Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-20
POLICE PICKINGS.

1t was really none of Patsey Colfee's bus
mess, but when she saw Mr.. Thompson
cutting the wife of his bosom around in a
very familiar manner, she got "bOiling"
mad and made few remarks ola personal
character, which caused Thompson to rest
in his labor of love, with reference to his
wife, and devote a few moments TO their
unexpected visitor. BY snatching q few
tufts of hair out of Patsey's head, hitting
her under the left ear and throwing her on
her head ont of the open door, Thompson
succeeded in convincing Patsey that he was
very much mortified ct being caught whip
ping his wife. 1t was more in sorrow than
in anger that the court imposed a fine of
ten dollars upon Thompson.
Lucinda Banks acknowledged that she
Hampers with the juice of the cora at inter
walls, hut Indignantly denied the charge Of
lettering around dram shops. Lucinda will
Inger around the wJrEhUuse diring the re-.
lnainder Of this week.
Louis Shurr has long loved Sue Swan
son, and he was so grieved at seeing her
smile upon another at dance Friday night
that he administered TO Susan little cor
Ioral punishment. Upon hearing all the
facts in the case yesterday, the mind Of
Louis was so filed with bitter regrets for
what he had done, that he obtained per-
mission Of the court to break rock for
week.
1t was mere question Of position. Jack
Payne said he knew that he was drunk at
the time of his arrest, but insisted upon it
that he was standing up at a corner sound
asleep, having been overcome by the drowsy
god as he was fastening hOmeward. The
officer who arrested him stated that Jack
was rolling around in the gutter, and that
he was so drunk it was found necessary to
hire an express wagon in order 20 take him
to the lookup.
Fanny Fair is evidently a hard one. She
is white woman, young, and with some
pretenseS togOOdlookS, but Of late las mani
Tested decided preference for persons Of
African descent. She was before the court
OIL the charge Of having been drunk and
disorderly. Her left hand was bound up, the
bandges showing here and there marks of
blood. A colOred woman told what she
knew about the matter in the following
words and figurcs: "Yer see | went down
to Mag SCOTS and / hearn SOMEBODY
smashn' things awful in de next house. |
aNed Mag who il was and she said it was
Fanny. a Dustin up the diSheS. Purity soon
Fanny she come a runnin' in at Mays do,
and Mag she hOllered to HE to keep her
from hurtin' de chillun, and | cotch Fanny
and toted her out at de do and carried her
to her ;Own house. l tried TO lock her
in but L couldn't do it kase
she kept THROWN glasses
and things at me. Den l run back TO
Mays, and she and me we shut the do
quick and held our backs agin it, We did,
and Fanny she came rInnin' at it wild de
AK and hammered at it, and come mighty
nig.l gittin' it open, tell YOU" Several
other witnesses testified to about the same
effect, whereupon the Court remarked:
swell. YOU seem to have some bad blood in
you, and I'll give you a chance to work it
out. at the Work-hOuse." '.All right" re
sponded the woman; 81 guess it won't hurt
me any, and I'm as well of in the Work
house as any place else"
Hook BosIey and John Hunter, both
colored, had bit of a fight at barber sd
loon, for which they were arrested and
taken before Justice Butler. Upon being
fined they began to quarrel again, and were
soon engaged in another fight. Judge Du-
ling fined them ten dollars each.
4 colored boy by the name of Whitmore
told this story: sLast Christmas | was
workin' AZ Parker's restaurant and l got
into a fuss with another boy and he cut me
in the arm. | sent for DR.. Vaughn and he
took me to the hospital, and Sunday
mornin' ne told me TO wash off some tables
and windows. l told him didn't never do
no work on Sundays, and he said that if I
wouldn't work l might leave the hoss-pit-
tai. | axed him if he didn't have no paper
for me to be in the hospital and he said
YES. and then told him was a gwine TO
STAY. Then he catch me and jerked me
ont the do and thrCwed me down the
steps, DIR. Vaughn stated that the boy
was convalescent; that he thought it would
be better for his arm if it were exercised a
little: that the windows and tables had to
be cleaned by some one, and denied that
he had used any force with the boy. lie
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