Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-07
POLICE PICKINes.

Jno. Daley, Frank Turner and w. R.
Williams are the names of the trio of risky
young men who were begging on Church
street near Cherry, Friday evening, and of
whose coings brief sketch was given in
our yesterdays issue. They were brought
before the court on the charQe of disorderly
conduct. Officer Vaughn, who arrested
these men, was called upon to tell what he
knew about them. He said that they had
been pointed out to him about 8 O'Clock
Friday evening, as suspicious characters, as
they made 1t point to stop passers by and
beg for money, and when the person thus
stopped would refuse to ast ell out" they
would say, "Pul out your pocket book and
let's see If you've got any money" and n
this way giving rise to th suspicion that
their intention was to snatch the pocket
book, when produced. The officer stated,
further, that when he attempted
to arrest Turner, he started to run,
but was finally overhauled by citizen. I'm
answers to questions put by the court,
Turner said he is from Pennsylvania, Daily
claiming to be from Savannah, Ca, and
Williams stating that he halls from North
Carolina, the three uniting in declaring
they "met by chance the usual way,'' here
in Nashville, being total strangers to each
other until day before yesterday. The
court having suggested, incidently, the pro.
priety of sending these enterprising repre-
sentatives of three States to the work
house until something more definite could
be learned regarding them, Williams
launched out into strong assertions of bis
innocence of anything criminal, and the
tears came to his eyes as he gave brief
outline of bis travels since leaving home in
the Old Tar State, some four years ago. He
was released, but his two companions were
sent down to the workhouse to remain q
few days.
Frankness Is a charming quality wherever
it is seen, and Maria Kelley and Lizzie Sim
mons raised themselves several degrees in
the estimation of the court " sterday when
they caudidly acknowledged that they had
used vulgar and abusive language toward
each other, as set forth in the warrant issued
for their arrest. The promptitude the
court exhibited in ining these profane dam
sells five dollars each was also very gratify-
ing to the contemplative mind.
Harry Moore, q white-wooled darkey,
said that he had lived in Nashville fiftv-one
years, and this was the first time he had
ever been drunk. He added that he would
not have been drunk this time if he had
had the buying of the whisky; but 70 fact
is, he "met up" with some of his o'd-time
friends, and they kpt "'s.sten" on his
drinking with them, and he kept on COM
plying with their ho,pitable request, until
'de fust thing he knowed, he had more'n
he could tote" He was ;old he might 90
this time, hut that be must be little more
careful in the future.
George Mckay is "bowld soger boy"
whose principal fault seems to be an, ire
sistible desire to carry whisky around with
him, without the aid of jug or bottle. He
has given way to this desire on so many diff
ferent occasions, and through long course
of years, that permanent blush has settled
upon his manly countenance, and one can
not resist the conviction that if Mr.. Mckay
should be cut in the face, be it ever so
slightly, he'd bleed to death in about two
seconds. At the time his case was called
yesterday morning, Mr.. Mckay
had not fully recovered from
the effects of his spree the night be-
fore. He stated in 2DsWar to the Judges
inquiry of "How came you SOP" that he
"took in little yesterday, and got a little
off," But" continued he, Frightening up,
81 guess FER bes' thing yer kin do, Judge, is
to femme of. Fac IT'S, hsin't got cent;
so 'fcourse can't pay nothin'."
"We frequently have cases of that kind"
the court, sand we have made
for that class who aEe always
strapped when brought into this court, to
work out the amount of their fine in break
ing rock"
Mr.. McKay's Countenance fell. He said
that he Didn't like that kind of work, and
that he bad never had occasion to engage in
it at any time heretofore, and be didn't like
to begin now. he was finally released on
that he pay the amount charged
by the hickman for taking him to the lock-
qy-ffLy cents.
G. II. Burch, very short haired blonde,
was brought before the court because Of his
having had personal difficulty with Mr..
Phelps, who is proprietor of North Col
Iege street gin mill. 1t seems that the
existing between himself and
Phelps for some time past has not been of
that ardent ard enthusiastic nature which
the personal relations exist
Idg between Damon and Pytbias of ancient
On the contrary, they have been
at "outs," most decidedly. IL is not ours
70 know what brought about this deplorabe |
state of sff4irs, and this we bitterly regret. |
However, according to the statement of |
Phelps himself (and Phelps is nothing if |
not truthful), Burch came into his
len Friday afternoon, and told him
hat he (Burch) "Was not salts
led" ard that he wanted to fight it
,ut right there. To this blood thirsty propo-
ition, Phelps responded with great suav-
ty of manner (snd Phelps is remarkably
trong in susvity Of manner), that as for
lin, he was satisfied, and sugges ed that
le'd better go away and let him alone, or
led be the means of getting him into the
'enitent airy. 1t is poss bic that this mys-
erious hint caused Burch to pause and re-
lect, for it appears there was no fight, but
'urch was soon after taken under arrest.
lie was fined SO.