Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-24
mtCLAIN AND kERCHEtAb.
The Foriier Talks to Judge DulIng
Like a FAther and Hets Fined
fen Dollars.
HIS Honor win Dance 10 the Music
This Morning.

The slipposition that Judge McClain and
Mayor Kercheval would be before Judge
Duling to answer to the charge of assault
and battery filed the police courtroom yes
terday morning with a better class of PEG
ule than usually atteiid that teinble Of ius.
tie. Mayor Rercheval did. not put in ar
appearance, however, but Judge McClafn
came up smiling backed by Judge Alex
Campbell, his counsel.
City Marshal Pittfnan and officer Corbett
testified TO the assault having been made Dy
McClain, at the close of the speaking We'd
desday night, that his Honor had respond
ed in kind, and that the two then clinched
and were having lively t,Issle when the
arrest was made
The testimony for the rit5 having beer
heard; Judge McClain made the following
explanatory statement:
"A few days ago l saw the list Of an
pointments of Mr.. Brien and other eandi
dates, and Seeing that Ht, PrieB's naiiie
was the only one mentioned, supposed h,
was principally instrumental in making III
and publishing these appointments, pro
posed TO him division of time. This III
seemingly declined, saying l could &c
along if wished and take my place witt
The Other CANDIDATES and that he didn'
consider me in the race, anyway. Aftel
that didn't consider that / could, will
proper regard to my self-respect, aecompa.
ny him in the c.ntass, and accordingly
published list of my own.
'At the close of my speech at the court
house, Tuesday night, Mr.. Kercheval asked
me to divide time with Mr.. Brien, to which
Il al To- h. 81, 81
verSation had held with Mr.. prien.
."Mr. kerGheval then wished to know
whether / would divide time with any one
else besides Mr.. Brien, and to this | re
piled that l would not unless he was aeon
petitOr.
'.The meeting where the dif6'cUltr occur
red last night was one OF my own appoint
ments. In my first speech did not per
senate Mr.. Kerchesal, did not desire to dc
so, and intended 10 avoid referring to him
as far as could without leaving unnoticed
some things connected with The CANVASS
which considered it proper to allude to.
safer had closed, Mr.. Kercheval was
called upon by some one in the crowd. He
made a speech, in the course of which he
made such illusions to me as / considered
relieved me Of any IMPROPERLY Iii .allud,
ing tn him in connection With the Office o.
Clerk ahd Mastch and said that the evil
dencrs were that kercheval was manipula-
ting committees and conventions in the in
terest OF Mr.. Brien, with the object of get
ting appointeJ Clerk and Master.
"Mr. Kercheval said that anybody
that said, as a matter Of fact, that he
was acting in the interest of Brien,
4, IL n ha l. nd
ter's Office. uttered falsehood, whereupOn
l asked if he meant TO say that / had ut
tered falsehOod. He said that anybody
who stated, as a matter of fact, that he was
acting in The Interest of Mr.. Pfier % set
the Clerk and Masters Office told false
hood. l then remarked that / had not
stated as a matter of fact that it was that
way, but that the e. licences indicating that
such was the fact were sufficiently strong
to produce such a. belief. l also charged
that Mr Kerch5val had been connected
with manipulating primary meetings which
selected delegates TO the convention, so as
to have the convention elect a committee
in the interests of Brien and then adjourn
without making nominations for office.
"Wben Mr.. Kercheval arose the
second time TO reply, ] asked
him II a Mr.. Siihins dldn'i
90 aioIind the country and manipulate
these primary meetings in the interest Of
Brien, and he said that any man who said
he, Kercheval, was connected with the
manipulation Of these meetings in the in
terest of Brien told a falsehood. ther
struck him.
At the close Of his clients statement
Judge Campbell addressed the court briefly
saving tiat Mayor kertheyal had no righ
to Obtrude himself upon one of Judge Nc
Claims meetings, especially as he was nc'
competing for the office for which his clien
is an aspirant. He said that Judge Nc
Claim had perfect right to make list OF
appointments, and that neither he nor his
friends had disturbed Brien when speaking
A fine Oslo was imposed upon Judge
McClain.
Mayor Kercheval's case will probably be
disposed of this morning.