Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-09
POLIIE PICKINGs,

"Well, commence your story; L want to
hear what you have to say this morning."
exc aimed the Judge, as Club Colburn, Esq,
answered to his name. "These papers (the
warrsnts) say that you've been drunk and
disorderiy, and that you resisted the OH
GERS"
81 sat down on the curbstone to rest, and
was bout half asleep, when the officers
come up snc said they'd arrest me for being
drunk on the street. | told 'em was only
tired" explained Mr.. Colburn.
@What do you think you could get board
for in the country" inquired the Court,
musingly.
"Don't know. I'm goin' out on the rail-
road to-day, and" began Club.
"No," said the court, interrupting him,
81 don't think you'll go out to-day"
The arresting officer stated that he had
found Mir. Colburn at one O'Clock yesterday
morning, stretched upon the sidewalk Oh
Market ST., so drunk that he was aroused
with difficulty.
"It's mighty hard, Jud g, to have to go
down to the workhouss every two weeks"
broke in Club, 'sfor the last year I've been
sent down to that workhouse every Two
weeks, regularly
"Whose fault is that?" interrogated the
Court.
"Well, ! spose it's mine, Pm always sick
and -"
"AlwaYs 'sick'l always drunk you
mean. Rather than have you in this Police
Court every weak, I'd be willing to pay a
reasonable amount towards securing board
for you out in the country, but as you've
been sen out Of town several times, know
we can't get rid of you that way. III send
you down on little ten dollar tine."
Club gave notice thai he would take an
appeal.
Bill Allen, colo7ed, has evidently been an
active member, even If he is not now, of
some Ku-Klux band. He got into a little
fracas with George Howard, Thursday, and
made the hair of bald-headed bystander
lift the hat off his head, by threatening to
| drink Towards blood and then spit it out.
| (The practical reader will find some difficult
ty in understanding why Allen should go
to the trouble of drinking gore, merely to
spit it out again, but that's a1ne of those
things thai no fell h can find out.") How
ard aud the b:ood-thirsty Allen were fined
So each.
Anna Everhsrt, known to cur citizens as
"Tbe Woman in White" and also as "The
Woman in Black" was sent down on the
charge Of street walking.
Bill Simmons is certainly playful Sni-
m ], and one who dearly loves little limo
cent amusement. His neghbors were
startled Thursday night By the noise which
was c. Gated at bis mansion, aud several al
once rushed to the house under the impress
sion that combined circus and menagerie
had beg N performance within It's walls
This, however was found to be mistaken
impression, the rumpus being caused by the
antics of the humorous Bill, who had first
knocked his wifi. down, apd was then ca
gagged in p7aucing about the room, like q
Wild, untamed couIser, dragging that esti-
mable woman about by tie heels.
Under these circumstances, some
noise would result from her head az linst the
stove, table, bureau ard thirgs, and, o.
course chair would be upset
occ ssionaliy, 90 the festive Bill
and the wife of his bosom cavorteC
around. The noise would probably have
beenIgreater hal not the thoughtful William
taken the precaution to tie the hands o
Mrs. Bell behind her back, before the en-
tertainment began, thus forestalling any eff
forts she might have made to clutch at pass
ing objects.
Simmons was charged SIS for his fun.