Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

RECORDERS CouRT Before calling the
docket yesterday morning. the Recorder
stated that hereafter IN all instances where
fines we're inflicted for contempt OF court,
there would be no release from the penalty
except BY the offending party purging him
self Of contempt under oath. That the rules
Of the court were familiar TO the officers, and
others, and they must be respected.
The following cases on the docket were
called, and fines and costs sessed to the
amount Of SOS.
Ham Alexander, sport among the
negroes on Line street, was arrested fer
gaming, and fined 50.
Matt. Wilson was up for using language
calculated to provoke breach Of the peace.
He was arrested on complaint Of a sergeant
of the 10Th regulars, who failed TO attend
the court yesterday morning, and the case
was dismissed.
John Vaughn is one Of the old regulars,
and is never more at home than when in
the workhouse. The charge against him
was for drunkenness and resisting the officer.
The Judge sent him to the workhouse for
seventy-two days, to liquidate fine Of S54.
John johnson, Robert Wilson and Pat
Ryan, were charged with being drunk on
the streets. They plead guilty to the soft
impeachment and were let off for 81 apiece.
The case Of young man, charged with
disorderly conduct, was submitted by his at
torney, and a S54 fine inflicted.
Mr. Morris, arrested for forestalling the
market, plead ignorance of the law, but it
wouldn't go down with the Judge, who
had a vivid recollection of explaining that
section Of the city laws to the defendant at
the time be issued him his license. Mr.
Morris asked that the fine be as light as the
circumstances would admit The court
tempered It's judgment with mercy, and
fined him 500.
Mr.. Viyery, Of Wilson county, who was
arrested on Monday night for disorderly
conduct in a saloon on North College street,
and again ON Tuesday morning for being
drunk and using language calculated to
provoke breach Of the peace, submitted by
proxy yesterday morning The prosecuting
witness was Kate Smith, who lives in the
neighborhood Of the aforesaid saloon. Her
excessive modesty prevented her from telling
the court the exact language Vivery used
toward her, but with the assistance of Senator
Bane she was enabled to assure the Judge
that she had been grossly insulted, and,that
the defendant attempted to cut her with
knife, and strike her with a bottle and
sundry other articles, all of which failed,
and she had him arrested. Other witnesses
were examined, and Mr.. Vivery was ad-
judged guilty on both charges, and fined
S54 in each case. He will probably stand
on his good behavior TIE next time he visits
Nashville.
Joseph Taylor, likely looking mulatto,
was arrested at the instance of his wife, who
charged him with beating and abusing her
and throwing her traps out of doors.
Both parties proved very good reputation
in the neighborhood where they live, and
the Judge endeavored to reconcile them to
each other, and succeeded so far as to get
them to promise to live peaceably together
hereafter. The defendant was then fined
50, which he paid and went on his way
rejoicing.
A man named Kritchman who is steward
in a boarding house on Summer street, was
fined SIS for striking a negro in his employ.