Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-09
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.
WIFE HEATING.

WIFE HEATING.
A. w. Pfeiffer was before the court charged
with having been drunk and disOrierly,
and also with whipping his wife. The
latter appeared as a witness against him.
and said that he always tried TO beat her
whenever he got drunk, but that he was
''all right when he was sober. Last Sum
day was one of his regular days for getting
drunk, and he consequently made things
exceedingly lively for the woman he had
sworn to protect and cherish. \ man who
lives near the PfeiffeTs stated he heard
rumpus in their dOmicile Sunday night,
and went over to see them, under the
impression that they had opened first
class menagarie on their premises. He
found that such was not the case, but that
the head of the house was cavOrtin' about
the room with a weapon in his hand, which
he thought was a hatchet, endeavOring to
strike little girl who was being shielded
by Mrs. PfeiifeT, after that individual had
run his family ont Of the house, with
threats that he would kill them and kill
himself WELL" remarked the court,
sri run him down 10 the wOFkhOuSe, and
see how he'll like that"
ASSAULT WITH A BROOM.
p. ". Dale, who is the WatchInan at one
Of the public springs of the city, dropped
in Yesterday morning TO explain away the
charge Of assault and battery which had
been lodged against him. 4 little oOlOred
girl testified that she had gone to the spring
in question to get a bucket of water,
and, after she had filled the bucket, col
ored man standing near had soiled the
water by dipping dirty cup in the bucket,
whereupOn she threw the water ont and pro
ceeded to refill the bucket. She stated that
Dale asked her why she had thrown the
water out, and that, before she could an
swer him, he began to curse her, and
struck her twice with a broom, knocking
her down with the second blow. This
statement was SubStantiatcd by several wit
nesses, Dale pleading. in defense, that the
girl had insulted him by ''making faces at
him. He was fined five dollars.
FAILED.
LEROY Hughes, a lean, hungry looking
cOlored boy about Is years OF age, engaged
in little enterprise yesterday morning
which did not pan ont according to his eX-
pectations, but resulted in his finding his
way to the police court, escorted bya an Off
Ger. A number of the well known Brown
family appeared as prosecuting witness,
and stated that while he was eating his
breakfast yesterday, in a room adjoining
his store, he heard the bell of his money
drawer ring twice. Upon entering the store
he discovered Hughes making hasty exit
and at once concluded that an attempt had
been made TO rob him. He called to the
boy to stop, and thereupOn Hughes started
on the run. Brown started in pursuit ami
was joined by several others. After live
" chase the darkey was Overhauled and
taken 10 the police station, where a charge
of vagrancy was preferred against him.
When called upon by Judge DulinS
to explain his conduct, he said
that he had gone into Browns
store to buy five cents worth of gum drops,
and that he had accidentally fallen against
the money drawer, causing the bell to ring
and that he had run "'cause he didn't know
what the man who called to him TO stop,
wanted of him." This narrative was con-
sidered altogether too thin by the discrim-
mating court, who has listened to similar
tales heretofore, and so ordered Hughes to
the wOrkhOuse on fine of fifty dollars.
1t is thought that he is the negro who
robbed the servants quarters at Col. Nc
Nairy's few weeks ago.