The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-06-29
CIRCUIT COURT.

This court, W. H. Bond, Judge, T. B Nc
Dowell, Clerk, met in the school room of the
Female Academy last Monday, and has been
busily engaged in administering justice
Owing to the number Of important cases
hat were to be disposed Of many persons
visited the Courtroom throughout the week.
Grand Juyy-E P McNeal, foreman j.
w. Halford J. A. Dean David Bishop, VIM
Sherron, A. r. Rose, David Macon, Thos. A.
Green, D. Thorn, James Crews, J. G. Chism,
L. Scott, G. L. Gibson. NJ. Webb, officer.
The replevy suit, Brumley vs.. Jackson,
which came up On change Of venue, from
Madison county, was dismissed.
In the case Of J. D. Ussery u.s. Pearce and
Bostwick, involving about $4,000, motion
was made by defendants for change Of
venue from this to Shelby county The
motion was oyerruled by the court Conse-
quently the case will come before the next
October term of this court.
Nick Foster and Henry Ferguson, cold,
having plead guilty to the charge of petite
larceny, were sent to the penitentiary for
one year each.
Thomas Cunningham, late of Memphis
charged with stealing money from a gentle
man who CHANGED to room with him one
night in this place several weeks ago, plead
guilty to petite larceny, and was sent to the
State prison for one year. This person has
evidently seen better days He is rather {
prepossessing man in outward appearance
is not more than twenty-five or six years
of age. His counsel did all that could b
done; but proof was positive, and the law
had to be administered. Cunningham ayers
that he was under the baneful influence o
liquor at the time he so grossly offended th'
law, and to this fact may be attributed th'
mercy shown him by the jury and the court
In former years Cunningham, we believe
was interested in the Gayoso Drug Store
Memphis, with bright prospect before him
The tempter came-he yielded to its intOxi
eating draughts-went downward step b.
STEP and is destined to fill a cOnYiets cell
and
''Now his troubled fancy sees
The lonely rank grass waving in the breeze"
The eases mentioned above, together witt
several other of minor Importance, occupies
the court until Thursday morning, when tn
case of the State as. R. D. Cross, was called
Defendant it will be remembered, is charged
with having killed a man named Richie las
October, one year ago. Counsel expresses
their willingness to take up the case, ant
! Ao1-- ~t,,,, ,-.,,.r t,l,or, 70 r,.oorro
jury, which was done about five o'clock il
the evening. They are ManseI Webb, w
G. Bradford, Cannon Smith, W. B. Rainey
T. J. Rufin, James Maroney, Isham Sills
}. j. Shinault, J. NJ Morgan James Toon
Jr, w H. Todd, W. f. Tipler.
After the Jury had been duly examined
witnesses were introduced. Attorney Gen
Tally and Humphreys and Pulliam for tn
State Wood, Smith and Stephens for dc
PENDANT Unusual interest is manifested il
the above case, as deceased was man high
Iy esteemed while the defendant is known a
one Of our best citizens, and has large an
extended list of acquaintance and friends
y 1t is thought that the docket will be gon
through with by next Wednesday when tn,
court viii adjourn. In addition to the tw
freedmen and Cunningham, mentioned above
we are informed that there are no less tina
six others to answer to the charge of larceny
and that the prospect is fair for a bandsom,
that is, varied delegation to visit Nashvill
on business connected with prison affairs
The bar is well represented. While i
the court room we noticed the presence c
Messrs. Humphreys & Pulliam, of Somel
vile, Stephens q Smith, of Memphis, Nj
Humes, of the firm of Humes & Posto1
Judge Jones, of SomervilIe, Alex Campbell
of Jackson, Wood q McNeal, J. & F. Fer
tress, Dennis & Robertson, J. J. Dupuy, an
W. D. Wilkinson.
In our next issue we will endeavor t
give synopsis of the proceedings of tn
court