 8 pintol, On tho night tha murder was plotted, it w: ionerally talked of $hat Palormo was going to X thoso tuTee, bul 1 nover at any time told thom that Palermo hait totd mo tiiat be wad, Iwaw Palerma onca hunting for them with & gun, but nover told them. Palermo nover ibroatened Lo kill me, Dalermo never told me that bis resson for wanting o Idil them was that thoy miglt turn witnessen syslnst him for killing his uncle fn Now Orloans, I ncverlieard him make suy such statenicot, Ihis closed the testimony fuor the prosecu- tion ; and the dofense had notin to affer, oxeapt 88 _to tho dosporale charactor of tue docossed. The Jury, aftor boing out two hours, brought in s vordict of QUIDTY OF MURDER IN TI(E FIRST DEOREE, At firat they wore very much “torrified by the horriblo fato that awnitod thom ; but, under tho Intluenco of apirituai ministrations, thoy became rosigned. Tor sevoral wooks, BSnnm of their owy natlonality bad attonded thom _daily, Dofore going to tho gallows, two of tho men made thelr wills, loaving what proporty thoy posscasced Lo thoir familics, Al of the throo culpiits wore natives of Togglo Doalo, Slaily. Bastiano Lombardo was 21 yoors of ogo, and singlo 5 Domini¢co Danina was 85, ond loft o wife and child in Sialy ; Antonio Catalono was 45, nod loft o wifo and fivo chil- dron i his nativo town. It {8 supposoed that tho two last named fled to Amorioa on account of crimed commitiad I tho old country. Htrong cfforts woro mado to obtaln & commu- tatiou of the sentenco. but Qov. Hardiu proved inexorable, Ho ls tho firmest onpltal-punisb- mont (overvor Migsouri evor had, —_— THE DAY'S RECORD, WINSLOW'S PLUNDER. Doston Globe. The theory that Winalow got away with an im- monse amount of monoy has bosa held by a great many peoplo, but it i3 undonbiedly a mis- take, 88 wo havo alrendy intimatod the dovelop- ments in London provo. The laut tablo of smounts printed fu Boaton was as follows ¥, Y, Torte W. E, Bh D, Camberlein. 72,000 Leapolid Moree...oe, 60,000 T'rank B, Hayes. 40,000 Chinrlen stoberta. ..., 97,000 D.E. Poland..... 3, 11, Roberta Others, whoso names are refusod, Totalis.uirsioueacanns . If thin tablo is dissocted, tt will anpear that ho never realizod anything like £5600,000 on those notes. ‘Tho names of Ar. Portor and Mr. Shel- don wero almust {nvariably on the snwo notes, and Mr, Chamberlain's name and that of Mr. Roborts woro on tho notes with Moasrs. Porter and Sholdon probably for the full amouuta given agalnat their names. ‘I'he notoa wore put up oa collnteral and monoy was not received diroct- ly on thom, 1f bo got $200,000, or nt wont 250,000, he could not bave got away with much inonoy. g THE MERRY WIVES OF WILTON. Specrat Disvatch to The Chicaan Tribune, DavesponT, Ia., Fob, 18.—~On yestorday tho famons Witton tar-nud- tho courts, the presout sutt being tho olaim of Eila Corry ve. Mra, John Wiloy, Mrs, Edmund Anderson, Mra. Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. Elizaboth Addis, Mra, Charlotto Dizon, Mrs, Ellon Kean, Are. Edward Catloton, Mrs, Eliza Bontley, Mra. H. W. Beott, and Miss Kato Wiloy, all prominent Christinn ladios of Wilton, for $50,000 damages. "Tho cage was caatinusd to-dsy and will probably leat for s weelt, It will be romemborad that, on the 16th of April, 1875, the plaintift, Ella Corry, was forcitly attacked in hor house by certain partios, oalled from hor Led, and io aluwat - nudo state subjoctod to su spplication of tar and foathors, thon forcibly ojected from hor home, aud ordered to lonvo the town, Tho facta of this brutal assauit are not disputed, thoro be- ing only the ideutity of tho assanlting party in in quostion, THE HAVANA MURDER TRIAL, Boecial Dispatc to Tha Chicage Tribune, Pronu, I, Fab, 18,—The murdet-trial of Dan MoAllister, which has boon in progress in Havsna all tho wook, and which has awakened Intercst horo, ix about cdncluded, Tho Hon, W. W. O'Brion made the closing argument for tho dofouso Iast evening. This morniog tho Hon, . . 