A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Illinois > Williamson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1417 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=57807 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: St. Louis Globe Democrat Article Date: August 29 1875 Article Description: Lawlessness in Williamson County. Article Text: Marion, Ill., August 28. We give the following as an instance of the moral status of some of the citizens of this county, and you will readily understand why we have Ku-klux, assassination, and a reign of terror. Some time last July the city of Marion instituted suit against one R. M. HUNDLEY for selling whisky contrary to the ordinances of the city. Subpoenas were issued, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, and directed to quite a number of persons living in the city and in the country, for very many had taken tanglefoot at the "Colonel's" "drug store." Among the number subpoenaed as witnesses in behalf of the city was one Moses CASEY, a six-footer, who loves the critter a little too well for his good health, and quite too well for his good name. Moses attended one trial, failed to attend another, was attached and fined for contempt of court by Justice REYNOLDS. This didn't set well with Mose, so he goes before a country 'Squire--W. W. YOUNG--and brings suit against L. C. FULLER, the Constable who served the subpoena, and the attachment, for $50 damage. The trial--or rather the farce--came off Friday, 20th instant. L. D. HARTWELL, a gentleman of very superior m! oral character, and the above-named HUNDLEY, who has throughout Southern Illinois a reputation for virtue, sobriety and loyalty, appeared as counsel for the plaintiff. The defendant wholly ignored the trial. The plaintiff demanded a jury of six men, to whom the case was submitted, and after having a couple of barrels of filth and personal abuse spewed out by HARTWELL and HUNDLEY upon the Constable, a faithful officer and an upright man, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff of "six dollars for lose of time and ten dollars for damages." The names of the jurymen are as follows: Martin FELTS, Sam JONES, Joseph MCDANIEL, James HICK, James HUNTER and Stint GRANT. This case shows what is really the matter with Williamson county, perhaps no jury outside of this county could be found who would do this. No civil officer here can enforce the law and against the officers who endeavor to execute the law. And these things have gone on till they are becoming legitimate fruit in rape, murder and assassination. The citizens of this county who are worth having here, are trying to get away, and well they might. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IL-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com