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sane; whereupon the conrt ordered him to be taken to the insane asylum at Jacksouville. After the lapse of two or three years Wyant was discharged from the asylum and returned to this county. Later he moved to the state of Indiana. It is feared by another party that Wyant is still living and ready to execute another threat, that of murdering one of the witnesses who testi- fied against him.
May term, 1856 .- R. F. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : W. E. Hampton, larceny, dismissed March, 1857; John Henson, larceny, acquitted October, 1856; Thomas Duer, assault with deadly weapon ; Jefferson Yocum and eight others, for riot; Andrew J. Cox, larceny, plead guilty, fifteen months penitentiary ; four liquor cases.
October term, 1856 .- R. F. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Peter Kiefer, larceny, tried, convicted and sen- teneed to one year penitentiary ; Matthew Kiefer, larceny, nol. pros. ; Theod. Johnson, larceny, plead guilty, one year peniten- tiary ; George and John Hubble, riot; Thomas Allen and two others, r ot; Theod. Johnson and two others, riot.
March term, 1857 .- Hon. E. L. Powell, of the 16th circuit, presiding in the absence of IIon. David Davis. Joseph Howard, foreman of grand jury.
Larry Bohen was indieted for larceny, tried, convicted and senteneed to penitentiary for one year ; Patrick Kinney, Thomas O Connell, William Miller and John D. Finch, larceny, were acquitted ; twenty-four liquor eases and two for selling cards.
October term, 1-57 .- Peter Crum, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments. Maria Scott, bigamy, stricken from docket March, 1858; Daniel A. Calkins, illegal marriage, stricken from docket as above; George King, rape, acquitted March, 1858; thirty liquor and four gambling cases.
March term, 1858 .- R. F. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Nathan Bridgman, indicted for burglary, tried, convicted and sentenced to penitentiary for one year ; William Owles, larceny, plead guilty, seut to penitentiary for two years ; four liquor cases. October term, 1858 .- R. F. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : W. T. Read, assault ; Adolphus Delano, larceny ; Isaac N. Carter, burglary ; eight liquor cases.
March term, 1859 .- G. B. Lemon, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Three cases of larceny ; thirteen of selling liquor without license, and two of malieions mischief, no convictions. Indictments : J. A. Lemen, rape; W. W. Williams and W. S Todd, assault; Matt. Alsop, passing counterfeit money ; Lewis Woodeock and Isaac Jones forgery ; Egbert O. Hill, emhez- zlement of records; fourteen liquor cases, and J. B. Lintner, assault with intent to kill tried and acquitted.
Murch term, 1860 .- L. D. Hovey, foreman of grand jury.
Indicted : O Andrew, for disturbing a worshiping congrega- tion ; twenty liquor cases.
October term, 1860 .- G. D. Smallwood, foreman of grand jury. Indictments : Thomas Snell, assault with intent to kill, tried May, 1861, and acquitted ; I. Davis, horse-stealing, and Charles Bunterson, for larceny, plead guilty and sent to penitentiary for one year.
May term, 1861 .- Hon. Oliver L. Davis, balance of term ; Harvey Hogg was appointed states attorney pro. tem .; Smith Minturn, foreman of grand jury.
Only nine grand jurors of regular appointment had appeared, and fourteen had to be selected from " bystanders."
Indictments : Four for larceny ; three for riot ; one for open lewdness; one for removing landmark and three for selling liquor.
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Isaac Davis was tried for horse-stealing, convicted and sent to penitentiary for one year. Franklin Payn was indicted for keep- ing a misgoverned house, Francis Doyle for keeping a lewd one, Frank Lisk for assault with a deadly weapou, J. D. Haven for carrying a pistol with inteut to assault, Franklin Loer, assault with intent to commit a rape; tried, jury did not agree. David Warreuburg and others for riot, Timothy Green aud Pat Rodgers for keeping a gaming-house, Richard De Webb and Levi Rath- bone for betting ou elections, and eight liquor cases.
W. H. Summers was indicted for murder; he obtained a change of venue to McClean county ou the 26th of November, and was acquitted.