8hope closed the caso for The Poo- plo. At8 o'clock this aftornoon tho osso was giva to tho jur{. and now hundrods and thon- #ands of pooplo hero aro anxiouely awaiting tho yordiot. McAllistor’s notorious charactor, snd tho particularly-atroclous olronmestances at- tondiug tho murdor,bavo caused the liveliost in- torest hore iu the result, It is genorally thought thnt)tllan verdict will be bangiog or imprisonment Tor Nl i Dirnaten to The Chicapo Trtoure, HAvANa, 111, Feb, 18—Midmght,—The jury in the MoAlllster’ case havo just come in with » vordict of Penitontiary for life, A OLOTHES-LIFTER, Svectal Mapateh fo Tha Chicapo Iyidune. AMexoora, 1L, Fob. 18.—After a mesting of tho Bethany Cgmmandory in Mondots last even- ing a fow of tho 8ir Knights sdjourncd throngh' a private cntrance $0 an” sdjoining hall, in which & boll was being held, loaving thelr overcoats in the vostibnlo of the Commsudery. Tho Captmn of tho Guard, roturning shortly after, found & man in tho vostibule, and, stier oJecting bim, discavered that two ovorconts and a searf wore missing. Ho immediatoly gave chaso, found the man, and gave him in charge, The property was subsequently discoversd, aud the prisoncr, who gave his namo aa Jobn Qol- lins, * Chicago, failing to flud boods im tha amount of $300, was cornmitted this moraing for trial batore tha Circait Cours. HARD BUT HARMLESS, LomsviLrg, Fob. 18,—John Bond died here to-night from the effects of o frightfnl stab fn- flictod two Bundays ago by Jobn Tirney, a stock- drover, Boand gradusted from tho Pollcs to the Firo Dopartment, thouce lnta the Work-Houes, and for balf » dozon years hau been cousldered & hard but harmloss charactor, Iie has beeu in all sorta of rows, but was never known oithor to steal or lio, Had sll suspended judgmonsa agalnet Bood for drnukeuneas boen pat in force botoro death, bis timo of Imprlsonmant for thas offenas would have Loon thirty-three years, BANK ROBBERY. Ban Frawoisco, Fob, 18,.—A dlapatoh from Dakerstield aays the Kern Valley Bank was en- tored by burglars lass night while the Cashior was working at the scconnte, They knockod down and chloroformed tho Cashier and robbed tho bank of 877,000, of which 822,000 belonged to tho Couuty ‘[roasury. The Cashior was found {insensible ou a table tliis morniog, ARREST OF ALLEGED MURDERERS, Nzw Yoz, Feb, 18.—Ilsury Wood, the cotorod wood-chiopper, aud David I, Bkidniore, Jr.,, who are mcoused of killing the four Inmalos of tho Bkidmore residoacs, at Deer Yark, have been ar- roated. —_—— TELEGRAPHIC BREVIVIES, A party of 400 mon has orgsoized ln Thiladal- phin to stsré for the Black Mills surly next wonth, Eloven car-loads ot articles from Sweden and Norway for the Cantonnial Exhibition bave ar- rived in Philsdeiphin. Gov. Bovoridgo to-day ordered a special elso- tion in Fulton County for April 4 nexs, to elect & County Judge, vica Jobn H, Pearsall, doceasod. Samuel H. Hubbard, ac sotoriof sowe note, with the Clara Wildmsn Now York Comedy Com- E\m dicd suddenly at the Phanlx Hotel in gton Ky, yesierday moruolog, Judre Pickner yeatorday, in the Distriot Court at Baltimore, daliverad his opinion in the care of George B. Browa sgainst tbs Mayor and City thor cave cawo up lu | Coneil of Baltimoro, continning the fojunotion restraining tho city from payiug out manoys ng propriated by the City Conucil for the bonafit o sarious bonevolont, 1udustrisl, osnd eductiong) edtablishments, Thia case is known sa ¢ Hoctarian or Oharitablo Appropriation case® ‘The Masonlo Board of Examiners of Illinoly concludod tholr nonsion at Hpringfold Jast nighy, Thoy meet nt Vaudalla Maroh')l and again g Dixon on the 16th. ~ - TIHLE INDIANS, Abstrnct of tho Boventh Annunl Re port of the Honrd of Indian Com. misstunors, & Spectat Corresponderice of The Chicago Tribuns, Waamixarox, D, Q. Tob. 15, ~Tbe seventy aunnual report of the Board of Indian Commig. sionoers, now fn press, Is mu {ntoresting docn. mont, and will boar tho carefal porusal of al} thosa who aro in doudt concerning tho wisdom of tho Poaco policy. It ls the claim of that pal. joy that it is founded In justico; andtho follow. ing remark of Edmund Burko is quotod at the beglnoing