Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-25
POLICE COURT SKETCHES.


A quiet game Of cards was being played
in an unpretentious establishment ON North
College street. 1t was game Of euchre,
Familiarity known as s'cut throat" and the
participants therein were Messrs. Kennard,
Williams and Brown. The latter remarked
to Mr.. Williams that he (Williams) had
''two to make" whereupOn Mr.. Williams
rctOrted that he "hadn't nary one to make
that he had gone out. NJ. Brown
insisted that MIR. Williams had not ''gOne
out" and in this position was sustained by
Mr.. Kennard. Then Mr.. Williams incl
dentally remarked that Mr.. Kennard was a
liar, whereuPon Mr.. Kennard playfully
knocked him down with a beer glass,
kicked him few times and then suddenly
remembered that he had an engagement up
town, and left the scene Of festivity. Ken
nard was fined SIS.
ABOUT THAT KNIFE.
As stated in this valuable and widely
circulating yesterday, G. Ku I'm, market
man, was arrested Tuesday morning on
the charge of assaulting Henry Foster with
knife. 1t seems that Mr.. Kuhn's stock
in trade consists of the succulent peanut,
the life-preServing sandwich, the mystic
rious sausage, the exhilerating ginger-cake,
and other condiments Among his most
reliable customers, Mr.. Kuhn has counted
Henry Foster, who is a remarkably long
youth, and when he undertakes what he
calls "a good square NEAL about the same
quantity of material is required as would
suffice to fill six joints of eight-ineh stONe-
pire. Hence the man who secures the
contract for feeding him has a good thing
of it. For some time past he has been
regular patron Of Dir. Kuhn, and a feeling
of warm friendship has existed between the
two. But Tuesday morning Mr.. Foster
partOok too freely of the intoxicating bowl,
and, as he passed Mr.. Kuhn's stall, helped
himself to a section of gingerbread, with
out leave or license, and refused to return
it when requested to do so. Then Mr..
Kuhn got mad, and so did Mr.. Foster, who
became possessed Of an idea that Kuhn in
tended to perforate his physical structure
with butcher knife he was holding in his
hand. A lively war of words ensued, and
at this juncture police officer appeared
upon the scene. The two were fined s.
each yesterday morning, and Nh. Foster left
the court room endeayOring 10 find out the
number of acres of gingerbread he could
have bought with his five dollars.
A TRANSACTION IN BEANS.
A. Keevil WAS before the court charged
with having bought three bushels of green
beans In the market, with a view of in
creasing his bank account by a judicious
disposal of his purchase. Upon being con-
fronted with the charge, keevil inquired:
"Can you prove | bought them beans to
sell again?'' 'Well now, you needn't try
TO come that game" responded the court
warmly. s'You know very well you never
bought three bushels Of green beans to use
in your own family. There is lot of sharks
living around the markethOuse buying upthe
produce to sell again, in direct violation of
the city ordinances. There can't be a pea,
nor bean, nor potato light in this mar
ket, but that some Of you produce men
gobble it up and hold it for higher price.
III fine YOU $50" "But, Judge" ex-
claimed Keevill, 81 didn't buy them beans
to sell again. | s'pOSe | might as well tell
the truth. l got an order from two hotels
in Guthrie to send 'em three bushels of
green beans, and that's what | bought 'em
for. I'll take an appeal in this case" and
he left the court room to get bondsman.
SHE WAS A MEEK LOOKING LITTLE
WOMAN,
with mild blue eyes, rosy cheeks and
pearly teeth. Not more than twenty-five
summers had come and gone since she had
first opened those blue eyes on this wicked
world, and as she stood near the judges
stand, neatly dressed, with blue veil trail
ing down from her stylish hat, it was Diff
cult to realize that there was any truth in
the charge of sdrunk and disorderly,'
which had been preferred against her.
But it was even so. The evidence estab-
lish the fact that the meek looking little
woman had not only been drunk, but had
also made times exceedingly lively for one
of her neighborS, by chasing her around,
threatening to throw a fiat iron at her
head. The blue-eyed, rOsy-cheeked, neat
" dressed little woman was fined five
dollars.