Summers had killed Mr. Roberts, the postmaster at Clinton, on a slight provocation. The murder was committed in broad day light, in front of the post office. Fleeing from the spot, where his victim lay bleeding, Summers was arrested by John Bullock and others in James Lisenby's gardeu. The iudiguation of the citizens at the deed was deep and loud; violence was feared by many, but the counseling of older aud cooler citizens prevailed ; the law was allowed to have its course, and had it, as stated above.
November term, 1831 .- Hon. David Davis on the bench until November 19. The rest of the term was presided over by Hou. Amaza S. Merrimau.
W. B. Smith, foreman of grand jury.
New indictments : Four larceny cases.
Samuel Warner aud Robert Campbell were convicted of lar- ceny and seut to penitentiary for one year each.
May term, 1862 .- Hon. D. Davis, judge.
W. M. Springer, appointed state attorney pro tem. Orin Wakefield foreman of grand jury.
Timothy M. Cormick, in jail on a charge of murder, was re- leased, the grand jury having ignored this charge.
New indictments : One for larceny, one for riot, one for per- jury, and two for obstructing public roads. William Biffin was sent to penitentiary for one year-larceny.
November term, 1832 .- William Bolin, foreman of grand jury. No indictments nor convictions during this and the succeeding May term, 1863.
November term, 1863 .- Hou. J. M. Scott, judge; Henry S. Green, state's attorney ; Caswell P Ford, foreman of grand jury.
New indictments : Two cases of larceny, seven of riot, two of . one hundred dollars, on being convicted of assault with deadly assault with intent to kill, and two of malicious mischief. The weapon. rioters were fined from ten to twenty-five dollars each.
May term, 1864 .- Hou. Charles Emerson, judge ; Henry S. Green, attorney; G. B. Lemon, foreman of grand jury.
New indictments : Two of liquor, one of rape, two of larceny, two of riot, and one of receiving stolen goods.
November term, 1864 .- Hon. John M. Scott, judge; Smith Miuturn, foreman of grand jury.
New indictments : Larceny, two ; assault with deadly weapons, four; malicious mischief, one; riot, three. No couvictions.
Muy term, 1865 .- Same officers. G. B. Lemon, foreman of grand jury.
New indictments : Larceny, four; assault with deadly wea- pons, one ; selling liquor, six.
The grand jury presented the following resolutions, to be spread on the record of the court :
" Abraham Lincoln," late president of the United States, who has been removed from us by the ruthless hand of a vile assasin, the illustrious and revered, is no more.
Resolved, That we mourn the loss of so good and great a man.
Resolved, That the citizens of De Witt county, Illinois, devise some plan to raise a sufficient fund to erect a suitable monument to the memory of our departed soldiers, buried in Woodland Cemetery, Clinton .*
November term, 1865 .- Caswell P. Ford, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Larceny, four ; forgery, one; liquor, one ; for- nication, one ; riot, one.
Elisha Gilbert, convicted of larceny, having stolen three hun- dred dollars, was sentenced to penitentiary for four years; and W. B. Marquiss for one year, for forgery.
May term, 1866 .- Thomas Kirker, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, three ; selling liquor, four ; disturbing congregation, one ; rape, one; riot, three ; malicious mischief, one.
William Burns, on change of venue from McLean, indicted for murder, was tried on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th of May, and found guilty. He had a new trial granted; was tried again in May, 1867. This second trial occupied a whole week, and ended in acquittal.
November term, 1866 .- G. B. Lemon, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Assault, 1; larceny, 6; horse-stealing, one ; riot, one ; disturbing congregation, one ; selling liquor, ten ; for- nication, one.
G. W. Teal, convicted of larceny, was sent to penitentiary for one year, and Park MeGowan, on plea of guilty for same offense, for eight years.
Thomas Peddicord, indicted with McGowan, plead guilty, and in consideration of his youth, being under eighteen years of age, was sent to jail for thirty days.
May term, 1867 .- T. F. Tipton, state's attorney ; Joseph How" ard, forman of grand jury.
