Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-28
rOLlcn POINTS.

last night.
Twenty-seyen dollars in cash was
SC oOped in to-day.
Orders have been given to the Chief
to arrest all louugers.
Pete Brown who had a rusty pistol
and a rusty voice paid $15.
John Pie was arrested Sunday.
He was a sort Of blackberry pie.
Jim Coles pugilistic exercise cost
him %, and Con Devy's cost him So.
Frisky Josie Rogers will air her
graces on the Island for twenty days.
Anderson Edwards and Tom Scha-
fer we're 6ued $50 each for pistol car.
rying.
The police have all they can do.
The dockets have to be interlined to
hold the cases.
j. d. Crane, a steamboat engineer,
charged with interfering with Officer
Hass, was fined 81.
Fourteen n%oneyless lawbreake.s
we're sent to the island. They will
work out their fines at % cents a day.
Mike Hart, who has more heart than
brains, and very little of either, was
sentenced to eight days for drunken.
ness.
A fine of ten dollars was imposed
on Dan Murphy in order to cure him
of vasrancy and harden his palms a
little.
A tune Of $50 was whistled to Reed
Adams. He was heard to remark that
he did not care his name how much
he was fined.
Several plain DRINKS passed the
ordeal with a three dollar 6ne. One
man who SAID he took ''tomarack" was
taxed a dollar more.
An engineer named Peter Newkirk
blocked Main street with a train Of
cars for a quarter Of an hour yester
day. He was fined 500.
Ed Greenlaw hit his wife in the
face. He explained that he wanted to
'rectify' her. The Court concluded
to "rectify" Ed, and so fined him Eve
dollars.
Owen Deveny was accused by John
Saint to-day, Of asking him to have a
cigar Saturday, and w~oltiug him in
the jaw while he was lighting il
De7eny paid 81.
You must have everything done
according to Hoyle," said the Judge
to an u%nsanitary citizen. 81 will Il
your honor will give me a fair deal,
was the response.
John Schulty and j. e. Wilson
could not decide which had the mos.
muscle without trying it on each
other. Their little trial Of strength
cost five dollars apiece.
John Wilson and James Williams
twostrAngers whose manners have beer
regarded with suspicion, were arrested
by Captain O'Haver Saturday. ant
ordered to leave the city to day.
A cigarmaker named John Higgins
from New York State, was arrested
yesterday on suspicion, and wher
searched, two dies were found in hi
pocket. He VS. ordered to leave.
Pete Gray is not ready for trial,
said the turnkey. Whats tn,
matter2' was asked. Hes drunl
yet" "Then, if that's the case, he il
ready. The evidence against him wa
never so good as now"
"LOckarmozenorina" was one of tn,
easy names on this mornings polio,
docket. 1t might be supposed that
charge of murder in the frst degre,
would stand opposite, but not so. Mr.
LockarmOzenoriua simply hit a MAI
on the proboScis,
The familiar face of Geo. Powell
graced the court to-day. The Office.
said that the last time George was
there he was accused of stealing $26
George declared it was only S25. On,
hundred days will roll by befor,
George will again breathe the air o
freedom.
An Irishman, fresh from Tipperary
sang a song in a Pinch saloon las
night that one Of the crowd said wa
too old and tried to cram a chair il
his mouth to stop it. The young iel
low knocked tie particular man dow
and was arrested but promptly dis
charged to day.
Sam McOlelland, a country darky
was seen following an old mar up yes
terday, with the evident intention o
robbing him if opportunity offered
When questioned by the Court, San
said he came to town to work, "Yov
|, struck it." was the %laconic sentence
! "T rive vou fortv davs