Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-02-20
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jackson as a Judge

A correspondent of the Cincinnati com.s
Aaescial. writing from Jonesborough. Tenn,
says:
In the Court House are a number of old
books eonsaifing the records of the Court
of Equity when Andrew Jackson was
Judge. From the records 1t appears that he
entered upon the duties of the position Sen.
tember 18th. 1893, This entry appears
September Term, 1859. AT Court of
Equity opened and held in the town of Jones.
borough, for the District OF Washington. in
tue State of Tennessee, ON the 18th of Sep.
tember, 1899. Present the Honorables Arch.
l5aid Roane, David Campbell aud Andrew
Jackson, Esq"
This is the first entry that recognizes Jack.
son as Judge, and,the last one is in 1901
His signature is rather cramped and crooked.
something like that of Andrew johnson. n
line drawn under it and two dots after the
| Christian name.
II was while he was Judge here tha. hs
arrested the notorious desperate Bean. whom
nobody else could arrest. Many of Beams
descendants are still living here, and the
place where old Hickory's eyes brought him
down is still pointed out.
As the story runs, Bean went away and
| left his family for two years. When he re.
| turned his wife celebrated the event by nre.
| senting him with new born babe. This was
new departure in domestic economy. and
| Bean did not accept the situation with very
good grace. He demanded an explanation,
| and IN the absence OF a satisfactory one, he
| sharpened his knife and deliberately cut of
both ears OF the poor little baby, playfally
remnrking, as he did so, that he wanted to
distinguish 1t from his own. Some thought,
this was an Innocent proceeding, practical
joke on the babe, in fact, whilo others con-
sidcred it an outrage that should be punished.
The grand jury took that view of the case.
aud indicted Bean. Bean, Us usual, brushed
up his horse pistols aud said that they might
indict and be id, but they couldn't arrest
him. The Sheriff tried it, and was vans
quished Court came on, the criminal docket
was called, and the clerk reported Bean ..not
TAKEN"
whats the matter?" asked Judge Jack.
son Of tho Sheriff.
"Nothing's the matter, only can't arrest
him, replied tho official.
Then, by the Eternal summon the coun.
ty to help you, and bring him in here |" thun.
dered the Judge
The Sheriff gathered up some citizens and
advanced on Bean. The latter backed him.
self up against house to prevent rear at
tack, drew his pistols, and told them to comsr
on lie was coutre shot, and to have ad.
vanced would have been certain death to some
one. No Que cared to sacrifice his life in
giving the others chance to make n start
The Sheriff reported to Jackson that Bean
could not be takeu without sacrifice of lives.
BY the Eternal summon the court"
thundered the irate Judge, and the "court"
was summc ned.
Jackson refused arms and advanced, empty.
handed and re-Ercaded, upon Bean. His
friends tried to restrain him, as he valued his
life, but he needed them not. He kept his
eyes fixed upon the desperado, walked right
up to him, jerked his pistols away, took. him
by the collar and marched him off to jail