Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-25

REooRDER's CoURT.-The past week has been
one Of unusual activity in police circles The mum
Der of delinquent. presented before theICity Court
Cor offences against the municipal laws exceed
any previous week since the inauguration Of the
present presiding officer At a rough guess, we
would estimate the fines and costs assessed forthe
week ending yesterday. at s., so to $1,000.
The fines and eests at Judge Fosters leyee. yes
terday morning. amounted to $27s. q
The following docket was presented: M
Nellie JohnsOn was charged with disorderly
conduct. The defendant in this case is the " wo-
man a" Of man naasd Fred. DeIps. who runs the
beer garden At the terminus of the street railway,
known as the Fairfield Palace. At ball given
at the palace . on Thursday night last, che be-
came jealous Of Delps attention TO the nymphs
there assembled, and proceeded TO chastise him by
striking him over the head With bottle. creating
disturbances IN the ball room. and securing her
arrest BY the police She was very abusive to the
officers when taken into custody. The Judge inn
4 man named Lewsry was picked up by the
police on South Cherry street in a stateof beasfiy
ntOxication He was fined SO.
John 0'Neill mot eur friend John Of the Feni-
ans plead guilty Of taking more Of the, crater :"
than he could conveniently carry. aud was dis
missed on payment Of So.
Charles Nicholson and a man named Cassidy.
were up for disorderly conduct. Nicholson's face
presented the appearance Of severe punishment.
The only evidence in the case was that Nicholson
let him go, and not to follow him. when cassiday
struck him several blows with his fst. Eicholsen
was discharged. and Cassiday fined $54. II 1srlsI
Buck Bradbury. Of Wilson county, sold bis cot
ton on Friday, went on spree. and landed in the
wotkbouses He deposited 50 to the credit Of the
Charles Edwards. a member Of the sixteenfh
Regulars. was arrested Friday night for being
drunk and disorderly. He stated to the arresting
officer that he wanted 10 go to the workhouse:
thst If he was in camp he would have TO testify
before court martial against eomrade, and that
his evidence would ser him to the penitentary.
He was lined sl4, and information of his where
abouts sent 70 the commander Of the regiment.
Michael Ryan arrived Friday on a steamer from
New Orleans. In bis preambulations through
the city, he found the Patterson Hotel, and took
lodgings. He plead guilty to the charge Of drunk
enIess and was let off on payment OF SO.
Fred Delps, proprietor Of Fairfield Palace, was
called TO answer the charge of walking with.a
prosttute=- Nellie johnson. His plea was that
she was his house-keepcr but it did not avail and
be was fined to the extent of the law-$54.
c. J. Rock was arrested for disorderly conduct
on complaint Of a negro. who charged him with
drawing pistol and threatening him under the
following circumstance: Rock is employed by a
gentleman to procure labOrers to pick cotton on a
plantation below Memphis. 1t was agreed be-
tween the defendant and the prosecuting witness
picking cotton, and have his board, washing and
transportation free. Rock got saloon keeper
named Jennings to draw up the contract and
signed the negrO's name himself. When asked to
make his mark, the boy refused, telling them the
contract did not specify that his Transportation
should be free; that he could sign his own name,
having been educated IN Ohio, and that "po white
nan could swindle him. Jennings testified that
the clause referring to transportation had been
left out by mistake. After the boy left the saloon
Rock followed and threatened him with pistol,
but did not succeed in getting him to go back and
sign the contract. He was fined Sl4.
Charles Phelps. very good looking young man.,
said he was stranger in the city, and was on his
way to Atlanta. He was arrested by the police
for being drunk on the street and was allowed to
pursue his journey on payment of So. ~ ~ j
George Wilson, cOlOred, for whipping his wife
was fined $29 and sent to the workhouse. tsNE