Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1911-03-02
Third District.

Rogers, j. r. OF sequence county,
wherein the State was the plaintiff vs..
Erwin Picket and Erwin Powell charged
with carrying pistol, public drunken-
ness, using profane language, disturb
ing the peace and dignity Of the State,
was promptly called az / o'clock up
stairs in the New Hope school building
and the house was packed to the brim.
W. H. White and j. w. Morrison were
attorneys for the two defendants. w.
| K. Gragson claimed to represent the
prosecution. Proof showed both Gray
son and the prosecutor, Tom Miller.
were out on Sunday night with shot
guns, acting as peace officers, attempt
ing to arrest the two defendants before
any warrants we're out for them The
proof further showed that these same
two conspirs tors, after they got this
case up, later on appeared, one as a
prosecutor and the other as an attorney
for the state, and this Indictment was
demrrred knocked into a checked hat
! by White and Morrison. and the cost
taxed to these two gentlemen with cost
of malicious prosecution. The two
defendant are both from good families
and are expecting to go before the
grand jury at is next session at Dun
| lap and indite all parties concerned
that waylay these two boys on Sunday
night with shot guns, and attempted to
act as officials when they were not, and
committed an assault with shot gun
on these boys without legal process
of law, or being any kind Of legal
officer, and then when they did succeed
next day in getting constable to fol-
low on to Whitwell and arrest, under a
warrant sworn out by one of the gang,
and on the day Of the trial one Of them
appeared as an attorney for the state
and the other one prosecutor, and the
other two witnesses marked as prose-
cutting witnesses for the state. Did you
ever hear Of Matt Whitaker, the attor-
ney general, or Judge McReynolds ever
getting away back on the mountain
side at night, waylaying people to stir
up and foment saw suits, and then run
in and get necessary papers of arrest
of citizens and then after they succeed
appear as magistrate, attorney, officer
and prosecutor. | don't think you
would find any attorney attempting to
act as peace officer that was on TO his
job, for he would know. as was done in
the above case, be would be dpbArred
from practicing law il be was acting as
a civil officer Of the law, if not an Of
ticer at all, and doing tuis is liable to
a fine Of $1,000, and twelve months in
the county jail. This mountain at
torney was called on by Esq, Rogers to
show up the law be was arguing, and
looking from I'D to lid of the Code fail
cd to find 1T. Motion to dismiss by de-
fendants attorneys was sustained and
this mountain attorney told the court
he would have him arrested and fined
$50. 90 and cost for his action after the
prosecutor willfully abandoned the
prosecution. II had been the honor
able court ! would have fined that gem
tleman $4,000 for contempt OF court and |
issued mitimus and sent him to Jail
and hereafter he would have respected |
my cour or got out. That's the first |
time in life ever heard a jack leg law
yer tell court he would have him ar
rested for doing his official duty.
The measles are all over the county
up here, and some have come very near
dying with relapse. Or. P. G. Gray
sous grandchildren are all down, four
in bed at once.
The new bridge is now going up at
the old Company mill in the Third Dis
trict The contractor said that be
would have it SO you could run q wa
gon over it in SO days. Isn't that push
Ing things on to completion. DR.. N.
Moore said be would enjoy crossing
over this bridge to bis new fishing
as It is a bee line to his fishing
headquarters.
". Morrison, attorney for Condra
Il Founders sad today that the plain
tifis had renew I'd the damage suit
against james and E. H. Condra for
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