Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-03-27
Third District.

Inlr0 DlStr1CI.
Sr~cidl 10 ME NezDJ.
will write only a short letter this
week as the criminal and Gireuit courts
are near at hand, and those who have
connection with either court are up
and doing. Ye writer will take a
short run up TO Dunlap today in com
pany vito j. W. Morrison to see how
the courts are running up there,
which convened Tuesday. Sequatchie
county is a small county, and the
criminal docket will be light. The
term is expected to be short. Maybe
the attorneys can get enough out OF
their small number of Chants to pay
their board bill in the event they
have good luck and succeed in making
collections.
A. d. Thomas, the victim of the
knife in the hands of Ed Taylor last
week, is on rising ground. The cause
of the trouble, so says report, was from
All all night engagement in an unlaw-
full business of a protracted game OF
straight out gambling and resulted in
a stampede on the part of Thomas to
retain the Doodle he had won but Tsy-
Ior demanded an equal division and
his opponent refused to divide up.
Thereupou, it is reported, Thomas put
his hand in his coat pocket as if be
was reaching for pistol, and advanc-
ed towards Taylor, saying he would
fill him full of lead Taylor retreated
as far as possible in safety, then draw
ing his knife as Thomas advanced,
stabbed him in the bowels. Taylor
was arrested and the star witness for
the state and the defendant was Taylor
himself He was bound over GU his
own testimony. My informant tells
me that as soon as Thomas gets able to
appear in J. P. Court be will have
warrant procured for bis own arrest,
and will submit to charge of gamb-
ling. Will Taylor, bis partner, be al
lowed to come up from Jasper to testi-
fy on behalf of the state, as he was
the only eyewitness to tue offense, or
will this gambling case be wildcatted
to avoid an indictment before
the grand jury to escape punishment
and then go free to punish Taylor
Let the grand jury have the whole
case from start to finish and give each
party exactly what is due him, and
with due respect to both prosecutor
and defendant, whichever is IN fault
that was the instigator of bringing
on that ARRAY, then he should not be
excused under the operation of the
self-defence law, and go free and pun
ish the other and himself be allowed
to go free. From reports gathered
from both sides each party will indict
the other for alleged bootlegging, gam
bling and violating the prohibition
law.
Lou Holloway, the daughter of q.
W. White, is very sick and bed fast at
the home of her father.
Mrs. Hugh Smith is on gaining
grounds and much better, and will re-
lover. Mrs. Simth is some go years
I'D and has always been very healthy |
but this spell came very near
,ausing her death.
j. W. Morrison, attorney from Jas
1er, was hele mixing with attorneys
n court Saturday.
An egg hunting party was in augur-
tied here Sunday in which both old
md young seemed to take a part.
look for great deal of fever to
Use just after Easter but sincerely
rope that none of the young lads toe
tails slip off. nor they be compelled to
tand in a tub of water over an Easter
gg founder.
There are reported to be five cases
f smallpox at Signal Point, and the
Board Of Health has ordered the point
lnder quarantine. If true, ye writer
las two sons under quarantine. We
Iope the report may prove to be false.
We have q lot Of work up here for the
octors. There are some forty cases Of
measles scattered around here. There
8 lots Of sickness over the country
Standifer Hudson, who has been sick
ver a year and moved to Pelham,
vas brought back here by his brothers,
nd is past going about. He is locat-
d at Red Hill We are sorry to see
i'm in such critical condition. Any
ne in passing that way who feel that
hey can give him and family little
lift, don't stand back to be told. He
s as needy person just now as ever
'ou could find to help.
John T. Farmer has sold his place
o Mr.. T. Upton and is going to Cali
ornia to make his future home. We
egret to lose John from among us. He
s IA good neighbor. Representative.