Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-14
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

There was but one case in the police
court yesterday morning, and that was one
wherein the testimony disclosed sad
state of domestic unrest. Mr.. &. ID. Phil
lips returned home Thursday morning in
somewhat unpleasant frame of mind. He
had spent the preceding night at the Ho-
tel de Adams, and as he wended his way
homewards had dropped in on Judge Dull
ing and held a conversation with that Of
fetal, wherein the words ''drunk on the
street, were used. UpOnreaching home he
sought to recuperate his wasted energies by
an hours TepOSe upon his couch, but his
couch proved to be in no condition for re-
posing upon, by reason Of the sheet being
OF that moment hung out on the line, hay-
ing but Just been taken out of the wash.
Naturally enough Mr.. Phillips was grieved
at this state of affairs, and acted precisely
as any high spirited man would have acted
under the circumstances. He took out his
pOcket knife, opened the big
blade, and deliberately converted
that damp bed sheet into strips convenient
for the carpet maker. To this proceeding,
the unreasonable Mrs. Phillips objected, re-
marking. s.NObody but dirty dog would
do that which severe reflection upon the
! canine race so eXaSperated Mr.. Phillips
that he threatened to cut her throat. Then
a sister of his wife waltZed in and took
| part in the discussion. This conduct
Struck Mr.. Phillips as being somewhat OBJ
trusive. and he gently chided his sisteT-in-
| law by knocking her down with chair.
he was returned to the wOrkhOuSe on
ten dollar fine. It's thus a freeman'S
| inalienable rights are trampled in the dust.
What inducement to marry has a man If
he is not allowed the privilege of cut
ting his wifc's throat, Or of knocking his
sister-in-law down with a chair if he
! chooses to do SOP
Louis Beczncr, committed to the county
workhOuse for assault and battery for
term Of 80 days, completed his contract
Yesterday and was released.
J. 7. Hale was committed to Jail on 4
capias from the Criminal Court yesterday,
| on the charge of false pretenSeS.
Walter Ingram, cOlOred, sentenced TO be
hung on the 10th of April, for murder, is
not to depart this life so soon as was an
ticipated. The decision in his case was
reversed by the Supreme Court yesterday,
and new trial will be had. The decision
IN the case Of Chas. FuTbey was also re-
yersed. He had been sentenced to the
penitenliary for 20 years for the killing of
his wife.
An attractive looking girl was taken up
to the police station yesterday Onthe charge
of being drunk and di5orderly. Capt.
Yater told her he would have to send her
TO the workhouse unless she could leave $40
on deposit as a guarantee for her appear
ance this morning, or else get some one to
90 her security in the sum OF 500. Il
won't give no security, and won't leave
ten dollars on deposit" she replied,
..I'd Just as leave 60 to the work
house as not" Then she sat
down by the window and reflected upon
the situation. Il amt done nothing to be
sent to the workhouSe for" she exclaimed.
CLANS struck me i'll the face and tried to
hit him back. | couldn't do it, and so l
spit on him. You hain't got no business
to arrest anybody for that Then she pat
ted the floor in a nervous manner with her
foot, and broke out afresh with burst of
tears, Il tell you, Cap'n, it amt no use for
YOU 10 try to control me; my mother could
moi do that, and I'd sooner obey her'n any
body else. l amt gOin' to
the workhouse unless you take
me there dead. Why don't you
send me DOWN" she asked. I'm waiting
for an officer to come" replied the captain
"Well why the HI don't he come along?"
inquired the gentle maiden. After a few
moments of silence she began again. 81
don't know what this world is coming to
when a man is allowed to get up and slap
woman and she can't help herself l wish
/ had my way in this town for about a
minute" Il wish you had" said the cap
tain, soothingly. "You needn't do it, for Id
fix YOU in about two seconds" exclaimed
the damsel, viciOusly. Here an officer en-
tered the office and the girl was escorted
down stairs, put into hack and carried to
the WOrkhOuse.