Sketch of the Life of Gen Andrew Jackson Late President of the United States
Sketch of the Life of Gen Andrew Jackson Late President of the United States
Helen Olive Belknap
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After his resignation as Senator, he was appointed one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, which office he accepted with reluctance. His first court was held at Jonesborough, and the following curious incident is recorded in the " Life " : — " A man named Russell Bean was indicted for cutting ofTthe ears of his infant child in a drunken frolic. He was in the courtyard ; but such was his strength and ferocity, that the Sheriff, not daring to approach him, made a return to the court ...that ' Russel Bean will not be taken. " Judge Jackson, with his peculiar emphasis, said that such a return was an absurdity, and could not be received. '* He must be taken" said the judge, " and if nec- essary, you must summon IhejJosse comitatms.^^ The mortified sherifTretired, and waiting until the court adjourned ^u dinner, summoned the judges themselves as part of the posse. Conce^ng that the object of the sheriff was to avoid a dangerous service under ^he cover of the judges refusal to obey the summons.
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