The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-07-18
4 SPICY LETTER FROM .CLLACH.

| KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July II, 1888.
To the Editor OF The Morristown Gazette:
Without going into any apology !oi
my long silence, | will give you few
dots picked Up around the Fedora
Court. now in session.
| Judge Baxter was present at the open
\ ing Of court on Monday, and delivered
the charge to the Grand Jury, since
when Judge Key has presided, and
right here let me say, however great a
fraud Il. b. Hayes. Esq may be con.
sidered, he is entitled to the lasting
/ gratitude Of the people Of Tennessee for
/ giving Us the Hon. u. 81 Key for U. S.
/ Circuit Judge
A great many cases Of petty violation
Of the L. :. Internal Revenue laws have
been submitted and disposed of during
/ the last three days, and, from the evil
dence in a large majority Of them, il
| appears that the violations were of q
trivial character and ought not to have
| been prosecuted at all A husband will
testify that he bought pint of whisky
from his wife; she pleads guilty, aud
then comes in as witness against her
son; he pleads guilty, and is called up
as a witness against his daddy, who also
submits. The whole family are guilty,
all get pay and mileage as witnesses,
the Deputy Marshal gets costs and mile
age for arresting them, aud meme OF
them able to pay any costs, and good,
old, rich, clever Uncle Sam settles all
the bills. To one who doesn't reflect,
this may all appear 10 be a huge bur
lesaue and an unwarTanted drain upon
the treasury; but, every bitter has its
sweet, and the much abused Federal
courts are in reality a blessing TO our
mountain country.
Hundreds of our mountain people
who never saw wagon, or even a
wheelbarTew, get TO ride the iron horse
aud see something OF city life aud civil
IZatiOn a. Uncle Sans expense, and en-
sbles them to buy new shirt and some
Jdct0ry tO6deker; they also get 10 taste
the Injuries of prison life occasionally
as they go along.
Then there are scores of brave and
noble-hearted Deputy Marshals who get
their store clothes, hash. liquor, pistols,
and the license 10 shoot moonshiners
where they find them unarmed, all by
the grace and liberality OF Uncle Sam,
through the medium of the Federal
courts. Then what glorious thing for
the young lawyers who get no practice
anywhere outside of the Federal court !
Then there is :he beerslingers and
hash-factories of KnOxyille-the boot.
blacks and lemonade-fend, who look 10
the Federal courts as their harvest,
even as the citizens OF Washington look
to the assembling OF Congress .
fear that the next term will be- a
light harvest, az the present Grand
jury 10 composed of COED material and
Is presided over by our leVel-heafed
aud practical economist, Hon. William
Greene. Of Hawkins. The genial and
efficient Atom y-G eneral, fudge j.
NJ. Meek and hia alba assistant, Mr..
Smith, are doing mnch u cheek mate
the plans Of professional manufacturers
Of fees aud costs A glance at the le-
gal fraternity In. attendance shows
Judges Ellis Cooke and Samps Williams
to be dsing monopoly Of toe business
Judge Cooke leading of with the de-
fence % ab~ut I'VE thirds OF the prac-
tice, and his success H. truly femarka-
BILE; lis able pleas are coached in the
most chaste and elegant language, and
eommand the utmost attention OF Judge
and jury. 49,
i wiz conclude BIZ saying 10 theshnn-
cry and weary Traveller, that Schubsr1's
is the place 70 -faa Ethe best 81 every
thing 90 % fDnnalh the line 81 a+first
class hotel. THIS IL NOT puff, or in
tended as an advertisement, but in the
interest OF humanity, and all who love
a square meal and q clean bed.
Respectfully, &c. ,-a a.8 r.i