Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-03-18
CONTEMPT.
The Boot ON the Other Leg.
The Criminal Court Sup.
pressed.

The Apalanche-Hunter contempt case
seems to have taken quite new and in
teresting shape within the twenty-four
hours past. The functionary Of the
Criminal Court, who started out to sup
press our Jefferson street contemporary,
having had his leetle game spilled by
Judge Waldran, spread upon the re-
cords of his tribunal yesterday the fol-
lowing:
a 1t appearing to the Court that in con;
sequence of the continual publication of
a series of false, libelous and seditious
articles, which has been published by
portion of the printing press Of the city
of Memphis, through period of several
months, the obvious tendency and design
of which has been to intimidate the Judge
of this Court in the discharge of his
official duty, and to so influence the
passions of the people that the process
ard judgments of this Court cannot be
enforced; and it coming to the notice of
the Court that one of the offenders in
this regard, who had been committed to
prison under the Judgment and order of
this Court was illegally discharged from
custody, and while so at liberty, at late
hour on the night of Friday, the 18th of
March, 1868, in company with other des-
Berate men, went to the residence of the
Judge of this Court for the purpose and
with the intent ofeffecting bis assassina-
ton because of his official action; and
that this and similar acts of violence and
outrage are sanctioned and encouraged
by considerable portion of the people
of this community; and it further APP
pearing that adequate support cannot at
this time be obtained to secure the en-
forcement of the process and judgments
of the Court; and it is ordered that this
Court stand adjourned until such time'as
the obstacles to its administration OF jus
tice shall be removed.
VIM HUNTER, Judge.
Now the question arises, has the Judge
of the Criminal Court suppressed the
Avalanche or has the Acatanche sup
pressed the Criminal Court2 Ifthat tribu
nal islands adjourned until such time as
the obstacle to the administration of jus.
tice shall be removed, we see no earthly
hope Of its reopening until Hunter him
self, the one and sole "obstscle to its
administration of justice" is displaced,
and the sooner this comes about the bet
ter for the administration of justice"
We refer the case Of the old lady to
Judge Waldran, for whose court he has
unquestionably expressed contempt, and
by whom he should be held to answer
according to his Hunters own con-
struction of the law in such cases.
SURGERY IN MEMPHIS. operation
denominated lithotomy has become
commonplace. The war made difficult
and dangerous surgical performances of
every day occurrence, and army surgeons
deem the operation by which q stone is
extracted from the bladder of trifing
importance. DIR. K-r met DR.. CO,
two or three days after q city paper
had published full-blown account Of
the operation referred to, successfully
performed by DR.. X Y. z. K@Ssaid
to C-n: 81 have two important
operations which / viii perform 10
morrow, come over, bring X. w. and
others, and also bring the newspaper
reporters" an come, K-r," said
CO; "but what's the operation r
ats two bone feions TO BE opened, an
operation that requires all possible skill
and world vide newspaper blasting"