New-York tribune., 1867-07-30
CIVIL COURTS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DECISION or JUDGE BLATOHPoRD DENYING A
MOTION IN AN IMPORTANT COTTON CASE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DECISION or JUDGE BLATOHPoRD DENYING A
MOTION IN AN IMPORTANT COTTON CASE.
UnieJ.S,ates ast vernon X, stsVcnson.
The HambletOn mentioned below Ii said to
bcthe brotheTsof the person who made out the Daek
list Of ADoi@n mesnans Yr 'ns oy TOT sor ,sTsp.
thatthc information In the present case Is not 3asea on
facts but given for the purpose OF ext0rng Dlacknsi
from Stevenson and obtaining money from the Govern
ment aud further that Hambeton having obtained all
the money he could from the Government aud faed to
backmail Stevenson has absconded. The following Is
Judge Bla tchfor's decision in this case
law ALLEGES s, sh,t before and dSTos the time
S toe y 51 sos s'1 & s SsOsI 81 he Hs Sa o
:ss :ssai & ss iaas SfH r. sff spahs
s converted aud disposed q the sane to rs C e hs Ss%sSs
Of John shelby County Tenn showing ih9, the
aud hss the proceeds Of the property have bees
faad the yel States s Gionn:GH FT' e, g 81 .1
TIE Information on his infii.a and the .a .hday q HANDLE
oa e ..Sms, '. S n III 3 Ps s, ..Sa 81 ~ Ss @ T
P'. 'erd on the p'I.sna On ae q q March a. @
was s in crt COst the is. March lsSl
,Gs M Ga d1.PSs Ss, :. IS a TsT si,I S s & Ss
defendant 6d hs TO tho uomaoa on The m Of March
s M sSsa ssas Sor % n noSts e Court for .S order iSs
s9 ss s .;,9s JsS ssSs one on S erS. q - nav % B. I % tbs
Owu for trial The onl jury term Of this Court hd since Isae
a o June aud continued through ha, Month THIS cause ops
% a Da, % @ s .@s 81. o' 70 & S the June term Tbs time Court
jury daring that term Mss a oceapei ey hsr Snsss which bad
b on he ia and was adjourned nom Hs Nh
& sss % su,s o io & uons more could no" Ss done u tSs
Court noS any state o. fact, tSa9 to s u dow. sd r ' % S@s 1a
soy regard tho ,ra Of the eanse than to allow q
m .n e be gGss5 Of a, :ss seem s SgSs SheS ses 9 i
trial The motion ior an orI sqeahg lns an sue
Ss Ss Son S@aii , Z Ono moe & tie .v
the content, Of these as,ts this branch the
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sai S a s % S. e. S Dc Ss I.a n t.:
my 1850 and complained O the iafrmston
As' 4. @ Ss srs Ss'f 11 S q = j a. s?%f
the AFFIDAVIT, Of Hsmoleton opposed e tse ma.T o. den % Ines
ad1,' g. % YGIp0 T S 90 II ss sSs S s Ss ts- "a
estate i s operation which real estate sppeAo be all at has
,,s a. % ls 'hfs $ sRds' Ss ssI 5 is1P S %
U5s 10Th oSpn.@s The VI sad.1
Of ID, defendant both Of s e p .nd no, O1y are the tsa
81 'tf. .SSS sS,ss to TO Ss'S Ss s.s % Se
60 ,se for hse NorOye thsy sht TO the opportunity
smssy sDs ss Si's'Ss s,SSs, Ss u &
.sS IN fcrd % the Ortetsia whatever sucAsdaT:
@ sss .Si ssp 5: proper 1ss Ss 70 sas 's'Sssss e. sp
M %.s S %: SS 3 es a.. The. a, they have no, had
sat s'. sine ,s s % ~ ssR sss az & "d q, ss s s
ent that the es,,os Tosrs % .hs aoIna'oa sg
been ,Sksn defendant Of Georgia
Alabama AMI Tennessee aud ccycrsI By him e hs own use IN
sfhs As, aAs The Issued haOie
% sS s the s' & sad was provided tS money . Ss sufficient for al
that be expected be absent till the
de promised with Newlork by letter
twcs 40 he should rvtu NewYok with the witnesses; and
ktter had been received trsm him be
aud that written from Nashville Tennessee, the 2Hh
Of April That letter Is produced and states that he
detained long time IN sshirgon and had considerable trouble With
the reaa Department bat was al satisfactorily arranged aeT
halt the nvoved that the shipped BY Memphis 20
written Memphs that he should BE- ready Sh all the
~itnesses present the Nay term Of bs CoaTt and that
he full nstrsous II is also shown by atayt the Of
that information thereupon mailed 10 Rsnbeon
could be tried s sy hst due notice of
world be given hin 10 onsbe hm TO have the wit
tke 10Th Of April nothing has been beard of
although esamunatoas have been addressed 20
him hy letter telegraph Savannah Atlanta Washington Memphis
Nashville Cncsa snd that ls e;h Of June latter adj
dressed 10 lin al worshan House. Asmphs wAeh
address he had instructed letters to be sent AMI
fron which be bad stated they would be lorsanisd
10 hr but returned to the writer MHpAs
Juue r. vhoa. comment IL shown BY The sdsst Of the District
Atorn.y that this aotsu nosed he himself in
oIeai that i heard several times from the Secretary Informing
Ma tbat sys bsng made procure the ssnes eps
,saa of mbcs that FtAs Es w be required for tha, Yu
poss that effort has been naae the Unsi sses 40 %
ss,uts 10 pTocas ssesssa deposition meehe noon arc
al the inability asrn bear anything Of Hames1n @
Goyspmsat has ied % such depoAaon and "
Tks facts set forth In the affidavit OF HamDieten On
which the attachpent issued, are suiclen' iS
taned support this action; and ~ view OF All INC a.
81 the cAse, and the diligence SHOWN p1
GoyernuaAt the motion could not now DC grahtsu; a.
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