The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1871-08-19

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d sault and battery bcf ire the Justice
10 misplace, who found ST. Wollcr
guilty and imp0sad fine often dol.
lars and costs But before Che trial
was over, Ey made the Necessary
affidavit % have MI. Weller bound
over 70 keep thc roaccwhie aGida-
yit was read 10 Mr.. Weller, yet Mr..
Weller, bad not been arrested on the
warrant issued on the latter aida
Wit. After the court had announced
his decision on the assault and bat
terry case, Mr.. Weller, made scve-
raj abusive remarks TO and concern
ing Ely and got up aud started to
leave the court room, when he was
met by the Sheriff who caught held
of him, showing and shaking him
and telling him to 60 back and set
down. Mr.. Weller, was somewhat
chow come you so,' and did not go
back as commanded, but several
times told 01anno to keep his hands
off Of him,at the same time stagger-
ing, or rather pushing forward in
the attempt to go out. He seemed
to be, and we think was, under the
impression that as the court had
find him tor the assault and battery
the trial and all was over, and that
he had a right to 90 out. Mr.. M.
G. Brady was present and jumped
up and caught hold of Mr.. Weller,
and was trying both by talking to
him and force to make him take ms
seat.
Atwhich time Ozanne pulled loose
or let loose Mr.. Weller, and drew
and presented a pistol atMr. Weller.
Some forty or fifty persons were
present in the court room at the time
and many, bystanders assisted
in getting Mr.. Weller to go back
and take his scat, which he did.
Mr.. Brady appeared much excited,
and several times hallowed to the
crowd standing around to"taketheil
hands out Of theirpockots," and adj.
dressed the court demanding in the
name of the State, that the court
should sustain its dignity, and that
the court should be held, Etc, Etc,
We are satihed hat Mr.. Weller, had
no arms and did not make any at
tempt to fight, but simply tried tc
walk out. Ely drew his pistol a
the same time the Sheriff did, an(
no pistol was drawn by the crowd
as to whether any party placed their
hands on their pistols in theiI
pockets we deem it hard to tell, ant
we think if Mr.. Brady had looked
around before the excitement oc.
Cured, most likely he would have
seen se7eral gentlemen with theil
hands in their pockets, as it is mos
frequently the habit of many men t.
stand with their hands In their peck
cts. We consider the drawing o
the pistols by the sheriff and hi
deputy most unnecessary and unjus
tifyable and the cause OF what ex
citement there was on the occasion
Welearn that some talk is gong thu
rounds to the effect that politica
excitement and party feeling arouse'
caused the whole of it.
We saw nor heard anything t
warrant such talk or belief. 1t wa
simply a personal matter and if Nj
Weller had not been drinking mor
than he ought to have drank h
would not have started to 60 out 0
the court room at the time he did
and it must to have been apparan
to the sheriff, as it was apparent t
! the court. Mr.. Weller gave bon
: for his appearance next mornin
when he came before the court an
: made satisfactor apologies IL
!, his unconcious rudeness and ga
bond .or his good behavior and q
went Of quitely
We would not have noticed tn
small affair, but we do it becau
= we know how eagerly the Radica
$ siezeupon every trivial circumstan
and try to make capital out OF