Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-02
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.
TIT FOR TAT.

CAdtIACQ Will ltZA&Dtls LIS llACh0 aAONh.
Porter testified, with great readiness and
remarkable fiuency of language, that he
had known William during some three
months, during which time the latter
s.hadn't struck nary lick o. work. but had
spent his leisure hours ~lounging around
dram shops and sscribs.- A young man
testified that Kennedy had brought to his
fathers house, upon various occasions, sew
eral chickens Of such plumpness of
form and attractive - appearance
that his father could not resist his impor-
tunities to buy said poultry, especially as
the price asked therefor was considerably
below their market value. 'Ahal," ex-
claimed the court, who is something Of a
chicken f~ancier, '.you visit hen rooSts at
night, do you? No doubt that explains
how it is you have so much time for loaf
ing around during the day. Wen coop
you ND at the workhouse for a while and
perhaps the owner Of those chickens Will
put in appearance" Then Kennedy and
Porter
CHANGED SIDES
and the former was sworn as a witness
in order that he might tell what he knew
about the latter having been caught steal
ing tobacco. He said that Aleck came in
to a store where he and another man was,
picked up a plug of tobacco and was on
the point of carrying it off when he was
| ordered to lay it down. Aleck attempted TO
| explain away the charge in this style:
Judge, L just got down off my hack and
| run in the store-"
Sand left your hack standing in the
| street without a driver?:" interrupted the
Judge.
mo, sir, L don't never leave my hack
without a driver. | Just run in the store and
asked a friend o. NINE for 4 chaw terbaek-
err. He said he didn't have none and so /
picks up a plug that wa a lynn thar, but |
wasn't gwine to steal it kase | had a plug
in my pocket that | bought at the CONNER
cial hotel.7
sHow is it that you asked your friend
for a chew of tobacco when you had a plug
in your pocket?' inquired the court.
This question might have staggered sOme
darkies, but il didn't faze Aleck. He gave
his trowsers another hitch, changed bis
quid from his right TO his left cheek, and
replied: sIYhy, you see boss, l iist done
that to keep him from akin me for a chaw,
and SOS 10 make him think l didn't have
none. You see we all does that: if we
didn't some o. them niggers'd keep You
begged clean all the time" But Alexis
glibneSs of tongue couldn't save him. He
was sent down on a five dollar fine.
MESSRS. JAMES HOGG AMI JAMES CLARK
are not residents of Nashville. The for
mer says that he came from Waverly last
Saturday, but an officer caused this state
ment to he received by the court with con-
siderable distrust by saying that he had
seen the defendant throwing himself out
side of a hearty meal at a restaurant III
this city a week ago, and another testified
| that Hog had been lounging
around a stock yard here for
some time, and that about the time he dis
| appeared from that locality, a coat belong
ing to one of the proprietOrS of the stock
yard disappeared also. Mr.. Clark stated
that he is a resident of Savannah, Ga, and
that he came here to get work. He was
| found lying dead drunk on College street
Tuesday night, Mr.. Hogg being found
about the same time in a similar condition
and similar position on Market street. The
| pair We're gwen until night to shake the
| dust of Nashville from their brOgans.
WILLIAM PHELPS
is a well known resident of the '.iungleS,"
in which portion of Nashville he is a lead
ing citizen. He is a boon companion of
Bill Brown. alias Hutchcrafr, who has
been confined in jail on the charge of steal
ing forty dollars from a countryman.
Brown and Phelps frequently make their
| appearance before the Nashville police
court in the character Of defendants, and it
is a noticeable fact that when Phelps is a
witness against Brown, he always tells a
strong story against the latter, and
when the case is reversed and Phelps is the
prisoner Brown retaliates in kind and gives
his testimony so freely that Phelps is al
WAYS proven guilty Of the charge. Phelps
was brought up yesterday, accused of hay
ing had a concealed weapon and of having
been guilty of diSOrderly conduct. Brown
stated that Phelps and George Washington
Campbell had had a hose race last Satur-
day; that Campbell claimed the stakes, and
that lie and Phelps had some words about the
matter N front of the latter's College street
shebang, at which lime Phelps drew a
loaded revolver. The noise and excite
ment, Mr.. Brown added with charming
candor, was so great that all tine people re-
siding in that vicinity came forth to see
! what the trouble was. Phelps was fined
SO for carrying the pistol and half that
sum on account of his disorderly conduct.
He was ably defended by Messrs. Brien and
W. NJ. Robinson, who expressed a desire to
carry the case up to a higher court.
George Washington Campbell, the man
who won Phelps lucre al horse racing, was
arranged on the charge of disOrderly con-
duct. He claimed that he had gone TO
Phelps' house TO get some pictures which
were also included in the bet, and that he
latter refused to give them up, hence the
disturbance. Mr.. Phelps testified, in his
own peculiarly graphic manner, that
Campbell said ! was a tryin' TO steal
sOmethin' from him, and L said git out o.
my house YOU old thief and that's
about all there was of it. There was no
special bad feelin'; we was only arguin'
abOut the boss race a lttle.' Campbell
was fined s..
JOHN MORGAN
was brought up on the charge of having
whipped his wife. That estimable woman
refused to testify against him, and the case
was postponed until this morning in order
to secure the attendance Of other witnesses.
G. II. Turney, who follows the occupa-
ton Of a carriage painter in a n%eighboring
city, lost some money Monday night, and
he was so firmly convinced that Cal
adonia Gilbert bad stolen IL from
him. that lie had that dusky
damsel arrested. She was acquitted of the
charge, and she then had him arrested for
having drawn a knife on her, remarking
that he "was going to have his money or
have blood" Alas, for Mr.. TuTney.
He got neither, but was fined SO yester-
dav morning on account of his little cpl
sOde with the knife. and the ~conundrum,
gyCbO GOT Mr. Tupnav'S money!" rpmainS