Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-07
County Court Procedures.

tons for various purposes were passed.
The commissioners OF the county
poor asylum, Justices M. W. Hufta-
ker, r. B. johnson and Curd Cox,
submitted report OF the condition
and workings of this institution,
which vas adopted.
- A petition was presented, signed by
John Lleweliyn and Others, praying
the abOlishment Of the road loca tai
by a former jury of view from Oak
Lawn School-house TO the intersec
ton of the Clinton road at The farm Of
John St}izfus, and jury was APP
pointed.
W. II. PIumlee was granted s
license to hawk and prddle.
AT the afternoon session. when the
hour arrived, the special order was
taken up, being acton on the resoIu-
ton adopted by The court the
day before, calling on Rev. II. G. Ham
sltd TO clear up charges against him
or tender his resignation as county
cu pei'A LSbcoht vi pNOilO lh5tiu w icb'
Mr.. Hamsted being present, was
granted the privilege, and took the
ii )or to defend himself He began by
saying that he had furnished u COM
munication 10 CRY paper, last week,
making a statement Of his defense,
but il had not been published. He
in a q
manner, appearing deeply affected al
times. He spoke Of the Inconsistency
and wreck lessnees of The charges
which were made against him and the
const qnent difficulty ia answering
them. Ia reference to one OF the
principal parties preferring the
charges, Rev. Mr.. Hastings, of Mary
vile, he denied the statements made
by that gentleman as 10 recognition,
claiming t. have known him in Iowa.
&C., aud affirmed that he never had
known Mr.. Hastings until ne met
him at MaryVille, while county SUI
perintendert of Knox county, before.
Furthermore, he had never known
a man OF that name before. He re-
ferred in feeling terms to the tendency
Of some journals to pursue and prefer
charges against any man, and place
the party at disadvantage in relating
them. He also stated that the form n
superintendent, Prof. Frank w.
Smith, who has been active in work
up the charges in the papers, bad ex-
tended to him (Hsmsted) the right
hand Of fellowship, on the event
of his election, and solemnly pledged
his aid and cooperation. Finally,
in conclusion. ne stated, that if any
one who has known him (Hamsted)
all his life states that he has ever been
confined within the walls Of any peni-
Tertiary, he aeeerts e faisehood. And
if any person who has not known
him makes such assertion, il is a
wicked and malicious falsehood. He
could furnish the names Of many
men who knew him before
coming to this State to subsIantiate
his statements, but none OF them
would be known here, and i. would do
10 good. He was entirely willing, ne
said, fer the good of education, if it
was thought he stood ia the way of its
progress, to tender his resigDati0 to
the chairman, on the condition, how
ever, that the court Withdraw the
statement, Or resolutions, adopted the
day before in reference t. the case
and he wished it unders TODD that he
does not admit that one single charge
made public against him is true.
Justice Conner moved that the pre-
amb.e and resolutions adopted by the
court be withdrawn, and allow MIR.
Hamsted to resign.
Justice Smith asked t. make an ex>
PLANTATION for his brother, late superin.
tendent, but the chairman ruled any
discussion oat Of Older. The jus
tice again demanded hearing, and
it was granted. He said his
brother had pledged support to Mr..
Hamsted, aud it was not till urged the
third time to engage ia the matter
that he took any part in it. He
(Smith) is opposed to the Withdrawing
Of the resolution. II it is done some-
body stands before the county as
faisifier. He proposed that a commit
tee be appointed to investigate and say
" Tho has lied.
Justice Moses said Juttice Smith
N isUnder,taDds the situation. There
are no charges before this court against
Mr.. Hamsted. and ne thought there
was nothing wrong in Withdrawing
the resolutions.
Justice Conner thought this court
ought not to NEEDLE with or express
an opinion in the ma ter, but the gen>
tien2an has made fair proposition
which ought to be accepted, and let
the parties mixed up ia the matter
settle if.
Justice Haynes, the author of the
resolutions, said it was not done with
any feeling against Mr.. Hamsied. He
moved tt lay the matter on the table,
but there was no second.
Justice Mabry spoke very emphatis
cally in defense of Mr.. Hamstad. He
has been pursued, he said, with re-
msrkable bitterness and vindic.ive-
ness. Mr.. Hamsted had made modest