Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-23
THE COURTs.

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PROBATE CoURT.-Tbe will of Mary
Cloonan was admitted to probate and John
HollOran was appointed and qualified as
executor.
A. S. Hays was appointed and qualified
as administrator Of Robert B. Hays, de-
ceased.
LAW CoURT.-James Foster VS.. Frances
Foster, final decree gran ted.
John Only VS.. Jesse Warren, motion for
new trial overruled.
Isaac Litton vs.. Robert Thompson, new
trial granted.
Amanda Wilson, vs.. Charles Wilson, final
decree of divorce; ground, cruel and inhu-
man treatment.
j. w. Hamilton VS.. E. W. Jones, eonsta-
bic, jury did not agree, and mistrial enter
ed.
MI. Greenfield vs.. Third National Bank,
dismissed.
w. II. Sloan VS.. Mary E. Sloan, divorced.
Felix r. Smith vs.. Jonathan r. Smith ct
ais, bill of exceptions rendered, land case goes
to Supreme Court.
Charles Morley VS.. Corporation of Nash
vile, bill Of exceptions rendered, and case
goes to Supreme Court.
CIRCUIT COURT. W. Britain VS..
Maggie Britain, petition for divorce dismiss
ed.
Blitton vs.. Monty, motion for new trial
oVerruled, and appeal taken TO Supreme
Court.
Paris VS.. Reddick, judgment of one cent
for plaintiff
Morgan VS.. Bank of Tennessee, motion
for new trial Overruled, and appeal taken
to Supreme Court.
Adam Coe VS.. j. W. Whiteside, motion
for new trial oVerruled, and appeal taken to
Supreme Court.
Austin VS.. Taylor petition for certiorari
and supersedeas, dismissed.
Claiborne vs.. Caldwell, judgment for
The appearance docket will be called
Monday morning.
CRIMINAL COURT.-State VS.. Alex Boil
ton, accused of murder, jury returned a
verdict of not guilty, and prisoner DIS
charged.
State VS.. Lige Stewart, colored, larceny,
continued.
No business before the Magistrates yester-
day.
RECORDER's COURT.-John Headley is
a cOlOred backman. He left his apparatus
standing on Cherry street while he went off
visiting. When he came back it was under
arrest, and subsequently the arrest trans
ferred to John, and fortunately the hack
was not hauled up before the Recorder yes
terday, but John was, where he deposited
V.
Florence Webb, an interesting young col
ored woman, with bright baby, lives On
Gay street. Mrs. Margaret Burns lives in
an adjoining house. The water which
sheds itself off the roof of the house in
which Mrs. Burns lives is caught by Flor
ence. But as both houses and the lots on
which they stand are the property of only
one woman, Florence claims that as one of
the tenants, under that owner, she has as
much right 10 the water as Mrs.
Burns, while Mrs. Burns thinks she has
prior right to the water, as it is shed over
her head. Mrs. Burns had taken in some
washing few days ago and wanted water.
She went to FlOrenCe'S barrel, and while
she did not in any manner whatever inter
fere with the barrel, she took out some of
the water. Florence was away at the time
getting some spring chickens for
breakfast aud when she returned she went
for Mrs. Burns who was in her backyard.
She then and there in high tone OF voice
called her a Baptist" and "hypOcrite;"
said she had stolen the water and wanted to
know if BaPtists who were hypOcrites
would not be debarred from going where
there is no water when she died. Mrs. b.
had Florence arrested for calling her out Of
her name and additional elasticity and ap-
peared with counsel. The latter made an
affecting appeal in behalf of the defendants
rights wh3reUpon the Recorder with great
tears of perspiratiOn trucking down his fore
head dismissed the complaint.
VIM. Z. Napier lives on McLemore street
near Line. He had an old bay horse which
went out to pasture but was turned away
from where he was pasturing and apparently
died of grief on last Monday night near the
corner Of Spruce and Crawford streets. He
was a thin horse when he died, but when
he bad lain on the turf to Tuesday after
noon be commenced to revive in size and
scent particularly. The neighbOrs were
annoyed al his resurrection in this
way particularly as regarded the
smell, and complained to the police. At
last policeman was found who had not a
cold in his head, and he ferreted out the al
legged owner Of the late defunCt but DOW
rapidly reviying quadruped; and on Friday
night he arrested the owner Of this trouble
some reYiving corpse, and promptly had
him before the court yesterday morning,
together with all the neighbOrhOOd
III the form Of witnesses. But none of
the witnesses would tell what had become
of the horse on Monday night. He had
vanished. Napier was honorably discharged.
A full description of the horse wa sfur-
nished the police to instantly arrest him
when he returned to die again.