The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-02-23
Recorders Court,

w WEDNESDAY, Feb. l6.--Geo Powell white and
Shadrck Morris, black, took few smiles in the most
friendly manner. After getting tired thew laid down
to seep-very drunk, were picked up. HAVING No
funds they went to the warehouse for ten DAYS each
THURSDAY, Feb 17.-Wm Smith, coored cot frr;.
the Bart Able-was trying to give deem shave
with He got S. and costs, and As hours in
the workhouse.
o. Strain was asked to reply to compound charge
of nuisance and disorderly conduct. He answered
very mildly, yet lengthy-not wide or deep. He was
very sure in his own mind, that he had did no wrong
and if he had he knew nothing of it. lie went to
Milan street for IA days
). Aux was charged with--well nuisance applies
His pleading was very amusing His tone was strictly
Rip Van Wrinkle after the sleep. He got off with 81
and costs.
Jim Wilson had desire for a shotgun, or the
whisky it might bring in trade in the dark As Mr.
Jim had no friend with funds he went to Jail in default
OF $500 ball. Jim is half inclined to squeal-,f he
does, how are yeu cheap coffee ?" how are whsky9m
ana many other things vat he knows.
FRIDAY, Feb Isl. Greer tied his horse to the
wrong peg Three dollars and costs
maze Neral, colored, was up for being drunk and
osorderiy Kate had her face in sling one eye shut
ana tne o1ner bood-shot. She got So and costs.
Fanny Sims Dan Adams and George Smith, all col
oreu' were up lot trio fight Smith got clear Fanny
had bump over the eye about as big as Dutch pin
cushion. Danels head had stopped the flight of a
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costs, and Fanny So and costs.
Juan superos was interviewed concerning charge
OF pelng about to do bodily harm to Eugene Mgnery
| There was no evidence to substantiate the CHARGE
Superos was set at liberty
| SATURDAY, Feb. 19.-Messrs. Tilly & McDufie were
charged with keeping wagonyard inside of the FIRE
limits. Plead not guilty Their interests were fully
represented by Col. Fitzpatrick. After many false
steps, prellmnaries and delays the question was ex
amlned into by evidence Judgment guilty. Fine
$40 per day, beginning February S They took an ap-
peal to the District Court
John Caldwell was up for the same offence. He got
clear by proving by the prosecuting witness that he
had taken down his single and drew off.
MONDAY, Feb. IA. Harrison, colored was a very
little rampant on Sunday. That is why he had to paw
So and costs.
Morris Adams and Sam Caldwell, both colored
were arraigned to answer to the charges fully set
forth In an Alfred David none of them were for
murder, but enamost When all was summed I'D BY
evidence the whole thing was a myth The parties
were discharged -,
Frank Colbert who borrowed horse to ride few
miles, nnding the horse good goer, he rode him into
Texas Mr. Colbert is detained subject to the orders
OF the authorities of Bosser parish, where he will
no preventing providence" have the pleasure of see
ing ajury. dispatch has been received from Hall
this city.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15.-Elsha Merritt and A. McEwine
plead guilty to lying on the street drunk The ex.
pense was So and costs.
John Bull, colored, created a small row on Market
streets, near the depot where there was line of draws
less than one mile long. Johnny B. grumbed little,
but found the stamps in his clothes-S3 and costs.
MONDAY, Feb. 2l-David Green, colored, had found
crack in the Sunday ordinance sufficiently wide to
get some tangle-foot. When we say some we mean
muehly, and David not liking to expose the violator
of the ordinance, quietly swallowed said tangle-foo
feeling weary he laid down. The charge of living
on the street drunk of ordinances made and for such
cases provided covered his so close and thick that
1t took six mule team and other devices and appur.
tenances of Shreveport ve," to break his person
into Liberty.
H. Hicks, instead of ange-foot got some steamboat
whisky, the kind used for above the raft trade-where
ninety drops kill forty feet up hill He taking it on
the level and not the path it was dead eveler
to him, and it took two caps put him in posish of
perpendicular tableau The last scene of said tabeau
Mr. Hicks was getting out of court minus William of
the family of Fives
Lewis Dixon, alias Red Eye, made an informal
charge against divers persons who, he says, hit him
WITH IN his own words, chunks him with dirt ON the
street when he amt boherin' nobody" Now Lewis is
an inoffensve being and folks that pretend to have
more sense than be ought not to modest hint might
make case