Indictments : Perjury, one ; arson, one; larceny, two; cheat- ing, one ; bigamy, one ; assault, one; disturbing worship, one.
Benjamin Smith, convicted of larceny, was sent to penitentiary for three years.
November term, 1867 -R. M. Benjamin, appointed attorney pro tem. ; William Clagg, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Arson, two; larceny, 7; assault with deadly weapons, three ; fornication, one ; riot, one.
David A. Johnson was fiued fifty dollars, and George Johnston
Muy term, 1863 .- HIon. J M. Scott, judge; T. F. Tipton, state's attorney ; John Warner, foreman of grand Jury.
Indictments : Larceny, one ; resisting officer, one; disturbing worship, two; riot, one; liquor, two; gambling, two.
November term, 1868 .- John Porter, foremau of grand jury.
Indictments : Manslaughter, one (Jonathan Way) ; larceuy, four ; assault to kill, five; keeping gaming-house, six ; liquor, eleven ; disturbing worship, oae; riot, one; producing abortion, one ; gaming, five ; disorderly house, one.
May term, 1869 .- Joseph Harvard, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Cheating, one ; liquor, three ; keeping gaming-
* The erection of a monument is mentioned in the chapter on pa- triotism, and this resolution of the grand jury may have given the impetus to the formation of an association of the kind. At any rate. the monument was built by such an association, with Hon. C. H. Moore, as president, and Caplain J. M. North as treasurer. The corner stone was laid under im- poring ceremonies on the 4th of July, 1869, and the monument unveiled 4th of July, 1860, in the presence of thousands, and with grand festivities.
The funds out of which to erect this monument, some $2,500, were raised by voluntary subscription.
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house, one; horse-stealing, one ; disturbing peace, twenty-two; assault, one ; larceny, one.
November term, 1869 .- Paschall Mills, foreman of grand jury.
Indietments : Assault to kill, two; larceny, five ; liquor, five; resisting officer, one; disturbing peace, one; gambling, five ; perjury, one.
May term, 1870 .- George B. Lemen, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, eleven : assault to kill, two; adultery, two; riot, one.
November term .- Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, judge : Jonathan Il. Howell, state's attorney ; A. G. Williams, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Arson, one ; larceny, six ; assault, four, liquor, seven ; riot, one; murder one (Martha A. Dobbs) ; disturbing peace, one.
Convictions : Krist Warkee, larceny, one year; Charles Crosby, lareeny, one year ; Patrick Monghan, lareeny, one year.
May term, 1871 .- Samuel E. Arnold, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Cruelty to aoimals (J. H. Kesecker , fined fifty dollars; riot, one; bastardy, one; liquor, two; larceny, three; assault, three ; disturbing worship, six ; malicious mischief, one.
Francis Euthorpe, tried for manslaughter, was found guilty and sentenced to penitentiary for thirteen years ; Thomas Smith for larceny, one and a half years.
November term, 1871 .- L. D. Hovey foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, four ; riot, four ; horse-stealing, one ; assault, three; disturbing worship, two ; larceny and burglary, six ; liquor, two ; arson, one.
Convictions : John Daily, larceny, one year ; Joseph Wickens, horse-stealing, four years ; E Leister, lareeny, one year. -
C. K. Pfeifer, also indicted for horse-stealing, obtained a change of venue to Champaign county.
May term, 1872 .- Hon. M. C. Crawford, judge ; Henry Smith, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Resisti g officer, one; assault to kill, one ; liquor, eleven ; riot, o: e.
December term, 1872 .- Hon. T. F. Tiptoo, judge; Steph. K. Carter, attorney ; Mitchell Herrold, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Burglary aod larceny, five; assaults. three ; and incest, one, ( W. Bateson, tried and acquitted.) The case of Martha Ann Dobbs, for murder, was stricken from docket. Alex- aoder Stanley plead guilty to a charge of burglary, and was sent to the penitentiary for two years. Richard J. Hull's term for larceny was eighteen months.
