The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-28
Police Reports.
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"WEDNESDAY, November 21.-The mayors court this
morning presented very dull appearance. Mayor
Boarc,a chief Sherrod and his satellites all that
was in sight with the exception of justice Allen, who
was figuring up six bits cost case in the extreme cor
per Of the room Neither the corporation nor the Pc
lice made single sumarkee to-day
THURSDAY November 22.-At the opening Of the may
or's court this morning the polces programme prom
ised somewhat better than yesterday buthI honor al
ter carefully rehearsng the actors decided that the ex
hibition was failure. John McDiIlou and Michael
Bastmans performance in the part Of 9 drunk and
down" did not up to his honors expectation ana
he gave them their walking papers with positive IN
structions to lodge at the hotel de lookup again
without better credentials.
FRIDAY, November 23.-We cannot say that his honor
looked glad this morning but the police did 1t is no
use elaboratng-they only looked what they felt North
Shaw, black imp of darkness, charged BY the
police with whipping his wife after getting beastly
drunk The city treasury Sl5 and cost better of
BY the operation John eastman, another black imp,
made the corporation support him in the parish Jail u
hours for getting drunk and falling asleep in the gut
ter J. W. Smith, and D. Campbell had little pugi-
stic amusement, which, upon examination, his honor
thought Smith was in the fault and fined him $40 and
cost Campbell was discharged. John McGofin gave
his honor Sc and trimmings for a drunken frolc. Mar
tin Murphy was up the charge, but his honor
did not appreciate his talent for getting good diun8
and accordingly sent him adrift.
SATURDAY November pa The court room this morn
ing presented rather animated appearance. Early
in the morning prevalent on the streets
that woman had been arrested by the police the night
before in mems clothing and although nothing. was
known of her antecedens to the public considerable
interest was manifested by the news gossper She was
brought before his hsaor mayor Boarman this morn
ing for examination After cursory examination he
remanded Der to jail await further developments,
which we are pleased to say proved her innocent
woman, and she was accordingly discharged and
provided with ample means to return to her home.
The facts are these She, in company with her hus-
band to this place. from Texas, some four weeks
ago, and put up Of our boarding houses. The
attractions Of our coffee houses gambling saloons and
houses of i'll fame were too much for the husband, and
be deserted his wife, leaving her without cent Of
money and her baggage in pledge for their board She
knew nothing of his whereabouts for time, when
she accidentally overheard that he still in the city
staying with lewd woman This maddened her brain
and turned her almost crazy, and she determined to
test the truth of the rumor with her eyes. Ac-
cordnglv last Friday night she dressed herself
suit Of her husbands clothes and appeared upon our
streets in search of her Ethess swain She made the
acquaintance of two young men whom she asked to
show her The residence of Mrs Tubbs where she sup
posed her husband was staying. In company with
these young men she visited this house. feeling
all the time from detection. But alas the ynx-eyed
police were on the alert and before her aithless hus
band made his appearance she arrested by the po
lice and taken to the lookup. We suppress her name
for the reason that those who are competent and have
the authority have examined into the matter and SC
f advise D. D. Wawas up on the charge Of being drunk