Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-06
POLICE PICKINGs.

The affair occurred in this way accord
ing to the statement of Mrs. Morton her.
self: She had been of the impression for
some time that there was not that unity OF
thought and feeling, that oneness, so ito
speak, existing between herself and hus-
band, who was ehristened James" that
there should be, and vhen, some seven
weeks ago, Mr.. Morton banged
her about in his wonted hilarious
and boisterous manner, she then and there
determined to leave him, and hoe her own
row in the future. Whether this separation
was effected peaceably or otherwise, we
know not. Possibly there were earnest pro-
misses of reformation on the part of the hus-
band; perhaps he begged and implored her
to remain with him. striving to win her by
highly colored pictures of domestic bliss In
the future; it may be that be shed tears, and
then again it may be that he shed his
coat and tiogged her once more, in order 70
keep alive in her mind q memory of the
good old times of the past. But let us
draw curtain q cbintz curtain over this
parting between husband and wife. Such
scenes are sacred, and we can the more
readily refrain from dwelling upon this
particular scene because of The fact that
we really know nothing ahout it. Suf-
fee it to say, they pared, and by
dint OF hard labor Mrs. Morton
has succeeded in supporting herself and
children during the past seven weeks in
comfort, ifnnt in affluence and pampered
ease. Last Thursday night she was sitting
In the door OF a neighbors's house, quietly
resting after the arduous labors of the day,
when her discarded husband came along
and spied her. He stopp ID AMI requested
her to come out on the street, but she re-
fused to comply, snd thereupon he
1t her with a rock, and then
knocked her down with chair. The
court was of the opinion that five dollars
would be about right.
The readers of this paper will be exceed
ingly surprise f, very much astonished and
ter IDLY mortified at learning that Miss An
ME st. Clair was before the court charged
with having used profane and offensive Ian.
g1age. Not that the readers of this paper
are personally acquainted with Miss Annie
st. Clair, for they are not, bat the wonder
that any one bearing so roman lie and arts.
tocratic cOgnomen should use language of
that character. But the the truth must he
told though the heavens fall. The charge
was fully sustained, and the wicked Annie
was fined five dollars.
Tim Smith and William Parks, the former
white and the latter colored, were brought
up on the charge of fighting. A witness
who stated that he saw the whole affair.
said that Smith told Parks be had been in
having him (Smith) indicted.
a. that be was going to whip him, Parks
picked up rock, and told him to come on.
Smith thought he would postpone the mat
ter for the present, and started off, but soon
turned back, seized apair of ice hooks and
struck the other over the head. Parks at
once knocked Smith down, jumped on him
and was just on the point of breaking his
head with q rock, when the witness SAID he
interfered and dragged Parks away. Smith
was fined $40, and Parks was discharged.
Felix La Duke was drunk. In fact, to
look at BIN, one would think that Felix La
Duke had never been anything else. He
seemed to have got that way by Inheritance
as though his grandfather had been drunk |
before him. There was nothing coarse
or dissgreeable about his looks; no
glare to his eyes, no Illumination nor
embossing to his nose, and vet he was |
drunk, and ha1 probably been so back to 3
time when the mind of man runneth not to |
the contrary. The following conversation |
took place between Mr.. La Duke andahe
court:
"Do you live in Nashville?"
ayes, sir, do" responded Mr.. La Duke, |
with dignity.
"Hsve you family?"
"No, sir, have not"
"Do you ever work."
eyes sir, work hard-Tm shoemaker" |
"HoW much money do you make
geek?"
81 haint made none this summer"
"You have quit working, and have gone
nto the whisky drinking 6usiness?"
"No sir, only by spells. Now, one time
iidn't drink nothin' for twenty year, and
hope won't never drink no more"
81 think had batter send you down TO
he workhouse until you get sober"
I'm sober now, Judge. The fact is, 1
ant stand their gruO down there"
"Oh, we can fix that matter. Well send
nut to restaurant for your meals. How
will that suit you?"
81 believe I'd rather not go at all, if it's
he same to you"
"Wel, we'll have to charge you some
hing for your So per last night, your bed,
bat drink of whisky and your breakfast
on got breakfast SUPPOSE"
ayes, but they furnished me q mighty
DOR bed, tell you"
at was as good bed as we have down
here, and I'll inst lump the thing and
1ake your bill 81 so. Unfortunately for
II. La Duke, his funds are all invested in
20 and 730 United States bonds, and he
'as compelled to go to the city labratory
work out the amount of his fine.