Rutherford v. Swink

John T. Allen, Sp. J.

This suit was commenced before the Mayor of the town of Rutherford, in Gibson County, Tenn., to recover of defendant, G. N. Swink, a penalty for violating a municipal ordinance of said town, by being drunk and using profane language on and along the streets of said town, in April or May, 1889. Thp warrant was sued out June 21, 1889, against defendant for said offense, and the Mayor of said town fined defendant the sum of two dollars, and rendered judgment against him for said fine and the cost of said suit, and the defendant appealed from said judgment to the Circuit…