Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-11
MAJOR EARLk's CASE SETTLED.

Governor Clay ton Guarantees Hfma
Fair Trial by Jury after the Resfo.
ration OF Civil Law in Crittenden
County : Flag Of Truce Meeting
at Mound City Yesterdsy-Bonds
The Az OBy Over-FuII Partfeu'
lars.
A pleasant party of gentlemen left the
city yesterday, at noon, with Msjer j..
F. Earle, of Marion, on a trip to
Mound City, Arkansas, for the purpose
of seeing the Msjor give bond for his
appearance before the next Circuit Court
held in that county after martial law is
removed. Judge Pierce had consented
to make an application TO Governor
Clayton for such an arrangement, and,
to the surprise and qualification of Msjor
Earle's friends, the proposition submitted
by his attorneys to Governor Clayton,
through Judge Pierce, was accepted.
The party accompanying Msjor Earle
consisted of the following gentlemen !:
Judge Pierce, DR.. A. T. Shaw, Col. O.
P. Lyle, Mr.. Hanauer, Judge L, W..
Brown, B. A. Massey, Esq Mr.. John M.
Jones, and Captain Mark \. Cheek, mas
ter of the pleasant boat Lady Winthaup,
on which the party we're embarked. On
arriving at Mound City,they waited three
hours for Lieutenant Colonel Main, the
militia commander at Marion, who APP
peared in full United States uniform,
wearing side-arms, aud was attended only
by Mr.. Stearns, an attorney of this city,
who, to represent the State of Arkansas
in the matter, had gone over two days
before, and two Justices of the Peace,
Messrs. Hemphill and Davis.
The party from Marion came on board
the boat, and Msjor Earle's bond for
$4,000, to appear as stated, before the
next term of the Circuit Court of Critten.
den county held after the suspension of
martial law, was duly signed by Messrs.
Hanauer, Mark r. Cheek, John NJ. Jones
and 0. P. Lyles, and at once accepted by
the Justices, with the hearty approval Of
Colonel Main. Colonel N. d. Collins
was also present, and assisted the coun-
sci for the defendant.
After this transaction and the polite
interchange of civiities in the style of
truce meetings in war times, the Marion
party went ashore, and Major Earle, with
his friends, returned to Memphis. The
Major went over contrary to the advice
of many friends, and it is said that they
all returned with fine flow of spirits
and sparkling abundance Of cham.
payne. They certainly came up the
levee about dark in very fine humor,
and had many fine words to say about
the clever Captain Cheek.
The habeas corpus case of Major
Earle had not been decided, and it il
probable that no opinion will be given by
Judge Lee, as the action of Governor
Clayton virtually suspends the proceed
ings under the requisition. The habeas
corpus will, therefore, probably be dis
missed.
Thus is settled, upon just terms to all
parties, question which has most Sc
rieusly threatened the peace of this city
and the relations of two States. The
case of Major Earle will be taken as Q
precedent, and it is extremely gratifying
to our ns-Mississippi friends, as vel
as to all lovers of law and order in on,
midst, to believe that there is seine
chance of justice and fair trial by jury
even in Arkansas. Let us have peace
big peace.
A POPULAR PLAcE.-The bar kept by
Mr.. Myers in the Worsham House-he
keeps the best
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