The Russellville Democrat., 1879-04-10
HAPPENINGS AT THE SEAT
 OF JUSTICE.
Law Pr0strated once more and Injured Innocence Suffers the Penalty of Beast
 ly Passions.
Str0lIers Outsharped.-- .-- The Court Room Stage, and the Acting of d Tragedy Ayerted Only by Dis cretfon.--The Rail
 Road at Dover
 at Last.
[py our specIaI correspondent.l


 tBy our Special Correspondent
 In accordance with adjournment, at o'clock p. m. Monday, March 31, 1S70, Court was convened, whereupon the case of the State vs. Trantham was re- sumed, occupying the entire evening and the greater part of the next day. Long and weighty arguments were produced by the attorneys in the suit, the result of which was a verdict by the jury of "not guilty"
 Tuesday, Messrs. Judge May, of Dar- danelle, Hon. Sol. Clark, of Little Rock, and General Burrows, of Frank lin county, were noticed among the members of the bar. We also noticed our old and esteemed friend, generally known as 'the old war horse,' Major Caleb Davis; and hadn't we known better, we would have thought, judg- ing from his gray hairs and venerable appearance that he was distinguished member of the bar.
 At pm. the case of State vs. Hobbs was brought before the court; cause of the indict nent, liberality with the l bottle within an unlicensed district. Jury procured at once, and as witnesses were few, the case was submitted with moderate speeches on the part of the attorneys. Verdict given in favor of the State. Defendant fined s25. The Jury Commissioners for the Sep tember term of Pope Circuit 1879 Court, viz. Messrs. Dr. Johnson, James w. Russell, and Representative McCrack- en were appointed on Tuesday morning 1 by the Court, and released in the eve ming. We predict a good jury for next l term.
 Evening session was called at 71a o'clock; the first case noticed was the State vs. Frank Russell. Indicted for carrying concealed weapons. Appeal ed from Magistrates Court, where the fine was $50. The decision of the in- ferior Court was sustained by His Honor.
 Through a mistake (for which we ask the gentleman's pardon), we failed to report that on the evening of the 24th March in the election for special Judge, Col. J. F. Wood was chosen by his brethren of the legal corps for this hon. orable position.
 On the evening of the 1st of April, the guests of the. "Metropolitan" were afforded very IMPOSING banquet, said to have been obtained by promising young member of the bar and our re- porter; who supposing the recent ser enade acknowledged, made their way as quietly as possible to that part of the dining hall where all of the good things under the circumstances that surround Circuit Court, are supposed to be quietly reposing. It was in that dead hour of the night when the slum- bering muse pervaded the very souls of (most) of the inmates of the ''Metro- politan," that the above named ma rauders found themselves esconsed in His Honor's chamber, with an ample | supply of all things necessary for a hungry serenader, MILK included. But we presume, and found our conjecture | to be true Afterwards that SOME mind had rather-well, "kinder slightly" read our intentions earlier in the eve ming; and as this evening has been | from "time immemorial," denominated | "All Fools Day." we had good reasons for supposing, before too severe ravages were committed upon the DEFENsELEss, Gin appearance,) still inviting repast, as we were almost urged by it's invit- ing appearance to the further prosecu- tion of this, our midnight ''reconnoi- ter," that we were suffering ALL of a fools familiarity. Our reporter was the first to discover the warming sensa- tion produced by the refreshments, and to cool affairs, in hurried manner, almost at single draught emptied a glass of MILK; whose actions both prior and subsequent were attrib- uted by his colleague to be extreme hunger and an intention towards mo- the entire benefits from the sercnaae, whereupon his manipulations were as fast as our reporters and his actions immediately became equally as ludicrous. Affairs every moment now took more serious nature; our report CT began wildly to look for an opening which to escape; but fortu- nately snough upon looking around, he discovered his colleague laboring under some great physical disability; human nature came to our relief as our eyes met, and it now became point of life or death with us, and probably a Imaginable circumstance (to others) but a "most awful' serious one to us en- sued, viz: the race for the water buck ct. The life that had so lately been valued beyond estimation, immediately fell below par as soon as all visible re- mains of fire were removed. A com