Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-13
Police PIckinr.

Amelia johnson, darky, was fined
S. this forenoon for mean talk.
Joseph Wilhelm, without the ]
paid S. into the police treasury thi,
morning for a disordcrly spree.
Total fines imposed this forenoon,
$50, of which s. were paid. The re-
mainder equals twenty days on the
street force.
Aprowler named Geo. McFaddcn, a
dusky face at that, was fined So to- day
for not being able to give a good ac,
count of himself. He had no money
and must work it out.
W. f. Ryan, charged with carrying
concealed weapons, waived examina-
ton before the police court to-day and
had his case taken before Judge Ray,
of the Criminal Court.
Carter Brown, a hirty-seven-year
old citizen, sought free lodgings at the
station-house last night for want Of
funds to buy a nights resting place in
more respectable quarters.
Anna Maria Williams, a female
larcenist, is in trouble, charged by
Anna Lewis with having feloniously
broken into her house and carrying off
a bundle other bed-clothes.
A pair of disorderly DRINKS was let
off this morning without a fine by the
police judges. The young men ought
to know better, for it would astonish
their employees and kindred were their
names to appear in print.
S. Rogers is before Esquire Quigley
for trial to-day, charged with assault
ing Georgiana Washington. -Four
witnesses are ready to swear to having
seen the welting performed on Geor-
giana.
While the police officer on the land.
ing went to supper a few evenings ago.
a squad of roughs got up a row and
fought ferociously all the time he was
absent. The veterans were consider.
ably battle-scarred when the officer
arrived on the field.
Augustus Algernon Chairman, some.
times called plain Gus, is under arrest
on suspicion Of stealing and for having
a budget Of gambling devices in his
possession. He is also accused Of
having a pOcketbook belonging to H.
Cullen in his possession.
John Wendel's saloon on Poplar
street was plundered last night by
thieves who effected an entrance
through a rear door. The plumber
carried off embraced coats, hats.
liquors, cigars and other articles,
worth in all perhaps fifty dollars. One
of the thieves wrote with chalk on
the counter that he had been in at
o'clock in the morning, and he expect
ed to make another call of a similar
nature very soon.
james Bell and Andrew Mcdonald,
two fellow-rousters on the steamer
Red Wing, had a fearful row this
forenoon about a car-hOok. The first
named is black and the other white.
The pair tried hardto chew each other
into mince meat. After the rumpus
Mcdonald was protected from arrest
by the boats mate, who is his mess
man. The police are on his track.
however. Bell lost his hat in the row
and his friends advised him not to re.
turn for it unless under the protection
of an officer.
A swindler named Crawford Nc.
Carly was arrested here this forenoon
charged with having aeeced sundry
parties at Little Rock and elsewhere
of small sums Of money under the
pretense Of being a cotton buyer. HI
is also said to have Aeeced Boomer &
Co., his former employers at Louis.
vile, ofSl500. He is a kinsman of :
Kentucky banker named L. c. Muir.
ray, and has very respectable connec.
tions. McCarty will be held unit
called for. He is a glib talker anG
very prepossessing in his general ap
pearance and disposition.