Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-21
POLICE COURT.
Some OF the Faces and Phases
around this Bar.

we belecL lew OF the IObt nothDie lOl
brief mention, not that they are of any
real Importance to the public generally
but as showing some of the details of life
that 20 on around US every day but sell
dom come to the surface.
A female with clay-bank hsir, named
Sarah Hill, was arraigued on the charge
of keeping a house of ill-fame on the
corner of DeSoto and Gayoso streets.
Sergeant Hicks testified that she was
boss Of the shebang, and that she had
girls in her employment, etceters. The
court fined her thirty. five dollars. She
had only twenty dollars up as forfeit,
and said that the money was not hers
and that she had no money, nor should
her man, who worked hard for his money,
pay any of her fnea---she would 60 to
Jail, she would, and she was showed back
into the lookup.
A youth who took few drinks with a
friend from St. Louis, just to cement
their friendship, and made too much
noise, vowed that he had suffered enough
in body and mind, and that if discharged
he would 90 and sin no more. The
court looked on him with an eye of
leniency and fined him only five dollars.
"Oh, Lordl" exclaimed the boy, who
will 90 and see the old man and get FIVE
dollars for me y"
A colored female was fined ten dollars
for Seeding her husband go loud as to
attract passers-by on the street.
A white boy of ten years, charged with
assaulting another boy, was fined FIVE
dollars, and the other boy was served in
like manner.
A well known barkeeper was fined five
dollars for having the door of bis saloon
partially open about fifteen minutes after
twelve o'clock Saturday night.
A deeply colored gentleman was ar
raigned for disorderly conduct. 1t APP
peared in the evidence that two large
Wholesale merchants dragged him into a
store to sell him some goods. The darby
refused to buy or pay for what they
measured out for him. A considerable
rumpus was the result. The darky was
fined ten dollars. This shrewd CONNER
cial transaction turned out to be poor
speculation for the merchants.
A countryman was fined FIVE dollars
for hitching his horse to an awning post.
The fellow with black eye and bull
dog face that committed nuisance, and
on his way to the station-bouse spit in
a policemsn's face, was fined ten dollars.
A very obtuse looking African, who
was found drunk and standing on his
head, was fined FIVE dollars.
A white man was up for abusing and
scolding his wife. The old lady was
and showed a strong disposition
for taking care of herself. Her loving
husband testified that she was in the
habit of throwing "biling wather" on
him. A boy, son of the old lady, but not
owned by the pater-familias, testified to
general recklessness and bad conduct of
he old gentleman, with tears in his eyes.
Like good boy, be stood up to his
mother to the last. The family quarrels,
which appear to be numerous and often
IF doubtful issue, were reheersed in q
cheerful style for the ediication of the
crowd. II appears to be six or seven of
,ne to half dozen of others; but it does
Ieem as if old people, who have lived
ogether in wedlock until their youthful
have given way to gray hairs,
wrinkles and snsggled teeth, should not |
,e jealous of each other at this late day. |
The old man was fined ten dollars, and |
Urged that the old woman ought to be
ined something too. But there was no
'harge against her, and when the ten
dollars was paid the happy family formed
n single file and marched out.
Two desperate little wenches, as black
IS Pittsburg coal and twice as ugly, not
more than fourteen years old, were ar
aligned for attempted robbery. 1t was
peculiar case, and one that shows how
he young idea is learning to shoot. A
nan went into a house kept by mulatto
AIMED Jane Somebody, who takes in
Tashing and the like. The man testified
nat the woman was not in, but these
tile female mRckerels were there, and
egged him for money. BE gave one a
ellar, and displayed roll of one hun
red and fifty dollars. This set them on
re. They both produced pistols, and
ne had Ratchet and struck him once
r twice, at the same time demanding his
loney. He backed from them and gave
lie alarm. A policeman came and ar
ssted the wenches and took their revolv-
IS from them, which were produced in
ourt They we're quite defiant, and
hen fined twenty-five dollars apiece and
-dered into the lookup, they went with
howl Of contempt for the court and
in it. Such hardened deprav-
y and precocious deviltry we have never
sfore beheld.
Altogether there were twenty-one cases
sposed of, and fines collected amount
z to nearly one hundred and fifty
pillars.
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