The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-04-26
,Proeee iings oE the Circuit Courl
April Term 1876 Hon. j.
- II. Randolph Presiding.

tlrag closed It's Session last Friday was
one of more than usual labor and bus
mess Judge Randolph was in his hap
piest, business spirit, and the iniefatiga-
BILE AMI made-for-the place, Ham F1lker-
son, Attorney General, put matters
through with a rapidity and general
good humor characteristic of the m9nx
1t is most gratifying to his friends, assit
is creditable and just to the Attorney
Gene-aI, 60 hear 1tNuniversat expression
of public appreciation that he receives
from the people for the faithful and Wig
liant discharge of his official duties. The
circuit has had no more popular and eff
feient officer, and no one who commaRds
more entirely the respect of the people
and the bar, than he. Below we give
an abstract of the proceedings Of the
Court. for which we are indebtedrt0fthe
courtesy Of its efficient deputy Clerk,
George S. Crouch. .s..5 8....5., -. -
Absalem Roach vs. p S,nithzJudg-
ment coAdemning land; on motion sale
1 held piIntil next term State VS. J. p
Couvay - Profanity; submitted: fined
Sl0,aad COST STATE rs John Potter
+ Asslul a3d battery; sabmittedr fined
/ so and cost. - State ysaJ. u. Williams
Carrying arms; Submitted; fined S25
and cost. :. State VS. VIM. Tayldr+Car-
fying arms; submitted; fined $40 and
! cost. wv, S. Creed vs. La A. Baker
! Plaintiff dismisscs his suit aud assum IS
| one half of cost and Defendant assumes
/ the other half. -. L. p s. G. Z. Specx
VS. j. @. Hodges-Iand condemned and
|. ordered 10 be sold. !. +. E. j. Brown VS.
! Robert Rhea, ct al-Same as above..
Joseph Cooper, for use of, &C., VS. Wm.
Henderson, as above Joseph
Worley-Two cases, same as above.
State vs. Benjamin. Scrnggs-Carrying
arms; submitted; fined S12 so and cost
-. State.Ys Wilburn Blker-PrOfanity,
two cases; submitted; fined S12 so and
cost in each case. :. j. E. Sunderland vs.
James Mays ct al-Judgment condemn
ing land; on motion sale held up until
next term .Statev VS. John Swatts-+C Car
ryiug arms; submitted fined SO andeost
State vs. John misunderstanding
arms submitted; fined so and cost
State VS. Daniel Noe-CarFying' arms;
submitted; fined SO and cost State
VS. Hattie Patty-Disturbin public wor-
ship; continued until next term State
vs. John -Anderson-Ass ASSAULT and battery;
continued until next term. "A. Don
aldson vs. J. G. Noe-Gontinued by con
sent. =. John G. Clark VS. p. Taylor, adj
ministratOr, discontinued by consent
-. II. ROsenheim vs. j. d. Anderson
Continued by consent State VS. Ben
MISUNDERSTANDING arms, two eases;
continued by consent State vs. Alex
Williams Profanity; presentmentquash-
ed. John Riggs VS. NJ r. Murrell-
Continued upon Defendant paying cost
of Term. Miller & Nusbaum VS. Tie.
Cain-Continued as an affidavItof Plain
Tiff, on costs of Term. -. State VS. NJ Nc
CURE Profanity; continued. -. State
VS. ID. MISUNDERSTANDING arms; tried
and fined $i0anrl cost. State VS. Joseph
Huffmaster = Malicious mischief; mis-
trial and continued. .. State VS. George
MISUNDERSTANDING arms; nolle pros
on payment of cost. !. /. State VS. J. A
CooteF-hewdness submitted; finedS10
and cost. =. State VS. Jack Smith Pro
family; submitted; fined $50 aud cost.
State vs. James ShOrt-Carry ing arms;
submitted; fined $50 and cost ID. Nor
Tis VS. Curtis Eames-COntiuued as on
affidavit efDefendant on cost of Term
y. State VS. Richard Lane Carrying
arms; submitted; lined SO and cost. =.
