The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-05-14
FROM RUTLEDGE.
Circuit Court-Internal Revenue
7s Matters. z51as
RUTLEDGE, May 8. 1873.

-r ag Matters. z51as
RUTLEDeE, May 8. 1879.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette: -ss
AS this has been Court week witt
US | thought I would write some
thing to your most welcome pape
Of what transpired.
Court opened Monday, with Judg'
Rose on the bench. WA. Heuder
son and D. d. Anderson, Esqs., o
Knoxville, and j. w. and G. Yoe
Esqs., of Messy Creek. and severa
Others from different points compos
ed the bar. Judge Rosehas dispos
ed of a good deal Of business this
week. -~@--.rz - --ll -
/ We have had another Court here
this week that has been trying TO do
a big business. 1t is the Court of
Internal Revenue. They have been
trying to run big thing here this
week. They had an old man in jail
here by the name of Roberts, and
when his trial came on three out of
four of the witnesses swore that they
never bought any whisky from him
in their lives, and that they did not
remember of ever seeing said Rob.
erts with any whisky. The other
witness sWore he had bought from
him feur times but Roberts had
some of the best men Of the town
brought in and set aside his oath.
This made the Revenue fellows mad
for this was their last Witness
On Thursday morning S. P. Jones.
.ex.Sherff, was arrested for violat-
ing the revenue laws, Whereupen
W. A. Henderson and others volun.
teered to defend him. Mr.. Hender.
son put in plea of abatement and
charged Barnett, the officer, of forg.
ing the warrant, and had him brought |
in and sworn, and he confessed he (
had written the warrant himself. Mr.. |
Henderson then asked that the war
rant be quashedF j N. Goldman,
the United States Commissioner,
held up his decision until Monday
mOrning. Barnett then swore that
he would take out warrant that
was right, and that he'd be dash
dashed if he didn't take Jones to
Tazswell for trial. Whereupon there
we're as many as fifty men said he
would do no such thing, and a few
later there were few shot
guns seen about on the streets. Bar
lett then gave out taking him. 1
,uess he thought it wouldn't do; and
was we'll he did give it out! f
Now, Mr. Editor. if this high ham
led game is to be allowed what is to
,ecomB of us7 To let you further
nto the facts as to how they are do.
ng up things, / will give you few
lots. 1 know where one of these
Deputy Marshals went to a man, I've
7ill call his name John.) and said
Now. John, I've got warrant for
on for selling tobacco. bat if you
Till give me $50 in cash l will tear
p the warrant and no one will know
f it. John asked for q few days +,
0 study over the matter, and con.
ulted a lawyer who advised him to
o back and be arrested. But when Il
ohm went back and told the officer
hat he would not pay him $50, the
fleer said: Nov, John. there is no
Sc having any fuss about this mat
er. I'll just tear up the warrant and
on say nothing about it and won't"
Vhen John came to investigate the
batter he found he had no warrant
gainst him at all. All be wanted
1as TO get possession Of the $50. /
new of another case, where Mar,
hal offered to turn man out Of Jail
nd give him 5000 it he would swear
lis for Aiml b. aa g
This is the game they are trying
D run 10 this country. We think it
J time there was stop put to such
,ork, aud we intend to try and stop
in this locality. When they ar
est a man and try him for it it is all
Ight; and henceforth it must be
one right. Slow THINKER,