Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-27
POLICE PICKINGS.
A PLAIN nRrNK.

POLICE PICkINGS. -|-
A PLAIN DRUNK.
Il am guilty, yer Honor said Ann Con
nors, Gbut if wees ii only let me off fur this
wunst, Ill never trouble yees no more, fur
III 60 right away to the counthry." 1t was
more IL SOrrU1 Slsss- an sIszcI that tire mild
blue eve Of the court rested upon Mrs. Con-
ners. The court has long known her, and
has often tried to solve the problem as to
where she gets her money to buy whisky
with. when she never seems to have any
Rherewith 10 make any other kind Of puT-
chases. Then, too, the court las had some
curiosity with respect to the particular 10
cality Mrs. ConneTs has reference. to when
she speaks of retiring to ''the country" as
she never fails to do when brought up on
the charge of drunkenness. The express
sion in itself is rather vague, and as Mrs.
COnners has never yet seen tit to enlighten
the court with reference 20 the matter, that
judicial body has serious doubts on the sub
ject. One would think, to hear the ever
thirsty Mrs. ConnOrs speak of going TO ''the
country that she purposes journeying to
some favored spot where whisky, Oflicious
policemen and
GLOOMY WAREHOUSES;
are unknown; a spot where provisions
grow spontaneously and houses are not
needed. But if this be so, why does not
the nOwise fair but very frail Mrs. Conner
shake Nashville for good, pack up her
wardrobe and household effects in a red
bandanna handkerchief. betake herself to
"the country and there spend the remain
der of her DAYS, in peaceful quietude?
That's what bothers the court and has
bothered the court until the court has
about concluded that the statements male
by Ms. ConnOrS relative to contemplated
Sojourns in ''the country" are all Cannon.
To be sure the court does not say so, in so
many words, for fear Of giving cllense,
and because Mrs. COnnOTS seems TO derive
some satisfaction from this pleasant little
fiction. but il is quite evident that these
narratives are not implicitly Ie!icd upon,
as being s1he truth, the. whole truth and
rothing.but the truth" However, upon
full hearing Of the ease yesterday, Arm
was released from custody.
ANDREW NOEL,
YOU are charged with leaving your team
without driver" said the judge Il
left en- responded Noel, who seemed to
be an individual Of few words. ."I'll fine
YOU $3.50, and keep the thing up as long
| as YOU continue your habit Of leaving your
team without a driver III right, Judge,
all right. Here's your money, but the fact
| is, | was obleeged to 90 into the house and
warm. But there's your money and Mr..
I INUei ut'seN I'll UJJt.
VAST \ PUT-UP JOB?
II certainly had that appearance. Bob
| Petway had evidently made a raise, some
| how. He made his appearance in the
courtroom as blOOmin. as 4 big suntiOwer.
His person was shielded from the elements
| by means of a neatly-fitting purple-cOlored
pants, ditto coat with black velvet collar,
black velvet vast and shirt of finest text
ure and immense fullneSs of bosom.
His boots were brilliantly polished
and, taken as a whOle-in the aggregate, as
it were, he was the most gorgeous looking
darkey that las appeared at Judge Outings
morning. receptions for many a day. The
circumstances Of the case were these: Ellen
Webster had had the nobby Robert arrested
| on the charge Of using cuss words i'll late
! conversation, Of a personal character, he
had held with her. Ellen has a brother,
known as Albert Goodwin, who
LIVES IN THE COUNTRY,
AMI last Friday he visited Nashville for the
first time in his life. That evening he
and when he returned he told Ellen that a
man had stolen ten dollars from him, and
upon Eller going back with him, he pointed
Petway out as the chap whJ had taken the
money. Ellen deferred mentioning
the matter until the next day,
and she then tackled Robert; asked him TO
return the lucre, and upon his refusal to
! do so, minated that he was very dis
L In har. xt-c.-1S N9tInI
shin a thief and robber, whereHpoa Mr..
Petway told her to go away, using very
! abusive language toward her. Bob stated
that he was in a room with deck Of cards
! in his hand, when Goodwin and another
man, both strangers to him, came in. The
| other man said he could make four times
on his hand, (after a dealing of the cards
| had been efccted), but he had mo money.
He was willing to put up his watch though,
| but as Robert was in no particular need OF
| any more watches, he declined to accept
! the p-oGared wager. Young Goodwin was
\ theretlpon induced to loan the other man
| ten dollars, and then the hands were
shown. As Nigh have been supposed, Che
/ O.her man
HELD ONLY THREE,
! the other point being held by Mr.. Petway
| liillSfil. tOtlIlAtS> ~ HIS N-ANA
! The Court induired of Goodwin where he
met the man he had entered Petway's den
with. and that ingenious youth replied that
the man beckoned to him from the other
| side of the street; that he had gone across;
that the man asked him where he came
| from. aud that he told him he lived in the
country: that the man invited him into the
! house. where they found Petway with the
/ cards. and that he had been fooled out OF
| his ten dollars-all the money he had in
the world. Mr.. Petway was requested 10
pouy over the sum Of fifteen dollars, one
| third of which amount was on account OF
the profane and abusive language, and the
otherOn the charge Of gaming.
1T WAS At 4 BOARDING HOUSE
| that the affair occurred. A young man
whose name is no. Smith, and another
! Young man whose name IS not Brown, us
agreed about something possibly Il was
| with respect to the ingredients out OF whicn
the morning hash was constructed)' anu
/ from. words they came TO blows. Inc
melee took place in the private apartment
of one Of the parties and when the boaIceIs
| assembled in the room below heard the
noise (which rpsembled that made by drlV-
| inc a drove of mules over the Suspension
| bridge) they ran upstairs in body. 1heie
they found the combattantS locked IN each
others arms in a fervant embrace kickiiiS
and biting one another with conSidei''Dle
enthusiasm. The young man whose name
| is not Smith was shown to be the assreSSof'
and he was fined FIVE dollars
4 CORRECTIONr
A request is made that the following De
published: T. ,,o,,- no
"UNIoN AND AMERICAN your po-
lice renort in Sunday mornings issue, yoh
sneak of Henry Murfee coli going inc INTO
,be ' house of Henry Motley-thai Mrs
Motley received him kindly, exc &c MIS- MIS-,
Hsrdena Motley, the lawful wife OF lien Henry
MotIey. wishes you to say that the ci I,l,Ie
stances detailed did not occur IN her house
~tbat thew occurred at place where a