Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-14
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day for sampling a whisky bottle too
often.
A couple of draymen were fined a
dollar each, for having. only one mum
Der on their drays.
Maggie Jackson, charged with
stealing her employers clothing, will
have a hearing to morrow.
Because Mr.. Orawser failed to take
the Judges advice and brace up last
week, he was sentenced to a weeks
Imprisonment yesterday.
Ada Marks, who is in the habit Of
getting drunk and dragging a little
child about with her during her
sprees, was locked up sgain the other
night.
"Wc charge regular hotel rates"
said His Honor to Joe Steadman, who
was found asleep in the city bed-the
gutter, Sunday night. 1.-Two dollars
is your damage"
A woman giving her name as Jennie
Norman, shOeless, hatless and sense
less, was found lying in an alley near
Front street, a few days ago. She was
leeture1 on temperance.
Mollie johnson and her brevet
spouse, both colOred, agreed to quit
yesterday, but couldn't do it without
a fight. The woman was ordered to
pay 81 and the man $25.
Amanda Walker is to be tried to
morrow for attacking Mrs. Morrisey.
who keeps a grocery on the corner Of
North and Manassas streets, and Bit
ing her finger nearly off.
Officer Randolph found Charley
Semmes lying in The gutter last night
and said he had to rub his ears t
make him stand up, Charley prom.
ised and was discharged.
Rental agents are the hardest case
with whom the court has to deal
tenants.will agree to this with n
nimity. They are always jam full o
excuses and points of law.
The dollar l~orfeits required of un.
licensed draymen are gobbled up a
the earliest possible moment, as tn,
idge says he does not like to stop al
lie good work, and it saves a trial anc
a heap Of trouble.
A negro man named Thornton
Britt, showed a pistol during a ROY
with a g%roceryman the other night
and has been sent to the Island 70
forty days. Judge HorriRan will ais,
take a look at him.
A fine OF 50 was imposed upon
merchant for leaving cotton on tn
sidewalks with the remark that i
there yer not enough sheds in tn
city to hold its cotton receipts VIII.
they must be built.
Edith-her other name is unknown
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anothe
woman of being Jealous of her an,
prying around her premises. Bot
were warned to eschew men and kno
holes and discharged.
A citizen as ID for eight days t
lay a sidewalk. Will ten days be to
much?' asked His Honor. No, sir.
"Then | gladly give it and wish yoi
luck in your levee contract. Nj
Blank, you're a rarity"
Mrs. Weaver, who lives near tn
State Female College, reported to tn
police this morning the loss of
p%ocketbook, containing $685., whicI
slipped from her arm on her way t
the city in a buggy this morning.
On his way to the calaboose yester
day Ed Orle forced the officer VIII
escorted him to wait until he accuse.
a small boy of all the crimes in tn
calendar, then with a lightened hea
ne agreed to go on. 1t cost him tw
dollars to register.
Dinah johnson declared she did nc
knock the stove Over-it just fell owe
its own self. But the windows an
doors did not break themselves. Some
body broke them and that somebod
must have been Dinab, SO to tn
island she must 20.
Il served all through the var an
was never in the ''gyard" house be
fore, moaned old man Billy Brow
He was informed that the war wa
over and had been for nearly twept
years and SO he must poy three dollar
Make it a row Of noughts for oil
man Brown beggedthe prisoner, bu
the Court was obdurate.
The classic attorneys client wa
fined 81. The attorneys client ha
not the wherewithal, but as tho ellen
was a Mississippian he could not Sc
him locked up. The attorney stende
heart prompted his slender finger
and 81 were iShed from his pockt
and handed over. And now the IN
grateful client brags about the classi
attorney says what a good thing it
to have him around to pay a fellow
fine. The classic attorney is classical
mad.
1.-Two darkies leaned against the DO.
OF Galatians carpenter shop, on Sec
ond street, yesterday, one on eithc
, side. lie ordered them to move OF
, They smole a smile,
Quite free from guile,
Aud only leaned the harder
Then Mr.. Callahan got mad an
there was a tight. MIR. Callahan ha
!. to pay a dollar for the privilege {
! punching the darkies head, and tn
darky had to pay two dollars for h.
hand in it.