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V «r I lt;LX ■ 4 I J V V ^• ' •••‘ill.Col. S. .svas. recqgiiiacd to appear peawitness in ihe-.case,' at the special term of? the court, at Ottowa, A»g. 25lly and ap- j prared accordingly. ‘ But CvmminM managed j to have his trial put over until the regular... T . • * • » • • J» •lorn),- conimencmg* .Nov.; 4tb; • Thai, day caroc,-:und so did-CoL Siuw—oivly^ however, lo see ’new’obstacles t hrown in tire way of justice* for Ouinmhis'lt;\11uae to obtain a changeof venue to Kendall*co* The trial was .eel. . •down for Nov. 25th, anti, for thelfourllrtime Cot, S. wcmled his way to‘ Illinois,; tbrbiigh mud almost' knee deep, intent1 tipon the object which had so long absorbed his mind, and made so heavy a draft upon Ids time and inirse—the conviction of.a master spirit rmong one of t-lie prominent gang-of- horse' thieves who had for many yoava ijifoeVed the north-west,. But here, again, he jvas disapr i pointed,, and the penitentiary - eheaied, ;.at: least for a season, .cfits jnet dtiei,' Through. 1 S'1 ,the assistance of his Sricnda *iti: cmiiojXVim-viins bi oko nul on the night'of ihe 21st,'andi • - ■ ..i is still at largo I, . 'Col. S. called upon us on Saturday ;la«t,on lifs way home from Illinois!';'‘Ujr to‘‘tTiatlime, his eflhrls, first to obtain', track of thehorse thief, and then, to-procure, his.canvic.tiun, had cost him 111 days’ time, 3,300 tbiles’travel, and $310 02} in'.cash ! These effortsi'have few parallels in criminal history,'ndshould bo ampiy rewarded. :And if we arenot much mistaken in ’he character of the people of Marquette,-who-are mainly bene-iitod by the warning thus hold out to e.vil doors in their midst, they will promptly step forward uinci relieve Col. S.:of;nI least a: part of tho:burden to which.lio'bas.been subjected.
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Watertown Chronicle
Watertown, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Dec 03, 1851
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