The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-04-25
Tommy or Tipimy.
Probably the most unique and intft.-

Y Il IDDiDli lffV IuDNt Hb'
cate case that ever puzzled the minds Of
any tribunal in this great republic hef
been taxing for aiyeek the judicial abb
ties Of the Supreme Court OF this State.
10 the careless obsTyeru tho learned
Justices have appeared mhclTas usual ;
but TO the keen and profound student OF
human nature it has been ,eVident that
matter of Tie grayestimPort has been
prcssing Oh the minds Of those pure and
allie mon. There wa. noticed a painful
slownessof gait as they passed to and
fro from tie bench, an pnmeritcd ilerce
al, meals, and their calm, austcre count
tenances, "isinRlfed Der with the pale
cast Of thought" all showing the almost
iathomlcss cogitation going. ON within
| yhe mystic chambers Of tlicir great H..
! tc'itcts. Th6gc near and dear to them
have also been struck with the at
mospherc Of iuisllsetvals preOccppaIon.
which, night after night, las Hung
| about fhcm, as in the solitude Of their
respective chambers they have been Oh.
seryed to bend their sterniy-kniitcd
brows over musty tones for hours at a
lime, in the absorbing search for some
gem, tangled as il were, among lheycry
woods Which shoot up from the lost b)t|
tom Of The vast ocean Of legal truth.
The simplest statGlnckt Of the caso.of
Manning against MitchersOn slaggrrs
HE most astutc mind. On the landof
DobOy, near the City Of Savannah, live
Two most e.timgble ladies, refined, cul-
turcd and comfortable--Onc Mrs
Manning, tho other Mrs. Mlchcrs6n.
These excellent ladies and neyl.d
nelghbors were the happy owners oil q
canary bird each, whose CHEEKY chirp
and warbling song madaihe daily Hyes
Of their owners flow along rs swselly
and as smoothly as flows the lovely
Savannah, which softly Kisses the smil-
ing shores near the mansions whcrcon
The cages gently swung. The names Of
the precious warblers are Not given, out
Df consideration for the family prob.
ably, but for Identification one may DO
called Tommy and Che other Jimmy.
The reader, fancying he hears Tommy
singing in the porch Of Mrs. Manning
and cyobing strains responsive from
Jimmy in lhcpOrch Of Mrs. Milcherson,
may fOrm n faint IDEA OF the iucliuLe
bliss filling the heart Of each lady ~ she
reflected how utterly harsh and dis
cordant were the notes Of the bird she
did not have the misfortune to possess.
Tho birds were both of the top-knot
species, and were 50 much alike in size,
color and ensemble that il was imbo9si-
bic 10 distinguish one from the other.
Indeed, rs the worthy minister Of the
two families remarked; "Thcy were so
much apart that you couldn't tell 'cnl
alike" However, ia the month ii De.
tobcr, 1881, Tommy got lost, aud
shadow hung over the Manning man
non. In the December following Tim
my got lost, and Il cloud huug over the
MljchersOn piazza. But on the JOYOUS
new year morning Of 1888 male in.
habtant, name not given, of the Island
OF DobOy, while slrolling on the strand
under the overhanging magnolia, cap.
turcd a canary bird which he ut once
recognized a5 the long-lost Tommy, and
turned il over to Mrs Manning. Learn.
M ot this important happening, Mrs.
VI ilChersOn gaIcd upon the little cap,iyc
ard was convinced that it was nInc
"'r'' ,T T,,," w., wv, "u'r I'"ic 'n', Inn,
";s, W., "'o ' Iu,,. m,'n,''"g uoiI',u' ana
bird Mrs. Manning refused Ia surrender
II, claiming il rs her properly, where
upon Mrs. MitchcrSon had recourse 10
tho maicsiy Of the law md (orihwi'b
sued out'h Dosscssory worront +, rrrnysr
the ALLEGED Jimmy.
The c,go was brouphl before . iu,,;rn
N the uracc and mlnv witrrs.r' unr,
ON both sides, The question
WIS one purely oi Idcnllty, aud In" lr'-
lm'hy was wonderfully conflicting, q
8 oro swearing to The best OF their belief !
MAJ tommy was Jimmy, and an clual |
"uinoer aues'ing that Imny wa Tom
NY. "But Jimmy had his top-knct 7
''ltcu eNactIy IN The middle, triumph.
~. asserted Mrs. MlicherSon, and he
wing oi the litigation wa.
'Dout TO take possession of the bird
'hch Inc Manning faction came 10 the
l. tp ''"'''' W ''''"
I'D, '"lliiy also parted hls hair oNNc.ly
!! 'no middle, Inc justice, after Il
'9"' Vi nhentIi agony gave his dcci'-
I", ,, n'i L ucl''eIGd me bra To
,
CT NJ once rcsorled 70 ccrtiorari, and
no case was appealed TO the superior
our, IN which, after IN exciting con.
esq., the decision of the Justices court
vas affirmed. But firm in the conyir.
ron ina, 1t was Tommy and not Jimmy,
'd IN ire belief that justice had been
lWar'cd' the representatives Of Mrs.
tanning appealed to a still higher tri,.
lma', and the case Of Manning against
.i'cherson Tommy and Timmy-
". ,,' Nv ~, ,,.. W'S 10 inc supreme Court,
.;,' o','hs question IN me argument j
III w. Mn,Sno ,I inc ora was JcFH H3'Ta /
, i" ~ "".u ., =. = no case mad al n
IL trno h ",sr Isv WIS; Nll'cheFSon,
, % ""u, u ..,,i. lHuihy' OF tommy, bat Il
uble the value of TOMMY or r;m, wv +
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