Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-07
LAW REPORT

CIRCUIT COURT.-G. ". Re6CeS,
.Jtdge.-This Court has been engaged
for the last two days with the trial OF
the case of State VS.. p. H. NOakes,
charged with stealing a horse belong
ing to a Mr.. Mcdaniel, sometime in
the year 1861. The State was repre-
sented by Attorney General Walker
Wood. The defense by l.. o. Rives,
Esq. Yesterday evening the case was
+, submitted to the jury, who returned a
verdict OF guilty, fixing the punish
ment at ten years in the pe~nitentiary.
| Court then Immediately passed sen,
tence upon the defendant. To-day
the same defendant will be arraigned
and tried upon another charge of a
like character. There was a trial had
upon this second charge at the Sep
TENDER term of this Court, 1867,
which resulted In the conviction OF
the defendant, He %thereUpOn ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court, who r.
versed the Judgment on the ground
that the defendant was not served
with a copy of the indictment two
days before his trial in the Court be-
low. This matter will occupy the
Court the entire day.
CHANCERY COURT Van. II. Smith,
GmlceHOr.-The cases on Yesterdays
calendar were disposed of either by
trial or continuance.
The following DEGREES were fled for
entry:
Morton VS. Taylor; Report confirmed.
Webber VS. Webber; Final.
Adams VS. NJ. d l.. r. r.; Insurance.
PrOvine VS. Stewart; Demurrer sust'd.
Banning VS. Cunningham; Sale.
Heating vs. Aipslie; Injunction dis
solved, etc.
Page VS. Commercial Blk; Reference.
MOsby VS. Hunt; Report confirmed.
Talley vs. Coward; Sale.
Pulliam VS. Fitzhugh; Deeretal.
Baer YS ScbYarzenberg; Demurrer
oVerruled.
White VS. Watson; Same.
Park vs. Park; InterlOcutory.
Meehan VS. Meehan; Replevying fund.
App VS. Buckhalter; Informal.
Oliver VS. Mclean; Same.
Court stands adjourned until Satur-
day, the 10th inst, at 10 o'clock am.
The case of Austin VS. Brinkley ct ais.
is set specially for that day.
LAW COURT.-H, S. Lee, .Ijdge.
This Court met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
and Immediately took up the motion
docket. The greater portion of the
motions entered on the same
were called and disposed of,
after which the case OF Davidson W..
Fisher, Ames & Co., was resumed,
and in q short time concluded. Upon
its being submitted to the Jury they
returned a verdict of damages 'fof
plaintiff to the amount of $50. Court
then proceeded to dispose of the spe-
cial calendar up to No. 1857 inclusive.
Pending the trial of case No. 1858,
Southern Express CGmpanyvs !. Allan
tic and Mississippi Steamship Conn
pany, Court adjourned. To-day after
the above matter is determined, the
call of the special calendar will con-
tinue. No other cases viii be tried at
this term, but those remaining on the
calendar.
Criminal Obms-H. 3. Hudson,
following cases We're
brought up ard determined in this
Court during Monday and yesterday.
State VS.. John Osborne, grand lar
ceny. In this case the evidence
showed the prisoner to be guilty of
petit and not grand larceny, and was
held by order of Court, to answer an
Indictment in the Municipal Court for
petit larceny.
State VS. Bob johnson, malicious
shooting, found guilty, and punish
ment fixed at five years.
State VS.. Floyd Dodson, larceny.
Jolored jury found guilty and punish
ment fixed at three years.
State vs.. John Brown, housebreak-
ng, found guilty and punishment
liked at three years.
State VS.. Henry Parks, larceny, ver-
lict not guilty.
To-day Court will take up the case
# Archie Huse, colored, indicted at
he October term, 1868, for the murder
# Ryan, a citizen of Memphis, on or
bout the 18th of September, 1868.
The defendant demands a trial by a
Qry of his own color.
MUNICIPAL COURT.-G. ". Vat
iran, Jtdge.-This Court was not in
yesterday, his honor, the
being indisposed. Court meets
which is the first day of the
Iuly term, civil side. But very little
ivil Business viii be entertained.
.iarnishees win be required to appear
nd answer, etc. Most of the day
VII be taken up with a case on the
side, specially set. 7