Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-10
CRIMINAL NOTES.

The patrons of the police court came for
ward yesterday morning with a generous
contribution amounting in the aggregate to
1885,.
Charles Myers, cOlOred, being very much
in need Of a cedar post, stole one from Mr..
lanier, if the testimony elected by Justice
Miller yesterday, is to be believed. Last
evening he ordered his mail matter to be
sent to the county vOTk-houSe for the en-
suing twenty days.
Charles Smith INDUCED in a little assault
and battery case Tuesday, in consequence
of which he and Judge Duling held an
earnest discussion in the police courtroom
yesterday. At the conclusion of which
papers were drawn up granting Smith per-
mission TO remain at the city wOrk-hOuse
Sixty-siX days.
Elijah GidOn, JEFF Mckay and Robert
Andrews, a trio of colOred gamins, were
amusing themselves yesterday afternoon by
throwing stones in the street. They were
escorted to the police station by Officers
Frazier and Maskey, and spent the night in
the work-hOuse. This morning they will
investigate the ordinances relating to stone
throwing, in the police court.
Green Scales, alias Jonas Mayfield,
GDlOICus NhS dllCSltu IN OillECI NOl-
back yesterday evening, ON the charge
Of hOrse-stealing. He was COM
united to the wOTk-hOuse TO await
an investigation. He says he lives with
Henry Scales, in the vicinity OF Triune,
Williamson county. He also says he
bought the horse from his father-in-law for
Sl75, but, when taken into custody, he
was trying to dispose Of the animal for one
sixth Of that sum.
Raymond Young was recently tried be-
fore Justice Everett on the charge of steal
ing pair of pants FROM L. ROsenheim, and
was bound over to await trial before the
Criminal Court. At his own request he
was committed to the county work-house
for safe keeping instead of being returned
TO the jail. About 10 O'Clock Tuesday
night, Capt. Petit, Keeper of the Work
house. heard some one tampering with the
grated door opening into the room in
which Young was confined, and, securing
a favorable position for watching, saw
Young holding in his arms q colOred boy
who occupied the room with him, the boy
having his hand thrust between the bar of
the door, and being that moment in the act
of removing fastening from the top of the
door. At this juncture Petit put a stop to
Young efforts TO escape, and, in order to
prevent a recurrence thereof, had him re-
moved to his old quarters in the Jail yester-
dav.
Thomas Beason, a colOred youth, sixteen
years of age, was arrested yesterday morn
ing by Officer r. L. Mckinney, on the
charge of stealing money from Charles
NichOl, cOlOTed. BeaSon spent Tuesday
night at Nichols house and he rose
betimes yesterday morning and fastened
away before his host had shaken off the
drowsy god. When the latter finally arose
he discovered, according TO mis- testimony,
that the sum of SIS had been fished out of
his pockets by the frisky young BeasOn,
who had slid out with his booty. During
the forenoon BeasOn went to AtkeisSOn 81
Wray's on Union street., and invested four
dollars in pair Of shoes. He next went
to a clothing house and gave Sl6.75 for a
suit of clothes. The shoes and clothes
were returned after BeaSOn's arrest and the
money refunded. The boy was taken be-
fore Justice Everett and committed to Jail.
He SAYS he came from Chattanooga, and
was engaged on a steamer.