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valuable than all the Indian tribes on the continent.ing h8Was it a Riot?And the jury, after mature deliberation, said it was not—if the court know bersolf. The occasion that called for the solving of this momentous question was the departure, on ono day of last week, of Mr. Charles GRADDYfrom the town of Poseyville, with the intention of locating in New Harmony, which the same he did; but just about the time he was shaking the dust of Poseyville from bis slippers is where the trouble began: The citizens, or atleast a number of them, of that usually quiet town did then and there, in the opinion of the Prosecuting Attorneyj and Mr. Graddy insult the peace, quiet j and dignty of the great Commonwealth of Indiana, by the firing of anvils, ringing of bells, and other demonstrations of joy or regret wo know not which, at the departure of Mr. Graddyfrom their midst. Mr. Graddy didn’t«regard it as a compliment, and the Prosecuting Attorn03*said it was a riot of the most heart-rending kind. Ilence it was, that on Thursday, at the urgent invitation of Esquire Kilihnger, the gallant sons of Posevvillo, to the num-O t« ' .bor of forty-two, repaired lo our town to testif}' to the amount of damage sustained by the State and make good the same. They came in twos and they came by the wagon load ; some brought baskets of provisions, and some brought bottles wherewith to while away the tedious hours. All the legal talent in tho northern part of the count}' was on hand, and the ball opened with Mr. Abner Malone as defendant. The witnesses; testified in a manner that was “childlike and bland,” and the attorneys did their level best—and thus passed tho day until 2 p. m., when the case went to the jury who hung, and hung, and hung until 6 p. m., and then passed in a verdict ot not guilty. Afew minutes later, a procession, something less than a mile long, of highly-elated Poscyvillians might have been seen traveling eastward in search of the “dearest spot on earth” and a fresh supply of powder and bell ropes.VSrThe communication in anotherfor yo went, fluiso, it I advise will dthe H«occupy storo-i with n has nc and w the co led b1 South* 120 fe. ond st tho miditueu a fracrlargeexistei Mujand cctogelhand tliaecouiSixth now’ ii settle for an that a in arr scripti bent uIf the4their hands lect tl take, I must !sale,(Satuimonytides,agrieidiing to the*sr“cmotfront
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New Harmony Register
New Harmony, Indiana, US
Sat, May 03, 1873
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