Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-01

The Devotion OF Jane Bar0ick-Rea
suit of One False Step ON the Part
OF Emma Lawrence-FuII and Ac.
curate Report OF a SANG urinary En-
counter.
Ten ladies and gentlemen presented the
compliments Of the season to Judge Dull
ing yesterday.
For pure, unselfsh devotion, commend
US to Jane Bardick. Her own Joe Phil
lips was brought before the court on the
charge of having abused the atfectionate
Jane, but that estimable woman soon ex-
planned the whole affair, in the most salts
factory manner imaginable. At the time
the distm bance which led TO the arrest of
her own dear Joe occurred, she was drunk,
and was "cuttin' up awful" Joseph ever
solicitous for her swelfare, chided her gen.
tly, telling her that if she didn't
behave herself, he'd break every bone
in her body, whereupon the intox-
icated Jane, foolishly indignant at being
thus kindly reprimanded, HE'D her away to
the police station, secured the services of
an officer, escorted him to her residence,
pointed out the luekless Joseph, charged
that he had threatened her life, and re.
quesiei that he be taken into custody. The
thing was done, and Mr.. Phillips person
was "cribbed, cabined and confined" that
night within the narrow limits of cell at
the workhouse. When the case was called
yesterday morning, Jane had improved the
time getting sober, and she bitterlJ regret
ted tho indiguity she had put upon Joseph,
and she Sold she was the only one to blame
in the affair. Upon these representations,
Mr.. Phillips was released, warrant made
out against Jane for having been drunk on
the street, and she was fined five dollars.
Emma Lawrence confessed that she had
used abusive language towards Nathan
Horn, but insisted upon it that she was
"only funnin'." She alsv confessed, with
charming candor, that she was drunk at the
time, and therefore, did not have that clear
and comprehensive idea of the situation
which might have been deemed desirable.
Emma proved susceptible to the willy, pur-
suasive tone of the court, and left five dol
lars in the possession Of the latter, to be ju-
diciously expended in oiling the wheels of
the machinery ofthe CITY government.
1t was all caused by dead hen. Joseph
Banks owns some chickens. The same re-
mark applies with equal force to Mrs. Car
ter. The poultry owned by Mr.. Banks,
and the poultry owned by Mrs. Carter have
heretofore dwelt together in peace and har-
mony, and there has been no reason to
suppose that anything but The most friendly
feelings towards one another animated the
bosoms of those fowls. But alasl Such was
not the case. In the minds Of some Of
those brooding hens, were brooding feel
ings of envy, hate, Jealousy, and the whole
train Of evil qualities, and on Tues
day last, the slumbering v0lcanOe burst
forth. A hen belonging to MIR. Banks
challenged TO mortal combat hen owned
by Mrs. Carter. The challenge was &C
cepted at once, and terrific engagement
ensued. Victory fiualIy perched upon the
banners of the Carter hen, and the Carter
hen perChed upon the dead body of the
Banks hen, and Just here the veracious his
torian of this bloody fray would be gratified
at being able to state that the Carter hen
crowed as she viewed the PROSTATE body of
her erst Haunting and arrogant foe, but as
there was no evidence tending to establish
this fact produced, the veracious historian
is reluctantly compelled to forego the pleas
ure of making such statement. Ger
tain it il, however, that the Banks hen
was killed, and then it was that neighbor
woman slipped quietly to the scene of the
saDguina-v conflict, seized that defunct
fowl, placed it under her apron, and was
vending her way homeward with visions
of chicken soup floating in her mind, when
she was interrupted by Mr.. Banks, who
sternly accused the woman of having muir
dered that hen for the purpose of astonish-
ing her stomach with square meal once
more. This base accusation was indig-
nantly denied; high words ensued-Mr.
Banks INDUCING in offensive personalities,
in consequence of which he was arrested
and provided with card of Invitation to
Judge Duling's morning reception, where
he was fined two dollars.