Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-21
THE COURTS.

PROBATE COURT-Ihe will Of A. II
Washington was admitted to probate.
Robert Payne, minor orphan, aged two
years, wss adopted by P. L. Cass.
In the ease of James T. Flint and Others
VS. w. p. Martin and others, decree entered
appointing commissioners to divide land.
CRIMINAL CoURT-State VS. Norris Hus.
sey, larceny; case in hands of jury.
The case of Robt. Spain, charged with
murder was continued until next term.
CIRCUIT COURT-Fhos. Holt vs. John
Guthrie; case pending.
Paul Diamukes VS. j. R. kirkpatrick; case
pending.
H. Q. Eel VS. W. W. Goodwin; case
pending.
LAW COURT.-D. Huges VS. Wiley Sims.
judgment for plaintiff S59.10.
John Golding vs. John O'Malley and
others, judgment for plaintiff $517.12.
John K. EGmundson vs r. G., Mar.
tin, judgment for defendant.
w. G. Smith vs. L. & N. railroad Com
pany, case pendipg.
CHANCERY CoURT.-Andrew Allison vs.
81. h. Wheless, guardian appointed and
division of property.
DEGREES were rendered in the following
cases: Roche NJ. b len VS. J. D. Brian and
others; d. T. Wilkin vs. A. G. n. Lester;
L j. Berry VS. A, 81. Roscoe and others;
David Hughes vs. N. A. Corbett; Charles
III. Miller vs. W. r. Bell; A. q. Goodett VS.
w. G. II. Campbell.
FEDERAL CoURT.-This tribunal, Judge
Trigg presiding, met yesterday, but ad
journed until this morning, without trans
acting any business.
A Card from u. +. GiIleIand.
We fiud the following in the Ripley
NelcS OF Ocs. II: In consequence of so
many Publications in the Nashville UNION
AND AMERICAN and Nashville Banner, In
which am made TO figure unnecessarily,
and withou nay knowledge or consent in
the matter, touching the course pursued Of
late by my wife, Eliza GilleIsnd, of whom
certain interested parties sought to make a
martyr (and for what purpose subsequent
events will develop, feel that l owe it to
myself as well as TO those who honestly
sympathize with what hey deem my mis-
fortunes, to make the following statements:
1t has been reported that have author
lied the keepers of my wife, Eliza Gille-
land, now in the city of Nashville, said
State, to use my name in the prosecution of
a suit against one Alice Cromwell, in the
Circuit Court, at Nashville. Now, l pro-
nnunce all such statements unqua!ifiedly
false aRd wi hout foundation. l have new
er had any sympathy with the course which
my said wife has lately seen proper to take.
she left my bed and board under rretenee
Of going tC see her relations in an adjoining
county, and did all could with my scanty
means 10 prepare her to go decenfly, but
instead of &c, ting news of her as beng at
such relations, the first news that got was
hat she was at Nashville, invoking the law
20 vindicate her injured honor and inno-
,ence. Before she leff me, as before stated,
t had been told me by number of my
nearest neighbors, that she had been detl. |
Nc my bed with one Nimrod Swayne, and |
ny own observation made me painfully |
conscious that such reports were probably |
rue, but blinded by the love which / al |
Ways bore to her, and, while she stayed with |
ne, continually manifested, | refused to |
How that she was guilty as charged, and |
lung to the delusion of her innocencs as 8 |
ROWING man catches at straw.
But wnen saw the man SWsyne come
Dr. her trunk when she went TO start, and
yhen, at the Same time, l suffered at bis
ands most unmerclful and causeless |
eating, l being Just out ola spell Of sickness
nd too weak to defend myself, was more
ian ever persuaded that there was be-
Ieen my wife &nd the said Swayne, an
improper intimacy, and l suspected, not
my wife's assertions that she
as going to see her brother-in-!aw, that
10 aud Swsyne had conceded an elope.
lent.
1t will be seen from bis brief statement
lat my wife is away from my bed and
Oard without my consent, and has left me
nder suspicious circumstances, and having
ken shelter under tee wing Of an Nlegiti-
ate protector, she must look to him or
lem, as the case may be, for assistance In
aintaining sctions, the apparent necessity
I which has been entaiied By her own
lse and vicious conduct. Ssptembers 10,
S73. esp B. F. GILLuAKD.
Witness. L. o, THOMPSON.