The Forrest City times., 1890-03-15
THE MILL SHUT DOWN.
The Damage Suits o s. E. Sweet and the Nesro, ln-
 gram, Withdrawn.
Tu.y Became Convinced They had "No ta-e." ana Compromised on txps nsss Which Amoua,.d |. 6, 200 ar
 Moie.

i The precetd dlngs cf the mistrial of the Sweet suit against citizens of Forrest City, at the December term of the U 1 $. District court are ioo familiar to the | public to need recapitulation. The
 case was never tried upon it's merits
 but upon the groundlpss charge of Il
 conspiracy. And although the jury
 was composed of eight negroes and foul
 White men-.leven republicans and
 one democrat. under the able and just i charge of Judge Caldwell, the result
 was Gistrial The case came ur [ again Monday. There never has been chSucs in justice for Sweet to get : Judgment fei dollar After the selec- i ton ot the grw jury and the triai had
 hrgnn, 4 recess If a few minutes was asked of, and grant, q by, Judg, Cald-
 we'll. shortly afterwards it was an
 no'inced and the record shows that the
 ease twas) dismissed on motion of Piaintitf-each side to pay their re- spective costs.N The suit instituted by
 C.. w. Ingram. Il negro, was also in-
 cluded in the compromise. and has
 been withdrawn. So. Sweet, nor In
 gram, didn't get $50 GOO damages, oi aay other sum. against this people ! he case WAS compromised at his earn tef suggestion aud solicitation. but At :, mNeh smaller bgafe, and sll fer s3200 i est3s sn'e t. isy their respective lc9sts Nhen the costs of the prosecH. | ton are settled and their attorneys ar,
 paid, sweet and Ingram will get prae. tically nothing.
 1 It has never been thought by an, ] sensible person that Sweet or Ingram l had any idea of getting damages, and there is no doubt that there was a
 secret power behind them. urging them
 on to this srnsele,s and tpreeedrnted 1 persecution. and all for political effect 1 Our opieiuh is that the seating of Fealh-tstnu ile republican, in con- gfess, caused the republican mill to shut down. The moititd republican
 packers in these cases weakened be- cause they had gained the victory in
 their outrageous plot to upseat our democratic eongr, ssnsn, and because they could never hope To ind twelve
 nru whe would su far forget their Amtrcan msuhooa as L. le.iel,r d yer dig iu sheit favor ant f8rttef eeauss
 a continuation T this persecution
 Wau,d tueai heavy expenses, VCry
 heavy exicAs ses and vas 'rousiug tte wnele prople l. upan'mons ssnrajhy fsr h prosecuted.
 He eNteuaes oi the lief, udaut~ in this t..ssr St zach term wcrr Sery large tud woald soon aggregate and EXC. ed tte amount rf SSsNo. and in so riFreting this cemptHtulSe ba question, except that uf husi esS was considered. It wasaplain husin.ss proposition. aud th- course pursued WAS. in opr judgment, the very best that ,vu'd have bern chosen. The dtf,adeuts. Nho iist-ued tp tlse proposition ot c,mpy, mise from the plalHtils. finally dictated Che terms aud that, too, at figure which Si,l barely ray the counsel, ami un- suSrce,i,g, and ia msnt eastS. uuwii- ing witnesses of iEe prcs,c;ltlah. We do not think that any politleal ground tas been surrendered. certainly uo flitrjttr violated and our lunpr has teeu iHly Nfuiicatel.