Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-03
POLICE SKETCHES.
VAST A PIT Up JOR9

WAS IT A PUT UP JOB?
Among the registered attorneys in this
lify, is a colored individual by the name of
". II. Moss, distinguished more for his
seedy, ragged style of dress than for his sue
cess as a lawyer. He was evidently in
tended by nature for a wood sawyer, and
is very much at sea when he undertakes to
gTapple with the intricacies OF IA Profession
hOnored by having upon its rolls the names
of learned men of all ages. But he's "sly,
sir-devilish sly" in his endeavors TO worm
himself into the confidence of the cOlored
population OF this city; in which he has
met with but little success thus far, judg-
ing by the enthusiasm they manifest
when he appears in the police
court in the character of defendant,
as he is known to do at times.
Silva Cullom, an old cOlored woman,
was before Judge Duling yesterday morn
ing, charged with having been drunk and
disoTdeTly. Moss and another negro known
as Ike Finley, testified that the woman had
hired Moss to bring suit against Henry
Thompson, colaTed, Il recover 500 which
she had given him 10 keep fOr mel until
called for, which money, they testified, he
had refused 10 give up when she wanted it.
Moss said that
SUIT WAS BROUGHT
before Justice Cassetty Saturday, but was
continued for twenty days, upon consent of
the plaintiff, Thompson agreeing to pay the
money at that time. \ few moments after
the case had been disposed Of Mrs. Cullom,
accolling TO the testimony Of Moss and
Finley, made her appearance in Justice
CasSetty's office under the influence
of liquor and attempted to assault
Thompson with knife. The
wOman'S story differed materially from that
toid By Moss and Finley. She said she
could bring q nuiaber Gf white people as
witnesses TO the fact that she never drinks
anything Intoxicating; denied that she had
ever employed Moss; said that ii was put
up job between that luminaTy, Finley and
Thompson, to get possession of her
hundred dollars and divide it between
them, and that shs had not drawn knife
on the latter. She stated that she had
been induced to let Thompson keep the
money for her, that she had tried in vain
to get it back, that she was visited by Moss
early Saturday morning, and was brought
,loEn town by him, and the first thing she
knew about his nieddiing in her affairs was
when he told herhe had postponed tie case
for twenty days, to which pOstponement she
had not been asked to consent. Judge
Duling dismissed the case against her, and
advised her to get rid OF Moss, Thompson
and Finley, rs soon as possible.
MOLLIE MORGAN
was charged with using very abusive Ian
guage towards Florence Patton, and the
latter was accused of threatening to make
an mission in the throat of the former by
means Of a razor. They were both sent to
the workhOuse.
John Sheriff., healthy looking darley,
called on In Leyanson Saturday, and
BEGGED FOR A DIME
with which to.get something TO eat. She
told hiIn TO 90 and earn his dimes, IS she
had to do, which answer so wounded his
sensitive spirit that he began to call her
very improper names and threatened to
burn her house down. lie wa fined $40
and sent to the WOrkhOuse,