The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-02-03
Circuit Court.

Circuit Court is still in session, His
Honor, Judge MARTIN on the Bench,
except two or three days, when Judge
FLEMING sat in his place. One hum
dred criminal cases have been decided
in two weeks, which speaks well fo-
the industry and skill of the Judge,
the Attorney General and Circuit
Clerk. The following is list of the
most important cases disposed of:
State VS. Wesley Smith, fined as Juror;
judgment final.
State VS. Henry Hunter, charged with
murder, from Lewis county; no one came
TO prosecute. Mol. Pros.
State VS. Mumford s. Rankin, John
SelIars, and Fell Dodson, assault and
battery. Parties severed on trial. YER
Gict OF guilty in each case.
State VS. Austin Young, carrying pistol;
guilty; fined $50 and imprisonment six
weeks in county Jail
State VS. James Wiggington, Carving
pistol; verdict, not guilty.
State VS. James o. Cooper. assault: yer
dict guilty.
State VS. Felix Frierson and George En-
glish, indictment for grand irceny. Yer
dict of guilty as to FriersOn, and sent to
State prison for 5 years. English not
guilty
State VS. Henry Osborne, COL, assault
and battery; guilty, So fine, and three
months in county Jail.
State VS. George Keesec, COL, disorder
ly house; submitted and fined $50.
State VS. James s. Bingham, carrying
pistol; fined $50.
State VS. Isaac Jones, COL, carrying piss
q. 4 H.,
imprisonment in county Jail. Pistol ia
ken from his person by officer while ia
king him to jail for like offence
State VS. Wash Davis, carrying pistol;
verdict $40 and 30 days Imprisonment in
county Jail. .f
State VS. Jackson Harry, charged with
malicious shooting, continued by defend
ant, and defendants securities called
out. .atr
State VS. Jordan Cheatham, defendant
and securities called out, and prosecutor
John Thomas, called out; case continued.
State VS. Hal. Halcomb, charged with
! assault and battery and affray, contin-
ued ON affidavit of defendant.
State VS. Thomas A. Harris, charged
with carrying ,ncealed weapons, fined
| $500.
State VS. Isaac Bvnum, ct al, indict.
ment for perjury, continued by the
! State.
State VS. Eugene Gordon, presentment
for CARRYING arms, fined so and secured
costs, prosecutor ,Gasland Anderson
| called out.
State VS. Sam Mayes, order to strike
| from docket.
State VS. G. NJ. Norman, sofia, judg
ment final.
State VS. j. L. Lanon, verdict of guilty
and Imprisonment in State prison FOL
ten wears, charge, horse stealing.
State VS. Pleasant Madison, two cases
| charged with horse stealing, continued
by State,
Stgte VS. Robert West (col,) present
ment for disturbing public worship, nm
ed $40.
State VS. Henry Love, charged with as
sault maliciOusly to shoot, not guilty.
/ State VS. John johnson, assault ant
battery and affray, continued OH affida
vid of defendant.
State VS. Dick Farris fool, disturbin:
public worship, fined $50.
State VS. Jerry Webster, carrying un
| lawful weapons, fined $40.
State VS. z. II. Drake, carrying unlaw-
full weapons, guilty and fined.
State VS. George Blockenberger, carry
ing pistol, not guilty.
State VS. Henry Hill, disturbing puo
lie worship, fined $40.
State VS. George Kinzer, three cases o
assault and battery, verdict of guilty il
two cases, and not guilty in one.
Several cases of gaming, in which the
parties submitted, and were fined.
State VS. Abe Estes, assault and bat
terry, not guilty.
State VS. Joseph Bean, assault and bat
terry, guilty of assault.
State VS. Robert Childcry, disturbing
public worship, fined so.
State VS. Thomas Dooley, disturbing
public worship, fined $40.
State VS. Jas. Duke, carrying unlawful
weapons, mol. pros.
State VS. Joseph n. Walker, two cases
serbia, and attachment for contempt
fined $500, and secured costs in boil
cases.
State VS. Mort Patton, for the same.