Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-18
THE COURTS.

LAW COURT.-John Hereford VS.. o. p.
NcRoberts ct ais; judgment by default,
Stills.
ZB. Purdy vs. Elizabeth Purdy; bill for
| divorce. Case argued, and Judge not be
ing satisfied with proof, held it up for fu-
! ture day.
CIRCUIT CoURT.-Wm. Manning vs..
Michael Flanagan; jury respited.
Boyd vs. Baxter, judgment in favor OF
plaintiff for Sl63.
Matte Morgan VS.. Bank of Tennessee;
judgment for S13, 10000. Special deposit
put in Bank at the commencement of the
war, and refused upon demand to be deliv-
cred up. Submitted to Judge Baxter and
decided as above.
CRIMINAL COURT State vs.. 7 Dung Alex
ander, cOlored, murder, continued until
next term.
State VS.. Marshall Rains, cOlored and Jno.
Donaldson, colored, larceny; found guilty,
and each sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
State vs.. Ed. Gallagher, assault with in
tent to kill, continued until next term, and
gave bond in the sum of $1,000.
BIS. Overall was sworn in as an at
torney.
MAGISTRATES CoURTs-Justice Bas-
kettle had big docket yesterday. Jerry
Polk. charged with larceny, was bound over
for trial before the Criminal Court, and in
default of bail was committed to jail. Ed
ward Woods, also accused of larceny, was
dealt with in the same manner. David
Galloway and Malinda Galloway, misce-
genation, were also committed to jail. He
had also three cases, whites and blacks liv-
ing together, and imposed fine of SO in
each case. Eliza Gillespie was arraigned
on the charge of assisting a convict from
the penitentiary to escape, and will be tried
to-day.
G, o. Herring was arranged before JUS
tice Wilkinson on the charge of stealing a
bag of wool. Part of the testimony heard,
and trial continued until Monday next.
Before Justice Cas- sy, the care of the
State VS. Mollie Brown, accused of assault
and battery, and biting a hole in Ellen
Trusty's ear, was partially heard, and the
Squire being informed that the case had al
ready gone before the Grand Jury, discharg-
ed the party.
Lou. Lawrence, was arraigned before the
same MAGISTRATE upon the charge of obtain
ing goods under false pretenses, and the
case was continued until four O'Clock this
evening.
A gentleman arrested on the same charge
was honorably acquitted.
RECORDERS COURT.-There was an IN
usually large array of both cOlors and sexes
before the Recorder yesterday as witnesses
and prisoners. H
Wiley Wallace, coiored, was fined $25
for resisting an officer. 1t seems that Wi
ley, stranger, was partially drunk on Sun
day, and was oEertakeR by On enterprising
cOlored female, Nancy Wallace, vino cuffed
his ears and turned his pockets inside out,
but without finding anything in them.
When the officer attempted to arrest Wiley
for disorderly conduct, and had also arrest
ed ts.e Vonlan, Wiley committed the crime
for which he wa fned the $25. Nancy
Wallace was fined SIS" 20
John Vaugan, white, beat Geo. W. Ste 4
yenson, colored, and was fined SIS.
Not lie immortal Daniel Webster, was
fined Sl5 for running bis hack without 4
Illuminating
Matthew Lewis, white, and Lizzie |
Brown, eoiored, each fined $40 for assault /
and battery,
Mrs. Rabbit and Mary Connolly put |
whisky in their coffee on Sunday morning. |
Al once MIS- OoAnOIy ueIhOuSHG J1dI SIT |
had load plate and spoon to a colored |
neiobbor of hers. She az once recollected |
the loan which caused a quarrel, Both
were sent to the workhouse for cOoiI2g9- !
Two little girls, Ms. CapnoDy's, were sent
10 the OrphHn Asylum.
There were several other cases but they /
were not of importance, and as the fines Y
were light or the defendants discharged, no /
other reference than this is made to them
here.