Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-04
Police PIOGfugs.

John Bady and l.. ID. Reed inbibed free
ly Saturday night, and about four o'clock
Sunday morning, took position in front OF
the Office Of the UNION AND AME RICAN
| aud fought it out on that line, Badly having
insinuated that he could whip Reed, to
which the latter entered obj6ctiofis. The
vexed question was lot settled, however,
owing to the fact that while the battle was
at its height, Sergt. Tignor put in an ap-
pe2rance and escorted both parties to the
lookup. A fine of SIS each was imposed
upon each yesterday.
Maggie Mordant weps bitterly. She
had been dragged se:orc the Court
on the charge Of having been
drunk on the street, and her
sensitive spirit shrunk from this public ex-
posing of her little weakness. In voice
broken with sobs, she denied being drunk
| on the street. She was willing to admit
that she had strayed from the path pursued
by strict temperance people, but in thus do
| ing she had acted with discretion and pru-
dence-she had done her drinking in the
quiet seclusion of her own home. The of.
| ticer who had taken the sensitive Miss Mol
! lie under arrest, testified that be had found
that gentle maiden on the street in a state
OF complete demorsliza...soon. en-: end so full of
benzine that size didn't knew whether she
was afoot or on h0rsebscb, that
she was so helpless he found
it necessary to call into requisition one OF
those gorgeous vehicles which carry the
public back and forth for a consideration, in
order to convey her corporosity to the Ho-
tel de Corbett, thereby mourning an expense
to the amount of fifty cents in current
funds. The court fined Miss Mollie the
sum of So, with her hack hire added, max
ing total, as was demonstrated after lit
tie mental figuring by his Honor, of So so.
George White was up on the charge of
whipping bis wife, but Mrs. White said that
he had not whipped her. He had merely
cussed her and threatened to shoot her. Mr..
Whites pleasantly did not stop at this,
however, as it is his regular custom to turn
the wife of his bosom out doors, whenever
we have refreshing shower. He does
this, firstly, because he Is such funny euss
that he must have his little joke OCCASION
ally, or he would lose all interest in life, and
secondly, he is firm believer in the health
full results attendant upon free use of
water, and as his wife has not been we'll for
several years, he is extremely solicltous
about her. They have been married twen-
ty years, and for the sake of his six child.
ren; be Is willing to do everything in his
power to proiong her life. Let of for this
time. .... .---. --..
Adam Brown, colared, is engaged in
mercantile pursuits. He keeps a peanut |
stand. Sunday last, COW who evidently |
does not have that degree of wholesome |
fear of municipal authorizes and regard for |
municipal regulations which might be de. |
sired, approached Adams stand on feloni- |
Gus deeds intent, whereupon Adam reached |
for stone which he cast at that kline with |
energy. Of course he missed her, and |
that made him madder than he was before, |
and he entered upon the business of throw
ing stones at the the COW with all the energy
he possessed; indeed, he made it his bust
ness (neglecting for the nonce) |
crowds of customers who were actually |
perishing for want OF peanuts), and for
three minutes By the watch, cobble stones,
brick-bats and boots flew around lively, en-
dangering the life and limb of all who ven
tured within block of that excited ethio.
plan. After interviewing the court in
relation to what The city ordinances have to
say on the subject of throwing stones,
Adam left So in the hands of the City
Treasurer to be expended in such manner
as that official may elect.
William Furgeson is one of those indi-
viduals who "aXes nothin' o. nobody but
ciwilities, and them % the most commonest
kind.n According to his own statement,
he "Was not to say drunk" He knew that
be had absorbed vinous and malt liquors to
sOmJ extent, but that is altogether different
from being "drunk and disorderly," as
charged in the warrant, and he insisted upon
H. that he 0hadn,t haen cuttiDQ' nOQe,o
the fact of Mr.. Furgeson having
gone to house on Cherry street, where he
begged the occupants to put him in his lit
lie bed, which was fully proven by the tes-
.imOny, was prima facia evidence that VIII
Jams mental powers were, for the time
being, under cloud. BE was fined 50.