Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-18
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

Horace Haynes, the young man who at
tempted to carve officer Head with his lit
tie knife the other day, was fined $50 by
Judge DUling yesterday. His friends of
fered to pay So of the amount on condi-
lion that the remainder be remitted, but
the court was unable TO see it i'll that illU-
mination. One of them remarked that as
Haynes was unable to work in consequence
of the violent connection his head made
with the officers club upon the occasion
referred to, the city was losing money by
boarding him, but the court kindly in
formed him that he was mistaken, as
HAYNES would be charged by the city for
both board and medical attendance and
that he would have to work his siXty-six
and two third days in addition to tie time
he is laying up.
John Burns dropped in at the police
court Yesterday morning. The objec: lie
had IN view was to explain away the charge
Of .'drunk and GSOrderly" which was EN-
tered on the police docket against him, but
when he observed the glibness and positive
ness exhibited by the witnesses who testi-
fed fOI the city, he determined to say moth
ing and let those evil-minded persons have
their own way. The result was, Mr..
Burns now sings:
sin prison cell sit"
and will continue to thus sing until he has
earned ten dollars.
Martin Cowan contributed the sum of
$3.50 yesterday towards defraying the ex-
pense incurred by the city in running a
metropolitan police force. COwan had a
fight day before yesterday.
The name of Alice Combs appears among
the arrests made yesterday, and directly
opposite thereto is written the words,
''drunk and disOrderly."
Hook BoSely was gahbled yesterday be-
cause OF his having violated the city or
dinances relative to assaulting and batter
ing people.
Lucinda Banks is accused of being g va
grant. She will be afforded an opportunity
tomorrow of establishing the falsity OF
this damaging accusation.
a young man was arrested by officer
Dale on the charge OF having appropriated
to his own use and benefit pair Of gl"-,es
belonging to Mr.. Abrams, or R-Ilad street
He was taken before JTr.srice Everett. who
continued the case until tomorrow.
Mr.. W. II. Wise, a resident Of Sumner
county, came to Edgefield, Friday, with a
lot Of country produce,aS has been his semi
monthly custom for many years. He dis
posed of his struck" and received therefor
something over 500. He took lodgings at
an Edgefield boarding house, and when he
arose Yesterday morning, found that his
wallet and all his money had been stolen.
Making known his loss, the bOarders in the
house gathered around and expressed their
sympathy, one of the number'being so very
kind and manifesting such deep interest
that the suspicious of Wise were aroused,
and he had the young man arrested. He
was led to believe afterwards, however, that
the arrested party was -innoc6nt, and he
was released. At late hour yesterday
Mr.. Wise had not recovered his money.
RObt. PAYNE, whose name has been men
toned so frequently of late in connection
with greenbacks, gold, confidence games,
passenger cars, guliable and unsOphisticated
countrymen who don't read the papers, ex-
press goods etc, etc, was released on bond
yesterday. Day still remains secluded in
Jail. The case of these two hen will be in
veStigated before Justice Baskette.
The OldwOman who has beenliving Off the
receipts of one Of the little beggar girls
whose arrest was noticed in these columns
a few days since, put in an appearance be-
fore Judge Ferris yesterday and demanded
that the girl be given up, threading to
take out "a writ Of corpus christi" for her
release if said demand was not complied
with at once. The day the children were
arrested this old woman said to the one
she claimed" Now, 'Dolly," you get away
as soon as you can and come back home,
Judge Ferris has bound the girl out to 4
gentleman of means who has promised to
furnish her with q comfortable home.