Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-21

Presidents Island, had not given
bonds up to noon to-day.
Henry Smith, charged with stealing
from Felix Bills on the 18th inst, was
discharged by Esquire Winters.
The Criminal Court room was
crowded this forenoon. The ApI
murder case excites a deal Of interest
The App case will likely occupy the
Criminal Court until tomorrow. The
defendants witnesses were being
examined this forenoon.
Tuesday next the Presidents Island
prisoner investigation business will
close, the committee expecting to hold
its last session at that time.
Esquires Holman, Mason, Gallo.
way and Winters comprise the Presi-
dents Island committee, and County
Attorney Taylor gives counsel.
1t appeared to be a field day fol
lawyers at the courthouse to-day.
Each courtroom was well filed with
the profession, In other words, the
judges all had crowded houses.
The owners Of the steamer Pat
Cleburne RECESSED a verdictfo for $384.06
on account of the collision case with
the steamer Joe Kinney. The acct
dent happened several years ago below
this city.
James Logan and H. II. Goodman,
implicated in shooting Joseph Wallace
on Monday last, waived examination
before Justice Quigley and were com
mitted tojail without bail to await
trial before the Criminal Court
The young Chinese lawyer lost his
Chinese case yesterday and his client
went up to Yung Yong, In other
words, Henry Wing must answer be-
fore the grand jury for assaulting the
dark y, Charles Oliver, in his wash
shop.
John Burgett, for drawing his empty
artillery on Mr.. Herdensfelder and
soaring him so hal his name came
near being broken all to pieces, was
this morning bound over by Justice
Quigley to appear before the Criminal
Court for trial.
With one or two exceptions the new
police force have all given bonds in
the sun of $500 each for the faithful
performance of their duties. The Off
GERS bonds are higher. Esquire Quig-
ley has sworn in the entire force and
they are now hard at work.
Marriage licenses since yesterday:
W. E. Jones and Mrs. L. L. Roper,
August Herber and Miss Veronica
Scholtz, Sidney Mack and Sarah Alex
ander, Sam Jones and Mamie Griffin,
John f. Norvell and Fanny Marshall,
VIM. Sanders and NJ. Roddy, Alfred
Smith and Emma Green.
The escaped convict arrested yester-
day by Deputy Sheriff Harris is named
Jim Nelson. He was mixed up in a
house breaking affair several years ago
at Mr.. Durant's, on the Pigeon Roost
road, a few miles from town, and was
sent to the p~enitentiary for eighteen
years. Nelson showed fight, but Mr..
Harris tanned and took him in.
Deeds, etc., recorded by Register
Hunt since yesterday were as follows /:
D. 7. Porter, trustee to Stewart,
Gwynne & Co., deed Sheriff to A. N.
Edwards, deed: C. A. Stone to Ben
Monroe, deed; u S. to W. B. Gal
breath, deed H. Bensdorf, trustee to
Ellen c. Gee, quit claim Sandy Cane
to w. D, Beard, trust deed.
NJ. Forbes appeared before the
majestic DR.. D. 7. Porter's court this
morning. The doctor was assisted in
the case by Esquire Quigley, who is
disposed to aid the new Taxing
District as much as he can. The two
fined Forbes $25 on behalf Of the city
and bound him over to appear for trial
as a law-breaker. He had a pistol
when captured.
The United States Court was occu-
pied all day in the trial of Rachel
Franklin, cOlored, charged with swear
ing falsely in a matter wherein a PEN
sion on the partof the government was
involved. The proof failed to identify
Rachel as a person who had perjured
herself, and the jury found her not
guilty. The case of S. Elicit against
wilkins, which has been in court
since 1867, was called at noon.
Judge Ray, of the Criminal Court,
declared yesterday that Joseph James,
in his opinion, was not guilty of a
higher crime than manslaughter, in
causing the death Of a prisoner at
Presidents Island by whipping, in
April last. The judge thereupon
granted his release on bond in the sum
otSlOOO to answer before the Criminal
Court for the alleged %offense. Mr..
James was romanded to Jail until the
bonds are signed.
George Gobell, a laborer, went on a
$500 II n m