The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-22
Recorders Court.

MONDAY, June 1S-Clatk Sweet and JOS Becher
for being drunk and noisy, we're fined s. and costs,
which was paid.
Jos. Grady, for shooting pistol, was fined S. and
costs. Paid
Henry Prime and Jimmy Cain, for disorderly con
duet, proved not guilty
Hamilton Jiukins, colored for fighting feet in
side city limits. He said he had fouted, but did not
know be was inside the lines. S. and costs were paid.
A NJ. Kennedy, for tieng his horse the side
walk. A small fine seemed big thing to him. So
and costs
Richard Rice coored, and John Hammond, boat
hands had fair stand up and fight the levee Both
got marks and also small fine each.
Kate Gardner was very drunk, very proane, OBJ
scene and indecent She assured the judge that this
was the first time she had been before his honor for
10 years that she innocent, and that she was
malicious The judge said he had heard enough of
her language to make stone jug blush, She got 10
DAYS or $40. She is on time.
WEDNESDAY, June l5.-Joseph McCoster and Adam
Bickam, charged with lying the street drunk
Neither had stamps, and both got tickets for cold
victuals.
Dolly Adams, eoored was charged with fighting
and Disturbing the peace. The origin of the fight
family jars. One jar was brick broken on the head
of a rival Dolly went down for seven days in default
of coming up with the " kae seed"
Tda Logan colored, for fighting and disturbing the
peace, proved not guilty.
jim Hamilton, c0lored, for disordery conduct and
disturbing the peace of jim Sam Brown, first by call
ing him some obnoxious and then by shooting
tumbIer at bis devoted head. Mr. Jim Sam Brown
wore earrings that would well become South Sea
Islander. Hamilton got S. and costs and lecture.
F Hirsch, for disOrderly Notwithstanding sky.
rocket il the wrong direction.
Thomas James, for firing pistol, fined So.
Paul Cary was charged with assault, but compro-
missed with the assaulted party, paid costs, made it all
up, and withdrew the charge No one hurt.
Ca;th colon had frt-ol-M i've Snnitb ,yitb
his fist Afterwards he renewed the fight with knife
and cut Mrs Smith in the shoulder Monroe got hash
ticket and letter of Introduction to the acts OF jury
with the chance outside if he makes bond of 5000.
Several cases of the Sunday ordinance were up. All
were dismissed with the decision that those who close
Saturday must keep shut from II Friday to II P
NJ Saturday The Sunday part Of the ordinance says
that that ordinance does apply to those who close
up their places of business and keep closed all day.
THURSDAY, June l6.-Jacob Rigdon, fighting Fine
s. and costs.
Fritz Klump, disordcry conduct Fine s. and costs
KIump also paid 81 and costs for sitting on stall in
the Market-house.
Mccoy & Levy paid the fine for like offence
Mike Welby, disordery, paid SO and costs
T Frank, fast riding, paid ST 80 and costs
Tom McDay lying drunk, paid So and costs
FRIDAY, June l7.-AlIen Moss, colored, fast riding
after many excuses, old citizen, good character and
other foolishness, paid $25 and costs.
James Nagle, sitting a stall in the Market house
paid 81 and costs.
Mike Loveand lying drunk, paid So aud costs
Joseph Brown, Orgar-grinder, with bis monkey, vas
discharged.
A SCENE IN TIE REcoRDER's CoURr.-Autonia Maria
Joseph Brown a child of Italy, arrested for grind
ing organ the streets without license His real
and personal property was brought into court which
consisted Of organ with green cloth it, and
a monkey. Yes monkey, dressed 10 the uniform
color of His Maiestys army.
The Recorder has q weakness for black and tan
one of that family be is proprietor Of The aforesaid
purp is left in charge Of affairs in the absence of the
Recorder The purp at first disputed the ground but
seeing the angry smile of the monkey and the extreme
length OF bis narrative quietly subsidized and tried to
retreat through q brick wall
The touching scene was when the called. '
The accused stood up, looking as brave as a venerable
emaIe sheep with two responsibilities Of tender age.
The monkey his left shoulder facing the court and
putting his best SMILE occasionally wipng his fore
lead with his foot (signs of cleanness) streaks of
sorrow pressing over bis face thicker than Mississippi
og the was heart-rending The heart Of the i
Recorder teched at the sight of tears in the $
monkeys eyes, suspended like dog tick of large size
The accused said no sabe" just then flow of the
milk Of human kindness broke forth from the Judge
quantities that would have attracted the attention of
cheese makers The Judge said, in accents broken in
many pieces Mr.. Chief of Police, this case is dis
missed take the accused to the Controller where he +,
'an get license for many days" In writing this the
vas affected.
SATURDAY, june lS.W. J. Duffie said be was guilty h
If disturbing the peace, and paid S. into the city
rca9ury. Il
J. Langier acknowledged that on the 25th of May t.
le did have his horse on the sidewalk Paid SO into
he credit side. W
Peter Fetzer said he vas not guilty of disturbing the
)eace Yes, he insisted that he was not guilty The v
Judge, to be popular, did the Others said he al
lot guilty" b.
The Jadge got a note compImenting him on bis o.
wise decision of the man and monkey case Friday It
tating that the monkey orphan, without good 81
oOking cousins fellow servants; was foreigner;
oud not speak read the language in which the laws Ii
If the land printed entirely unaccus toned to the
David Lee shooting pistol inside city limits-all
N accident He paid s. and costs
Jerry OBrien, for disturbing the peace, and using in
,?ofane and Indecent language on the street, got
even day hash ticket and a escort cause he did not
ssorge s. of his goods and chattIes Afterwards W
riend paid him out.
John Washington, Charles Thompson, David Turner 81
hilton Harrison and George Washington, all coored Ut
If various shades all small boys had got into more dc
" less Of quarrel. The two last paid 81 each mo fI
osts) the others were discharged.
VIM. Rodgers, an old customer VIM Casey and W
}. Wartey lying drunk on the streets. They got ce
hoce of FIVE days ticket each, for soup s. fine ba
Ill took soup tr
Joseph KeDney, Tom bikes and John Stickney
They paid different sums in different ways. -,
NJ Hess plead guilty to shooting pistol He was r.
hooting a mad dog--a good excuse. Everybody III
las good excuse for shooting. fine of S. and al
Oeis henei to make nice finish of IT,