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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Trials. (search)
t-martial at Washington, for exceeding his powers in landing 200 men on Porto Rico and demanding an apology for arrest of the commanding officer of the Beadle, sent by him, October, 1824, to investigate alleged storage of goods on the island by pirates; suspended for six months......July 7, 1825 James H. Peck, judge of United States district court for the district of Missouri, impeached for alleged abuse of judicial authority; trial begins May 4, 1830; acquitted......Jan. 31, 1831 John A. Murrell, the great Western land pirate, chief of noted bandits in Tennessee and Arkansas, whose central committee, called Grand council of the Mystic clan, is broken up by arrest of its leader......1834 [Murrell lived near Denmark, Madison co., Tenn. He was a man without fear, physical or moral. His favorite operations were horse-stealing and negrorunning. He promised negroes their freedom if they allowed him to conduct them North, selling them on the way by day and stealing them back by
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Tennessee, (search)
....1827 Andrew Jackson elected President of the United States......Nov. 11, 1828 John H. Eaton appointed Secretary of War.......March 9, 1829 Act for a State system of internal improvements......Jan. 2, 1830 Joel Parrish, cashier of the State Bank, proves a defaulter for $200,000, and the bank wound up soon after......Jan. 3, 1830 Memphis Railroad chartered......December, 1831 Andrew Jackson re-elected President of the United States......Nov. 13, 1832 Conviction of John A. Murrell, of Madison county, the great western land pirate and leader of the mystic clan, a band of outlaws, horse thieves, and negro runners, who was brought to justice by Virgil A. Stewart......1834 Constitution framed by a convention which meets at Nashville, May 19, and completes its labors Aug. 30, 1834; ratified by a popular vote of 42,666 to 17,691......March 5-6, 1835 R. H. McEwen elected superintendent of public schools......1836 During this and the previous year the State furn