The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-03-16
Recorders Court.

MoNlAY, March IA. Wilberson plead that his
pistol went off a%ccidenty on the 9th. After Ii@fe rehec-
ton thought he might have shot it of, but he was at a
place where no harm could have occurred. He was
fined IS and costs, and retained to answer the charge
Of d~isorderly conduct, and firing a pistol in a house
on the Texas road kept for lady boarders. To this
charge Mr.. W. plead total ignorance. To assist his
truant memory SOM divers Of the lady boarders were
sworn. Their evidence clinched the charge. The
fact is Mr.. w. had sIashed about very loose-not heed.
ing the motto of the period" Shoe Fly,"&c he paid
81 so and costs for that bit of fun.
Martin Brogan plead guilty to a nuisance charge,
aud paid So and costs.
! J. w. Bowers, Mehley and c. Andriola, were charged
with permitting a nuisance On the premises occupied
by them. The prosecuting witness, j. w Arnold, fail
ing to appear, an attachment was issued and placed in
the hand of a police officer, who reported verbally, on
his return, that Mr.. Arnold was coming. After wait.
ing an boar the cases were dismissed. Your reporter
thinks that in Hoopall Township, Posey county, hide
amy, that would be called " saft service . for an at.
tachment.e r ..-raf
TUESDAY, March S.-Nr. Thomas II. Norris was
charged with having a nuisance on his premises. He
got Oft simply by proving there was nothing of the
kind there.
D. LeRosen was charged with permitting his dead
COW to remain inside the city limits. He got off thusly :
He denied that he had a COW, dead or alive. The fact Of
guilt was not proven.
Mr.. Craig and Mrs. Lester were charged with throw
ing Stops, &C., &c; in the lot back of their stores.
They got off by proving that the water in the ward was
the drainage from the alley-that the alley was too
high or the lot too low.
W.. T. Brooks was charged with throwing kitchen
Stops and other filthy water into the gutter back of
the Brooks House, thereby creating a nuisance three
hu"dred feet long, emitting the rankest compound of
the most bilious smells that ever offended the uostrils
to all OF which Mr.. Brooks plead not guilty said there
was not a proper grade in the street, and he would,
from his private purse, bear half the expense of nut.
tinp n nldnk putter if tho nitv w0nId no ,ba otbou b.Ir
&c. There was no evidence to prove that he had did
the things charged. He brought forth bis chief
butler, who testified that no Stops, otfal or other often.
sive matter, water, ETC., etc, was ever permitted to be
thrown out, but was put into barrels and carried off to
he did not know where-all of which was corrobo.
rated by his first assistant. Judgment not guilty.
That is the way that went.
Mr.. ?. F. L. Frank, who received a summons to ap-
pear at 9 AN as witness in the case Of the city VS..
Thos. H. Morris, R. Craig and Mrs. Lester, was then
ushered in by officer Walpole, who had an :" attach.
ment" for Mr.. Frank. When asked why he had failed
to obey the summons of the court, said that his mind
was impressed that he was to appear at 10 A N. As the
impression was not "even," the Judge made a new
impression of five dollars and costs, which Mr.. Frank
got out Of by paving the sum demanded.
FL NJ. Flanagan plead guilty to lying on the sidewalk
drunk, and paid S. aud costs.
Thomas McCarty, same charge, same plea. psid s3
and costs. zsz
L. Rhodes, same charge, same plea, paid the same
price.
Jessie Powell, colored, same charge same plea, and
fine the same. He said he lived with Mr.. Powell and
Mr.. Powell lived with Mrs. Powell, and that Mr.. Powell
on the Home place. All being SO very iptelli.
gent and satisfactory, Mr.. Powell's Jesse was ordered
a fine room and board for a few DAYS.
Henry Wolf, who was on Saturday arrested for
a colored mans money so shrewdly that FIVE
dollars was missing, gave bond for his appearance on
honoay !or examination. He, like the I'VE dollars,
not in sipht-pverv tina ro,a, 1:..I -, W
ne IS out aud gone, like Granger's best eve.
WEDNESDAY, March 9.-James Extra. living drunk
on the street, plead guilty. Fine So and costs; all
paid. -"
John Smith. colored, fighting and disturbing the
Fine So and costs. Paid.
j. W. Bowers l. Co., permitting their dead n;oo 70
inside the city limits. Fine So and costs.
Lew Hamilton, charged with d~isorderly conduct and
the peace, plead not guilty. After examin.
ing SIX witnesses on each side just So of guilt was dis.
covered and the costs paid.
THURSDAY, March 10-John Caldwell. charged with
keeping a wagon-yard inside the fire district, got off
by proving himself not guilty.
One OF our spirituous dispensers thought he was not
guilty OF disturbing the quiet; quite different was the
The fine was s. and costs.
l"o"as hcdoven, an old customer, was again up
Tor being down drunk. He is now eating CORPORATION |
John Riley was up for being down. He was made
Louis Dixon was up on a nuisance charge. The
WORST OF It 1t was proved on him. Failing to pay S.
and costs he went to the lookup.
FRIDAY, March ll.-James Dougherty plead guilty
10 lylng on the sidewalk drunk, and went into quarters
On Milan street for ten days.
Jim fa:am, colored, was examined on the charge of
Henry Middleton, colored, with intent to kill.
.nd gave bond for his appearance before the District
Court.
SATURDAY, March l2.-David Turner plead guilty to
s.ng on the streets drunk. Paid the damages and
they were cheap.
a. Winter, Sam We'll, and another party, we're ar.
aligned for throwi 6 rubbish in an alley. Only one Of
he party was found guilty.
george Wilson, charged with lying on the streets
trunk, was assessed five dollars and costs. A yery
ine ponce whistle was confscated. He paid.
Dr. Cutlih had a small offense charged against him
t was dismissed. III
Jimmy Farren was found guilty Of a nuisance charge
5eing out Of funds, was furnished with letters Of credit
o Hicks. e1eui
Lucy Lucy Arnett dia 2 job for one of her neighbors in
1ecnan style getting the frot ro,nd ~.