Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-17
LAW RECORD.
Criminal Court-Iudge FIipp.n.

SElIlAuhA SOuTN0B uh6S EAEBAhs
The fall term of this court commenced yes
terday. The following is n list Of Grand Ju-
| rOrs selected: b. r. Ball, foreman J. Banks,
J. A. Swayne, S. ?. Leadbetter; Lew joy, L.
NJ. WolcOtt, J. n. Oliver, William Lam, ;.
Fransiola, d. Pante, Thomas IL. Cooke, NJ. r..
/ LOwenStein and c.. II. Meyers. When these
were sworn in, Judge Flippin addressed them
/ as follows: | have at this term no formal
charge to deliver you. 1t is unnecessary TO re-
mind you Of the importance OF the relation
which you sustain to the public. You have
presumed qualihcatiOns-your legal fitness 10
! act as such. This court takes jurisdiction OF
all offenses committed within the limits OF
this ounty These offenses may be classified
into felonies and misdemeanors. Of the
former IL is al this time needless TO speak or
to designate in detail; to some OF the latter
will call your special attention: The carry
ing Of deadly weapons ought TO be stopped.
/ au sorry 10 say that the country seems
afflicted with a gambling MANIA, and to
such an extent has this pervaded society that
even church membeIs-lt may be in a mOdi-
fed form and under special g~uises-haye,
under the plea of the end Jus1fylng the
means, resorted to its unchristian devices. II
matters not in what shape gambling may pre-
sent itself, It's nature is unchanged, and the
poisonous influence Upon the individual and
the body polite the same, Under the severe
but rightful condemnation OF the law fall all
lotteries, rafies, gtft-eencerts, rlze,dlstFlbu
tons, official drawings, whether OF library
associations or of agricultural and mechanl-
cal societies, The Constitution Of the state pro
hibits the Legislature from passing anylawl e-
CALLING any Of these gambling schemes,
and il Is a duty which | enJoin upon you 10
indict all those who give encouragement 10
Il NAV. In reference 10 keno houses, bend
your energies to their speedy, determination.
And II, rs has been reported, the CITY OF Mem
phis has, for q conSldaratlOn permitted Jnelf
existence, then the representative OF The city
assuming TO grant such q license are lndlcta-
BILE as keepers OF gamlng-houses; Iiefe can
be no such thing as a licensed violation OF the
law. The city cannot legally raise its
revenues by iegqlizlng crime and degrad-
ing its morals. Tie law does not Il
cense, but forbids CRIME. To license gam.
bling houses would be q criminal mlscopcep-
ton OF public duty, outrage public morals and
a direct ENCOURAGEMENT 70 alsoIueI anu law
any who have rendered themselves obnoxious
this charge, verifying the report referred 10,
there Is an a~nnullment OF the unholy com
pact between Vtcs and the municipal author
tiles. They like you by exposing and pun
ishing crime as is their duty, become thecon-
OF good morals, on which securely
rests the good order ana Wen Delng oI-sociely'
second Circuit COurf-HaIsey Judge.
ONLY one Jury was emoanneled in this Court
Yesterday. No other business was transacted.
To-day another jury EJl pc empanneled al
ter which, the cases published az me APPEAL
ID Saturday last viii he called. Garnishees
summoned 70 the present term must appear
and answer tO-day-otherwise judgments may
be taken against them ut any motion day dur
the term.
FIRST Circuit COurt--Heiskeil, Judge.
All the cases on yeseerday's calendar were
disposed of on the call. j. +. Lanfard, ID. s,
was sworn in as officer OF the court.
The daily sessions OF the court viii be from
nine o'clock in the morning 10 half-past
twelve pm, and FROM two to four o'clock in
the afternoon. Thirty Gases will be set daily
for trial. /,
The following cases constitute to-day's cal
endars 80, Powell VS. Sugarman; 80, Brown,
use, VS. Nevis 4 Rose et al; 81, ketchum VS.
TObin, Lynn & Co.; 50, CarhaTt & Brother VS.
" alt and others; VI, Alfn vs. Boyd, ~, Blades
vs. Sheppard & Pante; 81, Aydlett, use, vs. Dick
ens, Administrator IS, Smith VS. Cole; So, Ward,
administrator, vs. Jones; 100, Moore, trustee,
vs. PattisOn; l0i, State, use, vs. Allen Il Cren-
,haw; los, Thomas VS. BurroW; no, Sanders VS.
Dun; III, Pattison VS. Dickens, administrator;
LI8, HarTigan VS. Devalle; lis, Adams vs. Rus.
sell; l24, Hilman VS. J. A. Only; l2j, Cole, adj
vs. Street ct 81 l36, TOof, Phillips
& Co. VS. 2ioe & Engel; l2a, Marshall VS.
100, MoCaryer vs. yamisnn; I3l, Jen-
xens VS. Holmes; l8j, Dunlap vs. Wolf River
Packet Company; 1856, Leftwich VS. Fife; 100,
administrator VS. Dickens, Rdministra-
OF; 40, Trent, administrator, VS. Pattison ct
n; IA, shelton VS. Kintose; l5S, Ayres vs. Sher- !
wood, Carnes 4 Co; l54, CasSenville VS. Cicalla,
administrators l6s, Harris and others vs.
4OWlEeS. executor. 4