The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-11
HE LOVED NOT WISELY.
FROM THE sUIToRs BENCH TO THE
PRISONERS DUNGEON.
A Case Whore Just Enough Swearing
Would Have Won the Case, But
Where Too Much Wrought Ruin-C.
T. CAUSE Charged With Perjury.

Justice Youngs court was the scene OF
unusual interest and activity. The case oil
G. r, Cause against Sheriff McLcndon was
on trial and a fight of considerable proper
tons in progress. The history Of the
trouble is: Some time ago n Mr.. Wallace,
who lived on Vance street, attempted to dis
pose Of his household effects, Mr.. 7. J. Nc
Carthy offered him $50 for them, which he
refused. On April 30 Mr.. Wallace attempted
to move his goods to the warehouses OF the
Gibson Furniture Company, and while In
the act the goods were levied on by deputy
sheriff to satisfy a process Of the law and
stored at Mr.. T. J. McCarthy's. The goods
arc advertised for sale on the Goth.
Mr.. c. r. Cause brought suit before Justice
Cole to recover damages from Sheriff McLcn-
don, claiming that the goods were his by
purchase from Mr.. Wallace. For some rea-
son a non.suit was taken before Justice Cole
and Il suit In detlnue brought before Justice
Young.
On trial bill Of sale Of the goods was ex-
hibitcd, showing that Cause had bought the
goods on April So and oral testimony was
| introduced to show that the sale had been
made bona dc two days previous 10 the date
| Of the bill Of sale. Mr. Wallace was on the
| stand and swore so IN substance; Mr.. Cause
himself was on the stand aud sworo 80 IN
substance, and the case against the Sheriff
| looked gloomy indeed In fact everybody
| In the vicinity was satisfied that the jig was
up and ~ IL would have been had not the
pcsky lawyers kept on asking Mr.. Cause
| questions. lie was asked where lac got the
money 10 pay Mr.. Wallace 800, and how he
paid Il. II lac had remained passive he
| would be free man now, but lac told a
| variety Of tales. First lac had paid by check
and had no money In the bank; then the
check was TO have been held up for five days,
hc said. Later he said lac got 500 money
order from the post-oilice, aud paid oil the
check. and at another time In the cross
examination lac claimed to have had the
money In his pocket. lie was quite sure
that he got 400 on postollicc order on
April ~, and stated the hour. When Money
Order Clerk Mills Uapps testified that only
orders for 800 could be obtained, lac ox'
planned that he had two money orders in
stead of one. lie became en- anglcd In a net
work OF inbricnlions at last and broke down,
or. rather, the lawyers broke him up, and
n warrant charging him with perjury was
| sworn out, aud Mr. Cause was sent To Jail by
Justice Young In default Of a., 90 bail.
Mr. Cause is a nice looking young man.
His department Is gcntlcmanly and his APP
pcamncc rather prcposscssing. He came
from Atlanta not long ago, aud has been en-
| gagged as solicitor for an insurance company.
lie was much surprised and yisibly affected
when the dcnoucncnt Of the suit became
APPARENT, but went TO Jail without much OBJ
| lection.
II Is said that Mr. Wallace has a very In.
tcrcsting family, Ia whom Mr.. Cause had
been interesting himself, and that his con-
ncction with Mr. Wallace resulted from the
! fact that lac loved not wisely but too well.