Smyrna times., 1867-08-14
Judge Fisher and Bradley.


After the Sunatt Jury was DISCHARGED On
Saturday. Judge Fisher then immsIiat.I,,
read the following -
nave now very unpleasant duty to dis
charge, but one which | cannot for,.%o IN
'nt :! 4ay ot July last, during the progress of
thc trAi oi John III. Surratt for the murder of
;A4aham Lincoln, Immediately after the coprt
had taken recess until the following morn.
ing as the presiding justice was deScendin.
from the bench, Joseph II. Bradley. E.n
accostcd hln IN rude and insultinp Ins1n.ir
charging the Judge with having offered h;,
.hr., bradley series Of insults from tb'.
m.hcn tlom the commencement of rho tr;.I
he Judge dlScalmed any intention wbot.v..r
@f paSsln" any insult, and assured Mr. Br,d,ar
that ne entertained for him no other feelir%s
nnt those OF respect. Mr.. Bradley. So t,r
iF"m accepting this explanation or disclaimer
threotehed the Judge with personal c!,a,ti>e.
mcnt. - g
A, he understood, no court can ,Jr,:.;-..-
justice. or live, if its Judges are 70 he ,Ir,.,
ened with personal violence on all oc,.,,;,n
whenever the lrascibility of counsel may H..
excited hy an Imaginary result The Offence
ol bradley is one which even his wears vl
not pa ate 1t cannot be overlooked no. !,
unpunlShed as a contempt Of court. II !,
therefore ordered that his name be stricken
from the roll of attorneys practcing in this
Mr. Bradley Immediately rose to his foot
and a ked if the court had adjourned. - w.
Judge Fisher. 1t has not sir.
Mr. Bradley Then, sir, in the presence or
me court and this assembly, | hereby pro
h"unce the statement just made by the Ju Iye
as utterly false IN every particular
- Jude Fisher, (interrup ing, Crier adjourn
1t was not until the car had moved away
iP"ni IPon 'hF tumuIt that Judge Fisher read Mr..
bradley note, which was dated Aurust G {
iour days previous to its delivery. and stated ,
~ effect that on the occasion Of the oltercs1
ton between J Judge Fisher and Mr. Rradie" =
on the "a OF July, Judge Fisher had stnt15 a
that he was sick and could be found wken t
wanted or words to that effect The epistle
went f on to give the writer's Bradley s) ideas
d honor the satisfaction due gentleman. &c
'nu i u conclusion the writer expressed hone r
.nd' . Iuuge fiSher would arrange time to il
meet MN outside the District limits. whcro .
ne mutual difference might be satilactorv sct. *
lcdi and they might avoid the odium which
'r in public -''0 Ii
TIE DELIVERY OF THE CHALLENGE
By TINS time the street was blocked nm. Of [
east a thousand persons surrounding the car II
,lr. Bradley was pushing his way out. when
ne friends OF Judge Fisher cried, wv ait and 2,
et your answer you'll get one" JUDGE a.
Usher rose and moved toward the door, when >,
lr bradley turned half pushed back by the
xclted crowd The movement looked To those in
the street like a collision, and the crv Of ar
ne e, gong to shoot caused the spectators b
tall back, when Mr. Bradley stenned off tho da
ar and entered his office door, but a faw foot III
II; The police dispersed the crowd and
rdered the crowd to move on. A good manv dc
~ outaatt r friends were armed, and it looked N
u lew moments as if an outbreak was Ger re-
',n, an l"o gentlemen, friends of Judge Fisher, >,
e. ere armed ana remained by his side through 10
MIR. Mallory (the crier) This court is now WI W,
Mr.; Bradley. Well, then, 1 will say now Iin I"'
ouuge FISHER (rushing to leave the bench. rep
GU can say what you please sir, and make
'eech to the crowd, if you like.
WI. bradley. You have no authority to
S'niss me from the bar. That must be the
: oI three OF the judges of the Supreme
Judge Fisher said, Every we'll, Mr.. Bradley, .od
u can make the proper appeal" He then d.
u the room, followed by large crowd Of will
rSOns ~
lmmediately after leaving the court room, NAL
IuSe FISHER proceeded to the street and en- Suh
'ed car for the purpose of proceeding up ricn
Tn. lie was followed closely by Mr. Bradley. den
10 entered the car, and stepping up to judge
sher, handed him a note m
Iudge Fisher took the note, rose to his feet - -,
ened it, and began to read it. and Nj Oh
ndlcy turned and left the car, around which :,
excited crowd had gathered 1t is underl p,a -
od that the no'e was a challenge. at at
from
'EAIHS by LIGHTNING. neonIn oro BRU!
ire how many are the deaths from light. pets
nee that dur;,o A. IL. 'ita'iS'icS kept IN Dom
n ton tbousn,j2 '''o '"SI thirty years more cerla
tnlng, of whom two thousand two b"nd.og "I mr.
IthlTty,two were killed outright 0t F;rht
dred and eighty were killed during tho isat
years, and of those onI,, -. ''''S '"e l"St liz
three wore EnmoIo cI ~" huhured and renoI
,wd = L. i0S: ~ lgntnng falls On the $
'"u' II does more mischief among the men en- disea.