Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-05
THE CASES.
The Decision Finally Rendered..

CRIMINAL COURT Wn1 Hunter, Judge.
On yesterday in the AUa5aache contemp!
ease, the following orders were spread
upon the records by order Of the Court
The State Of Tennessee vs.. NJ. G. Gallo
way and W. II. Rhea Criminal Court
of Memphis, October term, 1867. At
tachment for contempt. The defend
ants, NJ. G. Galloway and w. II. Rhes,
are charged with publishing and circu-
lating a libeious and defamatoFy article
scandalizing this Court, and charging
the Judge of this Court with acting from
corrupt motives Ia the discharge Of his
official duty ia q cause then and still
pending and during the present term,
which article was published and cireu-
lated in the Daily AU0iGnche newspaper
on the 10th day of December, 1867, and
within b Fifth, Thirteenth and Four
tenth Civil Districts Of Shelby county,
Tenn. That on the 10Th day OF Deem
Der, 1867, the Court entered on records a
rule in this cause prohibiting the publ.
cation of any proceedings thereof end
ing the investigation Of the same. That
on The zStn day Of December, 1867, The
Court also entered q rule requiring the
said defendants to answer certain inter-
Togatories then on file, OF all which the
defendants had notice. Aud, upon
animation OF the evidence, the Court be-
ing satisfied that the defendants are
guilty Of the three several contempts of
this Court as charged
lst. In the publication and circulation
OF the article charged.
-. In violating the rule of this Court
on tue 18th day Of December, 1867, by
publishing in the Duug AUdldache news
paper one other libeiOus and defsmatory
article, scapdsiizing this Court aud Civ
ing an account of the proceedings IN this
case.
81. In refusing to answer the interroge-
tories on file as required, all in contempt
OF this Court.
1t is therefore the judgment OF this
Court that for the first contempt speci-
fed the said defendants, NJ. c. Galloway
and w. II. Rhes, be fined each in the
Of ten dollars and imprisoned in the
eoaaty jail Of Shelby county until the
and costs are paid, and for ten days
thereafter.
That for the second contempt above
specified, the said defendants be fined
each in the sum of ten dollars and be i'm
prisored in the jail Of Shelby county I'M
the fire and costs are paid, aud for
ten days thereafter.
That for the third contempt above
specified the said defendants be impris-
Oned in the jail Of Shelby county until
answer inteTTOgatories as required.
h State OF re -nessee( Criminal Gourtof
John NJ. Campbell. October " t5rm. 1871.
The defendant, John NJ Campbell, is
with writing and publishing in
the Daily AUdIGnche, q newspaper pu6
ished and circulated IN the 5.h, 18Th and
-4th civil districts Of Shelby county, on
he 18th day Of December, 1867, q false,
ibalOus and defamatOry article ia con-
Tempt OF this Court, scandalizing the
Court itself, aud libeling the Judge
for acts done in the dis
of his official duty. After
examining the evidence in said cause, it
s G~cjqdged by the Court hat the said
defendant is guilty as charged. It is
therefore ordered and adjudged that the :
aid defendant, John NJ Campbell, be
ind in the sum OF ten dollars and i'm
lris0ned ia the jail Of Shelby county In
ii the fine and costs are paid and ten
thereafter. The order 10 the four
,ther cases has not as yet been put on
but Judge Hunter in his decision
u Yesterday stated that in the -four sub
ieQueut cases against the defendants, n.
= Galloway and W. II. RheS, they be
iued in the sum cf fifty dollars in each
.ase, and be imprisoned in the Jail OF
Shelby county until the fines and costs
ire paid, and until they answered inter
'ogstoFies filed. Court stands adjourned
Until Saturday next, when the records
containing the foregoing orders will be
igned ana q mittimus issued by order Of
he Court, to carry out the above sen