of the roport: ‘Tt ia with tho great. oot dificolty that I attempt to soparato justice from polloy; justice {8 itaolf tho great standing poiley of civil socloty, and any immlnont dopart. ure from it. under any circumatances, lics andey the suspicion of being no polioy at all.t During tho yoar NO ORGANIZED TOBTILITY i of any band or tribo of Indians baa ocenrrad and tho casos of individual violenco have, por. biaps, boon fewer, i proportion to the whols population, than among any corrosponding numbor of white pooplo anywhers In the country, Teo advance in thia respect, withih a'faw yoors, hos heon groat. Then, tho Bioux, for ex. aniplo, wara roady to wago war upon any partieg visiting tho Black Hilla; now, thoy suffor them to come and go withont attewpting an attack, Moat of tuo wild tribus in the Indisn Torris tory, horotoforo the torror of the surronnding conntry, have, thls vear, romalnod upon their rescrvations, sont their childron to school, and canformed to tha rogulntions of tho Agent. It la tho aim of tho Government nob to mako the conditlon of tho Indisns an indifforont aud uogative stand-still, but to reclalm them from their rudo, wild stato; to ald and ednoato’thom ‘ apud to throw about them all tho influencos thn tond to civilization aud Christizn citizonsbip. TIERE ALE MANY OBSTACLES, however, in thé way of such progress. In Southern Callfornis, tho lauds—which wora codod to us from Moxico by a treaty, in which tho United Btates solomnly promised to pratech the Indiapa in thoir persons and thoir homes— have beon survoyed and sold, and their unhappy peoplo uieclefl 08 fugitives aud vagabonds, Tho Pi-Ute Indlans, on Pyrawld Lake Lesorvas lion, in Novada, saw the Ceutral Paclilo Railroad cotno dashing through thelr rosorvation, taking a lrga part of their arable land, nad this withe out asking consent or teudsrinz compensntion, In ono instance, at loast, the lines of reaorva. tiou have boon suddenly changed, so that large tracts of Dboautiful aud fertilo luud have boon taken away from the Indiaus, sod wild mouutain. Ianda have beon addod fu exchange. Tho only romody for snch gicvances len in wise and unchangiog logislation, Lhe roady confldouce which tliess chifdren of tho foreat Eut in the Goverumont of the Union wuat nof o misplacod. It 18 tho only basts for thaie fu. tura olf-support and aivilizalion, SUPERVIBION 0F EXPENDITURBS, Binco ity organization, tho Doard has, through its Purchinsing Committes, examinod all scounts aud vouchors prosented for paymen$. Daring tha past yoar, accounts to the amount of 93,830,~ 832,74 Lave bsou roviuwoed, and claims to the amonnt of #876,200,44 have beon rejocted. < Tts members havo, from “timo ¢o timo, visited sud inspectod the Agencies. Fewer viuits havo ‘boen made in 1876 than In years provions; bub more timo Las boed given to tho purchase and dolivery of goods, and great pains have boon takon to ascertain whothor any ehango had baen made in tha articles during the transportation, L'lhicre {4 abandant opportumity for FRAUDULENT TRANKACTIONS in tho administration of she [ndian Departments and, owing to tho oxtrome dlstanco and isolation of many of the roscrvatious, iuvestigations of renl or imaginary wrongs muat olten bo tardy. In this convection, tho report rofera to the statomonts of Prof. Marsh, chargmig tho man- ngers of tho Rod.Clond Agoncy with the gravast irrogularitios ; aud essorta that, In the investign. tion that followed, tho charges were fully ro- futed; bosidea which, much information was galned, snd many valuablo suggostions were mado, The question of the DEMOVAL OF TIE 610UX ia & troublesomo problom, ' Tho Indian cauntry ia overrnn with miners and adventurers, and thrended by railrosds, both of which aro do- structive to the ohaso, and thua take from tho rod men their principal means of support, Bhould thoy make an organizod attack upof their invadors, the whole army would scarcely e abla ta keep the poace hatwoou the bharder- gottlors and the Indiana thireting for revange, Tho Poace policy was established under the convictlon that 1t i8 cheaper and batter to fead Iudiana than to fight themj and that, whilo thoir bodily wants aro being partially supplied, instriction ‘in lattors and the arts can be givou, But, with the powerful banda of ths Hionx, tribal suthority is yory strong, and the Chiofe beliove that it will bo imperiled by the coming among them of teachors and proschors, Thus i {x that agrioulture and civilizing arts mako but con paratively slow progross among thom, The oxperimont of removing two of the Agencies—Red Cloud and Bpotted Tail—to bet- tor lands an the Missouri Rivor, has beon sug- gested. 