Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-30
LAW REPORTS.


CRILTsAL COCET.-H. E. Hudson
Jsdge.-The cases tried and determined
- in this Court aTe as follows: State vs.
John Williams, ~arraigned for housebreak.
ing. found guilty n punishment liked
at ten years Imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary State vs.. VIM. Robinson,
charged with malicious shooting, found
guilty ana punishment fixed at ten years
imprisonment a the ~penltentlary; State
/. vs.. Silas Payne, charged with grand lar
ceny, found guilty and punishment fixed
ST three years IN the p~enitentiary. Court
also took up the case Of State IS. Henry
Wood, colored, indicted for the murder OF
Daniel Tucker, and proceeded to en-
PANEL q Jury In the same, but only sue
ceeded in obtaining nine jurors. To-day,
after the above case is disposed OF, the
'caR Of the calendar for he week viii be
continued with.
CIRCUIT CoURT-G. y. Recess, JUDGE
The caseOf Kelly vs. Louisville & Nash
vile Railroad Company was brought up
for trial yesterday aud continued during
the daEs-IAs testimony for the defense
closed late IN the evening. This action is
brought by Plaintiff 10 recover $4,000
dauEges, alleged to have been sustained
~ himw1l-3 in tho employment Of the
cOmpEEr
To-day above case viii be resumed,
after which the regular calendar sill be
~prOC664e0 MltQ--O-Nli.
267 Moore vs. Patlison.
2s2 Martin rs Hughes 81 al.
23 Cash, administrator, VS. Case &C 81.
25 State, use, vs. Allen ct 81.
25 Merchants Nationa! Bank vs. W5g-
gener ct al,
S6 Boothe VS. Stanton & Moore.
2e Paterson vs. Dickens.
S4 Mcdonald vs Sherman ct 81
305 Adams, use, vs. RusseITI
S7 johnson Us BoXhOrne.
S5 Same VS. Hallum.
80 Madden rs Cleveland.
31l Phillips rs Sehring.
3l4 Thomas Us Person ct al.
3l6 Owen, administrator, VS. Arlington.
$40 State vs. Chambers.
$50 Hanlev vs. Davis ct al.
S2i Caldwell v Hardin
S23 Hillnan Bros. VS. Slough ct al.
324 Young vs. Order et al,
325 Cole VS. Waldron Ct al
326 Same vs. Street ct al.
32s Isard vs. BensdOrf 81 al.
39 Spencer Is Brewster.
$50 Johnson KS Cook.
CHANCERT COURT-Wsl Il smith,
UGncellor.-All the cases were disposed
Of on yesterday calendar by trial or con-
tinuance. Decisions were made in several
cases yesterday, the papers in which cases
can be had on application az the Cont
Clerks desk. No decision made as vet IN
the hlLlGamS-B0ugnner case.
DEGREES filed yesterday for entry:
Lanier VS. GayOso Savings Institution.
introductory.
Norris vs. Kellsr. reference.
AcGrath rs Same, reference.
Vance VS. MonOgue, sale.
Austin vs. Brinkley, motion for Eecri- |
veT.
Hollentine rs Voncntine, reference.
Baeigalupo vs. MUssO, decretal.
a1nnan VS. Ga1l7nn ms ~ov rrErTa1-t /
Taylor vs. Evans, same. /
Williams vs. Coffee, reference, etc.
Court viii facet to-day ut O'Clock pm
The case OF Freeman vs. Freeman IS set
specially for hearing on the meeting Of the
Court.
MUEIcIFAL COURT. T.. EaIdral,
JkdDe.-This Court took up tho case Of the
State We. Joe Davis, cOlored, indicted for
stealing q plank valued at fifty cents.
During@the trial tho theft was clearly
proven, bat the jury returned q verdict Of
guilty. This leuiency was shown the
defendant on account Of q long confne-
nent IN Jail and the smallness Of the theft
d. Ryan appeared for the State, s. 2.
feomans f0r the defeO. No other cases
State VS. Brown, assault and battery.
state vs. hiernan, extortiOn.
state rs Pepper, assault and battery.
LAW CoURT-H. S, Lee, JUd0e.-in /
his Court yesterday cases standing on
writ of inquiry were called up, and a
arge number Of the same disposed Of.
Gases No. 2167 and DIGS, On the regular
were also disposed OF. A mis-
rial was entered IN case No 2I66,
The jury 10 the case Of Ruby -. Pcgsn,
dm'r, are still undetermined as 10 q YER
Pending the trial OF 40. 2l69, Smith
q. Armstrong etal., that Cont adjourned
To-day the above case viii be resumed
nd determined, upon which the call Of
be calenddg vii. be continued up 20 No.
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