Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-10
Another End TO the HIOunI-RiVier'
Affair.

The announcement in yesterdays Repu5ti-
can of the sudden departure of Miss Blount,
the night previous for her home in Mobile,
caused material abatement of the public
interest in the romantic affair that was trans
piring in our midst. She was the centre of
attraction to the whole affair and consequent
ly her absence reduced the remainder of the
proceedings 10 a mere comedy, in which. how
ever, large numbers continued TO be the inter
ested witnesses, more for amusement than any
thing else. They were well paid for their
pains.
At 10 o'clock the Magistrates Court, con-
sisting of Justices Staley, Connell, Russell
and Hart. assembled the bench and announced
themselves ready. The court room was
densely crowded and large numbers remained
outside awaiting the arrival of the prisoner.
Two hours aud bait elapsed and no prison
er, prosecutor or counsel had appeared. The
Court then despatched the County Sheriff to
| the Jail to ascertain the cause of lay. but
| no prisoner was TO be found. Upon further
| inquiry it was asceTtained that Capt. Riyiere
had been turned over by City Sheriff Prender-
CAST to Constable Galloway, and that the
! whole party, including prosecutor and the
counsel on both sides, were at the Pulaski
| House, in conference upon terms for an ami
cable adjustment of the knotty affair. At
this their Honors became vastly indignant,
and considering their dignity outraged issued
orders for the arrest OF Sheriff Prendergast
Constable Galloway, Col Bount and Capt
Riviere 1--WE wonder they did not include the
counselD which was accordingly carried
out TO the letter and the parties conducted
to the court house to answer for con-
tempt.
Col. Blount. being unprepared to sustain
bis allegations as set forth in the information,
moved. through his couns,l, that tie whole
proceedings be dismissed. The Cou: insisted
upon the Coils swearing To the statement,
which he did and the matter was accordingly
stricken from the docket.
Sheriff Prendergast filed an affidavit stat
ing that the prisoner had been turned over To
Constable Galloway, aud that he had no fur
Their care of him, whereupon the Sheriff was
discharged.
Constable Galloway was not so fortunate.
Although be alleged that the parties were in
consultation for settlement OF the case as
his reason for not bringing in the prisoner at
the appointed hour. something must be done
to appease the offended dignity Of the Court;
he was accordingly fined 50. sentenced To pay
costs, and committed 10 Jail for the space Of
six hours.
This reminds US forcbly of the story of the
Dutch Magistrates of New Amsterdam, SO
we'll told by Washington Irwin; having assem-
BLEED aud nnding, TO their extreme murtiica-
ton, no criminal case on the docket. they con-
sdered il beneath their dignity TO adjourn
without doing some official act, and they ac-
cordingly sent The Constable 10 Jdlu
The whole affair At the Court House was
rich beyond parallel, and We regret We have
not time or room to give ii in detail.
We are authorized by the counsel of Col.
Blount and Capt Riviere TO slate that their
difficulty has been honorably and satisfactorily
adjusted.
Ia our opinion, the Zouave Captain, not
outstanding the unfavora5le aspect of affairs
in the beginning. has come out OF the diff
Guilty by no means second best He will
return 10 New York by the next steamer and
Col and Mrs Blount will leave for Mobile. so
soon Us the latter shall have recovered from
slight indisposition.-4S auasDsaA RepaL(toaa, Ga