Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
LETTER FROM cambridge.
An Ex.OmcIni ia TroubIc-An Excit.
ing Lawsuit.


cambridge, Tenn. Dec, II, 1870.
To the Editors Of the Chromcie:
You have had nothing from this
point in long while. will therefore
drop you few dots.
The negro church at this place was
burned few nights ago, also Wits
foundry, in this county, was burned
one night last week.
The committee that was appointed
by the County Court, at the October
term, to investigate the Clerks offices
of the different courts of this county,
have been at work on the old Circuit
Clerk book and have unearthed some
very ugly things. 1t is estimated that
they will find $4,000 Of the peoples
money that has not been properly
accounted for.
a two weeks session Of the Circuit
Court has just adjourned. 1t has been
denomiuated the stormy session. One
of the funniest cases on record has
been tried, decided, and gone to the
Supreme Court for Father Nicholsons
opinion. The case is one of an appeal
from the County Court, at its July
term. At that lime there was an al
lowance made Of $50 TO one w. j..
Alexander, . very poor man who was
coming down the French Broad river,
last spring IN boat with 9 citizen of
Texas. An accident befell him, which
required him to be left upon the char
ity Of one of the citizens Of our place,
he and his family, n wife and one
child, for period of six weeks, during
which time his leg was amputated
twice. and every kindness and comfort
offered that could be shown. When
he got well the question arose i'm his
mind how he would support himself,
his wife and three little children be
had mt home, all of them girls and two
of them twins. He had not only lost
his LEG, but crop time had
past. So he petitioned our Coun-
ty Court for assistance Our court has
always been noted for its liberauty and
generosity to the poor. They granted
him his petition, and allowed him $50
Whereupou an eX-Judge, by up-
pointment-fOr he never was elected to
anything, although he has been, l be,
lieve, a candidate, and ! believe we use
to run him up here for constable, obs
jected to the allowance. This broken
down attorney Tor limb of the law was
80 near out of business that he volun-
teered CONTRARY to his oath as an at
torney, rs was shown upon trial, } and
came into the County Court on the
next day after the allowance was made
and by his threats and bullying the
Court induced il to rescind its action
and take away from this poor one
, legged man what they had presented
him with the day before.
( Whereupon Mr.. Alexander appealed
to the Circuit Court and again got hi,
allowance of $50, throwing the county
in the cost, which, l suppose, viii
amount to near $500.
3 Upon this, this ex-Judge, who at one
time boosted of his five miles Of land
: ed estate, appealed to the Supreme
Court for further hearing and cost.
: / need hardly add that "A very large
majority of the citizens of this Chris,
Z tian and enlightened county condemn
further litigation in this case rs an out
4 rage and q step back towards heather
ism. In my opinion there has beer
4 no suit tried here that created sucl
general interest and excitement sine
4 the days when we used to hang anger,
occasionally for rape and murder
During the trial many eyes wer
moistened into sympathy for this poo
! man. He was ably defended by Col
J. M. Meek, of New Market, and /
X, Park, Esq, of cambridge.