Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-05-30
GRUNDY COUNTY NEWS.
Items Of Interest Gathered by Our
Regular Reporter.


presiding. Several visiting attor-
neys were in attendance and consid-
cradle business transacted. The fol-
lowing criminal cases were disposed
of:
State against John Layne, carrying
pistol-tried and acquitted.
State against Allen CrownOver,
injury to public building-tried and
acquitted.
State against Robt. Rhea, aiding
in escape of prisoner-tried, convict
ed and fined $1,000
State against G. A. Flanagan, car
rying pistol-submitted, and fined
$4,000 and costs.
State against John Layne and Cren-
shaw Disheroon, petit larceny-tried
and acquitted.
The case of the State against w.
II. Travis for the murder of Sam
Jones was tried, and resulted in a
hung jury.
Quite number of cases on the civil
docket were also disposed of.
There were q true bills found by
the grand jury at this term of the
court.
On Friday evening after court adj
journed, to the great surprise of the
people here, j. X. P. Pearson, attOr-
ney, was arrested by Dick Lewis,
policeman Of Tracy City, upon war
rant charging him with very seri-
Gus crime committed during court at
one of the boarding houses on Main
street, in AltamOnt, and carried be-
fore w. B. Pattie, recorder, of Tracy
City, who was still here. The very
dignifed recorder took his seat upon
an old counter that was sitting in
front ofwhat is known as the old gro
Gerry house on Main street, and pro-
ceeded to try the case. Mr.. Lewis,
the said policeman, with a four feet
club, prosecuted on behalf of the
State and Corporation, and the pris-
oner was ably defended by w. H.
Tate, alias Prude's Hole, Of Owls
Hollow. A jury being elected and
sworn in solemn form, took their
stand in front of the presiding judge.
Mr.. Tate, attorney for defendant,
moved to quash the warrant for want
of jurisdiction of the recorder, but
the motion was overruled by the said
recorder, he deciding that he had
Jurisdiction over such offenses in any
city in the State. The court then
heard the testimony of Messrs. Lewis,
Woods, Taylor and Travis, witnesses
for the prosecution, but ruled that
the defendant had no right to intro.
duce witnesses for mis- defense. After
hearing the argument of counsel, and
a charge from the court upon the law,
the jury gave in verdict of "guilty
as charged in the warrant" The
prisoner was sentenced to imprisOn
ment: but on the way to Jail, how
ever, he gave "leg-bail." After g
hot pursuit, he was recaptured anC
the whole matter compromised by
his paying a fine to the amount Of {
full gallon of "cat' which was highly
favored with concentrated lye; anC
thus the lawsuit ended.
Mai. l.. d. Mercer, of McMinnville
and DR.. w. G. Barnes, of Irving Col
lege, came out to court, and while
they were here they "courted" {
right good "court." AT least they
seem to have given satisfaction.
j. A. Darr, editor of the Vale!
Herald, was here during court in tn
interest of his newsy little paper
The Herald has many warm friend
in old Grundy.
We were very much panied to hea
of the death of Uncle Nathan Fults
which occurred last Sunday night, a
his home in Fults' Cove. He wa
stricken with paralysis on Frida,
night before his death, and was neve
able to speak again. Mr.. Fults wa
about "A years of age when he died
and was one of our best and mos
highly respected citizens, and W
deeply feel our loss in his departure
We sympathize with his numerou
relatives.
The various hotels here sprea
themselves during court, but Alta
mont is entirely cleaned up as far a
eatables are concerned, our peopl
knowing their teeth would be of n
use to them until we recover fror
the ravages of the court, gave en-
ployment to four dentists, who visi
ed our town during the week. TIL
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