Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-10

REcoRDER's CoURT. = Morgan Donaldson,
colored, interfering with an officer, was
fined $25. Alexander Street, colored, as
saudi and battery, fined so. James Smith,
eolored, same offense, fined $40 ~
PROBATE CoUBT In this Court two ne
gro men appeared yesterday, and each
claimed possession of a negro child 1t
appeared that q town darkey, by the name
of Green Coffee, had been living here with
negro woman, as his wife, though no
marriage was proved Ebenezer Dickey,
another darkey living at Edgefeld juno
ton, claimed TO be the father of the child,
and asked possession of it as the mother
was dead. 1t appeared that Green had
not the wherewith to make suitable pro-
vision for the child, and the Court decided
in favor of Ebenezer, who was said to
have considerable property. Green's ef-
forts to prove himself the possessor of
wealth were quite amusing, and when
some of the Witnesses stated that he was
rather impecuuious, Green said, ''Ise got
money in de bank; why, Ise got fifty dol
lar bills sometimes - But notwitbstand-
ing his statements he lost the case.
CIRoIT CoURT.-Several judgments were
rendered yesterday, but none requiring
y.
the Mayor and City of Nashville, for dam
ages, was given to the jury.
Law OoURT The time of the court was
mostly occupied yesterday in hearing mo-
lions and getting ready for the adjourn
ment this evening. sg
CRIMINAL CoURr In the case of the
State VS.. L. Layman, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretenses, nolle
l.
charged with larceny, was acquitted. An
interesting law point was presented yeste-
day in the case of the State VS.. Patrick
Moore, who was tried in June last, FOR
murder, when a verdict was RENDERED
for imprisonment in the Penitentiary. The
case was tried before Judge John Hugh
Smith, sinced deceased, bat the minutes
dscharging the jury were not signed
Under this state of the case, a motion was
was entered yesterday by Judge Guild and
Gen. Bate, defendants counsel, 10 dis
charge Moore upon the ground that the
minutes were not signed and that he could
not twice be placed in jeopardy for the
same offense. The entire evening was con-
sGmed in the argument, which will be re-
sumed this morning. Attorney General
Caldwell and w. G. len appeared for the
State.
CHANoERY CoURT. We gave the other
day a synopsis of the bill fled by counsel
for the State for the sale of The States in
terest in railroads, and also the substance
of some of the answers fled. Yesterday,
the Knoxville aud Charleston Railroad
Company, the Knoxville and Kentucky
Railroad Company, and the Rogers
vile and jefferson Railroad Com
pany, entered an agreed decree,
by which it is consented, upon the part
both of the State and the companies above
named, that the value of these roads shall
be assessed by reference to the G ERIK and
Master, aud that the roads shall be sold at
the value fixed by the Court, the stock
holdera having ninety days within which
10 make the purcha e. If they fail to do
SO, then the road is to be sold by the Com
miEsioners for the State. The MeMinn-
vile and Manchester Railroad Company
have made an agreed statement Of facts,
submitting to the Court the questions Of
law involved.
SUPREME CoURT.-In this Court num-
Der of criminal cases were called from the
docket yesterday. Though it was thought
this Court would close the business of the
term by Saturday, owing to the large Num-
Der Of criminal cases demanding attention,
we learn that it will not be able 10 come
to an adjournment before Monday next.