March term, 1873 .- Parker Gardner, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Riot, three ; liquor, six ; larceny, three ; assaults, two; bigamy, one; beastiality, (Joseph Sprague), one ; malicious mischief, one ; and disturbing worship, one. No convie ions.
August term, 1873 .- Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge ; W. R. Carle, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, three ; embezzlement as attorney, one ; assault, two ; cutting timber, ten ; selling liquor, three ; riot, one ; foroication, one, and marking hogs, one. Convicted ; James Holeran, larceny, one year in the penitentiary.
December term, 1873 .- Daniel Thompson, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Robbery, one; larceny, one ; false imprison- ment, one ; assault, two; adultery, one; and liquor, 14.
March term, 1874 .- Jonathan R. Hall, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, three ; liquor, six ; and assault to com- mit rape, one. Joseph Page was convicted of larceny, three 12
years ; Rubeo Bushnell, assault to commit rape, plead guilty, and was sent to the reform school at Pontine for three years.
August term, 1874 .- Hon. Cyrus Epler, judge ; H. A Rucker, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, three : assault, three ; assault to kill, one; riot, two; false pretense, one; swindling, four; liquor, forty, and embezzlement by county treasurer, (Thomas Kelley), one. Convicted: John Barrow, larceny, one year.
December term, 1874 .-- Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge; Charles Willmore, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Burglary and larceny, eight ; assault with intent to kill, three; marking stock, one; riot, one; arson, one; swind- ling, one .- No convictions.
March term, 1875 .- Joel HI. Provin, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, one; riot, one ; forgery, one, and cut- ting timber, one .- Convicted : Adam Rush, of arson. one year in penitentiary.
August term, 1875 .- C. P. Ford, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Robbery aud larceny, six ; riot, three ; adultery and foruication, five ; liqnor, six, and assault, two. Timothy Heffernan, a youth of fifteen years, plead guilty to a charge of larceny. and was sent one year to reform school at Pontiac. Robert Shaw was sent up one year for larceny, aud Joseph Good- year, for same, two years.
December term, 1875 .- John Vandewort, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Burglary and larceny, three; liquor. eight ; mischief, one, and murder, one, (John Kollner.) John Kollner had shot and killed one Timothy Proffter. John stood trial, proved self-defence, and was acquitted. James Wilson was sent | to jail thirty days for larceny. Richard Bass four years to the penitentiary for burglary. Patriek MeSherry was fined $75.00 for malicious mischief.
Murch term, 1876 -Alexander Wills, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Larceny, three; assault, one; gaming, two ; malicious mischief, two; forgery, one, and liquor, two .- No convietions.
August term, 1876 .- John Warner, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Burglary and larceny, ten ; false pretenses, oue ; assault, four ; counterfeiting, one ; malicious mischief, one, and horse-stealing, one .- Convicted : Charles Hayes, larceny, two years in penitentiary ; Edgar Harris, William Thompson, and Eugene Ragan, larceny, each thirty days in jail ; Thomas Brady, larceny, two years; Charles Hastings, larceny, one year ; Eze- kiel Jackson, larceny, one year; Thomas Jackson, larceny, one year ; John Yates, horse-stealing, one year ; and John Sullivan, larceny, two years at reform school.
December term, 1876-Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge; W. R. Kelley, state's attorney ; J S. B. Willis, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, two ; assault to kill, two; liquor, four ; and forgery, one. John Hofl' plead guilty of forgery, and was sent up for one year.
A. K. Carter, former state's attorney, reported to the court, that during bis term of office, viz .: December, 1872. to Decem- ber, 1876, he had collected in fines and forfeitures the sum of 82,904.14; that he had paid to Miss Mary S. Welch, superintendent of schools, the sum of $1,982.00, that his fees as attorney amounted to 8780.00, and that he was further entitled to a com- mission of 10 per cent. on amounts collected, to wit .: $290.41, and that therefore a balance of $141.27 was tben due to him. He reported sixteen penitentiary cases ; twelve of liquor cases ; fines paid ; twenty jail cases ; three cases reform school ; twenty-
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three assaults, and one disturbing religious worship, in which fines had been paid.
