Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-01-16
sL yrREoE DEPARTMENT.


Sam. N. BVnsen Edito.
Saturday was the most dissgreeable
day Of the Winter thus far.
Ice was three inches thick yesterday
morning and was getting thicker a. this
went 10 mail.
There are abont 900 men al work on
the x G. X. r. in this county.
Mrs. Hiatt, wife Of W. O. Hiatt, died
on the 9th inst, after a lingering illness Of
consumption.
On account Of the bad weather Bro. Al.
len did not GIL his appointment here last
Sunday. He will preach next Sunday.
All persons indebted to +. L. Thomp-
son by note or sccount are notified that
they must come forward and settle at once
He needs the money and II II is not paid,
will proceed to enforce ip collection. .
MIR. J. L. Joplin did q thriving busi.
ness with his beer saloon last week. There
is nothing sold here now, in the way Of in
toxicants, except beer and it's a slow busi.
ness getting drunk on that Consequently
the crowds that were in town kept ressona-
bly, sober
PERSONAL Mr.. b. L. Swinney, Of
Ash Grove, Mo, is here on business. W.
o Hansford, Of Crab Orchard, was here last
week attending court. Capt 7. J. Ballard.
Of Goochland, and w. G. Mullins, OF
Pine Hill, were in town last week. Hon.
X. l. Ewell, Of London, was here Friday
Mr.. T.. s Nield, Of East Bernsiadt, the ac-
tive and energetic Secretary Of the Alta
mont Coal Co paved us flying visit Sat
urday.
VERY little except criminal business,
was transacted in Circuit Court last week.
After the trial Of the Nunnelley case, the
case Of the Commonwealth vs.. Harve
Mink, Alex Mink and Madison Winsted
was called and the trial begun. The defts
we're charged with the murder Of Miles
Rogers. The case was given to the jury
without argument Friday evening. On
Saturday morning they returned verdict
Of not guilty as to Alex Mink and Win
sted. and reported that they were unable TO
agree a. to the other Mink. They were
discharged Judge Alcorn and Mr.. War
rem went to Stanford Saturday morning
Judge O~sley was expected yesterday.
There remains but one murder case on the
docket, which will probably be continued.
The civil business is sufficient TO keep the
court engaged during the week. The case
Of S. X. Grundy vs. e. Crooke a Co, an
equity case, was transferred to the Pulaski
Circuit Court, both sides being anxious to
secure a trial OF il a. soon a. possible. The
grand jury has been busy, but as yet, has
made no report.
In the trial Of the Nunnelley case last
week, Judge Alcorn gave no instruction on
manslaughter, but properly confined the
jury to the question Of murderer innocence
alone. The defendant had elected TO be
tried under the law OF 1866. and II found
guilty Of murder, the punishment was
death. So il was, the jury had either to
hang the defendant, hang themselves, or ac-
quit. They acquitted. After the trial was
over, Dick Warren approached one Of the
jurors and asked him how ithappened they
ever agreed on a verdict Of acquittal. The
juror laid his hand atfectionstely on Dicks
shoulder and said; "Well, now, Ill tell
you how il was. You see, we we're trying
him under the old constitution, and IL W.
found the feller guilty, he had to be hung.
So We concluded to turn him loose, because
none Of US thought the evidence justified
hanging him But ifhe had been tried un-
der the new constitution, he wouldn't have
got of 40 id easy, and don't you forget it.
No, sir; # We had been allowed TO touch
the psnitentisry question with his case, 1t
would have been different" or course
Dick was satisfied with the explanation.
Who wouldn't have been satisfied?