The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-12
The DOYLE CASES
COUNTY JUDGE AND PRosEcUT
ING ATTORNEYS DISAGREE
AS TO JURISDICTION.
JUDGE Wants To NolIe Prosequi, But
The County Attorney Denies
His Right To Do SO.

The John Doyle case in the County
Criminal Court, wherein Doyle, the de
PENDANT, is charged with the illegal
sale of liquor at Rally Hill and has
seven charges of this nature against
him. was the cause of considerable
comment Saturday, in view of the fact
that Judge Gordon arbitrarily entered
an order of nolle prosequi in one OF
the cases when it was called this
morning.
Some time since a bill was intro
duced in the legislature taking all rev
enlieA cases, and cases charging the
ilieeal Sale of liquor out of the juris-
dfctfon Of the County Criminal Court
of Maury county and placing them
back into the jurisdiction of the CIR
cuit Court. This bin was passed py
both houses of the Legislature some
four days since and was sent TO the
| Governor for his signature FRIDAY
Mr. I G. Vorohies. one Of the prosecut
ing attorneys in the John Doyle case
knowing that this case had been SCI
for today. went to Nashville to see
the Governor and have him sign the
hill as soon as he reached there. rms
to the Circuit Court. The Governor
voc sick and not at the office, but ms
nriyate secretary stated to NY Vooi
biee that he would be at the omct
carly Saturday and would sign the
hill as soon as he reached there' I'd
morning before the Doyle case was
called Mr.. VOORHEES, received a mes
sage from the Governors office stat
ing that the Governor was IN ah'
would sign the bill in about tWeh''
,;ruta. These facts were called Il
Judge Gordon's attention, but ne n
sisted that until he had official notic'
5, ~ the bin had been r. cd aI'
signed that he would hold that Tn
coecs We're still in his jur! "lct'on
and would therefore proceed win TN
DOYLE case The case was called AM
Tho witnesses and venire for the juf.
were present, but the case had no
been entered into when Mr., Voorhie
had another message stating thal III
Governor had signed the Dill I'M
eat vos also stated TO Judge Gordon
but he still insisted that he nao NJ
oNicial notification and would go OF
WITH the case. Mr. VOORHEES, requests
that Judge Gordon call up the Cover
ror,s office and satisfy himself, but n
refused. Mr.. VOORHEES, then aske
.,a+ tho County Attorney, Mr.. w.
whitthorne. be allowed to call up an
ava ont hut this too was refused D
the Judge. a.,
AR Whitthorne then turned to IN
docket of the County Attorney and Ell
+ored the statement that the case
having been removed from the 1urh
diction of the County Criminal Cou'
20 thai Of the Circuit Court that n
had declined to prosecute them
Judge Gordon thereupon entered d
order of nolle prosequi in the case Una
had been called and entered the stat'
ment on his docket that rms Gao
hoing called, the County Attorney r.
fused to prosecute, and there oeh
no prosecution therein to the prese"
ment the case was by the coul
nolled" Judge Gordon continued IN
other six cases against Doyle 70 !"
next term of the County Crim'n'
T Court.
Judge cordOn's Statement
Judge Gordon was seen in regard
F. the matter by Herald man and state
!. that under the circumstances thef
; was no action left him save tina
! which he took. That he had no o
!. acial notification of the passage
: signature Of the bill. the defenda'
!. was present demanding trial. no on
was preeent to prosecute tie cas-