Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-26
All HAH!
How and Where the Peoples Money
Goes.
Two of the County Commissioners
Indicted for EmbezzIement.
Barbour Lewis, His K Mark.

County Commissioners were under IN
dictment for having embezzled, or,
properly speaking, for having received
warrants Of the county known by
them to have been embeZzied. A
visit TO the Criminal Courtroom veri-
fed the truth of the report, as the in
dictments were OH file with the Clerk
of that tribunal. Following will be
found a synopsis of the document
the reader only having to supply the
other name, that of DIR. VIM. H.
White, as the indictments are pre-
cisely the same with that exception:
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
Shelby County.
Fifth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth Civil
Districts:
The Grand Jurors of the State of
Tennessee, duly elected, empannelled,
sworn and charged to inquire in and
for the body of the Civil Districts
aforesaid of the county of Shelby, in
the State of Tennessee, upon their
oaths present
That F. w. Louis, late of Memphis,
and of the Civil Districts aforesaid, on
the both day of April, 1869, in the
Civil Districts aforesaid, ~feloniOusly
and with intent to deprive the true
owner thereof, and to convert the
same to his own use, did receive two
warrants of and belonging to the said
county of Shelby, both dated April
18th, 1869, and one drawn tor the sum
of $1,000 numbered 4127,) the other
drawn for the sum of 800 90, mum
bered 4l3S,) and the said warrants
were Of the values, respectively, as
follows, to wit: The former of the
| value of $1,000, and the latter of the
value of$7O0 90, and thesaid warrants
had lately before been embeZzled by a
certain evil-disposed person named
Barbour Lewis, at the time n of the
| Commissioners of the said county of
Shelby, etc, etc, etc.
This embOdies the whole charge
against Commissioners Louis and
White, and is followed only by a
| string of legal t~echnicalities Of no
| special interest to the general interest
TO the public.
THE WARRANTS,
duplicates except as to the number
| and amount for which drawn, read
STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY Co..,
OFFICE COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
No. 4IZ7. MEMPHIS, April %, 1859.
The County Trustee, pay to the
order of F. NJ. Louis the sun of one
thousand dollars, on account of depre-
| citation Of warrants.
HARBOUR LEWIS,
Pres't Board Commissioners, Shelby Co.
Countersigned:
JoHN League, County Clerk.
$1,000.
THE INDICTMENTS
are signed by l.. Is. H~orsigan, as At
torney-Generai.
THE PRESENT SITUATION
of the matter is: Both parties, Louis
and White, have entered into bonds
in the amount Of $1,000, signed by two
s-reties in each instance, both seve-
rally anS Individually held response
bic, for the appearance of defendants
when called upon to a1SHet.
THE QPINfQN
has been expressed dat the indict-
ments will not stand, fF0Hs thG reason
of being im~perfectly drawn up. -
an instance: The defendants are
charged with having embezzled war
rants drawn upon the County Treas
Iurer; as no sUcs officer exists in Shelby
county, OF course tie SGh ezzlement
lgg warrants so drawn Is nc 0E6Ese
agsi1st tie laws. Theground r prob
ably well takeR, sh9 IS the CriAlinaI
Court adjguTns to-day, during ghieE
nothing Will be considered except ball,
of exception TO causes already beard.
a motion TO quash the present indioti
saent and procure an order TO hold the
defendants over cannot, for lack q
time, be eg95stained, the Isl can
ouiF lie over Unti 4ss next term o
the Court, which VIII moi cOnyeEa un,
til the Second AoRday in QctqbGe4l
next.
ABLE LEGAL COUNSEL
has been retained by the defendants,
Col. Bullock being among the mum.
Der.
IF HARBOUR LEWIS CONES BACK
the three indictments now pending
against him may be the means o.
making the "loyal patriot qisgorge
some of his iH-gotten gains.
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DRY GOODS, ETC, ATAUCTION
this Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
qy GOTTLIEB & EZEKIEL,
Corner Second and Adams streets.
L. u. APPERsON & Cove call
the attention of farmers and others
Interested to thG card of this cotton
and commission firm TO ZEE found in
another column. This is amOEg the
staunchest houses in our city, one Of
the oldest, most reputable and relia-
bic. Their office is 1881 Front street.
-
FARRfNeFog & HowELL.-This
well known and thoroughly reliable
cotton and commission Arm are rep
resented in a well displayed card to
be found in another column of to-day's
APPEAL. We direct attention to ii.
One of our longest-lived and staunch-
est of of our mercaptile firms, ii is
worthy of the uhstihted patronage of
the farmers and planters of this neigh
bOTho0d.
Z. b. WEBER 6 BRo.-Few firms
in Memphis are fbetter knqYp than
the one whose ngme heads this para
graph. For years they have been
identified with the cotton interests of
our city, and enjoy a large and widely
I GNtCit0Cu DdlAOlAdSCs Il. d. tDDtlf
the senior Thember of the firm, de-
votes his exclusive attention to the
staple, and Mis- Judgment is second to
no factor in Memphis, They supply
their Gust omers with everything
needed ou the plantation at the lowest
rates. See their card.
NELSON & TITUs.-These gentle
men continue the cotton iaet0rage
business at No. 10 Jefferson street, the
cd stand of ;heiT predecessors, Titus
d Co. They are extensively known
rs young lei of good business tact,
and will largely extend their cores
pOndence during the coming season.
Planters forming new business rela-
tons would do well TO place their in
terests in the hands of Messrs. Nelson
a. Titns.
NoTIeR TO CoNFEDERATEs.-A
meeting of the Confederate Soldiers
Relief and Historical Association,
Will be held Thursday evening in the
Exchange Building at half-past Z
O'Clock. 4 large number of soldiers
have made application for member
ship, and it is necessary that every
member should be present. The Pic
mic COMMITTEE will also make their
reports. y PATTON ANDERSON,
Vice President.
JOHN W. DAWSON, Secretary.
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