Trial of "Effie Afton" case—Hurd et al. v. Rock Island Bridge Co.—commences in U.S. Circuit Court before Judge McLean. Plaintiffs' attorneys are H. M. Wead, T. D. Lincoln, and Corydon Beckwith; N. B. Judd, Joseph Knox and A. Lincoln represent defendant. Wead opens case, Judd replies, and T. D. Lincoln answers Judd. Chicago Press, 9 September 1857.