Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-27
POLICE PICKINgS.

Eincadc's ReasOn-A Nasnesake of
Sairy Camps Friend-A Practical
JOker-Messrs DOrtch and steward
Come TO Grief-A little Tea-Party-
Playful Ellen SmitEs-AssauIt with n
Knife-Cilarged with Vagraney-A
Domestic Episode.
There were thirty-nine cases on the DO
lice docket yesterday morning, none of
which, however were ''plain DRINKS, as in
consideration OF Thursday being Christmas,
the police passed these unnoticed.
There was Tim kincade, charged with
having been drunk and disorderly. He
pleaded guilty to both charges, and urged,
in eXtenuation, the fact that 'these is
Christmas times, yer Honor" that he had
no thought of getting drunk when he left
home in the morning, and that he is never
disOrderly unless he is drunk. Discharged
with the understanding that he is to re-
main sober until next Christmas.
''Good morning, Mrs. Harris" exclaimed
the Court, as that estimable woman
emerged from the cooler at the invitation
Of the doOr-keeper; show do you feel this
morning." ''Purty bad, sir, purity bad
''Well, when people get as drunk as you
were yesterday, they are not apt to feel very
fresh and lively the next morning. he
sponded the Court, who has learned from
books just how people, under the circum-
stances indicated, do feel. Mr.. Harris had
not bestowed much attention upon her
toilet, and she did not present as attractive
an appearance as she does sometimes. Her
dress chung to her person, and a considera-
bic quantity Of real estate chung to her
dress. Her nut brown curls, unconiined by
nj, fa1l IN, x-tlI oh
her tapering shoulders, while here and there
bits of straw and tiny feathers relieved their
golden splendor. ''Well Judge, thought
as it was Christmas said Mrs. Harris,
'I'd Just take a little sOmethin'; but if
you'll let Inc go this mOrnin', I'll go out to
my brothers, and Ill never bother YOU no
more. | never tell no hes when I'm sober,
but I'm an awful liar when I'm drunk"
She was told to light for her brothers as
soon as possible.
1t was question of jurisdiction. John
MclntuTf Acknowledged that he had been
drunk the day before; also that he had
been drunk in Nashville, but the disor-
derly conduct bad been INDUCED in on the
other side of the river, and beyond Judge
Duling's jurisdiction. 1t seems that Mr..
McInturf is a practical joker, and it Oc-
CliIItu W hin. CililSitllstS uiNs THAI IL
would be nice thing to run one of the l..
and n. engines off the track, over in Edge
field, and this he proceeded to DO. He
then wandered over to this side of the
river, where he was arrested by the watch
man at the l., and n. depot. As the court
was not taking cOguizance Of plain DRINKS
yesterday, AIclntuf was discharged.
The result would indicate that William
DOTtch and Thomas Stewart doth colOred)
didn't get as much fun out of their little
adventure, Thursday, as they anticipated.
They went into a saloon and began abuS-
ing white folks generally, addressing the
white men present in an insulting man
ner, which one Of the latter resented by
knocking them both down with chair.
The two darkies were fined 81 each.
Miss Sue Jones explained that herself,
her friends, Mr.. Steele and Miss Elizabeth
Clark, were not drunk ana disorderly at the
time referred to in the warrant. She said
they might have been 4 trifle noisy, but it
was Christmas times, and they were mere
~ having a little fun, in honor Of the day.
The case was dismissed.
Mr.. John Pope presented a somewhat de-
moralized appearance. He looked as
though he had had "A serious difficulty some
time since with his washwoman, and had
fOreswOrn the use Of water altogether. His
checks were ornamental with scratches,
as was his nose, to such an extent that the
spectator was forced to The conclusion that
Mr.. Pope had been engaged in hand to
hand conflict with a regiment of cats. But
he hadn't. He had merely had little dis
pute with Ellen Smith. who had endeayor-
ed 10 bring him over to her way of think
ing, by pounding him over the head with
stove-leg. Miss Smith was fined -.
J. ]. Ready assaulted Thornton Thomas,
coloEcd, with a knife at the Chattanooga
depot, iniiiciing serious wounds, and break
ing the knife blade of, leaving a portion
sticking in the ncgro's HEAD. Ready left
SO In the hands Of Judge Dhling.
Tom Ryan was sent down on a fine Of
so, being charged with vagrancy. 1t is
said that he was making arrangements to
send a case knife into Ed Houchen's cell in
the jail, by means OF a string let down from
window in that seclUd a retreat, when he
was captured
In consideration of Thursday being
Christmas. Mr.. Thos. Stewart wished to
show his wife some little attention. SO he
dragged her around their parlOr by the hair
Of the head, then whipped her, aRd was
making preparations 10 cut her throat when
:; 356dl,esOne policeman intertered and eS.
eOTled him to the calabOoSe. Stewart is
now engaged on a city contract, out of
which he hopes to make So. exclusive Of
his board during the time he is thus en-
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