Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-18
CRIMINAL NOTES.

Ninety dollars at the police court yes
terday morning.
Henry Sneed, colored, was arrested yes
terday by officer Reagan, on the charge of
vagrancv, and sent to the wOrk-hOuse for
thirteen days.
James Flynn and James O'DOnnell were
fined ten dollars each in the Recorders
Court yesterday morning, for vagrancy,
and placed under the charge Of Polk
Brown to work out their fines.
Henry Williams, colored, was arrested
last night by officers Schneider and Hope
on the charge of vagrancy, and committed
10 the work-hOuse. He had two geese and
a turkey in his possession when taken into
custody.
S. Levy was taken before Justices Cas-
setty and Paul yesterday, at the instance
of 4. Levine, on the charge Of assault and
battery and intent TO kill. He pleaded
guilty, and was fined five dollars and costs.
| The particulars Of the little set to between
Levy and Levine were given in last
| Wednesdays issue Of this paper.
Martha Jones, cOlored, is employed as a
cook for Dan Settles, colored. Yesterday
he came home fer dinner. As it was not
ready, he got in a weaving way, and in
dulged in some very indelicate remarks to
the superintendent of his culinary depart
ment. She got mad and called him a
''nigger," when be slapped her jaws. She
| had him arrested and taken before Justice
| Campbell, who fined him five dollars and
costs.
Yesterday, man engaged Wiley Child
reSs, colOred, to carry his trunk to a certain
| place. Wiley went and examined the
| trunk and came to the conclusion that 1t
vas too ht ayy for him. He marched otto the
market house and took Chris LaitenbergeT 5
express wagon TO remove the load he was
unable to shoulder, but was discovered and
arrested by Assistant City Marshal Nor
veil His friends can find him at the
work-house for the next sixty-six days.
Henry Rolf was taken before Justices
| Cassetty and Paul yesterday, at the in
stance Of Gabriel Utley, on the charge of
! assault and battery and intent 10 commit
murder. He submitted his case and was
| fined SIS and costs. The ground of Utley's
action was difficulty between himself and
Rolf at his wagon shop, on Broad street,
| last Tuesday. 1t is said Utley made a
wagon for Rolf, and when he came for it
| Utley refused TO let him have it without
the money. At this Rolf became offended,
pulled out his knife and rushed at Utley
who showed fight with drawing-knife he
| had in his hand at the time. Rolf then
put up his carver and eft the house.
Virginius HOllins, cOlored, was commit
| ted TO Jail yesterday By Justice Creighton,
on the charge CT stealing a silver watch
| from Dennis Morgan, cOlored, and a gold
watch from john T. Walker. He will
have hearing at o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. He is supposed to have commit
| ted the theft about a month ago, but had
eluded the authorities until yesterday
when he was captured by Wash. Withers,
colored. 1t is said Hollins had served a
year in the penitentiary for stealing pair
| Of boots, and about month since he was
placed in Jail on the charge Of stealing
money, but effected a compromise with the
| prosecutor. When Withers came in sight
| Of him yesterday, on the corner Of Cherry
| and DemOnbreun streets, be made off at a
lively pace, but was pursued and captured
| in a stable near the Decatur Stops. With
ers fired one shot at him as he retreated,
but saws he did it only to scare HOllins.