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"Tho objectiona bo $hie plan aro: the Indisna awn unwillingness to leavo the *‘ mounialod of gold” which thoy claim & thoir own, mad which they propose to guard; the: oppo. sition of their Oliefs to ~all efforta at lostruction; the oxposuro to whisky. sollors aud other corrupting influsncos incidon( to the melghborhood of white sotllers, to whioh tb:ly would bs subjoct in ihair new quartora; and the uneasy feeling of tho border-ssttiers thomsalvos sbould thess powerful bands be lo- cated noar them, ‘The Board think that the gradual dhlnufin— tion of the tribos, and their slow consolidation into a structure of civilized wsoclety, in the only way in which the difionlty can ba removed. ‘Lo thls end, the numbar of Agonts should ba increasod, and small bandg, or even families, encouraged to meako sottlemonts in Dakota or the Tudisa Torritory, under the offers of hom stasds and instroction. . i The Indian hag b"lfls local attactments, that ghould not bo ruthlosaly torn up and severed, Lut foutored and traincd. TITE PROPERTY-RIGHTH OF TIE INDIAN . na an individoal, rather than his tribal rights sa n‘m;x! of the Government, nesd to bs, recog- nlzed, "o negro hoa besn admitted to tho full priv- Hogos of eltizongiup ; tha Chinoss and Japansse Liave an iucroasing degroo of froocdom aud re spousibltity upon oar shores ; wo shonld give to tho Tudisn personal rights, and not bo watiafled to Liavo him & well-fed, Lolploss, aud gontonsed paupor ipon our hauds, = 'Tho establishment of CONMON BOHOOLA among the Indlany {4 of the greatest importancs. To deprive thow of the hunt and not provid them with » thorough aud compulsory schiool systom, is dangerous, it not disastrous. The ovornmont has mever given tho attention to this subjeot that it should. It boars the #amo rolation to tho Iudian that esch Btabi doca to tho children within ita bordera and should givo thom advantagos equal to thow }vlflc}nli‘ 18 tho pride sua gafoty of the States # uruish. It is the earnoat deeirs of the Board that . A TERMITORIAL YORM OF GOVYEANMENT it shiould bo establialied by the United Hiates ovet the Indian Porritory § the Governor to be sp ofnted by the President, and the l.ogislative ody to be alected by the pecpls of she Torr tory. ‘Tho Iands should bo surveyed and alloited, th titles belug inatienable for two generations. Tht railrosd-grauts should be u‘wuad 3 Unitec Btatos Courts establislied ; and the pouple rep- {{.}“mw in Congress by a Dolegate elected by om. THN PEACE POLIOY. 1 For ‘!ohe‘ urposs m“uu'uu‘rl:z m]r;m fact lfl‘lfi ve ¢ WOorl % Ol @ - l'aace 0] a ciroular-lottor wau _sddressed to J’f Ih’l Indian Ageuts in November laat. Thei auswers to the varioua inquiries are sald to b¢ most satisfaclory, In soms casea tablos have bean mado out, showing the progress mads dur fng the lass saven years, a1 2 economy, the (:un. and saleiy of the ‘border-ssttiements, aud the beat interests of the Iodians themselves, demasod, it is claimed, ! steady oontinuance'of the policy, . ‘Under the old Jewish dispensation, every sove enth yoar was a Bsbbatical yoar; and, alter s week of Babbaih years had paseed sway, then camo a yosr of Jubllee. The present Centeanin yoar, although it stands at the close of sever yours of tha Foaco policy, cau hardly be consid: otod a period of rest: bub, when soven timei soven years of ils faithful working are scoom plished, resuits are gndmm thet shall make Jyoar of Jubiles jodeed, QUIXOTE QUICKAISEE.