State vs. Robert Disturbing pub
lie worship; submitted; fined $50 and
cost. State VS. James rAIurrell-Carry-
ing arms; submitted; fined $40 and cost
....B. G. Sampson VS. the State-Cause
dismissed; each assumes one.half of cost
-. State VS. j. L. Young-Larceny; tried
and acquitted. State VS. james O|Sen-
ter-CoHtinued by consent :. State VS.
James Lea-CarryIng arms; tried and .ac-
quilted. Jesse Mills, admir-, &c, VS. B.
b. Tally-Continued by consent Eel
bert Day VS. b. B. Tally-Continued by
consent. State VS. Hugh Tally-CaTry-
ing arms, two. eases; tried and fined SO
and cost. :. . C. e. Carriger VS. E. e. Va.
& Ga r. r. Co-Sheriff has leave to
amend his return 50 as to show the prin-
cipal office is not in Hamblen county
State VS. Joseph Williams-Car'y inga arms;
tried and acquitted. State vs. George
arms; mistrial ana con-
tinued .. State VS. Charles Brown-Car-
rying arms; tried and aequitted :. John
A. Scnaker VS. O.. @. Spears++J u1gm ent
for Plaintiff for $47 Oh and cost. :. State
vs. J. A. Woodside-Ferfeiture demurrer
to Sci Facias o9er-ruled; continued until
% day next term to plead to Sci Facias
=. State VS. Alfred Hodge--Distufbihg
public worship; tried and acquitted.
State VS. Samuel Y. Smith--Selling liquor
without bond; nolle pros on payment of
cost. ID. Morris VS. L. B. Woods-C6n-
tinued by consent. State VS. George r.,
Smith and @. l.. MISUNDERSTANDING
public worship; continued by consent
-. .Brases Estis, for the use OF, vs. w.
VI. Mcclure, ct al-Three cases; land or
dcred to be sold. State VS. Harvey
cost. State VS. ]. r. Taylor-Forfeit-
ure; forfeit set aside. Andrew Logan
vs. T. G. Cain, ct al-Motion to amend
paper SO as to- show action for so, 600
state VS. JOse2h Davis and john Wils
liams-Disturbing puplic worship; tried
and acquitted -, State VS. Van, Colbeck
Disturbing public worship; tried and
:. State VS. Andrew HerralI-
nolle prOsequi. :. State VS.
John Notwithstanding arms; and ac-
quilted. State vs. James Nurrell-Car- |
rying arms; nolle prosequi, State VS.
Deaderick Williams = Carrying arms; !
tried and acquitted. :. State VS. Nose |
Coffman and Caroline Taylor--Lewdness |
State VS. w. p. Rogers
Disorderly house nolle prosequi.
State VS. James Short-C Carrying arms; |
tried and acquitted State VS. Jacob |
Law and S. Vincent-Assault and bat
terry; Law acquitted, Vincent fined 81
and cost. .Statesvs James Miler-Car1 |
rying arms; nolle prosequi A. NJ |
VS. Heirs of A. p Massengill- !
Judgment for Plaintiff for $500 and cost |
State VS. John Ragsdale-Carrying /
arms; nolle prOsequi State vs. George
and battery; nolle pros
equi j. u. Cain VS. WIN. Robinson
Judgment for Plaintiff for $17 II and
cost. i. Mary f. Ingram vs. Joseph In
yram-DivOrce; decree granting Plain
iff divorce. ID. Nusbaum VS. Allen
EckIe-Plaintiff dismisses his suit and
lssumes the cost! Byle and Folsom VS.
7. Z. Hodges-Judgmcnt for plaintiff
or $105 01a aud cost. State VS. E.
and battery; submitted; I
med $12 80 and cost II. G. Cain VS.
Joseph Cooper and w. @. Kyle-AJudg-
neht for Plaintiff for 1913 IS and cost
w. e. Do3soa VS. r. P. Sharp-Suit
evived against A. F. Mosef and a. A,
sharp, adm'rs Of Sharp. Elisha HeIton
g Cynthia Helton-- Divorce; decree
ranting Plaintiff divorce. John Muir
hey VS. d Morris aud Geo. w. Folsom
Judgment for Plaintiff for SAIL, 5S and
ost Nv. a. Howell, chairman, &c VS.
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