Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-23

ARREST OF ALLEoED ILLICIT DIsriL-
LRRs Information having been lodged
at the office of the United States Mar
shall yesterday, against James Rice,
Henry Rice, John Manning, John
Quinn and John Clemens, to the effect
that they were engaged in distilling
whisky near Rices sawmill, on
Hatchie river, without having taken
out the required license, about one
o'clock last evening Captain Simons, Of
the Northern District police, acoompa-
MED by squad Of men, was dispatched
to the locality named 10 arrest and bring
into town the parties named by the in
formant The party Of officials reach
ing the distillery, found il to be that
of Steinkhul 4 Titehner, which was
seized on Friday last by the Revenue
Collector, for alleged fraud upon the
Department They also found the par
ties for whom they were in search, and
who, turning out TO to be employees
about the still, we're arrested and
brought to the city. On reaching town,
they were at once arraigued be-
fore Commissioner Morrison fol- examin-
ination. 1t was found necessary to put
Clemens on the stand as a witness
for the government, and according
to his statements, the alleged I'LL.
cit distilling has consisted simply
Of running through two barrels OF
mash which had been left on hand
when the still was seized, at the instance
Of Collector Saunders The party we're
therefore dismissed, and allowed to 20
on their way rejoicing, the whole affair
resulting in magnificent fzzle.
CUTTING AFFRAY LAST NIGHr. Be
tween six and seven clock last evening,
a brace of dusky leaguers, named re-
spectively Dan. Grovener and Dan.
Steele, had an alteration at the corner
of Gayoso and Desoto streots, in the
course Of which the former was severely
cut by his antagonist in the arm.
1t seems that Grovener and Steele
were wrestling to the edificstion of
crowd of chalk eyed spectators in the
vicinity named, when the former, be.
coming angry at being thrown severely
to the ground, drew his knife and made
a lunge at Steel, with the above
result. On finding he was cut, Steel
produced a pistol and began firing |
at Grovener, causing a seatteration in
every direction among the lookers-on. |
Fortunately the balls from his weapon
missed their mark, and Grovener es-
capped unkurt Neither party to the dis.
turbance had been arrested up to noon |
to-day.
SUPREME CouRT PRooEEDINGs.-The |
decisions were rendered in the |
Supreme Court, sitting at Brownsville,
yesterday
Turbeville vs. Broach; judgment of !
Circuit Court of Henry affirmed. MILL
gan, Judge.
Owen VS.. Hartman; judgment Of Cir |
cult Court of Carroll reversed and cause |
remanded Milligan, Judge.
Alien, administrator, VS.. Black Il |
Brother judgment of Circuit Court of |
Carroll affirmed. Milligan, Judge.
Keyton vs.. Seymour judgment of Cir.
cult Court of Carroll affirmed. Milligan,
Judge.
Jemima Legate VS.. B. F. Harrison
judgment Of Circuit Court of Carroll re-
versed, and cause remanded. Smith,
Judge. ..s
Sharp VS.. Harrison judgment of Cir
cult Court of Carroll reversed, and cause
remanded. Smith, Judge.
Hallmark vs. liS9,iudgment of Cir
cult Court Of Benton affirmed. Smith,
Judge.
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