Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-02-07
CONTEMPT In MEMPHIS.
Sentence OF the Editors OF the Ava
IaBehe---The other Contempt Cases.

Sentence OF the Editors OF the Ava
IaBehe---The other Contempt Cases.
The cases Of contempt against the edi-
tors of the Memphis A0dlanche were
disposed Of in the Criminal Court at
Memphis on the 4th inst Judge Hunter
took his seat on the bench few minutes
before ten o clock, and about FIVE minutes
after that hour, when Mr.. Z. NJ Yerger,
one of the counsel for Messrs. Galloway
and Rhea, entered the court, and before
either of the defendants appeared, the
Judge commenced reading the following
formal sentence il the eases against
them j..
The State Of Tennessee vs. NJ. c. galloway and
w. II. Rhea. Criminal Court of Memphis,
October term, 1867. Attachment for contempt.
The defendants, NJ. c. Galloway and w.
IL. Rhea, are charged with publishing and
circulating a hbeTous aud defamatofy ar
ticle scandalizing this court, and charging
the Judge Of this court with acting from
corrupt motives in the discharge of his
official duty, in eallse then and still pend
ing and during the present term, which
article was published and circulated by
them in the daily Apatdnche newspaper, on
the 10th day Of December. 1867, and with
in the 9th, thirteenth and fourteenth civil
distrits of Shelby county, Tennessee. That
ON the 18th day of December, 1867, the
court entered of record a rule in this cause
prohibiting the publication of any proceed
ings thereof pending the investigation Of
the same. That on the 2Sth day of De-
cember, 1867, the court also entered a rule
to answer certain interrogativeSthen on file,
all of which the defendants had notice.
And upon examination of the evidence, the
court being satisfied that the defendants are
guilty of the three several contempts of
this court as charged,
/. In the publication and circulation of
the article charged.
2. In violating the rule of this Court, on
the 18th of December, 1867, by publishing
in the daily AUalqnche newspaper one
other libelous and defamatory article,
scandalizing this court, and giving an ac-
count of the proceedings in this case.
3. In refusing TO answer the interroga>
tories on file, as required, all in contempt
of this court.
1t is, therefore, the judgment of this
court that, for the first contempt specified,
the said defendants, M. c. GallaWay and
W. H. Rhea, be fued each in the sum of
ten dollars and imprisoned in the county
| Jail of Shelby county, until the fine and
costs are paid, and for ten days thereafter.
That, for the second contempt, above speci-
fed, the said defendants be fined each in
the sum Of ten dollars and be imprisoned
in the jail of Shelby county, until the fine
and costs are paid and for ten days there
after. That, for the, third contempt, above
specified, the said defendants be imprisoned
in the Jail of Shelby county until they an-
swer interrogatories as required.
Alter the sentencehe esked the clerk if
J. NJ. Campbell (the local editor of the
Ardiancle) had answered the interrogatos
ries, TO which the clerk made answer, and
he then read the following sentence:
The State Of Tennessee Vs. John I. Campbell
Criminal Court of Memphis, October Term,
1867.
The defendant, John T. Campbell, is
charged with writing and publishing in
the daily AUalanche, newspaper published
aud circulated in the fifth, thirteenth and
fourteenth civil districts of Shelby county,
on the 18th day Of December, 1867 a
false, libelous and defamatory article in
contempt of this court, scandalizing the
court ITSELF and libeling the Judge thereof
for acts done in the discharge of his official
duty. After examining the evidence in
said cause, it is adjudged by the court that
| the said defendant IL guilty az charged. Ii
ia therefore ordered and adiudged that the
said defandant, John I. Campbell, be fined
! in the sum Of ten dollars and imprisoned
in the Jail of Shelby county untii the 6ne
and costs are paid, and ten days thereafter.
! Gen. Sale-Do you mean in the Jail
Hunter-Yes, imprisonment in Jail.
/ Mr.. Yerger-Under what power are you
acting? / wish to file bill of exceptions
Have you the right 10 compel an answer in
cases where the defendants would have to
criminste themselves?
Hunter-This is not a criminal proceed
ing, and | have to take the charges and
facts as they come before me as true, and
| on that / must render my verdict.
Mr.. Yerger-Will that appear as part Of
the order2
Hunter-Not that opinion.
Claiming RicharGs-Is the proceedings
in the Beaumont case continnedp
/ Hunter-Yes.
z In answer to question from Mr.. Mic0u
in regard to the Ledger cases, Judge Hun
ter said that they were continued until the
next term, and that the court would ad
iourn until next Monday, being court day il
course.
Mr.. Yerger-The judgements will be re-
/ quired TO be entered up before the court
can adjourn for the term.
Hunter-Then the court will adlOun
until Saturday morning.
Landon e. HAYNES Before the cour
adjourns and the judgments are entered up
/ have the night to take exceptions.