The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-04-06
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State Of Tennessee Us. SiIas Cox,
Ben. SIat0n and PaFmenUS COx.-
This cause came mp for trial Be
fore rs. venue having been transfer
red from James a. Warren, Justice
of the Peace. to ESQ. Brownlow,
parties all being present. IN person
and by counsel, and ready for trial.
The counsel for defendant movedl
to discharge the prisoners, on ac=
count OF illegal change of venue,
and on account Of an act of Con
gress reserving exclusive jurisdie
ton in such cases. to the Federal
Court. Many of the arguments
/ had been made on both sides, when
10: S. ,Edmundson, Justice of the
Peace, was called in and associated
with said Brownlow, and all the ar
guments were heard for and against
the motion. The court over-ruled
the motion, and then the counsel
for defendants moved to sever the
trials Of the prisoners, and try
Parmenus Cox first, as they insisted
his innocence could easily be estab-
1ished, and a witness made of him,
to which the counsel agreed. There
fore the trial of Parmenus Cox was
proceeded with. Examined the
prosecutor W. j. Hill Willie Hill
and Willie Appleton, when the pro
secutor informed the Court that the
other two prisoners had left. and
had made their escape, and would
return armed, for the purpose of
mobbing him; and he was unwil-
ling to remain any longer, Con
siderable confusion and excitement
| prevailed, The court thought it
prudent to adjourn, whereupon it
was announced to adjourn till next
morning. Afterwards the court,
mixing with the witnesses and the
prosecutor and counsel, and the
/ prosecutor having left and said he
would not return any more, and
the counsel for the prosecution
having said he might or might not
return, and the witnesses clamoring
as to returning, it was thought adj
visabIe, order having been restored,
to examine the two principal wit
nesses of the defendant on trial
1t was insisted that he WIS limo
cent and could clearly establish the
same, whereupon, Jimmy Appleton
was examined and stated that he
was at William NIalone's on the
night of the 2Sth of February,
when this cause occurred, and that
Parmenus Cox was there, and that
he retired to bed early about eight
O'Clock, and that shortly after he
had retired Parmenus Cox came in
or up stairs and went to bed in a
bed adjoining him, and he was there
next morning, and believed from
his best knowledge he was there all
night. Green Turner, a young
man, was next examined, and stat
ed the same as Jimny Appleton,
and stated further, that he was un-
well, did not sleep any, and that he
knew that Parmenus Cox was there
all night-that he could not have
retired without his knowing it,
! Therefore the court adjudged him
innocent and acquitted him from
further trial, and charged the State
with the cost so far as the prisoner
/ Parmenus Cox was concerned. And
the other prisoners having left with
out leave Of the court, it was con-
sidered to discharge the witnesses
so far specially as Parmenus Cox's
trial was concerned, and await the
assembling of the court next morn
ing for final Judgment in their ca
ses. Next morning no prisoners
came,t counsel on both sides did re
turn, but no prosecutor, nor pris-
oners, and thus the cause conelud-
ed. This 22d day of March, 1871.
a1ll JNo. /. BRowELow, J.. p.
JOS. S. EDsIUEDsoN, j. p