Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-03-11
The Mary willie Sensation.
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arrested charged with burning the
Court Huuse at Mary willie aud manir
ulatlng county warrants. IL oneof the
leading Republics IN B"unt un
~. He was I haiimnn of III. county
Executive Committee, was on. of tie
Quorum Court Of the county and oue
of the United States grand jurors at
the las, term of the court. and az a
magistrate Ia SUPPOSED 10 have had
more business than all the Others in
the equity combined Garner In an
Intelligent negro, and had great infiu
ence with his party His plan " Ope.
rati"ns was AZ followa: Nearly all
OF the holders Of Blount county war
rants have been suing for them
When IA warrant was sued before Gar
uer he would, IA IN the ease nf ]. A..
Greer Il Go have The plant II write
upon the bnck uf the warrant.
Judgement rendered In favor OF
j NJ Greer & 20 "
Afterwards b, .rasiDg the top line
he had possession Of u negniiahIe war.
rant endorsed hy The former holder.
These warrants he sold to the extent.
II Ii supposed, Of abour $1,000 Some
have heen found with the paper near
~ worn Into holes ~ tie .ras n, aud
others over which he hsd lnsled n
paper TO conceal the naiks of the
knife.
The slow but cure footsteps OF de-
lection were pressing upon Garner
from two directions; there was gr. at
suspicion that some abuse Of ihr COUP
~ warrants was going un, and IN or.
der to discover The truth. the County
Court had just ordered that all the
docksis of oil the county justices bc
examined. The court had by Friday,
February 18Th, completed the .xami-
nation of nil hut Carr or. and hi. dock.
ets ere the order for Saturday, and
II IA supposed that II was TO rvi Il.
this inquiry that he net tire 10 the
Conr, housr, hoping by consuming
the recotds 10 destroy the evidence of
his guilt hut his play WIS Played our
for the curtain MAS wrung down by
another hanI.
Mr.. John =. Duncan who lives
about one mile south Of the college.
had one ~ 'hr-r altered wnrtaUtn
Not liking lls look h. tick I, to Mr..
w A Mcreer, of the law iir,u ~ No
'Teer & Gregory. MIR. Meier exsn,-
inrd II aud saId II wa- sll right, hut
utter day ar iva. becoming suspi
cioup. he vert b. Mr.. Die can and
asked Ia se' tie Warrant npbin, when
noticing thr marks of III" erasure ujnn
tie bprk, he lield the pnp-r Mp ~ the
liyht and anme words aud h1ur,a
were distinctly irhCcablp thereon, By
Friday evening the wa,.nnt had been
traced FROM liz iirsi issuance ~, rcth-
ing "as don that night H. Mr.. Du.!-
can vaa expected IN town the next
day. A. night the banl played N
Court Home fnf IA " NIL. aud lpf, az "A
srrsnadirg iour ana NJ about ton
O'Clock thu flames we're seen is-uiug
from the tourl lluuse. a gentleman
got Into Squire Ghruer'a illrp and
saw III. flames clrcling around Ills
deck rom which he hooks Tad been
abs rnctpd lie tniuks that by prompt
measures NJ the time ~. catastrophe
might have bepu prevented hut ~
the time he could retUrn with buck
IT the five had got beyond control
A full arrorni ~ the flre wAa prin'.d
~ the TRIBUNE sunday March ~.
On Saturday Mr. Du'cnn came IN,
Garner WA arrested OH u States war.
ran, for forgery. ani arrtign,d before
Jam,s Waters. ESP Gen. II "
Hood went on Gamers hnh,l hiit IN u q
evening Withdrew from The tund nni
turned Garner over ~ the county mi
cislu, who lodged him ~ Jail where
,he distinguished .latcA,nun now Ian.
cuisines Garner IN "A nearly blnrk ne.
pro. " medium height has wife and
children. aomy grown or nearly grown
aud lived IN y neat and well fnrn sh-
cd houup Of his own tn. Records In
the Court House were all saved. ex
cpIt pomc old iile- ~ thu County
Court Clufk.. kDoorjiie tribune IN.
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The Rev. Mr.. jasper. ~ Rlchmoni
Va Who plus his faith on The notion
that the sun do move" called oi
Brother ScOgln 10 open last Sunday
e,epinv's =, eruise with prayer. aud
he lid ~ M f.Ilows. 20 Lord we'p
n mighty abuppd people; wp'p had n
hard tine ~ slavery; wp'p hsen
nil broken ~ pieces; wp's hww -lpgg.,i,
knpk knpp,l. haudy-shankpd, rf,-H
eyed, aud y great nAhy NJ W. IN hnniI.
lacked. Nuw. Lad. We wanih IL i,p
mpnhed uI. And no wnuin ynu
~ rnulp and de- II. Don't send M an.
gel. fnr dis N Too lip y joh t0r MI al
gel. iou made W, o Lnrd' Az yo
know nut warts, an ou ran AZ ~
NJ nOindy else can, Com right dawn
yourself, sn' come guickly"'-NosA.
ttVo Arrcrtour. 1853