Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-23
Nancy AND MABRY.
The Suits in the Law Court Decided in
the Formers Favor.
A Personal Collision Imminent, But
Prevented by the Police.

The trial Of the case Of the First Ma
tional Bank vs.. Joseph A. Mabry ct al, in
the Law Court, was determined yesterday
by a verdict for the bank for principal and
interest on The note, amounting tn 81, 042 10.
While the judgment operates against Gen.
George Nancy as one of the defendants, he
being an endOrser of the note, the result
was in his faVor-Gen. Mabry's defense,
which sought to shoulder the entire liabil-
ity upon this cO-defendant having failed.
According to previous agreement Of par
ties, the case Of the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad vs.. Jos. A. Mabry, G. w. Mabry
and John Williams was taken up, and
verdict against the defendants was obtained
in that, counsel for the defense withdraw
ing the pleas and submitting the issue. This
was suit on a note for 81 500. II was deemed
by the defense unnecessary to 60 through
with a regular trial in that forum, as it
would be but a repetition of the case just
concluded, Gen. Mabry's plea being the
same as in the former case.
A bill Of exceptions was drawn up, how
ever, and an appeal taken to the Supreme
Court.
Not UNEXPECTEDLY, this business was fol-
lowed by a sensation. It was well known
that the personal relations Of Gen. Nancy
and Gen. Mabry were not Of an agreeable
character, and the probabilityof a difficulty
was the subject Of gossip from the begin
ming of the suit.
Yesterday afternoon, while the bill Of
exceptions was being arranged, Gen.
Mabry was absent from the court loom, at
the suggestion of his counsel. For nearly
an hour he was seen in company with few
friends, standingsin front of the Burns
Block, near the stairway leading to the
office of DOdd & Guild, and GauL
& Osment, his counsel. The space
between this point and the courthouse, to
the eve Of the sensationalist, who knew
the relations of the parties and that Gen.
Nancy was in the courthouse, presented a
fine field for a hostile meeting. Perhaps
the same consideration was the cause of
two policemen taking their stand there and
of the Sheriff posting himself at convenient
proximity.
Eventually, Capt. Dodd, having finished
the business at the Courthouse, crossed to
where Gen. Mabry and his friends were,
and, after a short colloquy, walked up
stairs to his Office with Gen. Habry.
Gen. Nancy, having, it seems, been ap-
prised that his antagonist had been stand
ing at the corner for some time, and had
probably been waiting for him, bent his
course to the spot, arriving there soon after
Capt. Dodd and Gen. Mabry had gone up
stairs. Seeing Col. John Williams
and Col. Jas. II. Luttrell standing on the
pavement, he denounced Gen. Mabry in
the strongest language. Officers Arnold
and Kinney at once placed him under ar
rest, and escorted him away 10 the station
house, where he was deprived Of a revolver
and gave his recOgnizance to appear before
the Recorder this morning.
Sheriff WhitWoIth and one or two police
men fastened up to the law-office and ar
rested Gen. Mabry; but upon searching
him and finding no weapons, released him.
However, he was afCerward rearrested at
the Maxwell House and taken to the
statiOnhouse.
Capt. Dodd stated in conversation that
he found Gen. Mabry and friends on the
corner near the Burns block, waiting for
him; that, upon coming up to them, they
had a short conversation about the result
If the suit, in which conversation, Gen.
Mabry thanked him for the Efforts he had
made and was about leaving for the
Maxwell, when Col. Williams suggested
that Capt Dodd's fee had better be at
tended to then; and thereUpOn Gen. Mabry,
remarking that be was about TO forget that,
went with Capt. DOdd to the Office to make
arrangements about the fee. Capt. DOdd
further stated that he had taken this case
only upon the solemn = Omise Of his
client to avoid a peTsO Ial difficulty
with Gen. Nancy; he had exacted Gen.
Mabry's word Of honor on this point, be-
fore conserving to defend his cause, know
ing that a difficulty was likely TO arise IN
less this precautiOn should be taken. After
the trouble last evening, he informed Gen.
Nancy Of these facts.