The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-14
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Yesterday we gave the particulars 9Th,
arrest Of one Hyde, st shelDyvi le, charge,
with taking a horse and buggy from SLICE.
q Co, and yesterday ii was ascertsined iha
he had played the same game At two o.het
livery stables-thoss Of Messrs. Bentiy /
Newman and Mr.. Deming. The hort va
taken from Benty q Newman on the 22d o
June, and FROM Dsming some time later.
The whole affair will be investigated mex
Wednesday.
bEcIsIoE ~ THE FEFlDxFN's Couar-Da,
beie1e yesterday, a policeman OF Louisville
entered the hou-e OF a negro, who had been
ia the United sta.el army, aud there found
q pistol which ne he'd retained, under the
regulations OF the Secretary Of War. and
this the policeman seized, for the purpose
Of confscating. The negro at once brought
suit for the weapon, in the Freedmep's
Court, aud the following IS the d~ec.sion.
which cannot but be Of interest IL this
State.
OFFICE OF srP'roF FEEEDuES's AFFAIRS,
Louisville, KY, Jan. ~. 1886.
John Henry (msn Of colo). plaintiff vs..
Jabob 5. Cave, defendant.
The proof ia this case ives thatthe defend
ant q Waterman Of this city, one day this
week, went into the house Of E woman who
lives adjoining the plaintiff, in this city, 10
search Tor stolen property; that, IN a closet ia
the w0man's house he came across a pistol
Of plaintiffs; that he reported it 10 the chief
of police, who directed him 10 have il con
fscated under the law Of the State. and that
he did 60; hat p'aintif was taxed two dol
lars costs before the magistrate. The plain
tih stated the pistol was worth 500: the de-
PENDANT produced the pistol in court. In
answer 10 questions, the plaintiff stated that
he had been with the Federal army four
years, in the late war, as servant in the
rommissary department snd as waiter upon
officers Alter hearing the proof the Judge
said in substance.
The faith Of this great nation should not
be Knocked at.
The amendment 10 the Constitution strik-
ing slavery from existence, makes the
plaintiff a citizen Of the United States, and
as such he is entitled 10 protection Of life
liberty, and reputation, which necessarily
include the right o~facquiring, holding, and
property. Any thing short Of
this would be q fraud.
The taking ofthe pistol from the plaintiff
done under a statute OF the State that
As follows:
"SEc- II. II any negro shall keeper carry
q gun, or other deadly weapon, powder or
shot, the same may be seized by any free
white person, and upon due proof thereof,
before a justice Of the peace, it shall be for
teited and vested in the person seizing; and
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By a Judgment Of a Justice Of the peace. be
punished by stripes, not exceeding thirty
nine; if q Tree negro, fined five dollars"
This statute was enucted when slavery
That curse no longer exists: it be-
.ongs 10 the things Of yesterday, and with
G should 60 eli its appendices and ppur-
e~nances, this enactment with the rest. This
~egalized robbery must cease.
The most humilsting condition for 8 peo-
sle supposiHg themselves 20 be free to cccu-
~, is to be taxed 20 pay a military force to
preserve order and enforce Justice. Sneh is
he condition Of the people Of our State, and
{ must continue until our Lawmakers con.
orm 10 the changed condition Of the coun-
ny. National faith must be observed
'hristian duties must be performed.
The parties agreeing. the pistol was re-
10 the plaintiff. and The court ordered
hat the defendant pay tbs plaintiff two
iollars-which he had TO pay for the conhs-
.atiou and costs OF this proceedings-all OF
which was done.
The Judge continued his remarks, saying
hat he imposed no penalty upon the de-
endeut because he acted under the semb
auce Of law, but that It might not be out Of
place 10 state that If hereafter there should
be any attempt TO enforce this statute, aud
.ompfaint is made, the offender Will be
svertaken with r%etributive Justice.
The court, said the Judge, will take pleas
ire in acting in concert with the city and
Slate authorities 20 enforce The statute
welrng concealed deadly weapons