Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-10-24
Third District.

running for state senator on the Bull
Moose ticket, and will more than like
IL send in his name to be placed on the
state official ballot.
Joe E. kilgore, candidate for coun-
ty repl sentative, has already qualified
to be placed on the ticket, so, gentle
men, Just a few more tieeting days
and the Jig will be closed down, and
the little ball of yarn will be wound
up, and then whoever is elected, let
him be democrat, republican, Bull
Moose, socialist, prohibitionist, regu-
lar or independent, let him quietly take
his seat, is your humble servants al
vice There won't be spot, nook or
corner left out in Marion county that
won't be stumped by the democratic
nominee for the legislature from the
that this is in the beginning of the
time when the ignorant at the ballot
box will confound the wise.
Well, if you will pardon me, | will
say few words along official lines.
The case of Eta Cline, charged witt
disturbing the peace and dignity of
the state in several accounts in the in
dictment, White and Morrison for the
state, W. E. McCurry for the defend
ant. Case continued by defence until
next Thursday. This case will b..
fought to finish as party concerned
in the prosecution is very prominent
Some three or four garnishee suits
came up Saturday in which some legal
talent was displayed and number of
supreme court decisions cited. Judge
ment deferred and held up pending au
introduction of the new garnishee law
on the part of defendants attorneys
Spence Layne, the noted Cumber-
land mountain moonshiner and the
manager of wildcat still, who has
operated the same and has flooded this
country with the hellish juice of the
same for several years past, got on a
drunk right at the still near Coalmont
and while in that condition was cap
tured by the deputy marshals and
landed in the Grundy county Jail to
wait preliminary hearing before the
United States commissioner, and from
the federal court to the United States
Penitentiary two years be will reside
The deputies completely demolished
the still and the entire outfit, so you
see, readers, a man under the influence
of whisky can't run any kind of bust
ness successfully, not even wild cat
still. We regret very much to hear
that Mr. Layne was engaged in such a
business and this right
in his own home district in violation
of the state and U. S. laws. Mr..
Layne is connected with one of the old
est families of Laynes since the begin
ming of the history of our county.
We regretted with profound sorrow
to read the account of the shooting of
Col. Roosevelt. The papers say that
his would-be assassin was insane. /
don't believe a word of that. No vic !
tim of a case of insanity could wilful-
ly and maliciously premeditate, con-
coct and enter into. such we'll arrang-
I'D conspiracy as the murderer did not
take the life of such man of brains
as Roosevelt. and follow him all over
The territory he did to pick his spot to
10 the bloody crime. A fool or an in |
sane man never at any time in the his
tory of our country ever filed plea of
insanity to excuse himself of murder
before the crime is committed, and
then he let's his attorney file it for
aim. so you see this dirty scoundrel |
lad his own plea>a all ready made, and
placed in his pocket. He was prepar-
I'd so that after being caught it would
appear in the newspapers, and would |
'edound to his benefit. This il. my own
views and conclusions regarding this
and you can draw yours.
Well, boys, l am getting quite lot
If campaign literature and letters from
I'll around and will say to you that if
only had time to read half of what |
'eceive and comprehend and under
Itand it, / don't see, bless your life,
Why couldn't bye and bye become a
politician. believe can, anyway,
f don't get time to read all get.
Naturally | would become one after
his next campaign by experience,
With no artificial knowledge attached.
Well, dear readers, as clever trick
Is ever heard of being worked was
lone out ON top at the mines by
wildcatter. He put the news
nut the evening of payday that there
would be boose at the church house ON
op that night at eighty cents per pint.
rhe seller wasn't to be seen and Eyou
we're to write your name OIL slip of
aper, together with the quantity de-
ired, with the money accompanying
rider, put the slip aud money through
window at certain hour, and after
ark you we're to appear and your
whisky would be ready in box Just
utside of the church. The purchasers
appeared on time for their
Wild cat boose and when they opened
he box, to their surprise, the contents
{ their bottles was nothing but mud
y water and the humbugged crowd
ecame very indignant over the fraud
erpetrated on them. They made a :
quare dive inside the house to hunt
ut the sinner but all in vain. He had
ed with some $18 or $50 of their earn
ngs. Now, let me tell you who /
hink in this transaction is the biggest
rank 1t Is those that bit at that bait
nd got caught The sharpest man
q the deal was the fellow that got the
money and gave nothing in return but \
muddy water. sucker has always
cen known to bite. If this fellow W. n
church official he mist have d I'D Il
objection from the pill, raked in.
The public school Of Whitwell is still r
INNING on an 8-hour schedule. No
to file. -.
J. W. Morrison is moving to Jasper.
t. W. White is helping him to move.
Ie exchanged property with Mr.. Pry-
r, who is moving to Whitwell.