Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-13
POLICE pICKINGs.


D. Tsllman subscribed ten dollars to-
wards defraying the expenses of the city
government. 1t is barely possible that if
Mr.. Tallman had not been drunk and disor-
DERBY the evening before, the propriety Of
making this donation would not have occur
sed to him.
Jsusen O'Leary made his appearance
when his name was called, neatly attired in
q tight trousers and coat which had evil
IDENTIFY been white but short time before,
but at the time alluded to its attractiveness
was somewhat marred by reason of the
blood and real estate adhering to it. He
said he thought he must have been drunk,
but as for the charge of "disorderly," he
was of the opinion that 1t was all mistake.
Ten dollars.
Lizzie Brown was changed with using
vulgar and abusive LANGUAGE towards anoth-
er frail sister. The case was dismissed.
The cockney who might call L. L. Mos
ley, "High T. Mosley,' would not be Tar
out of the way, as the latter has psrpen-
diculsrity of seven feet, or less. This ind.
vidual (who is long for this worldly was &C
eused of fighting one Scudder, who had
avoided arrest by scudding out of the way of
the police. A witness who said he saw the
whole affair, stated that he and Scudder
were together day before yesterday, at a
house in South Nashville, when be observed
Mr.. Mosley pass the building six times.
Then be missed Mr.. Scu der, and the next
he saw of him, he and Mosley were
Hloocked" Ito use the witness own
sxpression,D right there in the street, land
were pounding each other with great vigor
and unanimity of sentiment. "a reporter
must use dictionary words occasionally, or
else bis readers will conclude that the office
don't own one.) The witness added that
he at once ran out and separated the parties,
and that neither of them appeared to be
very much damaged. Mr.. MOsley himself
stated that he and Scudder had had little
difficulty few days since, and that the lat
ter called on him at the Decatur depot,
where be is employed, for the purpose of
settling the matter, but Mosley told him
he was very busy just a. that time, and that
he would prefer to postpone the matter until
The next day, at which tine he (Mos!ey)
would call st any point the other might
indicate. This proposition met with
Scudder's heartiest approval, and he at once
designated,the locality where it would suit
him to meet bis enemy. 1t was in carrying
GU this agreement that the battle afore-
mentioned Tas wsged, both parties being
promptly on hand, at the appointed time.
The court was filed with admiration at the
methodical and business-like manner in
which the little affair was conducted, but
thought it would hardly do to encourage
that sore of thing, and so fined Mosley S..
Domestic unrest reigneth at the home of
Meredith Gentry, there being an utter lack
of harmony between himself and the wife
of his bosom. With this couple, it is not
"tIo souls with but single thought; two
hearts that beat as one" They have been
married three years, and they probably
thought hey possessed afiDitive natures
at the outset, but they haze concluded, Ion:
since, that that was q mistake, delusion
and a. snare. A little boy testified that he
was passing the Gentry mansion Thursday
evening, and saw Gentry endeavoriDg to
pat his wife out doors, Win ch erdeavor she
resisted with all the obstinacy of which a
certai; class of woven are capable. Hav-
ing succeeded in the con est at the door,
Mrs. GENTRY made things lively for her dear
husband by shying various articles of furni-
ture at his devoted head, which he lodged
with q degree Of dexterity only to be a.
tanned after much practice, thus plainly
demonstrating the fact that disturbances of
this character frequently interrupted the
quiet monotony of bis life. Another Wit
ness testihe that she saw Gentry have his
wife crowded Lpin corner, with bis fingers
lovingly pressed about her thTolt, that she
screamed, and then be struck her. A third
witness, who lives in the same house with
the Gentrys, said she saw the wife attack
her husband In furious manner. Some
one says: "He is dOubly armed that hath
his quarrel just" and, in this instance, one
would naturally suppose Mrs. Gentry's
quarrel was just, she being 'tdlubly afmedt
by holding skillet of hot water in one hand
and big knife in the other. The court
was panied exceedingly at the recital of the
Incidents connected with this little episode,
for, if there is any one thing
the court loves, it i, to see
husband and wife dwell together in unity,
or, fit becomes absolutely sceSsary for the
wife to administer little CORE ctiv6 occa-
sionalIy, (and the cou, readily conceds that
such might be the case), then the court
prefers that the latter should use the
broom designed by nature for a woman's
wespOn), or her tongue, Ga 50 designed by
nature for woman's weap0n), but when
it comes to skillets of hot water and big
knives, the court comes to the rescue of the
unfortunate husband at ONCE, and checks
the unreasonable wife in her blood thirsty
These being the sentiments
of the court regarding this matter, no one
will be surprised to learn that Gentry was |
fined 81 80, and his wife $40.