Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-23


Charlie Baker clearly proved an alibi, and
that's what saved him. An old negro man
testified that last Saturday evening, young
man passed him as be sat on the carbs one
counting the wealth he had earned by his
months Dor. The next Monday night,
be was suddenly aroused out of sound
sleep BY some one knocking at the door
and asking to be let Ia. He got up, opened
the door, aud the same young man who
had passed him Sa urdsy night, walked in
and told him he had to get out of that
house at once; that the property belonged to
his mother and she had given him orders
to have the darkey move Immediately.
When asked his name, the young man said
it was "Baker," and that his mother lived
in ''the old field" and without waiting to
give any more information, jumped off the
porch and left the house by back way.
The negro lodged complaint at the police
station, and Officer Stsrkey was instructed
to take Charlie Baker in out of the damp
at the earliest opportunity, Captain Yater
being Of the impression that he was the
man who visited the darkey's house. Baker
was not arrested until Wednesday, owing
to his being out of town; but when
be was brought into the presence
of the negro and his wife Thursday,
they both stated emphatically that he was
the identical chap who had visited them SO
unceremoniously and had taken his depart
ure without going through the formality of
shaking hands with them. The case was
postponed until yesterday for the defendant
to procure witnesses, and, although the ne
gro and bis wife both swore positively to
the statements made By them the day be-
fore, Baker brought two Witnesses who
were equally positive In swearing that the
defendant left Nashville at $50 P NJ. last
Monday evening as brakeman on q st.
Louis and Southeastern train. Hence the
Court was compelled to dismiss the case.
Honors were easy between Miss Nelly
Allen and James Perry, Esq, the former
having slapped tie latter, when the latter
promptly retaliated by cutting the former
with bis new knife. The Court fne1 the
twain five dollars each, thus making the
honors easy again.
Jane Petway accidentally observed Sally
Washington talking with a mutual friend
of the masculine persuasion, and Jane spa
tiently fingered near" afeI the manner
of Mary's young mutton, until
the young man referred to took
his departure. Then Jane questioned Sal
~ as to the subiect-matter of the CONVEX
sation just had, when Sally enlightened the
iDquisltiVe Jane by telling her that the
young man said Jane had stolen SONS shirt
studs from him and that be wanted her
(Sally) to get them; as might be expected
Jane made some pleasant reply, 10 which
Sally responded in manner equally pleas
ant and, possibly trihs more
forciblt; a mutual exchange OF
civilities, compliments and fattering re-
marks of personal character followed,
when Jane playfully tapped Sally on the
head thu e times with homemade Sung
shot, the component parts of which were
piece of iron and stockinz. Sally fell to
the ground, and a crowd soon gathered
around, which was dispersed by a police
man who escorted the frisky Jane to the
lookup. The court fiued her ten dollars.
II may be that James Calvert will not
dispose of his two big reyolVers, out the
probsb lily is that he will never again fire
either of them off inside the Louisville de-
pot building. he did SO lasi Thursday, and
was promptly arrested by the depot watch
man. When be was brought before the
court yesterday morning he explained that
he resides in Kentucky; that be reached
Nashville Wednesday, and was on The point
of going out on the train Thursday to visit
relations in Lincoln county in this State.
At the time of his arrest be
had considerable cheap whisky cen
cealed about his person, a;d was
promenading in the depot with his two pis-
tolls strapped around his waist. In answer
to question propounded by the court as
to whether he thought he was coming
among lot of b,rbar,aDs when he visited
Tennessee, he said he thought it was no
harm to carry pistols when he travelled.
The court gave him some good advice,
which was worth at least two dollars and
forty-iVe cents (S2.45) to any man, (but
for which Mr.. Calvert wasn't charged q
cent? and was discharged v lth the judicial
blessing.