Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-29
POLICE PICKINGS.
BUD PARKES

BUD PARKES
is a hickman of immature years. His en-
tire stock of general information is very
meagre, but he knows now that it costs five
dollars to indulge in disorderly conduct at
the Chattanooga depot, and that is a bit Of
practical and useful knowledge he did not
possess last week.
A GRAY-HEADED MAN,
who stated that he lives three miles ont in
the country, enriched the city treasury yes
terday to the extent of five dollars. His Of
Tense consisted in a violation of the city
ordinances in relation to drinking.
AN ALBANIAN
by the name of Garrett dropped in as he
was passing Judge Outings temple of JUS
tiee yesterday, and presented his regards,
wrapped up in a ten dollar note. lie had
been drunk and d~isorderly, and was con-
victed of carrying a pistol.
THE MOTHER
of Sophia Mason told a sad story with re-
gard to hat trifiing young female. She
said that she had done all in her power to
make a bright and shining member of So
ciety out of Sophia, but that the latter
would not heed her instructions, preferring
rather to lOiter around dram shops. and
other ~disreputable localities. Miss Mason
will lOiter in the immediate vicinity of the
city's rock pile until she has worked out
her ten dollar fine.
WHIPPING HIS WIFE.
The UNION n AMERICAN has been
untiring in its efforts to improve the morals
of the people of Nashville, and takes lust
pride in noting the immense success which
has attended said efforts. However. m
cnsfo a fhoca afforfc roS;loaEc "a
imbibe occasionally, bang each other about
in a lively manner, at intervals, and upon
rare occasions, husbands abuse their wives.
Mrs. Casey stated to the court yesterday
that she went out to
HELP A MAN sPLIT A CORD OF WOOD.
as, in consequence of Mr.. Casey's consti-
tutional aversion to manual toll, she is
compelled to engage in all sorts of jobs in
order to support herself. After the wood
had been split, she returnedto the domestic
hearth, where she was welcomed in a
hearty by Mr.. Casey, who knocked
her down and choked her until she was
black in the face. After a full hearing of
the testimony in the case, Mr.. Casey
packed his wardrobe into his left hand vest
pocket and meandered of towards the
wOrkhOuse.
FRANK EICOL AMI ANDREW CARTER
are out ten dollars each. Nicol was dis
turbed by the noise an old cOlOred woman
made in getting rain water from a spout
near his room. He informed her that she
must quit coming there after water, and
upon her refusing to do so, promptly
knocked her down, and kicked her for fall
ing. Ason of the old m came to her
rescue, whereupon the latter was struck
with a rock, thrown by Carter.
DISCIPLE OF BLACKSTONE,
by the name of Moss, has come to grief.
Moss is as black as a tar-bucket, and is
not the smarteSt man that ever lived, but
of this last fact he is in bliSSful ignorance,
and in the trial of the few cases he is en-
gagged in, puts on airs enough for a Chief
Justice. Tuesday he wa trying a case be-
fore Justice CasSetty, wherein Ellen Moore,
colored, was defendant. Ellen is
ADUSKY DAMSEL,
not very tall, but wide out, and evidently
a born pugilist. In the course of the trial,
Moss made some remark which she did
not consider compatible with her ideas of
truthfulneSS, and she at once expressed
herself 70 that effect by calling
the legal limb a liar. At the same time she
threw off her cloak and begged Justice
Cassetty 10 let her hit him 'just once, and
as the Squire was rather slow in answer
inc, handed Moss one, as a sample of what
she could do in that line. Moss struck her
once and then started to run, but was kept
back by the crowd. The two were taken
before Judge Duling yesterday morning,
and that official fined them FIVE dollars
each, and as neither had the required sum,
they were put back in the lookup together.
Moss begged to be allowed to stay in the
| courtroom, and resisted the officer who en-
deaYOred to
PUT HIM IN THE LOOKUP,
but finally was crowded in, in spite of his
resistance. There Ellen threw herSelfintO
an attitude, doubled her fists and cavorted
around the colOTed shyster in such a way
that his hair would have stood straight up
had it not been for the fact that his hair
was wool. He rushed to the door and
plead with the officer guarding it, 10 come
to his relief, in so piteous a manner, that
the door was opened and an officer was de-
tailed to protect him from the attack of
the excited Ellen. The latter was finally
sent to the work house, and a brother law
yer became Moss security for the payment
of his fine.