Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-24


CIRCUIT CoURT.-This tribunal tinishe,
the hearing Of the Mechanism Will Cas-
on Wednesday, after occupying ten days o
/ the present term, and to the general eXclu
| sion or other civil causes. Half dozen le
| cal gentlemen enlightcd the Court and jury
! in arguments occupying four days in theil
! delivery. At the present writing no yer.
dict has been rendered, and fears are eX.
pressed that no verdict will be, and that a
mistrial is evident. The State docket is
very heavy and was taken up on Thursday
James Gallagher and White, arraigned and
tried on an Indictment for Larceny, plead
guilty and serve one year in the penitcn-
tiary. Affidavit for change OF venue to
Gibson county, was made in the Lyon case
on account OF great excitement in the coun-
ty prejudicial to him, and the Court grant
ed the change. So we are done with the
Lyon case for while, unless it comes back
to the Supreme Court again. The cases
against the negroes, I've Rice and others for
the murder of John IL. West, near DcR-
mark last summer, are set for Monday next,
and will probably consume tae entire week.
John Mitchell, (col.) for petit larceny
pleaded guilty and his term Of impriSOn.
ment fixed at one year in the State prison
Henry Loving, (col.l tried by jury, and
found guilty of the charge Of horse stealing,
does the State service for three years in the
penitentiary.
HORRIBLE DEATH.-Mrs. Martha
Cochran, widow OF Professor David Coeh-
ha 70 in hnr
room last Saturday afternoon, had the mis-
fortune TO have her clothing take Are. She
passed from one room to another, and re-
turned to the first room, before discovering
the accident. She thought she saw 4 news
paper under her feet, on fire, and attempted
to stamp It out; and upon looking behind
her, she discovered that her clothing " ere in
a blaze. She obtained shawl and wrapped
it around herself, in the hope Of eXtinguish-
ing the flames, but in VAN. The flame cem-
municated 10 the hair OF her head, burning
1t almost literally of; burning her eyelids
and lashes, entering her mouth, blsJering
her tongue, and burning her frightfully
from her waist to her shoe tops. She was
literally roasted, and when assistance ar
rived, was utterly helpless and suffering
thousand deaths every minute. Her flesh
was cooked through, and the fearful heat
penetrated her very vItals. The bands OF
her under clothing were burned deep into |
the flesh Of her body. From head to foot |
her flesh was parched to crisr, and her /
suffering. though heroically borne, beggars /
human description. She died about six /
o'clock on Sunday morning, and IN spite Of |
ler bodily miseries, died only as the true 4
christian can die. The mother of three |
living children, not one was with her. Her |
.ldest son was filling ministerial appoint
nent in Henderson county. Her youngest |
son was in Lebanon attending the law
school, and her only daughter was at her
nome in Nashville. When they arrived,
n obedience to the sad news which the
wires bore them, their noble mother, beau
iCul in the richest sense Of the word,
was dead. Her lips were cold, her voice 50
lear to them, silent forever, and her spirit
With the good God who gave it. Mrs.
Cochran was about 81 years of age. Her
life was blameless, even beautiful, rich
with womanly graces and christian vir-
.ues. Tenderly and dearly loy0d by all
who knew her, her tragic death has east !
l gloom over this entire community. A
ourcr spirit than hers never winged its
fight from earth to heaven.