Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-26
THE CoURrs

was appointed and qualified as guardian Of
Joseph M. Bowman, a minor orphan.
CRIMINAL CoURT.--Georgia Allen, for
larceny, convicted, and punishment fixed ct
one year in the Penitentiary, but recon-
mended to the mercy of the Court. War
rem Singleton, for larceny, tried but verdict
not vet rendered. Jim Yate, for larceny,
put upon trail, but testimony not yet con-
Guided.
LAW CoURT-The trial of the suit for
damages against the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company was deferred until
Monday next, at which time the hearing Of
testimony viii proceed. Trial in the suit
of Georgia Ann Deaderiek VS.. JOIN Reid,
executor, was concluded, the jury Ending
for the defendant.
U. s. CIRCUIT CoURT-Before Judge
Emmons' argument was concluded on the
demurrer in the case of Stockholders VS..
the Directors of the Union and Planters
Banks, Hon. Edwin II. Ewing making the
closing argument in behalf of the defend
ants. The Court overruled the demurrer,
and gave the defendants thirty days in
which to plead or answer after service OF
COPY of the amendment. This defers fur
ther trial of the cause until the next term.
In the section of Judge Trigg, tho jury
in the case of Anderson Goerly, illicit dis
tining, made mis-trial. w. G. johnson and
W. B. Bates, for illicit distilling, were found
not guilty.
Henry Burnett and Samuel Thompson,
charged with obstructing revenue officer,
were tried and acquitted. Isaac Collins,
indicted as second class peddler, was &C
quilted.
POLICE CoURT.-Fifteen entries on
Judge Outings little book yesterday morn
ing. Among others, the following cases
were disposed of:
Andrew Howard, colored knight of the
razor, was up on the charge of assault and
battery. 1t seems that two men, Vaughn
and Carter, went into Towards "tonsorial
palace" yesterday, for the purpose of get
ting shaved. Vaughn, it was stated, agree
ing to foot the bill for both parties. When
the operation was completed, and Vaughn
was requested to settle Carriers bill, he re-
marked that he was not doing that kind of
buslneSs-not exactly, but that he was de-
cidedly in favor of Carriers settling his own
Indebtedness. This was a conclusion on
the part of Vaughn (who seemed to be the
moneyed man in the transaction) which
was entirely unexpected, and when re-
monstrated with by Carter, Vaughn got a
little excited and, throwing his arms about
in a reckless manner, struck a glass aud
broke it, whereupon Howard put him
out of his shop, and according
to the testimony of one or two
witnesses struck him after he
got him out on the sidewalk.
The court was of the opinion that a
salve consisting of three dollars in current
funds would satisfy the cisy's wounded
honor in this case.
Moses Basson came in from the country
at an unccmfortsbly early hour yesterday
morning for the purpose of bringing pro-
duce to the Nashville market, for Moses
fully realizes the fact that
NAsHvILLIANs MUST EAT,
and that it is absolutely necessary, to this
end, that some people must deny themselves
the luxury of morning maps in order that
our markets be kept supplied. Moses dis
posed of his load by nine O'Clock, and was
just on the point Of returning home, having
all bis baggage in his wagon with the ex-
ception of his wife, who had gone to lay in
a supply of snuff, when he was approached
by slip of boy, who requested the man
of the scriptural name, to take few pota
toes to his house, offering, as ali induce
ment to pay him the
PRINCELY SUM OF FIFTEEN CENTS.
'.Here," thought Dir. Basson, sis streak
of luck. l can tote this boys taters home
without going out of my way, and there I'll
be fifteen cents ahead" and the mind of
Moses wandered off into pleasant dream
of what he might do with that fifteen cents,
ifproperly invested. The proposition was
agreed to at once; the potatoes we're loaded
into Basson's wagon, the money paid, and
Moses was just on the point of starting
when policeman stepped up and arrested
the owner of the wagon on the charge of
transporting goods from one part Of the
city to another without having taken out
license to do so. Moses was astonished;
his lower jaw dropped ard he mentally
cursed the day in which he had been be-
guiled into an attemp. to accumulate z for
tune rapidly by the syran voice of that
smooth toDgued bay. He offered to refund
the money; he was willing
to apologize 10 the licensed
express drivers, whose rights he had IN
consciously been encroaching upon, but
that stern guardian Of the city's peace was
not to be turned aside from the path of du-
ty. The law mad been ruthlessly violated,
and justice demanded that Moses Basson
should be made an example of, and he was
therefore marched into the Police Court at
once, where be told his 'plain, unvarnished
taie," with his knees knocking together,
and with visions of handouts, hard fare
and close confinement fitting through his
mind. The Court listened to both sides of
the case, and then in consideration of the
Of tIoE Aof,yIo,t
a lamb of all knowledge of the law, and
that he had not yet violates. the city ordin-
ances to any greater extent than to have
the potatoes put into his wagon, exhibited
a commendable degree Of practical good |
sense by dismissing the case with words of |
warning to the culprit.
A CROSS BILL.
Mary Reese was before the court charged |
by Ann Wilson with having used language |
so abusive and profane that the soul of the |
latter shrunk with horror, and every hair |
On her head would have stood straight up
had it not been for two things: She wore
huge chignon made up of the larger portion
Of an old mattress, which was of such great
weight that it tilted her head back, and be- |
sides, her hair was wool and too kinky to |
stand up. However, Ann was convinc, |
hat Mary had violated city ordinance,
and she would show her that she would |
not be allowed to go around
"CUSSIN' FOLKS"
IN that sort of style, corrupting the minds
Of the rising generation. So she at once
called in the "perlice," and Mary was
marched off to the lookup. But Miss
Reese is no fool-it is only her clothes
makes her look so-and she at once pre-
ferred counter-ehsrge of assault and bat
cry against the pure minded Ann. When
he two cases were tried yesterday morn
ing, Mary was triumphantly acquitted and
eft the court room with
VICTORY AND AN OLD SUN BONNET
1erched upon her brow, while the discom-
fitted Ann was disheartened and discour-
aged entirely in her attempts to purify the
morals of the city, by having fine of So
imposed upon her, the charge Of
assault and battery being fully established.
It is said that the efforts Of reformers are
attended by such discouraging
esults. In this case, it is more than
probable that the praiseworthy desire of
Miss Ann to purify the moral atmosphere
which surrounds her home, has met with
uch check that she will never make an
,ther attempt in that direction. "What en-
,ouragement," we ask, "has any one to en-
leavor to refine and civilize their fellows,
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