Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-19
POLICE PICKINGS.


drives q hundred and twenty Shin
gle Nails ON the Sabbath-Mr. Johu
Bean as q COnversetiOnaIis
Fanny Thomas.
When Mr.. Alternately was told last week
that be must abate a nuisance by having
the filth removed from the back yard Of
certain premises rented by him, he said
that he would MT do any thing Of the kind,
SIS he did MT consider this the proper time
to " stir such things up" At the sugges-
ton of policeman, Mr.. Alternately inter-
viewed Judge Duling with reference to the
matter yesterday, and the Judge said he
considered this an excellent time to stir
Mr.. Alternately up, and Immediately did so,
to the amount of five dollars; whereupon
Mr.. Alternately re-considered the matter,
and left the courtroom fully determined to
stir up the filth in question at the earliest
possible moment. Mr.. Alternately is evil
IDENTIFY man who is willing, at all times,
to listen to the voice of reason.
A. D. Keevill was before the Court,
charged with keeping bis place of business
open on Sundays. Mr.. Keevill stated that
be received lot of perishable goods late
last Saturday night, and that be commenced
packing those, preparatory to shipping TO
Louisville az II O'Clock that night, finishing
his task at two O'Clock Sunday morning.
He admitted that he had driven one hun
bred and twenty nails in packing, and pro-
duced in court three single nails as a sam
pie of those used, at the same ime ex-
pressing surprise at the driving of that num-
Der of Single nails could be called viola
ton of the holy Sabbath day. he evident
ly thought there would have been ground
for complaint, if those nails had been
twenty pennys or spikes, but shinge nails,
little single nails, and only hundred and
twenty at hat. Why the idea was prepos-
ferrous! Fortunately Mr.. Keevill had
brought five dollars along with him, and
when he left the cour5 loom he left that
amount behind him as 8 sort of souvenir of
his visit.
There was not particle of "snap"
about Mr.. John Bean, when that individu-
al emerged from the SCOOTER" in answer to
his name. The specific charge against this
distinguished member of the vegetable FAM
lily was. that he had SHE'D rocks at the
house of neighbor, in open violation Of the
ordinances in such cases made and provid-
ed. Mr.. Bean presented decidedly limp
and disconsoiate appearance. His garments
hung loosely about his attenuated frame;
his face and hands were covered with real
estate, and his hair looked as though it were
al entire stranger TO such articles of house
hold furniture as combs and brushes.
When asked by the court what in
duced him 10 throw those rocks, Mr..
Bean replied with surprising amount of
dignity, considering his clothes, his accu-
mutation of real estate, his hair and his ap-
pearance generally, that "his daughter-in-
law induced him." but did not deign to ex-
plain just how she accomplished it. The
occupant of of the house referred to, Mrs
Belle Bernard, put in an appearance and
told what she knew about the circumstance
with great deal of cheerfulness and slac-
rity. She stated that for some time past
there has not existed that degree of harnfO-
dy and kindly feeling which might have
been desired True, they meet and con-
versed together at intervals, but it is always
the case that these conversations are char
acterized by familiarity, freedom from
restraint, and enthusiasm, vigor, an
eGrnestness and lack of attention
to those little courtesies
and cOnventionalities which attend CONVEX
sations in the higher grades of society
which never failed to result 10 an accession
Of bad feeling towards each other, upon the
part of the parties concerned. Upon the
occasion referred TO, Mrs. Bernard OBJ
served in her free, open way. Mr.. Bean
stopped as he was passing, and addressed
her, not, however, by her proper name, but
with certain appellations which figure prom
inently in doggery disputes. To this Mrs.
Bernard responded by threatening to have
Mr., Bean arrested when that individual
pleasantly observed that if she did he would
kill her, at the same time throwing pre-
liminary rock or two at her
bead, but as Mrs. Bernard has had
considerable experience in skirmishes
of that sort, she skillfully lodged
the misses, and slammed the door in the
face of her visitor, leaving that gentleman
out on the steps, where he INDUCED in a
solilcquy in which he used epithets of
very vigorous character, and also fred afew
rocks at the house as be took his departure
as sort of parting salute. The court ex-
pressed willingness to acc spt donation
of five dollars, and let the matter drop.
Fanny Thompson, colored maiden who
made her appearance in the court room,
gotten up with reckless Indifference to taste
as well as expense, was free 10 admit that
she had used vulgar and abusive language
toward her neighbor, Margaret Jones, hut
said there was no excitement over the mat
ter, and that if Mar! aret had behaved her.
self, she wouldn't have done it. The five,
dollars which Thomas donated the city, she
brought along with her, neatly tied up in a
which might have been white
in its younger days.