Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-02
POLICE PICKINGs.

When the name of John Jolly was called,
that somewhat noted individual stepped
briskly to the front, presenting decidedly
dilapidated and demoralized appearance. He
was minus his coat, and plus great deal of
real estate, elmging to his garments, while
his struggling locks looked as though the
moth had been canped therein the night
previous. Mr.. Jolly had the misfortune to lose
his wife about FIVE weeks ago, but his is re-
markedly buoysnt nature, and he has already
supplied her place with another wife. For
some time past he has been holding series
of prayer meetings in Crawford street, but
has met with so little success in that line,
that he changed his programme Thursday
night and got eleliously drunk, when he
was picked up by a vigilant policeman.
and removed TO q ace 50 musical that all
the windows have bars. He smiled like
complscent porpoise when thu Judge fined
him 1925, and left his hat
il, pawn while he went off
to get the money. As the hat would not
bring more than ten (10) cents, if put up at
forced sale, it is barely possible that Mr..
Jolly, becoming engaged in another prayer
meeting forgot to return.
"Did they tell you you were coming to
baby show, when you were notified to sp-
pear this morning." quaried the court when
Martha Chandler, colored, answered to her
name. The question was natural one
under the circumstances, that estimable wo-
man making her appearance with small
African ,iDIher arms, while another, one grade
larger, trudged at her heels. The charge
against Mrs. Chandler was ''making a loud
and unusual noise, calculated to provoke
breach OF the peace" Miss Mary Walker
being brought before the court to answer to
the same charge. A witness testified that Mr..
Chandler has been very 81 Get on Mis- Wal.
ker for some tim past, and that the two
were going to get married in a couple Of
weeks, leaving Mrs. Chandler to look out
for herself, which was certainly discoura-
ging prospect for the latter.
"Don't you think she's rather anxious to
get married, when she proposes to marry
another woman's husband" asked the
court, who holds very strict ideas relative
to the estate of matrimony.
The witness thought that perhaps the
mind of Miss Walker was agitated aud
anxious on that subject, to some extent,
and he really saw no reason why she should
persist in her intention TO marry Chandler,
when there were plenty Of unmarried men
around who might as well get married as
not, as they had plenty of leisure time.
Mrs. Chandler and Miss Walker each
loaned the city the sum of five dollars.
Frank Corbett denied that he had been
drunk, but as an officer testified that he had
tour him lying on tie pavement, where
the hard side of the bricks was turned up,
it is barely possible that Mr.. Corbett pre-
varicated-not intentionly perhaps, but yet
he may have done SO. The officer stated
further, that, having occasion TO stop three
times while conveying Cor0ett to the work
house, the latter improved the opportunity
each time to drop off into a refreshing
slumber from which he was aroused with
as much difficulty as though he had been
really intoxicated. Two dollars and fifty
cents.
When the name of Maggie Furgeson was
called, that charming maiden did not come
skipping forward with the wild grace and
gentle footsteps of Texas steer, but, on
the contrary, came forward with ''stately
step and slow" She Indignantly denied
being drunk at the time she was arrested,
but admitted she was in that condition in
the early part of the day. The fact that
she was mistaken, also, was fully shown,
and fine of ten dollars was imposed upon
her.
A young man who requests that his name
be suppressed, was fined five dollars for
using bis tongue too freely in connection
with little fracas which took place on the
Square, Thursday night.