, 1874-09-08
''''1ens Of h1aury County Hold an
!: Indignation Alcoling.
Judges Charge to tho Grand
Jury in Owen County.
nm1nals and Derelict Off,
c1als Must Be Punished
Inc Court to Be Sustained by Guard
Of State Troops.

A,"sns1A1E' Ionn., Sept. AT q mos8.rnentfns
~ Hao o.'sohs OF hlaury County, Tonn., held al
ool"'ilb'a to-day, resolutions Yoro ndo,,tod IA.
aou''c,1is Ill atrong tormas tho lawloss outrnraa
teco"sly committed In tia State auDrov}ne tbo
energetic policy iaauguratod by tho uhlof Exoo.
".''o OF tho stato. and appcaliug to tho cittzana
OF tho counties In which diatnrh,ncos
hhVo occurred to coma nor,,agt11
q! a'ld onergotically to his sunport nn;f
snow to tho " orld that We mro capabIn nf snif. az
SGoont Govono,a n,d need not tlo aid of tho Fcoral
1'o 1prso lnw ut! nnd order; Chier-]stcv Nicholson
afossed tho assembly. -o"' 1o~
oNAhoE 70 THE OWEN COUNTY GRANT ,unv
journal tonorrow Will publish tho fol1oS;na s4ae @
usess OF Judgo MoMauama to tho Grn,'d efmr., '"n
a. silo opening Of tho court at Owontorn fSwo,,
county, yesterday, for tho prosecution nf nor- v-
county: "t'''oca ID ttlac
snv hrat tno in tho history Of owen pmnns r,,,s,
tharn TmSn IT,. citizens hase sat in court VIM,
ccao deadly weapons uuon nIa' hs ,os tss hSd con-,
oee, summoned huro to~ay On ttsrta ,s nhu na'o
,narix ourt'lsGs at ees tho po q whole stato @
tthErougont this and other colnmonwcaIha oIals d ,
I'M h IT, aas pwen County ie In stnc of insurrco;on
ny Is insecure md tho courts ma thor afi t
do!rnco and held in utter contel,,t Norr e "ss ~
trun s 5 y@a - sT I t3e 70 Grand @ Insst county Is s
affairs to rcnn7 HAY Iye,ltura 10 oxreas III o o.
' 'nat yo "a org ot the co-orainato br1nces Of to
people of Owen County; that You viii r;s, nhok ko ~
heraolnl considerations and ina1,iuy d;scharan n.t
NJ seon stss ts M Of yanr Site npso
exalted position an you occupy to,ay az tn cra,1
Wers & G &yos Sn4 eonay Thai he soo people eser
To- you aud your conduct in tho disehnron rl1 y
(o"r L 9ay 91: wh " 5eol'nas Of pleasure md deght.
tho action Of this drau J.,ry Y1 arc t,c ,nnnc5o.
'0,s yop ore Tue aource from Which the people ca'f
oss you have come for tho prso Of 1aguliw i'll
~ 1a ana @ iaray laslgng your duty 6etter
member Of tho bar sixteen years. pn ayn san
'9sl ana SILICON a not aena f'ti to ea ta
Ia al this recorded in Tie book Of noos not inten
4 70 y wod tho tcenga Of any Of your
ny o least Of it, isroputablo to thc % far nsns sa Of
1or, r; eoarts ans but one man. and eau do only
entiennn expects tnvors consicrations arart fron
aa,shin'. houcat discharge Of my duties, let lin or
ndeccvc' ' 1Ha t, ,hnsng my oisla lo, bo at ouco
% 1e,s!e4 Or niue, and mover rcceyo IN ollcia s,ntj.
'o ntv ~ 10 ot propose to step aside from tic no Of
!gor nf tho lar grtry who docs not RESPECT ~
1e chief rule Of human conduct that Inv in III t
o a wnGc %s'Gh ian y9n , ac 10 soeey
duty to aatu It to You, tllat nearly vcar aro
asioa.eloss boy and killed Oh o srsoa
arty WI duly aud regularly indicted Tor nurcr l,y ~
fana Jnry Of your county. Thu purity 10 charged 1t
W but a two So VGatFy' ays .,nnd and reniped in e1o
aalta, ',nod to tho to~n, armed with dcudT iIr
oarons ~ . nnd remained for hours with stonos
70 sacri:f Of your county, who hal in hia oorans-n
Tnch warrant for murder 1oste.l on that ndictnrnt
s n 70 Wsk Or rilo nut Of town FREQ as tho
~ a9ainst Hnnn tho breath Of suspicion Ind neycr
sed that 1hilc said ouoner vas 70 in YOUR so,,nty.
ut no, tho Sheriff, "aa shown tic man, ind was told
',rdes, to which your Sheriff replied: II do uot o
mt to sec him. Or bavo no business will, hm nv
w2,a ot Similar import, aud to-day tho offender IL
y,e your attention tho Sheriff aa his condct a'f
t., ~ 1.e facts 10 ns sa1ted and # the Owen County
o1er comfy Grand Jury thai Will, foP aay to yo,,
# ail md csner thta state II tSings
nD Esn ssu,ex exst ro N o%sn f County
,r1 rosod ano ~ Deputies a9d otlcr ministerial officers
Gers Of this Court sAall do tloir duty. nu II thox
IT, let them lear. as they slall tic couseatences
tI'i ~ e. 1son thsir own dfclso Of duty know
sa ssrs. will Hoek to faror Of 10 community at sao
f1hce o. my official position. It ia IN honornhjc
), aud 1t stla never lu taycearlsd or ncalect"1
fIe nm It's poaacssor ii layo tic ability to Dc
!ontlcmcn. you It to yourselyeo your wivcs a,,
ldren your honlcs un!l tho lives and Iomcs Of yor
I1 i,.o ana moro, still, arc YOU abjurei by
" obtgnt1on that each Ut you have this tlay tako
,r'li 10 Justice 1Yery offender md vioator Of tho
pro.ld as tho people Of Oven County arc 1t is a
mug sname tlat you nfratd u oxrress your
uemnatlon Or outrngca porpotrated III your COUNTY,
.lh9 ino pant twelve mouths human Iue has boon
III Ill tile Atrecta Of Dwentou, aul in
sf parts Of yonr county, nnd The pcop1o
100 apprehcnstye Of danger to condemn or arnlatiti
y state and Federal troops havo bccn cent III upon
10 VrcsotVe order and Eyn security to tic fycs NJ
citizens, and 10 far 10 nm appraised Of thcr con-
t, haB met tito approval Of tile good pcoplo Thev
. behaYod well, and are entitled to your bcat
ITS.
will defer that Til YOU "1aS.tt ment
thor on tho 24th inst. but, gcntlo1nop. m
wtlo lins MI Interest In yon, ono who ia teer-
cd, so fur aa llo has low0r to e1sforco tho jnw
yo IL s ''' pa'e mS'f0o'' os a% ,S* IS b,,nss 70;
dirlne, to dischargs your whole ,i1nv
sllell conduct your paoplo honor antl rcsun's
your fa1ntliea and the families Of your ncjgAtors
this, higher, court Will afford you much cam
when Gartl glyeH you up, snl holfer mud brttcr
. 1s provided for 3ou by the Great Ruler Of liz
crSe. ~ VI ~"
lo Court will DO Sustained In Its action bva
d of State troopa.