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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1881
Page
2
The week featured mild and pleasant conditions with mild temperatures and light breezes. Residents noted nostalgic vibes as skies stayed clear and comfortable, typical of cherished autumn days in memory.
The quote attributes to Henry Ward Beecher a stark judgment on crime and sanity. It links disciplined organization of wrongdoing with the moral consequence of hanging, provoking reflection on law, guilt, and justice.
Maj Hawk, representative of the Fifth District, left his home on Monday to attend for the opening of the new session in Washington next Monday.
Rev P Slurless of Pulo, previously dropped from the conference roll in September, has organized another independent United States Church in Carrol county and has been installed there as pastor.
Elhanan Fisher is appointed temporarily to the position while Mr. F. B. H. McDowell, secretary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of Illinois, shifts to editorial management of the Post newspaper in Springfield, where he serves as chief manager and focuses on editorial duties.
Mr. Jacob Whitter of 500 Champa receives notice to travel to Washington as a witness in the Guiteau trial. The Guiteau family were neighbors and well acquainted with him as residents of Freeport, Illinois.
Mrs. Scoville sister of Guiteau testified for the defense recounting his life from boyhood and detailing an axe attack she survived in 1875. She stated she believed him insane at that time and completed her testimony on Monday.
Freeport is well represented at Washington with Hon D H Sunderland Thompson Wilcoxon Anson Babcock Hon G W Oyler and J B Smith. J Cochran left Saturday and E P Barton A T Green D Atkins and Dr B T Buckley were notified by telegram Sunday to appear for the Government and have gone.
Washington reporters describe H. L. Amerling of Freeport as a long-nosed gold framed spectacled brown bearded legal crank, once of Freeport, who embodied Police Chief Kearney’s mantle. He rambled about Guiteau and his father with vague recollections and boasted of a favorable bank balance. Few laughed aloud at his naive remarks, though many found him amusing.
Judge Cox's Washington court is described as a circus driven by the defendant Guiteau's droll expressions. The piece laments public forgetfulness of the July tragedy and labels the actions in court as disgraceful and unworthy of the nation, urging decorum from the judge.
In Greenwich Connecticut on November 20 1978 a passenger Shelbourne bought a limited ticket from New York to Boston via Norwich Line. He disembarked at Norwich and returned later but the court ruled the ticket is valid only for the specified trip. The ruling affects similar disputes and was deemed of interest to many readers.
The Guiteau trial continues with testimonies from Freeport witnesses including J B Smith and Thompson Wilcoxon. Amerling’s cross exam reveals his defense role and a threatening letter. Senator Logan and John W. Guiteau discuss sanity while discussions of Oneida community echo through the proceedings.
The piece urges farmers to finish corn husking and repairs, store implements, and plan for winter, emphasizing preparation, knowledge, and prudent labor. It praises the model farmer who works in season and highlights wages, crops, and market conditions. It also encourages farm youths to attend school in winter and pursue politeness, diligence, and perseverance for future success.
A column extols Judge Walter S. Cox as a rising district court judge born in Washington DC with a noted Army brother and a clerk in the State Department. The piece blends biographical detail with local Lena notes on weather, markets, visits, church activities, a concert, and community brief items including a wedding, school plans, and local youth.
Weather in Winslow is fair as farmers husk corn. Dread horse disease disrupts cattle, some sick. Winter school opens Monday with T. J. Hunter head and Miss A. Leonard assistant. Wm Emerick buys Bradford wagon shop, run by Manchester and Fauger. Presbyterian festival and Thursday donation fue financially successful with ample oysters. Friday dance well attended and praised as best of the season. Literary Society active, meets Saturdays at the schoolhouse.
In writing to-day we find news scarce yet some items for the Journal. The literary society meets in the school house with good attendance and a Winslow club dance is planned. The Dramatic Club has reorganized for more entertainments and a lecture on Rev A S Gardner invites all. The cemetery is newly fenced with praise to the ladies. Mr Sager of Warren opens a wagon shop this week. A fire damaged Moor wind-mill factory, corn crib, and several wind-mills. cause was a steel piece dropping on a grinder. Fire scare at the meat-market followed by a chimney fire. Mrs Saucerman and Miss Bradford visit Shullsburg. Uncle Gordon returns from the east. Lorin White heads to New York this week. Fuller’s store was looted of knives and revolvers. locals urge action but caution about gang talk.
H D Post and Co advertise bargains in plug and fine cut tobacco. The notice highlights low prices and various tobacco products available at their establishment.
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