Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1892-04-14
CIRCUIT COURT.
Proceeding in April Term..Cases Tried
and Decisions Found.

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continued by consent.
w. M. Carmichael VS.. E., v. & Ga,
Railway Co., dismissed.
j. D. Collett, by next friend, VS.. E. T..
" & GA. Railway Co., dismissed.
w. l.. Patton, administrator of Jno
e. Upton, VS.. E. T., V. & Ga. Railway
Co., dismissed.
j. S. Terry VS.. E. T., V. & Ga. Rail-
way Co., continued by defendant.
w. P. Leedy VS.. Peterson, continued
by defendant.
STATE CASES.
State VS.. w. S. Lewis, murder; alias.
State VS.. Chas Stanford, assault with
intent to commit rape retired.
State VS.. Lewis Aiken, misdemeanor:
retired.
State VS.. Jno Scalf, public profanity;
retired.
State VS.. Jack Faw, carrying arms
retired.
State VS.. William Underwood, car
rying arms {; alias.
State VS.. Walter Treet, larceny alias.
State We. Sam McAllister, malicious
mischief continued.
State VS.. VIM Ferguson, larceny; two
years in penitentiary.
State VS.. r. G. Moore, carrying arms;
81, alias.
State VS.. R. G. Moore, carrying arms;
50, alias.
State VS.. Davis Painter, carrying
arms F; continued.
State VS.. Davis Painter, tipping; con
tinued.
State VS.. Noah Sherfey, disturbing
literary school nolle pros. ON costs.
State vs.. Noah Sherfey, disturbing
public worship convicted and fined
500 and committed to Jail for sixty
days, but the imprisonment and $50 of
fine suspended during good behavior.
State VS.. Henry B. Foster, carrying
arms alias.
State VS.. Sam Butler, selling liquor to
minors continued.
State VS.. Tom Grills, selling liquor to
minors continued.
State VS.. John Garrison, carrying
arms alias.
State VS.. r. c. Moore, malicious mis-
chief alias.
State VS.. John Keen, assault and bat
terry alias.
State VS.. Henry Brigham, carrying
arms not guilty.
State VS.. Willie Fink, carrying arms;
fined $50 and costs.
State vs.. Bailey MUIR, assault fined
fifty dollars.
State VS.. Jas Campbell, assault and
battery fined S25.
State VS.. William Mathews, misde-
meanor; not guilty.
State VS.. j. N. Fitzgerald, criminal
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libel fined $50.
State VS.. Ben Williams, larceny con
victed of grand larceny and sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary.
In 1890 Ben Williams and Onks were
arrested for breaking into the store of
Penland, Hurst & Co., in johnson CITY,
and taking therefrom various articles
of merchandise. When the parties
were arrested they had in their posses
sion some of the goods, which were
identified. These two boys were indict
ed jointly, but Williams was granted a
separate trial. In 1891 Onks went to
trial, was convicted and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary, and
now Williams goes to join his COM
panion.
THE HICKEY CASE.
The case of the State against James
Hickey was taken up at noon last Fri
day and went to the jury at 8 o'clock
Monday night.
James Hickey was on trial for his
life for the murder of his paramour,
Nora Crumley, on the 31st day of Aug
ust, 1891.
As the proof goes, Nora Crumley was
a very beautiful and attractive woman,
but had fallen, and Hickey had been
going to see her for some time, and
upon learning that others of his asso-
ciates were going to see this woman,
he became jealous and swore on the
morning of the day he shot her that he
would kill her, and purchased a pistol
and went to her house late in the af-
ternoon. He went into the parlor and
found Nora sitting at the organ play
ing, and spoke to her, saying II am
after you" and then stepped to her
side, placing his arm around her neck
and kissed her and said, darling, we
have both got to de-" he then drew
his pistol and shot her in the left breast.
She staggered, pleading to him not to
kill her. He then put his arms around
her and quietly laid her on the floor
and arranged her limbs and clothing,
then he fired four other shots in quick
succession, two Of which took effect in
the body of Nora. Hickey then fled,
but was hunted down and found hid in
his fathers garden, lying under some
gooseberry bushes, where he was ar
rested shortly after the shooting, and
guarded during the night. Just before
daylight next morning he cut his throat
and manifested some signs of insanity.
At the preliminary trial he was releas-