Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-15
COUNTY COURT.
OF JUI GE LEONARD.
The State OF Affairs.

The county court yesterday did not
transact much IMPORTANT business.
Several claims were allowed and some
minor business transacted. The most
interesting of the proceedings was the
report Of Judge Leonsrd, which We give
in full:
MEMPHIS, January ID, 1867.
Report % Thomas Leonard, Judge OF the
County Court, to the quftterly courJ OF shelby
county, at January term, 1887, in relation to
expenditures Of the pmper appropriation
fund OF said county, maze in compliance with
an order ofsaid court, at the July term 1896 {;
At the July term OF the quarterly court
your w0rships made In order that the
twenty-one paupers, more or less, at the
old State hospital, adjoining the city,
and under the control Of the mayor and
aldermen Of Memphis, should be cared
for and sent to the plase called the poor
house, about three miles northeast Of
Raleigh, and the quarterly court afore-
said directed by resolution that the judge
Of your court carry out the order. / here
with transmit a copy OF said order made
by your court, marked exhibit A.
Which our reporter failed to procure in
time for this issuel. / remark here that
in accordance with the order Of the said
court, I Immediately procured ample
conveyance, and on Tuesday, August
II, 1866, sent b aforesaid number Of
paupers, chargable to Shelby county, to
the place called the "2oorhouse with
an order from me, as tile judge Of Shelby
bounty, to the PoorhOu3e commissioners,
to receive said paupers and properly care
for them. A copy Of said order I
herewith submit, marked exhibit B.
The paupers sent by me to the
poorhouse, under the orders Of
your court made at the July term,
1866, were refused ddnHftdRce.
I am informed by tho gentlemen who
conveyed these pauperB 70 the pOorheuse
that be was told by Ons or more Of the
poOrhouse commissioner that they
were not prepared to take these poor and
INDECENT creatures.
/ herewith transmit an affidavit Of the
party by whom I sent these tw0nty-One
paupers to the poorhoUse, together with
action in the premises. BY reference
to this affidavit, This court will perceive
these Shelby county paupers were
peremptOrily denied admittance into the
poorhouss Of said comfy. With the
MOTIVES that induced their denial I have
nothing to do. 1 WIS endeavoring TO
carry into effect the o-ders of this court
In good faith. When other officers Of
the county whose duty il was to aid me
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7umstances would allow. They were
to my hands in a suffering con-
1ition, and humanity dictatedT that
prompt acton should I've taken
In conjunction with Shelf Winters,
place was provided the relief of
suffering p9upersf This action on
ny part, gentlemen<F as in accordance
with the spirit and Instruction Of the or
Ter of tais court; and from that time to
his, l have from time to time, through
Sheriff Winters and other parties, dis
lensed the charities OF this county, not
,nly to those pauDers, but to a much
number, as will appear by a refer
nee to my official report of the expendi-
ure of the $4,000 appropriation for the
benefit Of the poor which was voted by
court, = and to the report of Dr..
3eecher. the physician in charge of the
of Shelby county, which that
Gentleman is now preparing, and which
will be submitted to your inspection as
oOD as received. This court will per-
by reference to my official report
f expenditures made out Of the funds
appropriated at the July term, 1866, that
have expended the sum of S9496 10, ;
a balance of $500 81 unexpended, !
nd for which warrants have not yet !
zen drawn, although a portion of the
anne has been really appropriated for
he benefit of the paupers. 8
Whether l acted right or wrong in this :
I shall leave for this court and
intelligent community to determine.
l at that time supposed, and still thiEk, 5
hat the object Of your appropriation of !
bis pauper fund, was 10 relieve the indi-
ent paupers Of this county. In good :
18th l have endeavGred to do this, and :
II that 1 ask IL q fair and candid criti- :
ism Of my action in the premises, and !
after such criticism, it shall be found i
nat l have acted unwisely or |corruptly y
shall most promptly and readily repair =,
ny errors that l may have committed. :
All of which is respectfully submitted. +
THOMAS LEONARD, Judge. =,
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