Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1913-08-07
Third District.
Sbfcial to Tie NezOS.

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! We had glorious rain up here. 1t
was a gully washer and drift mover,
and the corn looks fine. We will make
fine lot of corn after all. Ye writer
and sons have, perhaps, little over
the average of the season on the G. c..
Shirley farm east of Whitwell. We
have nearly 70 acres which is said by
neighbors to be as fine as has been
grown on the farm for many years.
A. B. Terry was happily united in
the holy bonds of matrimony Sunday
to Jude Quarles. The bride and groom
went to house keeping today, east of
Whitwell. We extend many congratu-
lations to them and wish them long
and happy life.
We regret to pen the death of Glen
Ashburn's daughter, Rebecca, who
died at Red Hill Saturday and was
buried at Red Hill cemetery Sunday
in the presence of large congregation
of relatives and friends. This makes
two of Mr.. Ashburn's family who
have died with fever recently, and be
has son who is now near the point of
death, with same fever. which resem-
bles milk sick.
The famous law suit of John Colston
VS.. Sherman Ford came up the 26th
and consumed the entire day. TIL is
case was over the misfortune of Coils
tons daughter, her character being
besmirched by defendant Ford, in
which Ford was alleged to be the re-
puted father of the child in question.
The Indictment charged the defendant
with violating the age of consent law.
The attorney for the State held that
the female in question was not party
to the suit, and vet, after all that,
they exhibited the illegitimate child
to the court as evidence against the
defendant, Attorneys White and Nor
rison objected to the introduction of
the child on the ground that the at
torneys for the state claim the female
in question was not a party to the
suit, and if that be true there was
nothing left for the court to Ito except
as on attorney Whites motion, viz to
dismiss and tax the prosecutor with
the cost, but the motion was overruled
by tine court. The female swore that
Ford was the reputed father and he
was made party to the suit, and she
stated on oath that no living man had !
connection with her other than Ford. |
The defense. introduced witnesses who
swore that they had known her prior
to the committing of the offense. The
proof impeached the female in uues-
tion and dated back as far as seven |
years ago, and number of witnesses
we're introduced who stated character
of female was bad. She failed to cor
her staten ent and she stood
in the court impeached. The court
her good character for chas-
tity and yet the state failed to i'm
peach solitary witness for the de-
tense, and the court held the female
not of lewd character. and notwith-
the female held an illegiti-
mate child in arm and five young
men swore they bad known her, and
jthers testified her character was bad.
Possibly the court doesn't understand
The law as to what it takes to consti-
ute lewd character, But after all
he damaging testimony introduced by
he defense, Ford was bound over and :
be female was made a marty to the
nit by the court after hot protest on
he part of the attorneys for the State
am frank to say that am yet in the
ark, but will say there is nothing
tilring in the above case. learned