Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-17
POLICE COURT.
A Few Sample Cases Taken from q
Full Docket.

A Few Sample Cases Taken from q
Full Docket.
Honor Powell was the very high-toned
name of an individual called out of the
immense crowd at the Police Court yester-
day to answer to the charge of having as
saulted and battered Fayette Chandler.
"Guilty or not guilty?" Intercepted the
court in an awful tone of voice. swell,
Jedge, yer see we did happen TO run agin
each other, an' L hit him; but, Judge, l."
GFive dollars and twenty-five cents" inter-
rupted his Honor. "Call the next case.n
"All right" responded Mr.. Powell, as a
friend stepped forward and said he would
become security for the amount Of the fine.
Alfred McNairy, cOlored, could not well
deny the charge perferred by Mr.. Keel TO
the effect that be had found the former
slowed away in his stable loft, for there
was enough straw lodged here and there in
McNairy's wool to construct small hens
nest. Mr.. Keel stated further that for some
time past party of negro boys have made
themselves very much at home on his
premises, stealing spoons, knives and forks
aud other articles, and converting his
stable into general lodging house. At
one time, he said, they dtet fire TO the
stable, but had succeeded in extinguishing
the flames. The court provided young hr.
McNairy with fifty dollars worth Of board
and lodging at the wOrkhOuse.
A trinity dressed youth who was evident
ly taking his first lessons in chewing to-
bacco, told Of little scrape be had gotten
into at the.Varieties theatre few nights
since. 1t seemed that he got mixed up in
difficulty with party of rowdies, one Of
whom was bowld sojer boy, who struck
him, whereupon the trim youth who was
learning to chew, started out. Then our
eOuntrys noble defender rushed out after
him and hit him again. At this the novice
in the tobacco line waltzed down Broad
street and up College yelling ''police" at
every Jump. When he reached the engine
house, he discovered some one in close
pursuit, and he at once settled down TO bus
mess, making better time than he had ever
done in his life before. At this juncture,
officer Massey collared the individual who
was in pursuit of the nobby youth, and dis
covered that he was a jolly, red-cheeked
young butcher. He had a rock in his
hand and was unable TO explain why he
was chasing the other young man. Upon
a hearing of the case yesterday, the butcher
boy was fined $40, and now the police are
looking for the soldier.
John Joyce went down to the Varieties
Saturday night. He was accompanied by
quart or so of mean whisky, which he
had hidden from human view, but was not
able to conceal its presence, for he hadn't
been in the house ten minutes until he be
gan to attract attention by bowling, asking
people to 90 outside and fight him, and
other eccentricities of that character. Five
dollars.
Then there was the case of Mr.. Ring.
He had been lying around drunk for several
weeks, and when he entered the fruit and
confectionery establishment of an Italian, on
Union street, last Saturday night, be was
in excellent condition for raising a
rumpus, and raise umpus
be did, in spite of the efforts made by that
child of sunny Italy TO keep him quiet.
First, the individual with circular name
jelked down hanging bunch of bananas,
then he threw himself forward on a splen-
did assortment of California pears, and
then he kicked over tray of pecans. By
this time the proprietor of the establish
ment discovered that Mr.. Ring meant bus
iness, and at once kicked that very violent
individual into the street. Both parties
were arrested, but upon a full hearing Of
the case yesterday, the Italian was dis
charged from custody, while Ring was sent
down on a fifty dollar fine.