Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-12

ure TO distant States. and there vested it
with the view of following Il. That. 20
far from such being the case, Mrs. Lewis,
his wife, has vested a large part Of the es-
tate inherited by her ia fixed home in
Shelby county.
But a little time and the coming era Of
good feeling VIII rest upon him and all Of
us as homogeneous pesple.
- It is to b. hoped that il wiz speedily
come, and that in its ali-pervading char
ity every little remembrance connected
with the past may be blotted out for
ever"
At the conclusion Of Col. Gantt's re-
marks, Judge T. W. Brown spoke as fol-
lows:
Il cannot urge any considerations In
this matter more appropriate and Jus5
than those already presented hy ray CO.
a1jutOr.i in these causes, Col. CAN'T. New
ertheless, il is rather demanded by the
course 1 have taken with reference TO
these prosecutions, that / should. on the
motion made by the Attorney General.
candidiy say to the Court, what I have
uttered in my office, as wei as on the
street, in regard TO these iudict-
ments. From the first moment Of
sheir incipiency co the present time,
it has always appeared 10 m5 THAI
there was no law - sustain ti-eu. Your
HOnOr's charge, in tIa c2sc tried, that OF
Louis. has been before the public for
fortnight, and I have vet to hear of rhe
first adverse prufszs si0nal criticism from
disinterested quarter That charge con-
tains, according To uly conception OF these
cases, he lGu. There can, in my
opinion, be no reasonable hope OF
: a conviction or these indictments.
Hence, il is my duly, as well AZ mv
right, to pronounce the action OF the At
torney-General, in asking leave 60 djseOn-
tinue the prosecuiion-Ju7t, wise and pTu-
dent SO far as the State is concerned. As
to the facts Of the case, I feel as confident
~ do in references to the law. Ny client
has at all times been fearless as to this
investigation, ana has sought IL to the
fullest extent. Had not my technical
habit as a lawyer been Overrulad by him
/ desiring, as he does. the most thorough
and sitting investigation As 70 his official
aets), I would have demurred to these in
dict ments. In fOrbearing to do this
yielded to his wish. Your honor and the
I public (whOse prejudiees have been
wrought upon against these defendants
heard the facts developed on The trial OF
Louis. If these facts exhibited any Grim
inal intent, it is not atprehended by me; (;
and I scarcely think that any candid mind
( will conceive it otherwise than [ have
done. II cannot with any Justice be
held that 1 am in this connection guilty Of
/ personal vanity, when 1 say that, while
( these defendants were in power, and had
Z patronage to bestUw, they found in me a
bitter antagonist, and oue who neither so
/ licited nor received the often munihcent
emplOyments which il was in their power
/ to dispense. II is well known that 1 have
/ been, to the utmost verge, devoted 20 the
| interests OF my people. You may even
/ say, unseasOnably, perhaps, Extensively
/ sectional. Notwithstanding all this, /
cheerfuIly accepted the defense of my
bla1s
/ should never have been commenced
/ These Commissioners may have commit
/ ted grieviOus mistakes in the administra-
/ ton of the affairs OF this county. They
( have been guilty OF drawing on an empty
/ treasury. He who does this must al
| ways pay a heavy interest. UnfortU-
{ lately this has become the vicious GUS
/ tom of American finances. These Com
/ missioners did no more tia. follow
+ that custom, Il L hot my purpose
| 30 approve this bad system, fer 1 have
warred against Il. Bus I have the right
: to insist on the utter absence Of anv crime
( On the part OF my client in this matter.
Erskine, while aIember Of Parliament,
! defended as 81 advocate, Thomas Paine,
indicted for a seditiOUs libel on the ing
lish Government. lie dafopded himself
against the clamor o. the British public
I by announcing the just rule of the advo-
case TO be this: That he must always dis
{ tinguish between political error and per-
sonal erime-between mistake and cor
( ruption IN administration, He fn~+iler
maintained The the client had the right
B r, ~ .ne benefit Of whatseeTaG personal or
political weight ais advocate might pos
I sess. il ne Believed his client innocent.
/ Holding, as I do, that my client is auilb-
less, under these indictments, there is 10
hesitancy ON my part Ia saying, that the
leave to enter the H0tte PrOSsqui in these
cases should be granted by your Honor.
His Honor, Judge Hudson, upon con-
sideration, granted the leave asked for by
the Attorney General, and the cases were
dismissed.
The following persons were sentenced
by the Court:
Chas. Read-hOusebroaki kiag-I5 years.
Henry llaE-graud larceny--3 years.
X. Il. GOOdhtt-grlnd larceny-2 years
Arthur MOInty iDg-ll
years.
James T. Crelghton-grand larceny
years.
Geo. Jaekson-fOreeFv-5 wears.
Ed. Tay MISUNDERSTANDING years.
The eases of the State vs.. the late COuD-
ty Commissioners were mol pressed.
The State vs.. Marshal, for bribery. the
Indictment was abated.
Court 7sanG.9 aGf6nrned oyer to January
IL 1870, nor which day the case Of the
State vs.. Dickens has been set for trial
For the first time in many years the
docket of the Court stands cleared Of cases
for trial, consequently the Court had e
adjourn for want of business.