Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1873-06-26
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NIGH AID sg1ght As,tsr il tie Cant
k0.ss. where Neon foIlsrs1 lin, Ioi
gsTs lin beating il TIE Trsssos q tie
Judge. and vas f0si 800 sgr esstsnFi
Q. egrr4. MegM WIS ioiirtsd f9r Al
smuli, i The zane ease, and vas soea
hs week $50 byEs HOoor. Ju3gs Cbai
After having bssn punished BY ! ssTers
"a. fz eua..-pt ooee, NIGH WIS u
ceased ss the Lssry kos imposed On hin
tie sseond tine, and eoosludei b. would
give LIS Honor us cans. 10 q fE hin II
regular bea:tsa Chinese style, and O
Tuesday ETebing. during the sitting Of
Court be walked up to Ii. stsDi and tooi
asa. b. the ide Of Sndge Cku3, and
leaned 0Tsr and spoke IN = loV tone TO
hin and aid III you vts 10, Al Old nan
I'd pail your dose, you "A cd ssyun.
Sr.." TIE Juige, sbO Was expecting q
fnsodly resssge, was aiken tack at what
be heard, and, thinking lie might hare
nisandsrtood him, asked him Nhat be
nid, and MsGiIl repeated Il. II. jude
thea called instantly for tie SbsriE TO
come and ares hin and take hin away,
aging be vas drunk, and had threatened
TO pail the Courts nose. MeGll very
eoolly got up. and spoke to the pers,u, in
court and said it vas untrue that be va,
drank, but be did tell "tb.t old rascal
pointing to Cloud tia. be would pull
hi. nose"
The Sheriff By this tim. had reaches
the scene Of action, and the Judge order,
ed him 70 carry MeGill to jail, and keey
bin there siTty days. AZ MeGil dee,
eended the stand, be turned 10 McClout
and aid: "YOu nor any If your rarty
are honest" Wbereupon the Judge repeat
ed bis order Of sixty days il jail. b
this time the Sheriff was descending Ii,
stairs leading down on, Of the court rjom
and MeGill fred back a. the Judge al,
mid "1ll get even with you and you
party yet, you id old seoundrel.
The Judge then had MeGill brougt
back. and examined the statute TO Sc
what was the extent Of bis power to pun
ih in the case. aud finally ordered tt
Sheriff TO cOnfne MeGill in jail for thir.
days, fined him $3.50, and TO remain j
Jail until the fine was paid, and to gi'
bond In the SUN Of $1,000, with good 3
curity, to keep the peace with all the eli
izens Of the State. The Sheriff, with
guard, then started TO Jail with the pr
onsr, and bad gon. some distance vii
him, aud when they arrived at Taylor
Hotel. where a negro was holding McGilI
horse, he pulled out a pistol and told the
TO stand back, that be did not intend
30 to Jail, and called to the negro 10 bit
bin lis horse. As the Sheriff nor any
his guard we're armed, and knowing n
Gill to be a desperate maD, they eon.lu
ed that it would be an unhealthy busine
70 attempt to stop him. and be mount,
bis horse and rode slowly out Of town.
w were present in the Court hou
and witnessed the whole scene. and t
above is a plain statement Of the Whc
affair without comment.
We learn that the Judge had a b
brought against Sheriff Gentry for al!O
ing the escape, and that the trial Of t
case has been removed to this county.
Winston (N.C.) Sentinel.