Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-11-06

| don't know what be has represented
heretofore, but let me say to you right
here be came very near representing &
dead negro in my case. At that
date the people called this doctor,
''8oot aud SPUR" from the fact that
he would call and give you big
horse doss to make you sick and next
day you wouli call him to get relief,
anu you could sec him going in a gal
lop with boots on, digging the spur in
to his horse The boys named him,
"Boot and Spur" He is not here
now. This paragraph is given for the
benefit of those reading it that this
cont apply to,
W. H. White has gone to Dunlap to-
day on official business, anu will be
back in due time to go down TO JAS
per Friday as an attorney in behalf OF
the State VS.. Van johnson and Stacy
Hurst, charged with selling whiskey
aud taking female out Of the stats for
immoral purposes.
W. d. Spears and Attorney Fergu-
son, of Coalmont, Tenn was here to-
day taking dispositions in land suit
of the I. C, l. 81 R. R. Co., VS..
some land owners in Grundy County.
There was had only IL years old
stole $95 90 watch from the show
case of the Whitwell Drug Co, and
the boy was run in by W. FL. White
and tue watch secured and returned
to the Drug Co Tho youth had sold
the watch for $t.00 to party while
White was right after him The lad
spent the dollar he got out OF the
watch in ten minutes This lad has
been a suspicious character for a long
time and may be finally sent to Nash
Vile to the reformatory, AMI he is
young in life to make such dagger
Gus break.
am writing this at Dunlap. This
is dull place, but stopped in and
found the editor Of tie Tribune very
busy getting out his paper, | want
over to the Office of Bill Stewart, at
torney, and he was as busy as a bee,
too, but wasn't too busy to stop and
take me down to his residence for
dinner. and gave me an introduction
to his wife and aged father. ] went
to the court house after dinner and
found only one man in there. He said
his name was Judge Heard.
Well, ye writer has just returned
from Jasper, where be attended the
big Hurst and johnson trial which
was launched before L p. Brewer, j.
P, aud called in the court room at
1 o'clock. W. H White and j. W.
Morrison were attorneys for the state
aud B A. Heart, attorney for the de-
PENDANTS. The case of Stacy Hurst,
vbo was charged with keeping a
house of illfame, and gambling and
carrying on a public nuisance in
Whitwell resulted in acquital by Esq
Brewer, but she was locked up in Jail
to await the action of the December
term of criminal court on an indict-
hient found against her for keeping
baudy house some time back. Van
johnson, the noted bootlegger, was ar
raigned on three warrants from the
town of Whitwell for selling liquor
and the case was promptly called at
two O'Clock. The first case WAS Waiv-
ed to the grant jury by his attorney
and the other two cases were passed
over until next Wednesday Perhaps
at the December term this man John
son will be indicted on dozen cases
for selling liquor. johnson is the
man that left his wife and two child
rem and ran away with Stacy Hurst
and was located at Orme having plac-
ed the Hurst woman there at his pa
rents He was followed by Mis- John
son and ousted from there and turned
up ut Bridgeport where he was spotted
by the town officer just as johnson
topped on board the train headed for
Little Rock. Ark. The marshall land
ed them both in he lookup, and Sher-
if Cantrell was wired of the haul and
they were brought to Jasper, Tenn,
where they will doubtless remain I'M
til December term of the criminal
court Johnson's wife is star witness
against him. She declares he has
wrecked their home and he has given
the Hurst woman about all he made
out Of the bootlegging business for the
last months and she further states
he has sold liquor right in and around
their home for the last year at Dun
lap, Whitwell and Orme.
The United States officials were here
up the records of some of
MS shipments and will be more than
likely to take up an investigation of |
1is case later on in federal court.
The case of j. Nj. Moore charged
with felonious assault and battery on
Ester Arledge with chair, and as.
,ault and battery on his wife was call
I'd up Saturday in N. B. Moore's
court. W. FL. White was attorney for
the State, and w. E. McCurry for the
defence. Verdict was given for the
state. Defendant held to grand jury
under $3.50 bond
The J. P. court seemed to be- full of
-eplevy dog suits. 1t is alleged that
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