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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
1
Nashville Tenn Gen and Attorneys clash as Judge Hart absolves the grand jury of liquor law case charges. The grand jury found 22 va nt in 33 indictments after a rushed process without grand jury evidence. Tension rises as witness testimony is challenged and rulings loom.
Judge Hart dismissed the grand jury charges amid new defense grounds about irregularities in jury selection. Witness Romans Halley testified the same procedures used for eight years were followed. The judge ordered the jury to report next morning, praising the panel as free of improper conduct. Sensational morning session revealed mixed testimony from the second jury. In Embesville a killing near Jonesboro left Con White dead by a youth named Tipton, who escaped with a posse in pursuit. The town noted the tragedy as both men hailed from solid families.
Comptroller Frank Dibrell asks Attorney General A. T. Cates Jr. for opinion on the status of a $250 000 state appropriation to Peabody College after Davidson County court actions tied to a $100 000 bond and a $1 000 000 Peabody fund deal. The letter notes the 1908 act establishing the grant and urges safeguarding state interests if consolidation with Vanderbilt is pursued.
The Nashville Banner reports on disputes over the transfer of Vanderbilt and Davidson County endowments to Peabody College for teachers. Some say the University of Nashville property transfer implies Peabody will stay on current grounds. A state appropriation dispute, tied to Davidson County litigation, could determine Peabody funding status. A proposed bill to allow endowment transfers among colleges was amended to exempt Peabody Normal College, but failed in the Senate.
King's Mountain Day marks the 1780 victory over British forces with U S government funded monument at the battlefield. A granite tablet honors Gen Ferguson's mortally wounded position while a visitor stone pyramid rises near the monument. Military evolutions led by U S troops from St Moultrie occur Friday and a re enactment of the battle is planned tomorrow by North and South Carolina National Guard forces under Gen J C Boyd.
Rev Robert McInturff longtime pastor at Big Stone Gap and Gate City accepts a call to Huntsville Alabama and will depart in November. A capable eager preacher with a cordial nature, he graduated from Union Theological Seminary Richmond and King College Bristol. His career included Belle Haven Wachapreague and a Texas pastorate before coming to this work.
Revenue Agent Jetton’s ruling on near beer saloons faces court tests and could imply liquor licensing if upheld. In Nashville officials announce a $1,500 annual tax per dealer, with state, county, and city shares. County Clerk J A Shelton to begin collecting $1,000 yearly from sellers of near beer and similar products within the week.
The editorial lauds the Davidson county grand jury for refuting Attorney General McCain’s charges, arguing grand juries are foundational to law. It asserts McCain overstepped by judging facts and that the jury rightly differed, preserving judicial balance and public peace.
A historical editorial argues against allowing attorneys general to issue presentments or indictments without juries. It warns that undermining juries would erode the justice system and urges reliance on established legal processes and the ballot. The piece cites public order and calls for restraint to avoid anarchy.
Pittsburg on October 10 will host the international centennial celebration and convention of the Disciples of Christ. The event is billed as the largest religious gathering of its kind in the United States, with plans for a major national gathering and activities beginning the day after.
Tennessee officials and West Tennessee Land Company discuss a possible compromise to make the state own Reelfoot Lake for a state game and fish preserve. Attorney General Cates and colleagues were to meet in Memphis with company representatives, but Nashville talks did not occur. National attention centers on related legal actions and 40,000 delegates expected at a multi-part centennial convention with plans to launch a missionary steamer on the Allegheny river.
Reverend Geo D. French presented Bishop Hos, leader of the Holston Conference of the Missouri Church, South, with a gavel carved from the tree near Jonesboro famed for Daniel Boone's inscription. The article notes the historic link and the gift ceremony.
Major C. B. Ewhyg inspector general will inspect all public property held by Company F Third Infantry in Johnson City on October 22 at 8 p.m. The notice calls for orderly access and records review by unit personnel.
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