Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-03
THE COURFS.

MUNICIPAL COURT-Ge0. W. WdldTda,
JUDGE. t foilowllg business was transacted
Lamb VS. Falls & Co, Judgment for plaintiff,
Andrews VS. Eddins Co, Judgment for plain
The argument IN csss of Hampton vs. Nc
Combs, will be heard this morning at . O'Clock.
To-day after the above case shslt have been
disposed OF, motions will be heard and wrtts Of
inquiry EXTENDED. Motions for new trials will
also be heard.
Law CoURT-H. s.. Lee, Jttdge.-In
Onambera. The hsbeas corpus case Of Isaac
Altschule We Curry, sherif, was concluded on
yesterday by the discharge ofIhs prisoner from
custody, the demurrer or the defendant TO he
Geturn of the Sner II beidg sustained. lt viii
be rem eDlbeTe1 that Altschule wa1R citizen OF
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and was arrRged there by
the agsntof The Goyernor Of Pennsytvania on
a reQuis1IlOn. The agent, Smith, was inter
cepted ia this city by a nabeas corpus and on
nearing before JUICE Hunter, the prisoner was
bound over 10 Sppsar within thirty days, to
give the agent time 70 procure the necessary
papers from Arkansas. An informal aud de-
fec,iva bond being taken by theSherin, through
mistake, the prisoner surrendered himself ana
was again b. oagnt out on habsas corpus, which
resulted IN his discharge as above stated.
CRIMINALC COURT I'm, Hunter ,Jttdoe.
In chambers, an il Investigation was had on yes
terdsy upon a bench warrant in the case ofthe
State VS.. Richard Hines, W. Hines and Thos.
Regain, charge OF assault and battery upon the
person q 6 Hes-o woman, and atare stened as
Sauit to Kill her husband. The case deyeloDed
merely the SL1lkihg OF me nfgFo woman, Julia
Sumner, Tor lns0lenoe, by Ihos. Regain. Mr..
Richard Hines and his son were discharged,
there being no case against them, nut the de-
PENDANT, Thos. Regain, was fined Sand costs.
When there are SO many justices OF the peace
Throughout sha county ~ IS strange that so
many trivial cases coma before onr Superior
courts on preliminary Investigation. 1t is a
great harJsI Zip upon persons living in the coun-
Try 10 have to come to Mem phis with their wit
nesses to answer petit charges arising out OF
difficulties with negroes. hut OF late judicial
bench warrants seem 10 be flying around loose
throughout tie county, ignoring altogether the
ex.s;encs of county magtJtrates.
SHELBY CIRCUIT CoURT-George ".
Reeves, JGdgc.-The following cases were dis
posed OF yesterday
state OF Tennessee VS. Linde Ell al, verdict for
plaintiff sio03 Copeland CT al VS. Z Jblnson, dis
missed for want OF prosecution Daniels, ext'x
VS. Anderson ct al, dismissed for want of prose-
cution; Gsge ct al VS. McLoonsy, dismissed by
plaintiff; Moore ct al VS. James, Judgment for
plaintiff Sol 81, Ia the case OF RIown va Bed
ford the jury had not returned a verdict last
evening.
The Grand Jury returned a large number OF
presantrents on yesterday, against Guardians,
Administrator aad Executors, WHO had failed
to MAKE returns OF their official acts to the
Court.
To day the case ofL~gau vs. Hartford Cts and
Syracuse Coal Company, commenced on yester-
day, will be argded by counsel. Tn matter in
controversy are damages in S2001-the value OF
a negro boy drowned in 1850, while in the en-
ployment OF defendants on a coal barge.
The cases set for trial to-day are from number
Is TO number 50, inclusive. The cases up to
number b were on the calendar OF yesterday.