Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-01-20

John Baxter and d. M. Key, presiding.
State of Tennessee VS.. Geo. T. Larkin,
murder; motion to dismiss petition and re-
mand overruled and cause continued till the
first Monday in May next
The United States VS.. Cyrus Snyder,
making fraudulent claim verdict of not
guilty P. Mcnamara VS.. Ofutt Il Mar
graves. in equity order sustaining defen
dant Offutt's exceptions to plaintiffs depo-
sition, and striking out said deposition from
the record, at plaintiffs cost. Leave granted
plaintiff to retake said deposition.
G. F. Stabbs VS.. r. F. Powell and wife and
f. NJ Farley VS.. r. F. Powell and wife; ex-
ception to plaintiffs deposition sustained
and deposition stricken out. Leave granted
to retake deposition. Andrew B. Gross vs..
Guy. E. Sabin, in equity; motion of COM
plainant overruled. United States VS.. Mil
ton Williams, resisting revenue officer VIM.
Lindsay; guilty. United States VS.. Joseph
Long ct al. and United States Vs. Joseph
McCulloch, sci. fa-; continued by consent.
The following action was had in causes
for violation of the revenue laws:
Beatty Collins, fined 800, Imprisonment
2 months in Washington County. G. A.
Werser, fined 800, imprisonment months
in Knox County. J. j. Moody, judgment
suspended. Loudon Foster, mol. pros.
Court adjourned till o'clock this morn
ing.
CHANcERY CouRT.-Hon. W. B. Staley,
presiding.
Durham, Taft & Co. Vs. D. M. Key ct al;
continued by consent Haas, Guthman d
Co. VS.. A. Caldwell ct al. continued by con-
sent.
Court adjournedtill 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Hon. NJ. L. Hall, pre-
siding.
The day was consumed yesterday in the
hearing of the case of Henry McBee,
colored, charged with the murder. of JAS.
Mcfarland, at Black Oak Ridge, in Septem-
Der last, in conjunction with Milt and Sam
Hodge, who were found guilty
of murder in the first deree
Wednesday. The evidence was concluded
and Attorney-GeneralD D. Anderson opened
the case for the State before the adjourn
ment last night. Argument will be made
this morning by Messrs. W. M. Cooke and
j. G. J. Williams for the defense, and the
case closed by Mr.. J. W. Caldwell for the
State. This will take most of the day.
The traverse jurors were discharged till
next Monday.
Officers of the Municipal Election.
The following judges and clerks are here
by appointed to open and hold an election
in the respective wards of the city of Knox
vile, Saturday, January ..21, 1882, for the
purpose of electing mayor for the city and
two aldermen for each ward:
FIRST WARD.
Voting place, Bell House,. S. Huling,
officer; ). w. Kelly, Alex. Waters, A. r.
For1nwult, judges Joseph Elliott and David
Boyd, clerks.
SECOND WARD
Voting place, court house, Joseph,
officer J. M. Havely, Hiram Barry, Taylor
Barry judges B. G.. Brrnitz and viii
Knabe, clerks
THIRD WARD.
Voting place, calaboose-H. E. Glass,
officer Joseph Eliza, S. S. Thompson,
Jacob Sparks, judges; Joseph Scott and
Jos. Mcdaniel, Jr., clerks.
FoURH WARD.
Voting place, McAffry's shop-Jas.
McAtfry, officer J. G., McClannahan, w.
A. Hotter, Jas. S. Boyd, ST., judges; Will
Rogan ands Guy McAfry, clerks.
FIFTH WARD.
Voting place, Lilies mill-John P.
Berry, officer J. Fl. Brownlee, Robt. Seay,
W. F. Brooks, judges; G. F. Maskall and
T. Miles, clerks.
SIXTH WARD.
Voting place, Market House-A. S. Hudi-
burg, officer; G. Fraser, Robt. Osborn,
Benjamin Hackney, judges; B. r. McBeth
and Jos. H. Jourolmon, clerks.
SEVENTH WARD.
Voting place, Pat Sullivan's-S. P. Wad-
die, officer; Samuel Caldwell, Samuel Shop
pard, B. F. Smith, judges; Evert Sheppard
and Frank McNew, clerks.
EIGHTH WARD.
Voting place, Hunters stable-H. W..
Groner, officer; Squire Hunter, Chas.
Christian, j. II. Mynatt, judges; Thos.
Corners and Harvey Clark, clerks.
VIM A. HARPER,
Chief Marshal