Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-12

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! Js was with an air of astonishment that |
William Warren Ga middled aged man,
with a skating rink ON top Of bis head),
heard the charge ofhsWanderiRg about the
streets and attempting TO pick pockets"
preferred against him In the police court
Yesterday morning, A witness called to
substantiate this charge said that he was in
an auction room Saturday evening and his
attention was attracted by the peculiar ac-
tons of the fair-sseing William Warren,
who sided upto negro woman in the
crowd, and gently insinuated his hand in
the pocket OF the aforesaid negro woman's
dress, and he at once concluded that War
rem was endeayoring to rob
her, although !. the attempt was
frustrated by the woman's making
away, but it is the opinion of the Police
Picker that such was not the case. 1t is
quite evident that Mr.. Warren's intentions
were honorable. Being an excellent ply
sioenomist, Warren saw by the womaH's
countenance that she thought Of making a
purchase, and he felt convinced in his own
mind, that she hadn't a cent about her, and
in order to satisfy himself on this point, he
put bis hand in her pocket for the purpose
of finding her pocket5ook, If she had one,
fully intending if he failed TO find that arti-
Gle, or in case he found it, discovered it to
be empty, to expose her then and there in
her sttempt to sfoolish" the unsuspect-
ing and guheless auctioneer. The Police
Picker is confirmed in his theory by the
statements of Mr.. Warren himself, who de-
MED the truth of. the charge in the most
emphatic manner, calculated to convince
any unprecedented mind. s +
A SWEETHEART IN THE CASE.
| But, the court seemed determined to fast
en- crime on Mr.. Warren, for at this point
lady's handkerchief was broughs forward in
evidence, and this victim of q hellish plot
was asked how he came in possession Of
that article Of feminine wear, which it
seems had been taken from one of his mum
etous capacious pockets, to which query Mr..
Warren responded, in voice broken with
emotion as tender recollections
| fioated through his mind, mop
| ping the bare spot on hiS
mead vigorously meanwhile, that it had
been presented to him by his sweetheart.
Now one would judge, from Warren's out
ward appearance, that sweetheart would
be the last thing on earth he would have
anv use for, but as sone touch of nature
makes the world akin" throb of sympa-
thetic feeling thrilled the crowd, as be
blushingly asserted that be was not of that
forlorn multitude who sing
"No one to love,
None to caress,"
proudly claiming that Ia this wild desert
waste, there is one heart,of the female gen.
der which beats for him and him alone.
But it was all to no purpose. The court
was of the opinion that the handkerchief
had been stolen, and there being an absurd
rumor to the effect that Warren had but
lately finished three years term in the
penitentiary, be was fined s..
Henry Woods, joaquin Miller sort OF
youth, with blonde ringlets trailing over his
shoulders, had occasion to chop little
wood Sunday, and being man OF strict re-
ligious principles, he did not wish 10 cor
rupt the morals of the neighborhood and 80
carried the wood in the house, away from
the public gaze, where he entered upon hi:
little task with his characteristic energy,
but was interrupted by the sudden appear
anee of his colored lsndlady, who expostu,
lated with him for "cuttin' up de TO-"
Woods, being Of excitable temperament
objected to this interference, and applied tC
the old lady certain eeethets more forei0it
than elegant, whereupon her SOL came &c
her rescue. Woods turned upon the new
conner, declaring that he would cut his car
diac artery out with the ak. to which tn
other responded that if he did he'd burst
his head with a brick. a policeman wa
called and both parties were arrested, eaci
being fined S..