Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-01

UNITED STATEs DISTRICT CIR
CUT COURT-H0a. Connolly z. Trjgg,
presiding. There was 8 large attendance
1T this Court On yesterday.
VI. B. Eweil, Esq, was admitted to
practice in this Court.
His Honor, Judge Trigg, charged the
Grand Jury upon the strict discharge Of
ther duty, il presenting persons guilty Of
G5frsudiDg the revenue, inasmuch as
every m%n IN the country is taxed to the
very Utmost that they can bear. Es-
pecisily would tie Court direct attention
10 tue great whisky frauds now SO preva-
lent ali over the land. Before the war, q
man IA this country scarcely knew thai
he was paying taxes at all row the nS-
ZION q uader the weight of millions
Of debt. For paying the interest and
seeIing down the principal, Congress
has enacted certain laws, taxing every
profession and all branches of trade, and
il svETy department. of life. After show
ing that it Tss to every mans Interest to
detect and EXPOSE these frauds, his honor
took occasion to direct the especial atten-
ton Of the jury, TO the frauds in the dis
till2tiOn OF spirits, and cited at some
length the main points in law, and said
ne doubted If even Congress could pass a
lsW which the distillers would not find 3
way to evsde, 80 astute were they in
Hacking the requirements and eXsctions
made upon them.
Cases Nos. 495, 496 and $50 were, by
consent of counsel, set for the Goth inst.
The csses OF the United States VS. Nc
Donald were dismissed.
The case Of Long VS. RaiDe was then
taken up. An atteRpt YVES hen made
by the counsel for the defendant to file
another petition different from the one
4 cd Al the last tern OF the court, but it
was not permitted. The depOsitiODs were
then read and also the evidence taken.
Il appears that Raine was a lieutenant
in the late Confederate army; that he
vas sent by command Of his superior
officer TO arrest deseTters In DeSoto coun-
~, Misc. that there were st the same
tIme also several bands of armed men,
EG6ri Has and others, who went around
committing depredatioEs on farmers,
taking horses, mules, etc. that they took
from one Snook . vsiGsbis mule belong
ing 70 Long, and gave & receipt fer the
to shOOk, signing Capt. Rsine's
name per Newton e Lancaster. The
defendant proves by one Of his own COM
pany, who was win him st that time,
that these two men were not under his
command that be knew them,
and that the mule was not taken by him
v no EAA+A - LIZ NA0G MEAsACICAa
Shortly SITTER the surrender he (Raine) ,
came 10 Memphis; that be cav Long,
who demanded pay for the mule, and
upon Long telling him unless he did pay !
or pr0usiss 10 pay hin Tor the mule, he
Long, would have ni0 put IN the irving :
Block that upon the advice OF friends I
Rzine promised 10 pay the alleged debt. ;
Pending the arguments Of the counsel, {
s5e court sJioDrned until ten O'Clock :
this mcFning, ;
Law CoURP-E S. Les, judge /
At 10 O'clock q. M, to-day, when
following calendar viii be called and
disposed Of Z
goa Mclaughlin VS. Groves. 3
- kefa8 - Crowie [
-5 NeetcotJ vs. Mitchell. =
~ GOODMAN VI koth. /
1vs CUnEiBgaan vs. Mccormick ct al. r
2l1 SIovsl vs. Manning. \
al Frazer & Chase vs. Harman, admir-. =
IL Barnes rs jons7. I
3 ! allam g al rs Waldran papers missing). t
IA Jones vs. ChQats q 20. a
10 'iiiisr vs. Fr=ightmaster. :
Stler vs. keley. =
IS CAREY v Rue. 0
Zy Ford VS. Fled. /,
~ NuKsIsen 9 Co vs. MolaL y
II Dedask " Nolan. II
~ P3cBe- vs. Holland ct al.
3 Blood & Co vs. Hack Il
"a Paterson vs johnson a Williams i
rs Baokhsa vs. Anderson ct I'll. U
IS NraA vs. Campbell . Co. d
29 ) me vs. CampbsIl q Campbell. a,
~ Lashley vs. Rouse. r
. Czldwed vs. Mitchell. l
30 Thomas vs. AZ ing on.
- hcCafty Ns Golfer. A
"a Mccormick VI HUM & Co.
rs Key vs. Brooke 8 Hitzneld. 7"
SO Kari vs. karr q LisenDerry.
81 Bl4ck, Cannon & Co vs. E1dings. ci
~ LUmford W Martin. u
,40 CoOney " Wruston Ct al. N
AZ kapp vs. Curry. n
Belts a GTidsr VS. Grant. .
IA ShrTidau vs. Collins. 20
- Rutboh vs. Rocco. Ell
46 IOOnili - Ford q Wilson. -,
AZ Love -ndw Re VS. Er etag. hl
4S Stm ism vs. same
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EqsseI = handhsasen VS. Peterson q W
8 y sssls VS. n; Q. steamboat Comet pr
50 EOlsy Va DUNN . Bro. OF
- HICKS V Origin, Bros q Co. =,
a 3 nter q McMskin vs. BJwen. =,
o Ctnn0van aShaBlFy.
81 RlusoD " Ssmple ct al. So
. Sorm61 vs. FAVOR. "
80 wilson vs. MOGraths "a
CRANcERY COURT Wns. III. Smith, III
hGncslLor.-Csses set to-day on mo-
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VS. Laird. A
eldwell vs Robinson. A
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n rGbes VS. fsrrabse. W
z-derliu vs. johnson. n
isxersham vs. Battaile. Pi
1 ms VS. stanton. n
andsrville vs. SsFsons, "
ulick vs. Bager. II
svlng oaee., same as last week.
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.himaD vs. 7e~srbIoEsh.
otto VS. GaiiinO. 70
VI Car noEaD. th
~ del s Duttiinger. ~
vs. d ckens.
vs. Jusbsco. X.
late. ETC., VS. n. Q. Hotel Co. tr
5ylor & Co. VIZ Ghandler, ~,
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