Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-15
Court House News.

Draymen have been quite busy dur
ing the past week getting out licenses.
Motion day in the Circuit Court to-
day. The Chancery Court was not in
session.
Very dry in the tax-cOllector's Of
fee to-day. Only a few hundred del
lars are now taken in each day.
Ben Nicely stole a coat, plead guilty
to-day in the Criminal Court,
and vas sentenced to thirty days in
the county Jail.
Sam Wells, alias Alex Wells, was
sentenced to three years in the peni-
tertiary yesterday for larceny. A new
trial was applied for.
The deputy sheriff and clerk opened
the Probate Court this forenoon, but
no judge being present an adjourn
ment followed forthwith.
Offices in the courthouse yesterday
and to-day were run with closed doors
and a strong head Of steam in the
heating pipes. Cold weather.
A special venire oftwo hundred and
fifty men has been ordered by Judge
Ray in the George App murder case,
which will be called up next Tuesday.
Felix Mitchell is in trouble on a
charge of stealing a coat from on board
the steamer Katie Hooper. His
case will be investigated this afternoon
by Esquire Quigley.
Gus White stole a bale of cotton
from H. Dow & Co., several weeks
ago; also a bale from Steele & Co.
This morning he got five years in the
penitentiary for his ~rascality.
Archie Tindall, j. w. Walters and
John Lamey, the three mackerel
pickpockets, have been indicted be-
fore the grand jury. Two will stay
in Jail until tried one gave bail.
Not to mix or adulterate any liquors
offered for sale, is an oath that tipplerS
and merchants who sell liquor all
make when they get out a retail liquor
license. How many keep the oath in
81 wish a license to keep a poor
house" said a man the other day to
the County Court clerk, at the court
house. He wanted fifty cents worth
Of permission to marry some one, that
was all.
Marriage licenses have been issued
yesterday as follows Ferdinand
and Miss Lizzie Neidig
Isaac Wolff and Miss Mary Fraveya
r, Dalanney and Mrs. Laura s.
Hallowell Peter Price and Matte
Dan Gardner and Cherry
J Johnson.
The cas- of w. Durham against w.
P. and Matte Deadrick, on a note of
something less than $1,000, was before
Pierce this morning. In this
court yesterday judgments were rem
dered in the cases of the city of Mem
phis VS.. John Hollywood, James Cav
agnaro, Mrs. NJ. A.. Mcdowell, Denis
Ryan, T. Walsh, Mike Cody and D.
Canty.
Mr.. Charles L.. Pullen was this
forenoon elected clerk of the police
and fire commissioners board, receiv-
ing two votes against one for Il. j..
Other candidates were Frank
Brown, Robert johnson, G. w.
Crook and John H. Kirby. The sala-
ry of the place is $500 per annun.
Judge C. w. Heiskell was chosen at
torney for the board. The salary is
$4,000.
A telegram from Kokomo, Ind, re-
yesterday and signed Alex. H.
sheriff, says: g | will hold him
he is your man. This related to
VIM. Parker, who aided in the muir
der of Mrs. w. C. c. Foster, near the
Fair Grounds, a few weeks since
Sheriff Il. i. MCGOWAN left for Ko-
komo evening before last. The place
is north Of indianapolis, and Parker
had put many a mile between the
scene Of the murder and himself be-
fore he was taken.
Documents recorded by County
Hunt since yesterday are as
follows: j. 7. Roper and R. N. Fan
sett to Pearce, Suggs & Co., mortgage
j. M, Bond to T. T. Fleming, trust
deed r.. G. Brinkley to j. M. Brink
ley, deed VIM. I. Arbuckle to r. D.
Wallace, deed; j. NJ. Jones and 9th
ers to +. H. Hack, warranty deed
j. H. Stephens and others to G.. Lynn,
deed j. H. Clay to j. H. and NJ.
Stephens, quit claim Circuit Court
to c. w. Frayser, judgment Mrs. Il.
II. Brown to james Sutton, deed.
EVERYBODY SMOKES THEM.
No. 10, 5 for 25 cents,