The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-04-27
Recorders Court.

MONDAY, April l8.-Wm. Brown and Charles Nor
gan, both coored, charged with being drunk and dis
orderly on Sunday just when they ought to have beer
at church, were assessed ST and costs
A young gentleman plead guilty to disturbing the
peace. He paid Just 81 so and costs.
Calvin Hodge and Richard Thomas both col6red
each had been trying to take<he other home of course
the other very drunk and might get arrested by
the police. They got 90 so and 81 30 and costs.
Eugene Caperton plead guilty to disturbing the peace
aud paid assessments
TUESDAY April l9-Siva Clark colored, was proved
guilty of smashing things and injuring matters. She
paid $l5 and costs, and afterwards rearrested
upon an affidavit charging her with assault.
Robert Shaw arrested for wearing hat (nnder
his coat that he stole from Mr.. Silva His defense
that he had got drunk at Silva's store and took
the hat unintentionally. He goes before the jury
Jim Giliad colored, detained to explain why be
rode off Mr.. McIntyre's horse
THURSDAY, April 2l.-Wm. Phelps, colored, paid
50 aud costs for the pleasure of using words after the
manner of the prolane.
HARRISON colored tied his horse loose which injured
his finances to the amount of 81 and costs.
Seven dollars and fifty cents paid without any
remarks for a small irreguarity.
search warrant in the hands of Court Officer
Prchard brought to light three dresses and the per-
son in whose possession they found proved fair
open purchase. The party was discharged and the
dresses returned to the owner.
FRIDAY, April 22.-Milton Holngsw crtl, eolored
interviewed to why he had without resistance
permitted another mans coat to stick to his person
and let another mans shoe embrace his foot. Els
ply was that it was accidental he had got them by
mistake and very sorry for it, and wished to be
'scused One more hash until the jury venatcs the
case.
David Furman was trying to sell box of percussion
caps put some pistol to demonstrate how nice
The pistol was loaded-whieh he found out without
any telling him. David said he was Just rying them
to show how good they The Recorder said that
not regular way to trade. Druggists when they
sell box of pills did not expend a few to show
how good they were. That it was handling fire arms
very careless, endangering life, limb and clothes.
Fine So and costs. Some of the friends wished to
make some remarks but informed that they were
not in debating society.
Jack Hill, one of the loop-strng fraternity is said
to be lowering around lose. small reward might
induce some one to arrest him. then he might finish
his street contract He and Dock Everett and George
Thomas coored broke out of the lookup last winter.
The latter arrested in Marshall and has worked
himself out
SATURDAY, April 23.-Joe Mabley and Henry Rub
ley (both colored) had good fight of many rounds.
As reward they got So and three days and costs each
VIM. Rodgers, one of the regulars, was set up for
S. three days and COSTS for lying the streets very
drunk He is at most veteran and hero in Hicks
brigade
MONDAY, April 25.-Kate McFall and Marian Gallo
way, alias Short Marian, (both coIored) had of
their periodical quarrels on Sunday. They were on
their way the storeyard for fair setto, when the
police intruded and spoiled the fun. They paid up
like good girls
W. H. Rotchford, charged with being drunk and
riding on the sidewalk, is now member of Hicks
fatigue force.
Jack Coleman (colored) was interviewed for the lar
ceny of about fty-seven dollars in gold and dol
lar in silver the property of a colored man named
Paul Holmes He was sent before the District Court.
TUESDAY, April 26-Mary Harrison (colored2 charged
with disorderly conduct. The evidence of her dsor-
derby conduct was that the complainant had dared
Mary to come out and fight, and Mary, like modest
decent person always ought to do went into her house
saying that she wanted nothing do with that class
of people. The complainant was Yaller Hammer"
John McFadden, n T. N. Robinson and Andrew
Boynton were up for being down drunk Each paid
So and costs.
proved not guilty.
George Poland (colored) was up for throwing water
in the back yard Mr.. Starr said George had nothing
to do with it, that his (Starrs) wife had done it, George
got clear while Starr put bis foot into it for Just So and
cost. rare case of honesty.
One w. K. Hoover arrested charged with OBJ
tanning two hundred dollars in gold by false pretences
When the case called no one to prosecute could be
found. Case dismissed.
James Giliad arrested several days since, charged
with horse stealing, was discharged. No evidence to
justify. See small bills for particulars
The Jefferson Times thus comments upon Hamiton's
speech in the Senate:
If our people violent as he represents Them
why is it that he was permitted to make speeches
wherever he chose and that other men, scarcely less
violent than himself traversed the entire State, ha
nd inoifi f,an, tn hata tha