, 1869-02-27
IMPORTANT TRIAL.
Responsibility Of Southern Vigil
asee Committees During
the Var,
The Memphi1 VigilAlco COMMITTEES Of 1859
Sued til 100000 by st. E,euiz
S.eanhoat Owner.

Al psessrra refy inparrznt sEfai 10 going on IN
The Law Court q snt. eitY, before Suc<c RuEJ j.
aaoort of ..nrty md 1t ths sAns tina Il mnss
tctcreatc Is I: expatns sone os The ac.s Of tse
Vlet..1es koaaitte<s N Aen2eta Il the clm.
-rr arr rocnec.ed with the csae, x1d 5u a:SsT nf
the nress legal taleatis erRAged cn boh rides,
TIE sur! xcFs ifopsntc}ed 10 " tat esse on Mon.
Cay, End the following sJrousts OF tAe E4cts al.
eaec1 or thta tthe aeepad} trAl 10 TO the preaen,
iiae 1tll 10. TIL 70 ptare migrating:
Jsaaios, of It. Loais oansa ine .;esnr 1e1sa ssa
then II latte hoek: he came do sn f:ou St. L3uis
..d ren' 70 Little Rock for the pprpo.e af selling
iae .:eaEt1 u q.essoa, when ~ succeeded i
Going tie p..cnase monty be.rR $3,s.1 ia sod
Al Ire eAsne .trr he 70 }tte.ess II osaer a:esm.
e to1 .te,,,e r. sss K2eS tesstv:ns aooat
seld, Goutt-d.fsie non-5 md Strip ID 5e.nsred 70
As2ptu aa&u: lie - Of JsIuaty, ISL wne7e
vered The eclp md \ portion Of the Corf DR..
A'e non.y TITO god. atd On 4sn Of Feh:prT,n
- tsne 5ess +. .ound ,ns' &c *as sostn and na1
~ Ts perees.on eMs-s IN sosd, aod asoos 1900
About tt'a stle he rtsa1vod to proceed to h1s
hens u ~ LoSN a1d. n eoH2anJ With I raena-
otf Q! o4otel Bon. ma Pust AlSAoru fCpafcde.
rt1sl itf110y. hs vent II board the steamG kca-
tueky. si1h 1he inte1tloa Q: gong ~ tne rfrsr ~
Cairo, ard th. r5oeeec1ns by lind to St i2r,s,
The gold lad Cot fcGesa,e EoneF above f1f-r7sd
70 he Isd paeee IN paddle haes, md given IN
kcep:pg.
A toors tirae before the hour announced 10: the
Morgan SD Steel, Who rep:et.n ed ihec7rei7es =
tas a.. .snt ea ses1d tta Z. KsrsaeIy md ~
:. them g captaln Dav:d Haeill. OF thus cay:
AorFao =Ld SIC ! Aecosed IaEsop. aEd told
. sa as. s1a re sc N, 4. p puoasr a::s
w1n:e. :" by the committee and tul1n / F.
4, es, ..s I'd lss I'd u IL L.
&. bal atsns t., I'm. "a *, = =
o:eer-a ". AeFall. Chief Clerk. % p.ss him tas
ttetscs rc1 .tL, nj; tn- god tyrE tac counter.
rsE ock eh.r-e q IA c.sa. y a'xed loon--1
10 carry ioc rahtl. 'bscs eun'aln u4 TIE ro.eY up
I'm dIs ha e sta Jos y.nt . ake
VIZ. Up 'hs tane.ze 14wAds Jen-rsop sr.et,
tsvs.l. huklli.
..t, tas :n, ro.k aF ao1.., 70 TO- Foe ap np
n'Esla! ao:e. tr Jedet.5n ereet. woere
.ss V:2i's1cs Coun.t>e were IN aes.lou.
) room corn i:z:!s IN ,ae saa= ba laln;. .he psr
TIER tAk1r4s the 2u11 ri them. Affee short IN
.,vsl, captain Jo.1 so7 AID tbs friend noa the
M'eeeurs te1;E-at rer- pnnet. ne!E3 o.te:ed
IL tr. cit eais Il 'he ouue ui r1~ Sfgt arcs Com
n:rer. TLe 20 d, hoxeseF, "as re'a.ne1.
IN eas. q ,oa se "a. ssfss -; WiS
tic colo TO ne Bank et Memphis, xhrte tne Gold
VA. dep< tiset IL lt- t4llt tor e&fe ke=pIg
" htn 4ne zotn Hss p..te1 II ire ylutAf Il. j.
Nic1s. Ese.:ce1'. kr. n. Mc&!ur., ..a,hirt d
The asnk-- RI mel F. T.frs a1a c.!o-el r. "
Fnfpsr. xere p:estn.. Ii. e7m El,tec tuf,zn d
hiI1 that b. could not take lie pu,c %: oi toEu
LIT 1utt l1r++1r J.. IN e..Y. '
Hes:Atc TIA. Re -.t'onslJ o'jseted to dotns
en3ih!cctt .tz kind N: ee2atLed taat his .o!t
s.ou-u be stvet no 10 MIA. Thus, howe1er, w.
1f1.et On the fclIo~in dAy he tasa.1ed u ia
Eeupt'@ Baak, accJGpac:cd ~ Caosain LIT
bk--uttAo. vno tnitfnet tie baLk of3c' LIZ Ii
he knew Caolh 4 so..kou. taa. tre go ~fs nii
propesy ard &c -. ID. re ore entitled 70 rec :lF
tsc nasey.. he lnterceeed strongly IN CapAr
IGaGeuo lAfoE, Luz x hAS 1o eGsct on lot pan!
omdal- Ne1t GAY. h Eea1o captain Joh7
an fefo:f-d as Nt Vigilance COMMITTEES room
aSo va. fakcn pT epUe OF lie leloEt: TO tt
Aatk OF Aemptls, aecoro panied oT Cx2tHn LHr
Ga'ms:Ad Oo ttelf AZ lTsl At tie bxfk ha gol
was h6 z rom he FA1lf ,pAccd IN thc banda Of !
.Hpiojc OF h asEs uooef the direction al e:the
-M5. "1tA9 (r MI III -lufs, o. bo;h OF theC. An