The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-29
PROCEEDINGS

OF the Circuit Court, at the Au-
gust Term, 1877. The Hon.
John A. Mckinney, of the LIST
Circuit, Presiding by Inter-
change.
The State VS. E T., Va & Ga r r Co.;
obstructing public roads. Indictment
quashed.
The State VS. Moses Coffman and Car
oline Taylor; lewdness. Nolle pTosequi
entered.
The State VS. James Shropshire; carry
ing arms. Nolle prosequi entered.
James Courtney jr VS. James Hale,
admir- &c. def't continues by consent.
The State VS. Thos Evans and Murphey
Walls; d P w. Tried and acquitted.
The State VS. Orris Anderson; misde-
meanor Trial and acquitted.
The State VS. Pleas Rogers and G M
Long; lewdness. Continued as on aft
davit of defendants.
The State VS. Marsh Pettigrew; 2 cases
for carrying arms. Nolle prosequi en-
tered on payment of cost.
The State VS. Samuel Carson; carrying
arms. Continued as on affidavit of At
torney General.
w I Anderson VS. o c Anderson; con-
tinued by consent.
James Smith, admir- &C., VS. John A
Lynch; land ordered sold.
Earnest s. Briscoe VS. Daniel Cox; land
ordered sold.
The State VS. William Cole; selling
liquor on Sunday. Tried and acquitted.
A III Kirkpatrick admir- &c VS. A NJ
Trollinger ct al; land ordered sold
The E T., Va & Ga r r Co VS. Ham
blen county; Judgment for defendant
for $3.50, the taxes for 1875, on G, G G 81
G r. r.
The State VS. Mike Mcclure; profani-
ty Mistrial, and continued by consent
till next term.
The State VS. John Love; carrying
arms. Tried and acquitted.
The State VS. B F Richardson; feloni-
Gus assault. Tried and acquitted
The State VS. E Mooney ct al; forfeit
ure Continued by consent.
The State VS. Robert Owen; profanity.
Nolle prosequi entered on payment of
cost.
The State VS. Robert Owen, VIM
McBee, VIM Mcdonald and Thomas
Smith; assault and battery. Nolle pros
equi entered.
The State VS. B T Richardson; assault
and battery. Submitted and fined So so
and cost.
w Z Dodson VS. R P Sharp ct al; con-
tinued by consent.
The State VS. L w Ivy; assault and
battery. Continued as on affidavit of
defendants.
The State VS. Joseph Hodge; forfeiture
entered against him for $3.50, for failing
to appear Us a witness.
The State VS. VIM Cox ct al; forfeiture
set aside on payment of cost.
/ B Haun admir- sc VS. r p Sharp ct
al; continued by consent.
The State VS. VIM Clancy; assault and
battery. Nolle prosequi entered and
prosecutor, Joseph Hodge, taxed with
cost.
c G Creech VS. W Anderson; con-
tinued till next term.
r G Black and wife VS. John Lawrence
same entry.
All Donaldson VS. C Noe; same en-
try.
The State VS. John Cole ct al; confirm
alton of tax sale
The State VS. Samuel Huffmaster; mis-
demeanor. Tried and convicted and
fined $50 and cost. Appeal prayed and
granted to Supreme Court.
ID Nusbum VS. VIM Johnson; contin-
ued by consent.
The State VS. Andrew Harrall; bur
glary. Mistrial, and defendant remand
ed to Jail at Rodgersville.
The State VS. Orris Anderson and Har-
riet Anderson; lewdness. Continued by
consent.
Eliza j Newell VS. John Newell; di-
vorce granted to plaintiff.
The State VS. James Clark; carrying
arms, cases. Judgment over against
the county.
The State VS. Geo Paxton; two cases
for carrying arms. Judgment overagainst
the county.
The State VS. Anderson Taylor larceny;
judgment over against the State
The State VS. JAS o Senter; continued
as on affidavit of the defendant
The State VS. Thos Lawrence; assault
and battery with attempt to commit rape;
continued as on affidavit of defendant,
and defendant remanded to Jail at Rog-s
ersville.
The State VS. VIM Holt; retailing with
out license; continued by consent
The State vs. Vert PendletOn; carrying
arms; mol pros entered on payment cost
The State VS. Nelson Gear; assault and
battery; continued by consent.
The State VS. Martha Driver, Nancy
PERI ey and Catharine Ivy-Murder; mol
pros entered as to Martha Driver and N
Perkey. Catharine Ivy tried: acquitted.
Lyle & Folsom VS. Hamblen county
udgment for plaintiffs for 500 Go.
c s. nj Brown VS. Mayor and Aid
ermen of Morristown-Judgm by de-
fault against defendant, and judgment
set aside and defendant allowed one
month time in which to plead.
The State VS. VIM Cole-Kecping
iisorderly house; presentment quashed
and county taxed with cost.
The State VS. w A Samples-Forgery;
continued by consent.
The State VS. Malissa Sampson and
Margaret and Elizabeth Ambers-Keep-
ing disorderly house; Malissa Samp-
son and Margaret Ambers tried, found
guilty and fined so and cost and remain
led TO jail till fine and cost are secured.
The State VS. Thos A Smith ct aI-Lar-
eeny; forfeiture taken on recogn. bond.
The State VS. Chesly Ryan-Petit Lar
ceny; tried and sentenced to ROgersVille
Jail for thirty days.
The State VS. Hugh Tally Carrying
arms; mol pros entered and prosecutor
Joseph Ingram taxed with cost.
The State VS. w Talbot-Larceny; |
continued by consent and defendant re-
handed TO Jail at Daudridge. !
VIM Mcfarland, trustee, VS. S I'll In