Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02

RECORDERS CcURT.-The Recorders Court,
where Alderman J. W. Hope as Recorder pro tenn
In the absence of Recorder Swan, administered even
handed justice, has been The centre of attraction
since Thursday evening.
Mr. Blacknan was arrested Thu sday afternoon
for disturbing the peace Of the city, by attacking
or rather seeking difficulty with Mr.. Crowell He
arrested and taken 10 the Recorders office, and
while waiting for Mr.. Hope TO write warrant,
seized chair and struck Crowel severe blow
over the bead. For the first offense he was fined
fifteen dollars and cost and for the second twenty
FIVE.
A great commotion was raised among our Irish
friends Thursday evening, which communicated it.
self TO all ages, sexes and Sizes showing how de-
votedly these people attached to their spiritual
instructors It appears that Mr.. McNichols, an
Irish gentleman, well known in the community,
who has for some time been engaged in teaching
school in the school-room attached TO the Catholic
Church building 1t further appears that Mac has
been rather bibulously inclined, against which in
clination Father Finnegan has repeatedly admon-
shed BIN, and finally discharged him from teach
ing.
On Thursday evening the irate Mac-who by the
having steamed up pretty high repaired to the
room Of Father Finnegan, and exhibited to him a
letter, which he said he had prepared for publica
tion in which very insulting language was incor-
porated such as the Priest would not be permitted
70 be used. Mac was accordingly ordered TO leave,
and failing 10 obey the command after several rep
etitions, a Mr.. Caravan was called in and he was
forciby elected. After being put out, he appeared
az window with pistol in his hand, and il seems
laid siege TO the castle, which not raised until
the help Of policemen had been evoked by bis
Priestship.
Father Finnegan was arrested at once On charge
OF assault and battery taken before the Recorder
aud acquitted.
On Friday morning Mac was taken before the
I Recorder on a charge Of disturbing the peace and
quiet Of the city, by attacking Father Finnegan--
The testimony In the case was in substance wha
we have above given. Under the circumstances th'
Recorder considered il very aggravated case, anc
fined McNichols 10 the extent Of the law, fifty dol
4 lars.
Father Finnegan was then arraigned On eharg
of having melted an attack on McNiehols the pre-
vious evening. While the trial of Rev. Mr.. Fin
negsn was progressing the evening before, Nc
Nichols proposed 10 read letter, and no objection
being made he was allowed to proceed. The lette
proved to be the same that he had just read to tn
Priest at his ROOM When he came to that portion
wherein Father Finnegsn was accused Of falsehood
which portion was written in Latin, he interpreted
the came, giving the English Of If, when Fsthe
Finnegan exclaimed, Is there an Irishman her
who will suffer his Priest insulted 2" st which th
crowd of Irish present made general rush upo
McNichola. and would most likely have done hir
violence had they been permitted. After hearln
the evidence, which was somewhat conflicting, ou
in the main substantiating what s above stated, H
oorder Hope held the case under advisement, an
at the time of our writing had not rendered judE
ment.
Mr.. Carmsvan, who is teacher in the Oathol
school, was arraigned also for incitiEg the attac
the evidence in his case being very much the san
, as in Finnegans. -. !.
Next came Billy Joy, on similar eharge' o.
, the nroof being insufficient, he was discharged.
Quite sn excitement prevailed throngnout u
trial the courtroom being densely crowded og an
ious spectators, principally Irishmen and Irishw
men. 1t is one of the very few cases we nave ev
' hoard of in this country where the laity OF "a
church have dared 10 disobey or insult the pries
: hood.