Show WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY adi 1 news from tennessee EDITOR HERALD tho little towne of Elizabeth tou the second ol destin the of tennessee ia alivo with interest just nott alie circuit court being in session here and lawyers litigants witnesses and visitors from the surrounding country are in attendance A grand jury was em paneled and entered upon the discharge of their duties yesterday after which sever a I 1 cases of minor importance were disposed of and today the court is occupied with a murder case the case of elders christen and garner who archeld are held to await the action of the grand a charge of teaching polygamy is exciting considerable interest public speculation being divided as to whether they will be indicted or not the court in his charge referred to the law under which they are held expressing his doubt as to the constitutionality of the law so far as it prohibits inducing people to migrate to another state for abo of practicing polygamy expressing no opinion as to the residue but leaving the inference that he considered the reminder good he said however in substance that when people came to legislate respecting the opinions of men they were treading upon dangerous ground and upon the whole gave a pretty fair charge upon eject the elders are here in attendance as are also prest john morgan col J M thornburg C C colling and N tanner jr their at john 4 E bourbo and several others of their brethren and friends are awaiting developments and are in hopes that the better judgment of the jury may prevail over the feeling of vituperation tupe ration which prompted the ins iti atory proceedings and that they will ignore the charge popular prejudice docs not appear to run bigland big hand at the present moment seems to be rather abating X |