The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-08-31
EAST TENNESSEE NEWS.

ed to the county jail of Sullivan
county six months by the criminal
court for petit larceny.
About 100000 feet of walnut logs
have been shipped from Newport
this season by one firm. cit was cut
in the interminable forests along the
line of Cooke and Sewer co unties.
In Mechanicsville, a suburb of
Knoxville, a man and boy were
recently poisoned by skinning
COW that had died of sickness. Their
hands and arms broke out with
boils and swelled enormously.
A freight train numbering sixty
one cars was pulled by a mOgul
engine, one day last week, from
Cleveland to Knoxville. Many OF
the cars were loaded. The entire
train was more than a quarter Of
mile long.
John F. McNutt and w. d. New
ton, teachers in the free school at
Kingston, were recently tried before
a magistrate for seriously whipping
a pupil named David Fritts. New
ton was acquitted, but McNutt was
held for trial in the circuit court.
An unfortunate homicide occurred
in McMinn county on the evening
of the goth. VIM G.. Jones shot
and killed John Langley An old
feud was the cause. The coroner S
jury gave a verdict of justifable
homicide.
A collision occurred at JacksbOrO
on the goth, between Marion Coop
er and James Bonham, in which
Bonham had an arm broken. Bon
ham is brother of the late Hugh
Bonham who was killed at Clinton
by the Shipes and Queener.
Joe Copeland, a worthless white
man, lately took his daughtey, aged
sixteen, from her home near New
Market, and deserted her at Coal
Creek, where she might have been
ruined but for the kindness of Mr.
Marion Brooks, farmer living near
Bays Mountain, who took her to his
home and will provide for her.
On Saturday, goth inst, the hands
on the works of Condor & Co., on
the Knoxville and Ohio railroad con.
nection, engaged in another pitched
battle, in which rocks and sticks
were used. It grew out of incom.
patibility of temperament between
whites and blacks, and the negroes
came out best. Nobody killed.
cambridge Waterman and Re.
porter: One night about six month:
ago DR.. Bradshaw, Of Sevierville
was stopped on the highway be,
tween Fair Garden and SeviervillC
and robbed by three men. Las
week two men were travelling over
the same road at night, and were
also robbed by three men. No clue
has been found to the robbers
The road working all over Om
county is progressing finely. The
roads are being put in good condi
ton and tie road law is daily grow
ing more popular.
Charles A. Patton, q baggag,
master who runs on Col Young
train, East Tennessee, Virginia anC
| Georgia railroad, was robbed of $500
at Chattanooga last Wednesday. III,
had been entrusted by Col. JOSEPH
r. Anderson, of Bristol, to draw the
cash from the National Bank o
Chattanooga on a check for that
amount, and was paid fifty ter dol
| lar currency notes, all crisp anC
new. He rolled the money up anC
placed it in his vest pocket and re
turned to the depot. He says tina
after reaching the depot he proceed
ed to his car which was standing
at the lower end of the depot anC
as was his custom, laid down for {
few hours sleep, the money being
in his vest pocket. When he awOkC
at 2:30 p. M, the money was gone
together with a silver watch belong
ing to himself The police were
notified, and several suspected par.
ties were arrested and searched but
without avail. Mr.. Anderson, the
loser, is awell known Bristol banker
The trial of VIM. II. RAIDER, fol
the killing ofW T. "D4g" Thomas
in Bristol, Dec. 16, 1879, occupied
nine days in the circuit court al
Jonesboro, during a portion of the
past two weeks Hon. w. III. Gillen.
| waters. one of the counsel for the
defense, made a speech of eight
hours duration. Hon. A. II. Petit
bone closed the case for the
State in a speech occupying three
hours and forty-fve minutes time.
The case was given to the jury
on Wednesday at II O'Clock. After
considering the matter over thirty
hours the jury reported to the
court that it could not agree,
and was accordingly discharged, and
a mistrial entered 1t is understood
that the jury stood 9 for hanging, ?
for 20 years in the penitentiary, and
l for 10 years. The prisoner was
remanded to jail atJonesboro. 1t is
estimated that the State cost has
been from $4,000 to $4,000 in the
case.
There is no warranty oftitle at an
administrator sale, but a personal
representative is bound to make the
purchaser as valid conveyance Of
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