March term, 1877 .- Jacob B. Haldman, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny, eight ; assault, six ; forgery, one ; riot, seven ; liquor, one: and adultery, one .- Convicted : Benjamin F. Taylor, and Jasper Shafter, larceny, eighteen months in peni- tentiary each ; Daniel Ward, John Henderson, Timothy Hickey and Harvey Ford, larceny, two years in penitentiary each ; John Edwards and Thomas Boland, larceny, two and a half years in penitentiary, each.
August term, 1877 .- Smith Fuller, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Forgery, one; larceny, four; manslaughter, one ; liquor, one; perjury one; and embezzlement, one .-- Con- victed : Mary Boram, larceny, one year in penitentiary, and George Moore, larceny, five years in penitentiary.
December term, 1877 .- Ilon. A. G. Burr, judge; John Bishop, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Burglary, six; swindling, one; riot, two; as- saults, one; liquor, one .- Convictions : Samuel Doss, James A. Clark, and James Wilson, burglary, each one year in peniten- tiary.
March term, 1878 .- Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge; John War ner, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Adultery, one; larceny and burglary, eight ; horse-stealing, one; manslaughter, one; ( W. W. Davenport, ) as- sault to kill, two; perjury, one-W. W. Davenport had killed one Eli Bell with a scythe, on Bell's premises, July 28th, 1877. His case was tried in August, 1878, aud resulted iu acquittal ; the jury was composed of the following citizens: S. K. Harnell, J. A. Brickey, Ephraim Page, C. A. Owen, G. W. Burter, A. R. Smith, Thomas Weaver, John T. Blue, Wiley Marvel, D. K. Scott, A. W. Bell, and A. E. Newman .- Convictions : Merritt Hughes, horse-stealing. in penitentiary three years; Ezekiel Jackson and Thomas Jackson, larceny, one and a half years each. Elizabeth Davis ten days in jail, and Frank. Jackson ninety days in jail for adultery.
August term, 1-78 .- Hon. Cyrus Ephler, judge ; W. H. North, foreman of grand jury. .
Indictments : Larceny, six ; assault, one; rape, oue; cruelty to animals, one ; ( shooting a vicious dog ) gaming, two; adultery, two; liquor, two; embezzlement, one; horse-stealing, one .- No convictions.
December term 1878 .- Albert G. Burr, judge; Daniel A. Rosencrans, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Burglary, five ; confidence game, one; horse- stealiog, one; assault to kill, two; obtaining signatures hy false pretenses, one ; disturbing a family, one ; assault, one; forgery, Que, and cruelty to animals, one .- Convictions : Samuel Clark, burglary, two years ; William Bates, forgery, one year ; William Brown, larceny, one; J. W. Murray, larceny, two years.
March term, 1879 .- Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge ; J. H. Ran- dolph, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Larceny and burglary, twelve ; abortion, one ; liquor, five ; and forgery, one.
Special grand jury, same term ; C. P Ford, foreman.
Indictments : Burglary, five; cruelty to animals, one, and forgery, one.
Convictions : James Mansfield, burglary, two years ; John M. Orrell and Stephen Hazelett, larceny, each two and a half years ; Timothy Heffernan, larceny, one year; George Dee,
larceny, one and a half years; Thomas Nixon and W. Murray, larceny, each three years.
August term, 1879 .- Hon. Lyman Lacey, judge ; Edgar S. Van Meter, state attorney ; A. L. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Forgery, four; larceny, five; adultery, one ; perjury, one ; arson, one ; liquor, one. No convictions.
December term 1879 .- N. M. Barnett, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Burglary, thirteen ; assault to kill, one ; arson, one ; manslaughter, one ; robbery, one; adultery, one ; gaming, ten ; assault, three ; disturbing worship, one.
Convicted : Thomas Rea, larceny ; Ilenry J Orrell, burglary, two years each.
