The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-24
Police Proceedings.

Of Mr.. STRATroE, was up for exercising
the right of belIigerents. Kate had beea
away from home some days, and when
she returned her owners asked where she
had been. She replied rather defantly.
Words brought on blows, and in the
melee Kate threw her mistress out Of the
house, and checked her master. She was
assisted by little boy. The Recorder
thought that persons owing slaves should
be able 10 control them at home. He
sentenced Kate TO received five lashes,
and TO pay the costs.
j. u. Summers was up on q charge
of being drunk and disOrderly. He
didn't know whether he was drunk or
not. The officers arresting had better
memory-knew that Summers was drunk
and tried to raise q fight. Fined five
dollars and costs hJgN
Hall, a slave Of CoMBs, for being
drunk and noisy, was fined five dollars
and costs.
Geo. Harley submitted his case, and
was fined three dollars and costs.
DR.. Smith, a professional gentleman,
whose practice is principally confined TO
the limits Of the workhouse, was charged
with taking book belonging to the corr
poration with intent TO defrsud the COR
poration. II was limited that the Doctor
tried TO sell the book. He denied III;
said he met boy with the book in the
market house trying to get some green's
for it, and, as he was in the habit Of con-
ferring liberal favors, he bought the boy
ten cents worth Of greens and thought
lessly retained the book-being Of an in
tellectual turn of mind. Tho Doctor
further stated that, when sober, he was
man of refined feelings and deeply
felt his degradation; that he was trying
to build himself up, and if the Recorder
would let him off be would make a
huge effort to reform. The Recorder
compromised the matter with the Doc
tor. We hope the frail professional
gentleman is now engaged in some
honest labor, by which he can gain q
livelihood"
McCowan, an ineorrigible case, was
charged with being drunk and disorder
ly. He thought it was mistake this
time. The Recorder informed him that
several cases were against him-that he
had tried TO rob a hen's-nest and got
hold of a setting hen. Mr.. Nc indig-
nantly said he knew nothing about a
setting ben. He asked the Recorder to
be as kind to him as he had been TO the
DIR. Said be didn't want TO go back to
the Workhouse--that he was going to
stay sober, for he looked bad enough
without getting drunk--that if the Re-
corder would let him off this time, he
would never get drunk again. The Re-
corder told him he would be sent to DIR.
Dodd's to sober up, and after that was
accomplished the corporation would en-
ploy him at ten dollars a month and
board. We need not say that the poor
fellow seemed delighted. But alas, what
is a drunkards resolution worth?
Van Morrow, a slave of Mr.. JOHN Nor
ROW, had been drunk and disor derby, and
had also indecently exposed his person
on the streets. He was fined Eve dollars
and costs, and in default Of payment OF
the same he was TO so TO the wOrkhOuse
for twenty days.
George Watkins, a negro declared free
by the Provost Marshal at Franklin, under
LNooLN's Emancipation proclamation,
was charged with stealing a COW. The
Recorder remarked that it was ridiculous
to suppose that Provost Marshal had
the right TO free negroes. On account Of
the absence of some witnesses, the case
was continued.
Frank Jones acknowledged TO having
been "little tight" The witness ag Aiusl
him said he was too drunk to work. lie
was fined three dollars and costs.
A young gentleman was fined five dol
lars and costs on charge of drunken
ness and disorderly." AT the request Of
our neighbOr, we do not give his name.
Arthur and Andrew, slaves, were up
on two charges. One for breaking into
Mr., CUTTERS shoe store and stealing shoes
therelrom-ihe other for attempting to
break into the hardware establishment
of Messrs. MACY g. HAMILTON. They
acknowledged their guilt in each case,
and were. sentenced to resolve thirty mine
lashes and TO be confined in the work.
house for ninety days.
The Recorder disposed Of the case of
Mr.. Creighton, charged with fOrestalling
the market. He read from Blackstone
and the City Laws to show that Mr.. c.
ioas guilty of forestalling the market, and
fined that gentleman ten dollars and
costs.