Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-28

REcoRDER's CoURT,-The Court yester-
day morning was thronged to its utmost
capacity to listen to an interesting dog case,
and other items. After a somewhat lengthy
examination the dog case was discharged.
MARK EDWARDS, colored, charged with
stealing iron, when brought before the Re
corder, said he only picked it up. He was
fined $40 for his inadvertancy.
MATTE HAWKINS, and other demi-
mondes, were engaged in row at Smoky
Row. II cost them s. apiece.
MARY WooDs was disorderly, and had to
pay 50.
SAMUEL NORMAN, for walking the streets
with a prostitute, had to pay fine ard
costs to the amount Of Sl4.
ABRAM BAKER, colored, was drunk, and
fined 50.
EDWARD BRADFORD, firing off pistol in
the street, and was assessed the usual fine.
FRANK BRADLEY who lives in the coun-
try, came to town and got intoxicated. 1t
cost him 81
MARTIN RILEY was drunk, and therefore
had to pay 50.
THOMAS 0NEIL and MICHAEL DAWN,
who were sleeping on the streets, were awoke
to sense of their position by the police,
and had to pay 81 a piece for their nights
lodgings.
II Itr-NrN. rvTs oil
ored, keeping disorderly house in "hapPy
hollow" and playing model artistes, to the
extreme chagrin of the neighbors. They
were fined Sl4 each.
A chicken case then came into Court
MARGAREr JOHNSON accused JOE MANLEY
of stealing her chickens. JOE came walk
ing into court with two chickens in his hand
about the size Of pigeons.
RECoRDER-"Old man, are you a wit
ness ="
JoE-" Ne; but denis my chickens"
REcoRDER-" Well, tell the story"
JoE-" You see Mrs. JOHNSON took one
Of my chickens, and sat down 10 count 'em
cause mine is all long tail chickens. Then
Mrs. she comes down and is going to hit mt
in the head with a rock, and | says Go
way, don't poster me-, De chickens wa
mine, and here dey are
A crowd Of black witnesses were here in
troduoed, and after a long rigmarole Of 1
story, the defendant and plaintiff we're fneC
s. each for two chickens worth about sixt,
cents.
JAMES NORMAN was arrested for talking
to two prostitutes. A question Of law her
arose whether talking to prostitutes mean
walking with prostitutes. The Judge CAV,
JAMES the benefit Of the doubt, and dis
charged him.
General BURNSIDE Buck LEWIS and GEo
KERR, colored, were charged with disorder
" conduct. The row took place in bill
lard saloon. GEO. KERR was fined Sli
and the General and Buck discharged.
ANNA BUsDlAN was disorderly, threV
rocks, brick-bats, kettle-iops, etc, and wa
fined 81.
SAN. CARTHAGE, oolored, got into ro'
with his wife, and threatened to kill her
even if he had to go to the "red-top'-
which means the penitentiary. Ii seem
that jealousy was the moving cause, as
certain FANNY had decoyed SAN. to he
house. SAN. said he only went there 10 tax
care Of FANNY. Then FANNY was intrO
duoed, who said that her husband, FRAME
had hit her with boulder and she wa
afraid 70 live with him. The whole matte
resulted in SAM, the husband, and Franc
the lover, being sent to the ealaboose togeth
or. in default Of Sl4.
An old darkey, with white wool and spec,
had a young wife who danced and calleI
him hard names. All the old man wantel
was peace The Recorder fined the wife So
JAS. CnARKsoN, Cor stealing from BRIGs
| q Co, was fined S54