Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-03-15
COL. POLK RELEASED,
Messrs. East s Fogg and 8

var & Childress. attornevs Sst
urdy Submitted the foiIow;no I'M
petition to .Judge Allen ~ m
Criminal Court:
To the Hon. Matt. w. Allan
Judge: Your petitioner M n
Polk, shows that he a in ;a;l
under a charge bv indictm men,
| in your honor's court. His baii
has been fixed at A5O 600 which
| is unreasonable and more than
he can give. His health il ran.
idly falling. and his life IN III
probability-as shown Nv tha
w ritten abatement of Dr Gonr
the iail physician. Drs. Brirvs
NicRol and Meneea-ia ensjen'
percd by keepiIlr him n tail
He is entirely lWjthsuf mopex
Or property, except an interest
in some Mexican mines which
he has offered to turn over IA
the Legislature. the whole of his
means of eyery kind beinr nj.
tache,l by the State
He prays to have his hail 70.
duced SO MS to be reasonable
and within his power To rive.
DIR. Cook took tho stand and
testified in regard 70 petitioner,s
physical condition. that II was
not near 40 GOOD aa n had haan
before his confinement. that.
since his Incarceration he had
been very much reduced in
flesh. he had been nndar m.d,.
cal treatment nearly a,l tho
time since he was locked mn
Longer confinement wonld en.
dancer his health. Ia was haJiv
in need NJ frash and , n,ra os ~
which conId not ha bad L, ar;snn'
Sinca tho arst dav I ha =, ,I.s p,'vu'
IN bis mise had nevar hean r~' nv
der 100 and vestarI.v y haa
haan as h;gh as ION H. cna,. r
further stated that co, po,r,s a
Condition had haan ho,tar .has
Far soma time nast spoA ''""
W;tnass was v ar.sa
hv ,ha state tho e.S t"@.;, uA"n,.o"
InceI he;ng snhsta.s;a,,o vsu,,uU'y, ,"u, :,
the direct exam;hat;an ;aa,,as "' ~
Tho nayt w;tnass $50 r..
N;cho, who tas.;ea', was -, !,
tn the nnsan;tarv eu ~ ~ ,;t; tosalu
tho ;aiI. that tha on S,o';n 80 AZ" ~
tntion wos contaa,;nasad ri ao 'ss, ~,
dansa voInmos ns en-, ~ : us Z,
that arosa from tha seven, M "RT.o ~ )
manner in wh;eh o omn ao"Ga; III ns
constructed asnon;.,i,,s @ ", ""s "
card to ito son;tf ~ NY ~, ~ 20 :
was q disgrace 10 anv civ;Iizad
comnunitv Tn witness, onin.
ion Col. Polk,s health was i'm.
minently endangered bv con.
finement. Since defendant,s in !.
carceration his health had nm.
doubtedly been impaired
DIR. Menees testified 70 hay.
ing given Col. Polk a medical
examination about ten days ago.
He was at that time found to be
in very bad physical condition.
as shown by his weak vitality.
abnormal pulse and bad com.
plexion. AS far as witness was
Individually concerned, after a
thorough examination. he must
state it as his opinion that Polk
was in a serious condition.
Freedom and exercise would
greatly benefit him.
The witness was asked by the
State to what he attributed
Polk's physical condition.
He replied that as to the
cause or causes, he relied prin. |
on DR.. Briggs statement |
20 him. Petitioners general an.
pearance and high pulse had led |
aim to believe that he was in an
almost exhausted condition.
In reply to a question bv the
iefense witness said that Polk's
surroundings in ia,l would be
,ery unfayorable to successful |
medical treatment.
At the conclusion of the ex-
animation of the above phvsi. |
,iaps. both sides submitted the
question without argument.
Judge Allen before announc.
,es, said that he knew petition. |
IRIS physical condition TO be bad
rom his general appearance.