The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-26
Synopsis Proceedings Circuit Court
of Hardeman County.
Jolly Term, 1872
TRIAL DOCKET.

judgement for plaintiff, 5000.
j. B. Gordon vs. Andrew Turner, this
cause was tried before the court, jury
beiAg waived by consent of parties; Judge
ment against defendant, $3.50
Reed, Duncan & Co. vs.. a. R. and
John Ealy-judgement for pllintiHs,
SO 90.
g. w. Sbearon vs.. J. NJ. Lambeth, sr
judgement TO. defendant, $50, 81
John Miller, admr., &c. Va j. N. Petit
grew and wife; continued by consent
Martin, Weakly q Co., use of. d.
Ussery, vs. Pearce and Bostwick, con-
tinued by consent
I c. McCord vs. Alex. White, compro-
mise, and Judgement for plaintiff, $780,
each party agreeing to pay half the cost
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
State VS.. Alex. shannon, scire ffaciqs
judgement, fined $3.50.
State vs. D, A. Robinson, J. l.. Rosson
and w. A. Newland, seire facias; quash-
ed. $50
State VS. NJ. v. Lacefeld; charge
horse stealing. Verdict guilty, and SEN
fenced to penetentiarY for ten years.
In this cause motion was made for rew
trial and in arrest Of judgement, which
was oyerruled by the Court, to which
the defendant accepted and prayed an
appeal to the Supreme Court
In February last the defendant in this
cause was arrested upon a magistrates
warrent on a charge of horse stealing,
which offense, under an Act passed by the
radical legislature of the State, soon after
the close Of the war, was made punishable
with death, provided the jury trying the
case might, if they saw proper, commute
the punishment to imprisonment in the
penetentiary for a period not less than
ten a or more than twenty>one years.
This case was continued at the last
term of our Circuit Court upon applica-
ton Of defendant At the present term
Laeefeld was tried by jury, who re-
turned verdict of guilty, and fixed his
t term CT Imprisonment in the penetentiary
for the period of ten years. All the evil
, dence in the case was purely circumstan-
tial The only circumstance tending to
complicate the defendant being that there
was seen in the neighborhood of where
] the horse was found, the tracks of per-
} son who did not seem to have on boots
that were mates; and it appeared from
: the evidence of some of the witnesses
t introduced by the State that Lacefeld
!. had on boots which suited that descrip'
/ ton. Almost every che present during
/ the trial expressed great surprise at the
} verdict of the jury. Lacefeld was zeal'
, ously defended by T. c. Lowe and Jesse
} Norment, but their efforts. it seems, were
5 fruitess.
9 State VS., Nathan Johnson, defendant
r discharged, aud judgement against the
county.
State VS. r. w. Smith; cause continued
as on affidavit and defendant recognized
to appear at next term of Court
State Us. james Polk, colored, gam
bling; cause dismissed, defendant assum,
ing cost.
State VS.. Charles Williams, unlawful
retailing jury waived tried by the court
y fined SO and cost,
State vs.. w. P. Burton, horse racing
IS on public road; cause dismissed as Of
o conviction.
S State Va. Sundry parties huying 'smal
1t boxes of candy" cause dismissed as 0
C conviction. ta
= State vs.. Andrew james, horse racini
5; on public road; submitted; fined SO AM
! cost
+ State VS.. john Sanders same ofFens,
h and same fine. "
C State vs. Shelf Jones; gambling dis
Al missed as in case of conviction.
h State VS.. Enoch Beal; unlawful retail
ing dismissed on paying cost.
n State vs. Alfred Montague; disturbin
r public worship; submitted and fined 50;
1t and cost
le State vs.. Thomas Walker unlawful re
failing; submitted and fined IS ard cost
State vs.. Andrew Bowers, assault an,
battery and wife whipping guilty, an'
fined S25 and cost.
State VS.. George Reynold, larceny; sen
to fenced to penetentiary one year.
Ar Court is still in session, and will pro
badly adjourn Tomorrow.
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r The primary elections held in SheIb
" county last Saturday resulted as follows
10, For Congress-A. T. Lacy.
( For the Senate-King and Smith
le For sentatives-Gammon, Uarri
and Barbiere.
lg Col. W. L. Duff. wto had allowed hi
name to go before the people in this fai
ct cical affair, Published the following man
ly card in the city Journals last Monday
do "7o the Voters of Shelby County
- Permit me to return my sincere thahE
for the very strong support given me
a candidate for Congress ut the primer
OF election on last Saturday While M
So indorsing the means applied to secul
he my defeat by political opponents, y
), being ever true to any decision OF tn
IL party or people, | accept the result SIT
cerely, and pledge myself to cordial
DIS support the nominee Of the COngressloT
ON al Convention, whiah meets in this eli
on the seventh of August next.
WILLIAM L. DUFF.
From the following dispatch, date
Madrid, July l9, 1872, it will be see
OF that the King and Queen Of Spain ha'
~ some blood thirsty enemies in that eli
as we'll as among the rural districts:
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