Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-25
rur nAILnoAp INJUNCTION.
ODensnE Argument ia the Federal
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court Yesterday
TIL great Nashville and Northwestern
railroad injunction case came up in the
Federal Court, before Judge Connolly F.
Trige, yesterday morning, on a motion Of
respondents to dismiss. The scene in the
court room on the opening Of the case was
by no means uninteresiing. Bradley and
Thomas, after an hour with their witnesses
and papers, had just concluded the case Of
ex-postmasier Irving, Of Savannah, little
piece Of business they had agreed to do in
fifteen minutes, when CoIyar edged ia at
one side Of the long table with towering
pyramid of leather-eovered books and
countless rolls Of manuscript, and with the
customary May il please" etc, commenced
a lively skirnish on the first pages Of the
yoluminous bill of the city Of Hickman.
To bis leit "a. isham q Harris, biz dark
eyes aud thoughtful face wearing some
what eevere expression that lost nothing
by the peculiar twist Of that queer mu-.
tsch Of his The strongly marked South
ern features would al once have placed him
right with stranger, aud the development
Of his well shaped head would have told
the rest.
On the right, eat Judge Cooper, the man
who il invariably At the head Of all the
big cases, and certainly one Of the most in
tellectually handsome men ia the country.
HE brain IL every inch three-decker, and
nothing ever seems 10 cloud or befog him,
no matter how intricate may be the wind
ings of ambiguous law, or how difficult the
accommodating problems.
Across the table, the opposing counsel
were drawn up. Spurlock with, his chair
tipped back, and his fine head firmly set,
was listening intently, though for all his
countensnce indicated he might have
been counting the blocks of stone in the
four massive walls inclosing the room.
East, sitting next, with brow knit almost
painfully, and body leaning toward Colyar,
drank in every word the tall man uttered,
aud would occasionally interrupt him in
regard to various points Of law, but Colyar
soon went on again as clearly and distinct
ly as before.
To the right Of East, Otis was twisting
his face occasionally, sometimes into a
frown, sometimes in a smile, and his eyes
flashed a little when Colyar read it was q
piratical crew that had taken possession of
the ship.
Receiver Times and President Burns,
both comfortable distance apart, were
present The long straight hair Of the Re
ceiver never seemed slrsighter, and his
mouth was set with a firmness which be-
spoke a deep-set determination to fight
the battle out, come what might, bonds or
no bonds.
The crowd in the court room was made
up principally Of Joe Blackburn and his
scores Of lawess distillers, with a smatter-
ing Of the bogus railroad directory to lend
effect 10 the scene. Now and then the
! brazen-mounted shoulders of a cavalryman
would glisten in the doorway, and then
| disappear while the shutting of feet in
| the great hall could be distinctly heard.
Colysr had entered motion to continue
and enlarge the injunction so as to prevent
! the State directors making contracts, or do
ing anything az such directors, while East
| had reminded the court that motions had
already been made 10 dismiss the bills as
to the Executive Department, and to grant
no leave to Gle the amended bill.
After the reading of the Hickman bill,
| two supplementary bills were read by Mr..
Colysr, ihe points embraced in all of which
| have been from time TO time laid before
our readers. He followed the reading OF
these documents with the opening aTgu,
ment, and at 2 o'clock the court adjourned
continuing the case to Monday next.
The conclusion of this case is looked fol
with anxious interest, as it involves the
fate Of one Of our most important thorough
fares, as well as the doubtful question as tc
whether there is any such thing az Law and
/ Justice in Tennessee.