Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-10
Police Islckinrs.

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Jake Levy, a fighting merchant, had
his case continued this forenoon.
Clouds Of dust arc carried ON the
wings of the b%'ustery wind from the
south.
The police and FIRE force hope to
receive a part oftheir past due pay dur
ing the present week.
Chas. Greenlee rested at the station
house for want of money to purchase
a better place night before last.
John Berry and Ella Jackson, for
IdisOrderly conduct, were committed
for ten days each, having no money to
pay their fines.
Mike Gallagher, a mariner, over
loaded yesterday, and this morning
one Of his friends paid a five dollar
fine for the resulting drunk.
james Thompson, charged with
stealing bacon from 7. c. Park, is in
trouble, and will hardly save either
his own bacon or that which he stole.
1t was a dirty throng that appeared
before DR.. Portcr's court this morn
ing, and the doctor was rather weak
in the stomach before going through
the list.
Twenty-Five offenders appeared to
answer for various offences this fore
noon at the station house court.
Seven being of a minor character
were discharged.
Pat Cummings and Mike Mitchell
a pair of fighters, are in trouble, and
will have their cases looked into. The
latter found a friend to put up a for
felt for him.
A small darby named Sam McClel-
Ian was taken to the station house for
stealing cotton this forenoon. Another
boy named Jerry Williams is in jail
for the same offense.
T~hirty-fve dollars in money was
collected from aw-breakers as fines
in the Police Court this forenoon.
The total fines inflicted sum up ninety
five dollars of this amount sixty
dollars will be worked out.
billiard Harris for assaulting Flor
ence Craig with a knife, at the corner
of Main and 0verton streets, is in jail,
The girl was held as a witness, and
both are in the lookup to answer.
Mrs. Newman, a denizen of Front
street, forfeited $l0forawordy row she
INDUCED in yesterday, and Margaret
Manning paid a fine of So this morn
ing for the same. The pair quarreled
and acted as if they wished to fight,
but didn't.
Sherwood Ware, colored, went to
the Changing for fifty days this fore
noon for fighting. VIM. Marshall,
yasraat, was sent to the ehain-gane
for ten days. Lucy Dickinson and
Fanny Blair each paid five dollars in
currency for a disorderly spree.
j. 7. Breen appeared at Esquire
Quigley's Office this forenoon and said
he wished to be classcd as an informer:
therefore he swore out a warrant
against Jake Storz, charging him with
having sold ardent spirits in violation
of Sunday orders.
DIR, Porter scanned the Main street
field for an hour or 50 yesterday after
noon, and from the dry and dusty
looking squads that stood abreast the
corners, he must have made up his
mind that Sunday orders are implicit
ly obeyed-in a horn.
All efforts failed at the Police Court
this morning to get the plain drunks
to tel, where they procured their
drinks yesterday. Weak humanity
sets a high value upon its prudence
and sagacity in this, as it will want to
up the dusty corners again next
Sunday.
Lewis Pleasant, a cruel driver, was
fined $40 this forenoon for beating his
animal overthe head with the bigend Of
his whip stock and numerically lash
ing him with a whip. He was caught
in the act down on Beal street. The
fine was exceedingly light for so
henious an %offense.
Paul Horn, a forty-year old white
man, palmed off a bogus check on the
First National Bank for thirteen dol
lars on Chris. Giles, for a nights
lodging. The check was well drawn
and calculated to deceive most any
landlord. Horn was arrested and is
now in the lookup. A lot of socks,
supposed to be stolen, were found on
him.
Dick Turpin, a colored namesake of
a once renowned highwayman, cut
Alfred j. Newton in the throat and
leg at Dougherty's saloon, on Beal
The vicious and blood thirsty
Turpin is in prison to answer on
next. In the meantime
Newton is in a bad fix, and many
think he will die of his wounds.
I'm an Irishman, fresh from the
rvoodo of ArLoneas oud I ooul1ni, 70