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Trial of Ansel Rider. The trial of Ansel Ryder for ginnler came on in the Kendall circuit court, at Yorkville, on Tuesday, the 15th inst, the Hon. J. D. Coton presiding, Ryder, the reader recollects, in an af fray at Newark, about a year and a half ago, with a rifle, dangerously, though not mortally wound ed Mr. £. O. Haymond, and while a posse were attempting to arrest him for this shooting, he shot Mr. Charles McNiel, who died a few days afer. It was for the shooting of this last man that he has just been tried. We have a full report of all the evidence and proceedings on the trial, but as it is too voluminous for insertion on fire in our columns, we have prepared from it the following abstract. The prosecution was conducted by B. F. Fain wer, Esq. States Attorney, assisted by D. J. Gneao, Beq., U. 8, District Attorney for Ilingis, and D. D. Day, Eeq., of Aurora. The defence was conducted by Turornies L. Drewer, Esq. of this place, aided by B.C. Coox, A. Hoxa, 3,0. Growen, and 6, 8, Pisseny EBeqra., all attorneys of this place, and Annan I. Boonne, Esq., of Kendall. Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday were occupied in getting a jury. On Thursday morning the testimony for the people began, and lasted till late that night. The substance of the proof was that on the night of the 4th Nov. 1814, a warrant was issued by Geo. 8. Mollenback, Bay. for the apprehension of the prisoner on a charge of an assault upon E. C. Haymond, with intent to commit murder by shooting—that the warrant was delivered to W. P. Boyd, on a constable, to be executed ; that Boyd selected some half dozen to assist him to make the arrest, and proceeded to the hours of the prisoner about 4 mile distant from George town, where the justice resided. Coming near the house, Boyd sent forward two men supposed to be most friendly to the prisoner, to persuade him to surrender. These two men approached the house, called loud and long, but received no soswer. The rest of the company then came up and called some time on the outside of the house. Boyd read the warrant and demanded admittance, but all in vain, they received no an swer; they attempted to open the door; found, it fent, attempted to force it; got it partly open , but it was soon made fast again ; tried to force the door frequently; at one time got it wide enough open to get a piece of scantling thrust in to the hoosey at length the door became so firm that it could not be opened. ‘The crowd by this time had increased to about thirty. They then called on the family to come out, that they were going to tear down the house and that they might get hurt, received no answer. The outside Party then brought a large quantity of straw and pushed it down the chimney with a rake, and at the game time attacked the roof of the cabin and dislodged one or more of the weight-polls which secured the roof. The straw took fire, filled the house with smoke and flame, and to increase the smoke in the house, a board was placed on the About this time Mr. McNeil, the deceased, or arrived. Coming up in an animated manner, wished to know what thirty men were doing #0 Jong without taking the prisoner; asked Boyd if she wanted any help; Boyd said he wished all he could get. McNeil seized a piece of scantling ,and threw it down near the door, ran back 2 or 8 rods and got another, and as he approached the cabin someone near the front window called out to hia there the smoke had darkened the glass that they could not see thro’ it,” (‘The was then bright in the cabin from the barn ) Boyd cried to break in the window, in the front window with his piece it 9 feet long, and ran round the
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Ottawa Free Trader
Ottawa, Illinois, US
Fri, Apr 25, 1845
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