Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-01

DeVlin Hudson & Co. vs. Butler
Judgment for pPff. Jones VS. Shan
non Novelty Works,-continued by
pin. Hurt, asst gnee VS. Hays ct al;
con. by pPh. FurgHson VS. 81. & o.
r. Road, dismissed Carroll vs.
Same,-cOn. by p'f. SlOcum vs.
Harris,-demurer OverTuled. Irwin
vs. Wheeler ct al,-con. by deft's.-
| Caruthers VS. McAbee; judg't for
! deft and appeal to Supreme Court.
| Farrell vs. Robinson; motion 10
abate. Robinson VS. Teauge; mis-
trial. Luekey VS. Keith; judg't for
/ pPf. Lancaster VS. Arnold; co. by
| Pl'f Martin VS. Haley; dismis sed.
Same VS. same; dismissed. Mason
VS. Newton; con. by consent. Gates
VS. Perkins; referred TO arbitrator.
Donnell qs Pettigrew; judg't for
pPff, and motion for new trial over
ruled. Taylor VS. Mum; mis-trial.
Bradbury VS. Day; con. by pPf, he
paying all cost. Boykin VS. H0W-
lett; con. for want of counsel. Chap
pell VS. Miss. r r Co.: dismissed
Moore VS. Duffey; alias Sci IA or
dered. Fawnell VS. Insurance Co.;
con. by deft. Vantreece VS. Per-
kins; con. by pPf. RosenthaI VS.
Kindrick; judg't for deFt and ap-
peal to Supreme Court. Bradbury
VS. Birdsong; con. by consent. Ne
ClanRhan VS. Bledsoe; dismissed
Chester VS. NeWsom; dismissed
Sample & Co. vs. MAY; dismissed.
Jones VS. Anderson, assignee; Exec
utors quashed. SWink VS. Haltom;
dismissed.
The civil docket contains about /
forty other causes, which, for want /
time to try the same, were cOntih- /
ued until the next term.
STATE DOCKET.
State VS. Epperson, cases: mol /
pros. and def7t assumed cost. Same |
VS. J.. EppersOn, mol. pros. deft as
sumed cost. State vs. Brooks, (eoI.) |
continued, and deft recognized to /
appear at next term. State VS. Joe /
Jones (cOl.) cases, nominal fine and /
nom. fine and costs. State vs. &. 4
costs. State VS. S. Mcknight, 2 ca
ses, con. by deft and recognized
State VS. Joyce. 3 cases; nom. fine I
and cost. State VS. ElrOd, 2 cases;
mol pros. deft assumes cost. State
VS. w March (col. 2 cases; mol pros.
judgment VS. county for cost. State
va S Lacey (col.) mol pros. judg't VS.
county for cost. State VS. Leonard;
con. by the State. State VS. Jackson;
con. by State. State VS. George /
Washington (cOl.) fine of $50, and
JI5 RENTED. State VS. Talbot; con.
by State. State VS. Howell; mol pros
and deft pays cost.
State VS. r. & S. Weatherly,-nomi-
nal fine and cost. State VS. Farris,-
nominal fine and cost State VS. RO-
pros. State VS. Jack
Weir,-nOl pros and defendant pays
cost. State VS. Piunkett,-sentenced
to penitentiary, from which he OBJ
tanned an appeal to supreme court.
State VS. Ben Black, (col.) ,-Jurys YER
dict Of acquittal. State VS. Kennedy 4
from the docket.
State VS. Thompson, stricken from
the docket. State VS. Daniel Web
ster, (col. ),-continued. State VS.
jim Gill, (col. continued. State
VS. 3. Watson,-sub.a and fined $1,000.
State VS. B. Gill,-continued. State
VS. John Pace,-Jury and verdict Of
acquittal. State VS. b. Mcbride
Jury and mistrial. State VS. Jno.
Jury and verdict of ac-
quital. State VS. B. Montgomery,
ct al,-continued. State VS. A.
Blanks, -continued State VS. Bill
pros, and defendant
pays cost. State VS. E. NJ. Stephens,
S casss,-nol pros and defendant Sc
cures cost. State VS. White,-sub.
and fined $500. State VS. W. j.
and verdict of murder
in second degree; sentenced ten
years in penitentiary. Motion for
new trial entered and argued, but
not allowed.
The speeches by Gen. Campbell,
for the defence, before the Jury and
On the motion for q new trial, were
among the most learned and elO-
Iuent of his already brilliant legal
career. Even with the local preju-
lice against Lyons, few could re-
strain their tears or Eympathies uH-
Ter the Generals ingenious argu-
nent and touching appeal. He
himself a criminal lawyer
If the highest rank, and in the ef-
'orts mentioned carried captive the
judgments of many and the hearts
If all.
REFERENCE DOCKET.
This dockets contained 40 cases,
vas about half disposed of, but as
hey were mostly orders of sale of
zeal estate, the mentioning of them
n detail, would not be of much in
crest.
AS soon as we can find time, we
expect to stir up the / Ounty Court,
or their Femissness in not making !
he Circuit Court room more COM
'ortable during winter AT present
t is very uncomfortable, the stoves
by no means heating it, and much
business because of this was con-
inued.
The Court adjourned on FRI
lay evening. S. W. Boon, the ac-
and ever faithful clerk, I
vas unable from sickness to dis {
.harge his laborious duties; but his {
)lace was ablV and satisfactorily {