Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-23
THE COUBTs.

CRIMINAL COURT-ln the case OF Jne
State VS.. Caleb Jones, charged with bur-
glary and larceny, the jury yesterd az re-
turned verdict of not guilty, and the de-
fendant was discharged.
State VS.. Sarah Williams, colored, larceny,
guilty, and term of Imprisonment fixed at
three years in the penitentisrY. In another
case against the same defendant, and upon
the same charge, the verdict was one year
in the penitentiary.
State vs.. John Blakely, colored, larceny,
jury had not returned verdict at adjourn
meut of court.
State VS.. Jerry Polk, colored, larceny,
case given to the jury, who failed to agree
and were respited.
PROBATE COURT-The will OF Mrs.
Frances L. Erwin was admitted to probate,
and A. F. Golf appointed and qualified as
administrator with the will annexed.
A. +. Whitman, public administrator,
was granted letters of administration upon
the estate of John 7. Claiborne, deceased.
CIRCUIT COURT.-The case Of Samuel
F. Glass, administrator vs.. Nashville Sa-
wings Bank is being heard before ). w.
Chiidress, Esq, Special Judge. The plain
tiff made special deposit with Sax Bros.
of Bank of Tennessee note OF tbs de-
nomination of $500, which was lost, and
the suit is brought to recover the amount.
LAW CoURT.-Testimony in the case OF
Dunn vs. Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road is still being heard.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
Hon. Conally +. Trigg, Judge-United
States vs.. John Hopkins, Illicit distilling;
submitted and fined 81 900, and imprisoned
IN DeKalb county Jail six months.
Han
distilling, submitted; fined $1,000 and six
months in Jail.
United States VS.. John E. Clarke, at
tachment for contempt for failing to attend
as witness.
United States VS.. Mrs. John Rose, con-
tinued on affidavit of defendant.
u. S. VS.. S. W. Cantren, illicit disiling,
jury returned verdict of not guilty, and de-
PENDANT discharged.
u. S. VS.. SimsriIl, Illicit distilling, nolle
prosequi.
The following are the Grand Jurors:
]. GDunlap, foreman, z. W. Frazier,
L. d. Mercer, F. Cason, Joshua B. Frier-
son, VIM. B. Hill, j. F. Thomas, j. Giles
pie. J. NJ. Pickett, John McGavock, @. M.
| Donaldson, T. G.. Moss, John Woods, w.
d, Davis, j. D. Mcknight, John w. Allen,
James II. Wilson, B. G.. White, j. Mofitt,
James Nichol, White Meyers, L. j. Pierce,
John L. Carney.
The petit Jury Is as follows: j. 81. Gal
braith, j. B. Clements, j. G. Akin, K. 4.
|, Lassiter, Jno. W. Childress, G. III. Hays,
Hugh Francis, A. 81. Hoover, S. Z. Ander-
SON John Beach, w. G. Burt, E. ii. Stone,
VIM. Barton, W. c. Garrett, Thomas j.
Wakefield, D. II. Parsons, Norman Welsh,
| E. Bearden, R. s. Overall, Whitner Ran
son, C. r. Parsons, E. r. Glasscock, w. Z.
Walker, T. j. Cypert, G. P. Hampton,
Frank Hardeman, l.. D. Sugg, j, M. Nc
Kenny.
POLICE CoURT.-There were eighteen
cases on the police docket yesterday morn
ing.
Sue Folsom, Lizzie Simmons and Marie
Kelley, having wrong impression as to the
rights and privileges guaranteed American
citizens Of African, or any other descent,
by the Constitution of the State OF Tennes-
see, plemented by the ordinances OF the
city of Nashville, violated those provision ms
by meandering up and down the streets
night before last, in way which suo)ectea
them to the suspicious OF being street.
walkers, and for this they were requested
to contribute the sum of So each to the
city finances, in default OF the compliance
of which request, they were sent down 10
the workhouse.
Emma Hudson and Kate Fisher had
little argument OnsfAonday, as TO winch OF
the two occupied the largest place in the
affections of certain gentleman OF color.
HThey met by chance, the usual way" on
one Of the crowded thoroughfares, and upon
Miss Hudson's intimating desire to intiict
cornoral punishment, then and there upon
the person of Miss Fisher, the latter, who
is noted for her modest, retiring DISPOSE
tion, requested the former to meet her In
the more quiet precincts of Pages Alley,
where she should be granted all the priyil-
eyes Gthe code" demands. The invitation
was accepted by the belligerent Hudson,
and upon the two repairing to the locality
named, she picked up good sized rock
and threw it at Miss Fisher hitting that sad
die colured maiden fair and square, placing
her hors du combat at once. For this Of
tense, she was fined S.. 90.
John Henderson, white man, was re-
ouested to walk straight up to the bar Of
iustice and show cause why the extreme
papalty of the law should not be visited
upon him for having INDUCED in the use OF
Intoxicating beverages to excess. The fact
| of Mr.. Henderson having made too many
visits to a bar of altogether different char
acter the night previous, rendered it .
moral impossibility for him to walk straight
up to anything, but he exhibited his will
ingness to comply with any Reasonable re.
quest, by making the required forward
movement, although his line of march was
somewhat circuitOus, which fact being OBJ
served by the court, that judicial body told
him that he Henderson, not the court)
was not in proper condition for the trial OF
the case at that time, and go it was con-
tinued until to-day.
Sallie Kirby, colored girl whose physl-
cal structure bore a close resemblance TO
that of billiard cue, being all length with
no breadth to speak Of, was brought to o
realizing sense of the fact that the tongue
is an unruly member, By being fined I'VE
dollars, for having used language calculated
to provoke breach of the peace.
Lewis Bryant, a hack driver, was hned :
like sum for standing his vehicle in fronl
of the Maxwell House at an hour other
wise than those provided for In the clSy
ordinances.
Henry Wright and Dan Patterson have
had their minds exercised over the vexed
equestion as to which of them was the best