Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-02-05
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

Ned Brown and his wife Maria surround
ed enough whisky yesterday 70 cause them
to feel very comfortable indeed, and march.
ed down street, hand in hand, as happy
as a couple Of healthy turtle doves. An ill.,
natured policeman observed the loving
pair and waltZed them off TO the Lockout.
John Rurney would peddle without a IL
cehse, Notwithstanding the warnings this
valuable and widely circulating is con-
stantly publishing with reference to that
matter. Mr.. Burney will be formally intro
duced to Judge Duling at 9 A. NJ. today
Susan Harding cclcred, Who was SEN
tened 10 tine penitentiary some time since
on account of her extensive tEeiving oper-
atIOns, made a mistake in not setting up
the plea of insanity when her trial was
had, for in overhauling a box of her stolen
''plunder" at the police Station yesterday,
a cUpy Of the patent office report for 1857
was found among the articles. Any lawyer
could prove the insanity of a thief who
would steal a patent office report.
w. w. Walden amused himself yeSter-
day afternoon by driving his dray into a
passing drove Of cattle. Then one of the
drovers amused himself by shying a stone
at Waldon's head, and soon after a police
officer amused himself by arreSting Mr..
drover and Mr.. Walden.
Webster Eason, colored, was sent TO the
county wOrkhouse yesterday by Justice
Butler, with full permission to remain %
days.
As a reporter for this paper was making
his rounds yesterday, he was met at the
jail by a small boy who was carrying
a big basket containing several bundles.
"Mister," said the small boy, Il want to
find a lady. Her name is Miss Corners,
and she's got my mas shoes, and / want to
git EN-" allow did Mrs. Conners come by
your mas Shoes" asked the reporter, who
knew that Mrs. Conner had been assigned
apartments in the Jail in consequence OF
having carried off a dress a few days before,
which belonged to some one else. @Why
you see" explained the small boy, sAIy
ma lent Miss COnners her shoes
last week, and Miss Corners was
to bring 'em back the next day. She never
did come, and my ma she wondered what
had become of her, and yesterday she read
in the UNION AND AMERICAN p that
Miss Corners was in jail, and so you see
my ma sent me round to get her shoes, and
I've got Miss Corners shoes in this basket
The reporter secured the small boy admiS-
sion to Miss Corners apartments, and a
few moments later, that estimable woman
stood in her own brogans, and the small
boy was vending his way homeward with
his mas shoes slowed away in his basket.
The police arrested yesterday afternoon
a person who has been imposing upon the
good people Of Nashville for several months.
Her name is Virginia Payne, and her plan
of procedure was to call at private resi-
dences and secure material to make up into
garments, representing herself to be in
very destitute circumstances and the
widowed mother of four young children,
after getting the goods, she invariably for
got to return, but made a very good living
by selling the material she thus obtained.
The police have had her description for
some time, but were unable to arrest her
until yesterday, when she was found living
in Watkins addition. She is a white
woman, is t~hirty-fve years of age and has
no children,