The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-08-15
OIRoUTT COURT.


The August term Of the Circuit Ceuri
for Hamblen county convened en- Mon
day, OH inst, His Honor, Judge Jas G.
Rose, presiding, and Attorney General
Allen S. Tate prosecuting with his usu-
al vim and vigor, making "the way OF
the tFaDsgressor indeed hard" His Hen
or's charge 20 the Grand Jury, compos-
ed OF some OF the very best men In the
county, WAS lucid, thorough and able.
II was highly conplinented by both
the bar and people who heard IL; tho
it is veil known that Judge REESE pre-
sides with a. nuch judicial dignity,
ability and impartiality as any Judge
ever on our eircuit-if not Superior TO
all others-And the late decisions of The
Supreme Court sustaining him In near
ly all Of his spinions, confirms this
statement. He vigorously executes the
law in justice, tempered with mercy, a.
one can plainly see by setting about the
bar for several days during the progress
Of his court-thus giving no reason for
any one to complain.
Attorney General Tate, learning that
there were in Jail quite number Of the
worst thieves that ever troubled gOSd
people and disgraced a county, set him
self to work to clean out the nest. This
he did to the thorough satisfaction Of
sverybody-save the thieves them
selves. And now Wsllop Hollow aud
Raf Hauaa wncrww fbm Lee Of arw-m 40
their leading spirits, who 90 to the pen
itentiary FOR six years, while bills have
been found against others, supposed to
be the ring leaders, who are already In
Jail awaiting trial at October special
term, ID Monday.
The officers Of the Court, Sheriff,
Clerk and deputies-thAn whom ne
county can produce q more efficient,
fine locking and Yigilant set Of men
have all been nj their post, doing all In
their power to help rid the county OF
evil doors. They ell seemed to have
their hands full. The Grand Jury, too,
have been busy all week At the close
of their labors they made N report 10
the Court, stating that, in their judg-
ment, crime was on the increase and re-
commended to His Honor that Grand
Jury be empannsled at the special term
in October TO more thoroughly ferret
out and bring to justice the vi0lators Of
the law,
The following is q. list Of cases dis |
posed Of, with few exceptions, during |
the present terml
The State VS. Elisha Hall; larceny; We
nue. moved to Cooke county.
State vs. AID Long; drunkenness; sub
mitted; fined g. 80 and cost.
State VS.. Ad Lsng; mol pros on costs.
State VS.. James Kesterson; 3 cases; I /
q; n and b, and c a; continued.
State VS. James Spoon; q; submitted
and fined $50 and costs.
State vs. James Blanchard ct nj; for
FIXTURE.
State VS. Pleasant Long; q; continued.
State vs. James Purksy; a; guilty;
fined $50 and costs.
State vs. VIM TimmOns; C .; continued.
State We James Littrelli n; cases;
continued.
State va Thomas Smith et nj; lewd-
ness; continued.
State vs. Peter Tarr; mis-; fined s. and
csst.
State VS. VIM Kimbro; q; not guilty.
State vs. Sect Adams; q; new trial;
State VS. Samuel Moore ct al; lewd-
ness; not guilty.
State VS. w A Elliott; a and gaming;
? cases; forfeiture.
State VS. Luther Creech and Jas Cox;
assault; fined $25 and cost.
State VS. Robert Burnett; contempt;
State VS. Kate Smith; lewdnSssi net
guilty.
State VS. Peter Bricsi p W; not gull
ty.
State VS. James Goulden; perjury; con-
tinued, and bond reduced to $500.
State va Martin Carter; larceny; gull
ty; years in penitentisTy.
Stale VS. Fanny Parker; leudness;
guilty; two months in Jail
State VS. VIM Grimm and Nancy
O'Connsri lewdnessi mistriAl and cen
tinued.
State VS. Dan Wilson and Marian Car
riger; (co); leWdness; not guilty.
State VS. Edward Mcdaniel and Jas
Smart; petit larceny; cases; guilty; 8
years in penitentiAry.
6NotG W "a % ~ ~ GA II II VI -
cases; mol pros on costs.
tinued.
State vs. John Hall; a p W; not guilty.
State VS. James Spoon a. submitsi
fined $50 and cOsts
State VS. VIM Driver; larceny; mel
pros.
State VS. Lucy Fulton; d W; con-
tinued.
State va Elisha Helton; sent to Insane
Asylum
CIVIL CASES.
z Hurlly VIZ r A DAYS.; eiectment; 1
month allowed defendant TO file plead
ings.
w G Bausemer & Co VS. J &Jw
Bewley; sci IA allowed.
Lewick Bros VS. J A & W Bewley;
sci IA allowed.
James L McGhee VS. Edmond Clark;
continued BY consent.
VIM Burnett VS. James Mitchell;
plaintiff dismisses his appeal and AS
sumes cost.
j ELawless VS. VIM Clancy; appeal
dismissed and plaintiff assumes csst.
Stephen wilkins VS. K a, Va s. Ga X
II Ce; defendants demurred; amended
in order TO plead
VIII. Doak VS. E. i, Vas Gar r Co;
plaintiff dismissed his appeal, and de-
PENDANT assumes cost.
Eliza Patton &C al VS. K t, Va g. Ga r
r Co; plaintiffs dismisses suit, and de-
PENDANT assumes cost
] II SullenbArger vs G p Biggs; plain
tiff has 80 days 20 file declaration, and
cause set for trial at special term.
Nancy Medlin Ys G. p. Riggs; same
entry as above
l. + Fisher VS. John Miller; appeal
judgment modified, and de-
PENDANT assumes cost