Clerk W. H. Harrison resigned his office on the 7th of Feb- ruary, 1880, whereupon the judges of the circuit court, to wit, Lyman Lacey, Cyrus Epler, and Albert S. Burr appointed James De Land to fill this vacancy. Mr. James De Land quali- fied for office Feb. 14, 1880
March term, 1880 .- W. R. Carle, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments: Rape, one ; liquor, three; perjury, one; dis- turbing meeting, two; larceny, two; concealed weapous, two; embezzlement, one, . W. H. Harrison, late circuit clerk).
August term, 1880 .- Smith Fuller, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Horse-stealing, one; liquor, one ; burglary and larceny, three.
December term, 1880 .- Hon. Albert G. Burr, judge ; W. H. Booth, attorney ; William Firfrock, foreman.
Indictments : Forgery, two; assault to kill, one; riot, one ; larceny, one ; rape, one.
A murder case, that of Patsey Devine, brought on a venue from MeLean county, was tried during this term. Devine was found guilty, and was sentenced to be banged on the 14th of October, 1881. Subsequently he was granted a new trial, and will in all probability get off with a few years in the penitentiary. Adelvert Culiver was convicted of forgery, and sentenced to the penitentiary for one year. Henry Meissell, alias Henry Russell, convicted of borse-stealing, was sentenced for nine years.
March term, 1881 .- Hon. Cyrus Epler, judge; Edwin Weld, foreman of grand jury.
Indictments : Forgery, one ; arson, one ; larceny, one ; liquor, twelve; disturbing assembly, one; adultery, one.
Convictions : Luke Bain, forgery, one year : Elizabeth Barton, arson, one year in penitentiary.
August term, 1881 .- Hon. A. G. Burr, judge; Alonzo D. MelIenry, foreman.
Indictments: Larceny and burglary, three ; riot, one; assault, one; adultery, one; liquor, two.
Convictions : Richard E. Smith, burglary, sent to penitentiary for two years.
From the date of organization of the county, in 1839, to date of this writing, there have been held ninety terms of the circuit court; twenty of which were presided over by Hon. Samuel H. Treat, twenty-five by Hon. David Davis (a part of three of his terms the seat of Hon. Davis was occupied by the Hou's E. N. Powell, Oliver L. Davis, and A. S. Merriman), thirteen by Hon. J. M. Scott, one by Hon. Charles Emerson, five by Hon T. F. Tipton, one by Hon. M. C. Crawford, eighteen by Hon. Lyman Lacey, three by Hon. Cyrus Epler, and four by Hon. A. G. Burr.
The several grand juries bave returned into court one thousand and thirty-five indictments, to be classified as follows :
Crimes against life or limb .- Murder, four cases; manslaughter,
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four cases; abortion, two cases; assault with intent to maim or kill, twenty-seven cases.
Crimes against property -Larceny, burglary, and robbery, two hundred and thirty-four eases ; passing counterfeit money, three cases ; false pretenses, four cases; forgery, sixteen cases ; embezzlement, six cases; horse-stealing, nine cases ; receiving stolen goods, one ea.e.
Crimes against Morality .- Ripe, ten cases; bigamy, three cases ; lewdness, two cases; bestiality, one case; fornication, four cases; adultery, fifteen cases; bastardy, one case, and incest, one case.
Other felonies .- Arson, nine cases; perjury, nine cases.
Minor offences -Riot, seventy-two; disturbing publie worship, twenty-two; assaults, sixty-three ; disturbing the peace, twenty- three; cutting timber. eleven; cheating or swindling, ten ; re- sisting officers, five; disorderly houses, four; concealed weapons, four; gamiog, forty-six ; selling cards, two ; gaming houses, nine ; betting on elections, two; malicious mischief, eighteen ; em- bracery, one;" compounding eriminal offence, one ; illegal mar- riage, one: removing landmark, one; marking stock, three; obstrueting public road, two; confidence game, one ; cruelty to animals, five, and Liquor cases, three hundred and sixty-four.
Convictions : Murder .- None of those four parties indicted for murder were convicted of the crime; however, in one murder case from Sangamon county, that of Moses Loe, a verdict of manslaughter was rendered, and the criminal sent to the peniten- tiary for eight years. Another murder case, brought from MeLean county, resulted in a sentence of death, not carried out thus far.
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