Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-26
COurt-House News.

The Elicit w llkiis case occupied
the United States Court to-day. The
attorneys we're arguing at noon.
The case Of App for numbering
Hackett, was closed this forenoon by
Attorney General Turner. The judge
announced that he would charge the
jury at two o'clock this afternoon.
A special venue of seventy persons
has been ordered for two O'Clock to-
day in the case of John H., Shelton
for killing a negro in Collierville sew
eral years ago. The ease has been
tried once or twice, and a conviction
resulted in one instance. A new trial
was obtained.
Brewster, who was so badly cut up
by j. B. Persons, neal Bartlett, a few
days since, is now in Jail for safe
keeping, and to appear as a witness
for the prosecution of Persons when
wanted. The bondsmen of Persons
are interested to the extent of about
$4,000 in the present whereabouts of.
Persons.
1t cost Sheriff McGowan $50 in
cash to go to Indiana after the rascal
Parker. Governor Marks refuses to
permit the State to bear any part of
this expense, and the sheriff is that
much out. 1t is rather odd that the
governor should introduce a clause in
the requisition that no part of the
expense Of Parker's extradition should
be borne by the State when it is usual
to offer several hundred dollars reward
for the arrest of such outrageous viii
lains.
VIM. Parker, brought from Indiana
a few days since by Sheriff Il. i. Nc
Gowan, has been identified by Mr..
Desmond as the person by whom he
was knocked down, robbed and shot
at on the eve of the 9th or 18th of
January last. Mrs. Foster was muir
dered on the night of the 26th. The
culprit is identified as having been
located all around the Foster murder,
but Maria Alexander does not recop-
nize him as the one implicated.
The sheriff had a rcd flag out at the
courthouse to-day on which was
announced sales of property on the
north side Of Beal street, near
Laudcrdale, owned by II. G. Dent
also a lot 50xl53 feet near the
State line road and Union avenue.
to satisfy a Judgment Of S791
in favor Of Cloth g. Kcttman also
four lots, numbering 81, IS, 30 and 40
on Orleans street, to settle a suit be-
tween |. n. Ford and S. H. Provine.
Dcedsand papers recorded by Regis
ter Hunt since yesterday are as fol-
lows Chancery Court to Il. j. Black,
decree G. w. Thompson to William
Schuber, quit claim; D. 4. Porter,
administrator, to A. w. Fransiola,
deed i. i. Mcfarland to Mrs. NJ.
A, Davis, warranty deed Anna d.
IL. Thompson to j. II. Thompson, bill
Of sale and trust deed; J. NJ. Hill to
NJ. 5. Brooks, quit claim w. w.
Dickson to A. Il. Coll, trust deed.
The attorney general was loudly APP
plauded this forenoon just previous to
his closing remarks for the prosecution
of App. Thejudge promptly checked
the demonstration, and emphatically
declared that if he could find out who
participated in it he would inhiet a
fine and punishment to be long re-
membered. 1t was an expression not
creditable to the minds of those en-
gagged in it. The counsel for the pris-
oner were in no good temper about the
matter, and there were hints that it
was what is called "a put up job"
The Smith Davey seduction case
occupied the Circuit Court to-day.
Special Judge Halsey was charging
the jury at noon, the attorneys having
closed, and Colonel CAN'T as usual
getting in his fun. An odd feature
of the affair is that the lady is almost
white, and the daughter of preacher,
while the alleged father is a kinky-
headed black man of real Congo type.
The child appears to be an innocent
inheritor Of both, its color being
darker than the mother. A large
crowd, including many white persons,
attended the trial.