Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-03
POLICE pIcKINes.

The Waterman Of the Louisville depot
insisted upon il that George Robinson, col
ored, had left his hack standing on the main
track at that depot in spite of his (tbe
watchman,s) commands to drive on. Reb.
inson denied the charge, but that awaited
MIN nanght, as thu court f1ued him S..
Mrs. Holden occupies the second story OF
a house, In the lower story of which
resides Mr.. William Cree. 1t seems
that Mrs. Holden has been
making use of q psssage-way belonging TO
Cree IN order to get out into the ba K ward.
To this, Gree objected, and an animated
conversation between the parties, in which
conversation the most emphatic language
was used, and free and snrestrained ex.
preston of opinion was INDUCED in to the
great delight Of all the small boys and loaf.
ers of that vicinity. The case was dism.ss-
ed, the court making the parties present
of about siE dollars worth of good advice.
1t would appear that Charles Butler and
Andy Franklin, both colored, occupy posi-
tions of trust, responsibility and more or
less honor, at the Chattanooga depot; Mr..
Franklin being lamp cleaner, and Mr.
Butler filling some other equally important
Office with c.edit and dignity, and. let us
hope, some degree of profit to himself.
The court experienced some difficulty at
first in learning why it was that these Young
men OF color had been arrested. One wit
ness stated that he heard them talking loud ,
but as he was deeply absorbed in novel at
the time, he didn't look up. 1t is TO be re-
GREETED that this witness neglected to
give the name of the novel he
was so interested in, but it is too late now
to correcsthis overs GIT on his part. Mr..
Franklin, however gave q very interesting
account of the eLtire affair, snd in the sb-
sence of proof of the contrary, We are fore
ed TO take 1t for granted that his statement
is true. He said that young Mr.. Butler had
requested him TO loan him an ak, which re-
quest be was compelled To refuse, (thongh
with no lite reluctance) for the reason
that the ak in question was new ore and
he was afraid Mfr. Butler would nick it I'D.
Soon sf,er this, he wanted to borrow some
thing of young Mr.. Butler, when the latter
declined to grant the desired favor, becsusei
of the former refusal on the part
of Mr.. Franklin. Eigh words
ensued, but Mr.. Franklin stated
that he returned to his official duties as
lsmp-cleaner. Young Mr.. Butler, however,
Oh aAAA SlOWAADS1 anu a. last
Mr.. Franklin told him he couldn't stand
much more of that, when young Mr.. Butler
responded that he sswas little, but he was
spunky as h-ll." Mr.. Franklin immedi-
ately replied, ethem's the kind like" and
at once began to strip for the fray. Young
Mr.. Brown then told him to '.jes hold on
dar," until he could build q fire; that be
would then give him the best be hsd in the
shop, adding that he'd have that fire built
in five minutes. Mr.. franklin found, upon
consulting his gold cbronometer, that he
wonld have few minutes of leisure time,
and decided upon waiting. MIR. Butler,
seeing the. accommod atiDg disposition
of the other, fastened his fire building ope-
rations, and in just four minutes and half
from that time he bad his FIRE well under
way and be and Mr. Franklin were having
remarkably lively and interesting time de-
veloping chronological bumps aud things
on each others craDiums. Such, in the
main, is the narrative related by Mr.. Frank
lin in the Nashville Police Court yesterday
morning. 1t is barely possible that the
story has not lost anything in this second
recital, but there can be nothing surprising
about hat, as stories seldom do lose any
thing in being repeated. Two dollars each.