The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-12-27
POLICE NOTES.

Comparatively. Christmas was very quiet
in the city. What disturbance there was
came from the colored element. Early
Monday morning for several hours, things
were pretty lively for the police. Reports
of some deviltry by black desperadoes came
to police headquarters from number of
p aces in the city in quick succession, and
II seemed as though the Christmas Of sever
al years ago when the lower class OF negroes
saGght to run the town, would be repeated.
But there was considerable activity on the
part OF the officers for little while There
was some quick arrests, several hard runs
and desperate tussel', one or two dangerous
situations aud the instign,ors of dionrdor,
10 the number OF about fifteen found them
selves in Jail and all was quiet ia the city
by nine O'Clock. The following is a con.
densed, copy of Magistrate Comlngs dock.
ct Of yesterday;
For imblbing considerably more than
little, Of that of which but
a little more than n lit
tic is often much too much, j. Lynn,
Thomas Henry, Jno Bedford and Ed. How.
ard were each fined one dollar and costs.
Lewis Graham and D. B. Hanuor, were
fined each five and costs for being gener-
ally disorderly. NJ Valdez on the same
charge was ordered to appear for trial on
January Bird
W. ~ Smith, John Welsh aud Fred
Brown, had 20 visible means OF support
and were each fined fifty dollars and
costs,
Frank Creighton and one Wood we're
fined five dollars aud costs each for fight.
ing
George Byas shot bullet through the
door of the residence Of Mr., Henry Winter
and then leveled his weapon at the ladies'
OF the house who came TO the door He
was arrested by Officer Martin, but broke
away and ran to his home and locked him.
self IN his room The officer had to kick
down the door, drag the fellow out by
main force while crowd of negroes urged
the obstreprous negro to shoot the --
----- officer But the officer got his man to
Jail and had him bound over TO the circuit
court in the sum Of 1900.
AL johnson sneaked into Mr.. Frank
GnZziIo's saloon and stole u hat from Mr..
Nicholas shoemaker who was sitting there
asleep, and then tried to sell it and when
discovered, to stuff the kicking out of
Messrs. Gazzola and Shoemaker who de.
manded that he give up the hat. He said
he bad received it from two white men who
had offered to sell it to him and then
requested him to sell it for them. But the
court thought that proper matter tor the
circuit court to decide and bound him over
10 the sum Of $500.
Rily Powell was caught by Officer Ma.
hannyiin the act of handling villainous,
looking weapon IN avery reckless manner.
The officer ordered him to stop the sport
and put up his weapon; but Rily refused,
saying tina, he would do just AS he d---n
pleased about that this was Christmas by
aud he would shout as much as he
pleased; 'you've got the wrong man this
time you ---- - -" said Rily as he fred
| the pistol of over the officers head. But Just
| then the officer caught the fellows pistol
hand and brave passer by caught the tel.
lows right hand and he was conveyed to
jail The court held HIM to bail in the
sum of $500 to answer to the circuit court on
the charge Of assault with deadly weapon.