Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-29
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Robert McEwen and Vim. Monroe, :
brace of well dressed sporting characters
yesterday morning fOrked over a fine of s.
each, imposed on them for vagrancy.
Officer Carter arrested Ann Downs YES
terday on the charge Of passing a five dol
lar counterfeit bill. She was taken before
the United States Commissioner and dis
charged.
James Gam, colored, of Franklin county.
sentenced to six months confinement in the
penitentisry for larceny, was committed to
that institution yesterday by Deputy Sher-
iff Arlege of that county.
Aleck Young and Ed Bradley, both col
Ored, had quarrel yesterday, in the course
of which the former pulled out a pistol and
threatened To make daylight shine through
bis foe. Young was arrested by officer
Carter and committed to the wOrk-house.
Negro ball rooms, many of our readers
may not be aware, are an institution in the
city. Many of the prOprietOrs support
themselves from the proceeds of these en-
tertainmentS. a ball was given at one of
these places on Front street, the other
night, to raise money to get a negro named
Woods out OF the wOTkhOuSe.
Richard Harper, colored, was arrested by
officer Head yesterday, on the charge of
stealing pair of boots from ID. We'll &
Co, Broad street. He was taken before
Justice Everett and committed to Jail. A
bundle of goods belonging to Harper was
found on South College street containing a
considerable quality Of jeans, a pair of new
pants and several articles Of apparel, which
it is supposed he spirited away.
Thomas G.. Holloway, a Williamson
county farmer, was committed to Jail by
Justice Everett, yesterday, on the charge of
stealing a lot of sheep from II. Harvey, of
the same county. Holloway says he bought
the sheep from a negro, but did not ask him
his name. When arrested by officer Tin
dali, he was in gambling house fighting
the tiger. He says an old gray headed man
persuaded him to go up and try his luck
The Sheriff Of Giles county committed
to the Davidson county Jail yesterday, to
await trial, on appeal before the Supreme
Court, Moses Ridley, colored, convicted of
grand larceny, and General Grigsby, COL
Ored, convicted of murder. GTigby's crime,
as found by the jury, was arson resulting
in the destruction of a dwelling and the
burning the family occupying it, and was
committed some time ago in Giles.
Sam Brown, darky who was sent to the
workhouSe for larceny Of a pair of boots
and escaped about four months ago, was
last night at negro ball on
Cherry street, below Broad, and reinstated
in the city's penitent'ary. He had Cirded
about him big knife and a pistol, which
no doubt added to his feeling of security |
before being recaptured, but detracted from |
his feeling of selfimportance after that |
event.
FGrub Coleman came into the Recorders |
Court yesterday morning with black eve,
and looking as though his nerves were |
UnstTung, TO answer the charge
50 often preferred against him that of be-
ing drunk. As usual, Grub promised not
70 get on a spree again, but the Judge as
'essed fine of five dollars and passed him
back. II was ascertained in a moment or
wo afIerward that Grub had done some
effective work in the way of smashing glass
,ut of the windows in the room ad-
dining the court. For this another five
vas assessed against him, and as Grub,
Inder the escort of two policemen, marched
IF to the wOrk-hOuse, he told the Judge, if
le chose, he could fine him one hundred
dollars, as he never expected to work a sim
lie day while he was in that Institutions
Charles Woods, cOlOTed, was taken in |
barge yesterday morning by officers JAG
on and Regain, on the charge Of robbing
ohm McCord, cOlOred, of Rutherford |
Ounty. Last Friday McCord was in the
ity and asked Woods where he could find
be dollar store. Woods replied that he |
we'd there himself and proposed to take
i'm a short route through an alley. Nc
ord at first refused to 90 any other way
nan on the street, but at last consented to
D Woods way, aud when they had got I
ito the alley his guide suggested that they
Mould have little game; but this did not
leet with McCOrd's appreciation. How
Ter, Woods pulled out some cards and
lille endeavOring to induce McCord to
It, snatched SIS from his hand and made
T with it. Woods was fined $50 and sent
OWN to work il out.