Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-05
THE GREAT corrox CASE.

| important witnesses for the government.
Judge Blatchford having taken his seat
Mr.. Courtney, counsel for the United
States, made motion for posiponment
until the 5;h or 9th Of January, in order
to produce the proper Witnesses. A dis
cussion here ensu,d between the lawyers
on each side. We condense from the
Herald, a portion of Mr.. WafPs remarks
as follows:
Mr.. Ward, on the part of the defendant,
replied: He said; May il please your hon.
or, that it may not seem ungenerous that
we decline an adjournment of this case for
elk days, or to any adjournment save un-
der the strict ruling of your honor, | haV e
to ask your honor to review the case from
its commencement to The present time. In
February, 1867, every dollar OF property
that the defendant, Stevenson, had
in this city was locked up under an attach
ment founded on the affidavit Of one
Hamilton, alleging that in the spring or
summer of 1866 Stevenson had brought to
the city of New York 5000 bales Of cotton,
which belonged to the Confederate govern
ment, and consequently by right Of con-
quest to the United States that he had
converted that cotton to his own use and
thereby damsged the government of the
United States to the amount of 81 ,00O, 600.
Conscious of our own Innocence, and re-
gardless of any testimony they could bring
against ia, we filed an answer to this afiida-
Wit Immediately and urged the case on for
trial. Spring passed away, and it was the
close of the May or June term before We
could get even a motion heard before your
Honor. Ga that motion the District At
torney appeared, filing his own affidavit
that he believed, and that he had good and
substantial cause 10 believe, that Hamilton
had been spirited away by US. O,her
afiidayits were filed setting forth that
if the court would give the govern
ment another term they would come pre-
pared to show that the United States had
claim 10 this cotton. We fought against
this continuance, and urged upon your
Honor that if you did not grant a contin-
uance you would at least dissolve the at
tachme,t, and not entail ruin upon US by
these continued postponements. But the
case was continued and summer passed
away. December cane aud Hamilton and
the United States Government, or tie
Treasury Department, have dissolved their
partnership N the prosecution of this case,
Hamilton retiring from the frm and Ward
Burnett appearing as copartner and ati-
dayit-msker. Then the scene changed.
Experience taught them that it would be
in vain for them to show that 8, 900 bales
of cotton had been brought here, and that
all the false swearing Ia the world could
not establish the fact, for they would have
to chow where it vas sent to; where 1t was
stored; 10 show that some one bought and
that some one received storage for 1t. 10
December, 1867, your Honor allowed
them to amend the information by alleging
that the cotton was lot brought 10
New York, but seized in the Southern
States mentioning and including by name
all the States where cotton could be held.
Ward Burnett appears, and by affidavit
has given the names of persons here to-
day. Bolder than the present afhant-or
the present atfant has protted by his ex-
perience-giVes the names OF persons
with whom he hal conversation, and with
whom he swore he had conversed, and he
sWears that these persons told him that
Stevenson had converted this Confederate
cotton TO his own use, and in some rses
he mentioned the b1Ies. But, no sooner
had the Geographic wire flashed the news
Of this to Tennessee, than voluntarily it Is
denounced As u falsehOOd by the persons
this Burnett invoked here.
Mr.. Courtney replied TO the remarks oil
counsel for the defendant, and detailed bis
own efforts TO procure the attendance O.
witnesses in the case. There could be nc
harm in granting the application for posi-
ponement for a few days in 4 case of THU
magnitude. | will slipulate here that
will go on with the case, whether the wit
nesses are here or Lot, on the day TO which
your Honor may adilurn it. Bat ! wOult
be derelict in my duty, and would b.
waving a right which might ieOpardiz'
and irjure The government in its rights il
this case, If did not ask for an adjourn
ment Oh the affidavit | submitted,
Alter which the court granted the mo
ton for adjournment.
Knoxville Municipal EeIei ion.
The corporations OF Knoxville aud Eas
Knoxville have been consolidated, and tn
Radicals had an exciting race among them
selves for the municipal Offices. TIE elet
ton came of Saturday and resulted in th
reelection Of the present Mayor of Knol
Vile, Mr.. NJ. d. Bearden, by majority {
76l votes over T. N. PArham. The vol
stood Blrdeu S92 and Parhsm 19l. I'll
following are the Aldermen elected
First Wand, II. Barry and W. b Bra
don.
Second Wand, NJ. F. Smith and J. Ricl
ards.
Third Ward, Ike Glmmon, cDlored, an
J. w. Hope.
Fourth Ward, G l.. Powell and c, No
row.
. Fifth Ward, John Ferriter and -
Hay.
) EAST KNOXVILLE.
,, First Ward, w. F. Seay, A Formwa
, Second Ward, J. ID. Williams, d. Brow
i colOred.
' Third Ward, - johnson, aud 49,
McI.emore.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of {
: 81 instant says Of this Radical scr4mb
o for ofhce
IT Ills "a PECULIARLY, though not perhaps
b very remarkable one, of most electio
: that some of the candidates have to
g busted The affair of yesterday was no {
II ception to the general rule except in M
o Der of victims.
?, Fo, emost among them Was the dis
,, pointed candidate for Mayor, Mr.. +,
8 Parham. He is emphaticalIy victim
ii misplaced confidence, and does not be
tate to openly attribute his entire disco
BE future to the great apostle Of loyalty
Or Incarnation" 10 fact, as Ally Gator
e. said, upon seven wbeels'-the Revere
er Doctor Pearne, together with Rev.
ne Spence. These gentlemen, az he avt
D. owe their church, and even much of th
rs notoriety to him, and why they went b;
s. upon all their pledges 10 him will form
e. i lteresting chapter in our local history, {
e. we should like TO hear Mr.. Parham
i'll plain, if he can, the reason for their acti
10 view of the gorgeous display of colo
a. friends before the election and the begga
Mt report of Parbam votes after it, Mr..
hams ideas of the negroes as voting in
re- tutiona, are very much like those Of
nd Lincoln, which he go well expressed
lot 80 forcibly illustrated by one of bis fam
D. anecdotes concerning Gen. Mcclellan
Frs his army They are splendid on dr.
parade, but not worth cuss for effect
To- serVic'"
80. We cannot pretend 10 give each Of
-. defeated candidates 6rst-class notice,
ba- cause 'nere arc e 'oo ,iAny VI t"eu' oo'
ru. perhaps three, upon the uHiimely q
wherein are buried the youthful hopes