Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-29
:HADDEN's HARPINGs. We
He Wants the Assistance of the
Press, and Won't Object to Adj
vice from Legal Lights.
The MOney-DraWing Code WOr-
ries Him, and He in Turn
Worries the UnrighteOus.


That's = Elc locking lot of peli.
cans we've gathered in, amt theyp'
said Judge David Park Hadden to,
day fore noon, while he stepped to sur
vey the crowd of unrighteous people
in the pen. But they won't give me
half the trouble as that blamed new
State code. | hate like the mischief
to give up money to the State when
we've been too poor to have a Mardi
Gras celebration for coon's age. I'm
sorry my old friend, Judge Jerry
Black, is among the embalmed, for ]
know he could help me out of the
difficulty. Alex Stephens is gone, too,
so guess I'll have to drop postal to
Conkling to fix me up"
II tell you what | want you gentle.
men of the press to DC. Just touch
up these fellows that won't comply
with the sidewalk ordinance, for I've
got a new corn that has been superin-
duced by walking on q lot of mixed
up bricks that for politeness seize we
call sidewalks. I'm going for them
all and I've got my eyes on certain
portions of Poplar street near Cow
alley, where / saw a mild hammered
boviness fall and sprain her ankle"
Mr.. Kink Poston, of Vance street,
was granted two more days in which
to complete his sidewalk.
Alf Toliver and Rive Wilder, a
couple of colored youths, were pum-
melting each other last evening.
Wilder was discharged and his
antagonist was assessed $40. The
discharged party felt so good over
his exoneration that he went out and
filed up with benzine, and strange
to relate he hasn't benzine since.
Lou Young failed to find employs
ment to suit her aesthetic nature, and
Lou will therefore be compelled to
break rocks for the next 20 days.
Polk Randolph, a man Of color,
rested his frame and flesh in a G. and
0. box car last night, and when a
vatchman tried to eject him he felt
insulted, and heaped words of burning
FIRE on the watchy's head. An arrest
followed, and Polk will sleep behind
grated bars for 20 days.
Mollie Blair and Annie Dunn, a
couple of VIGOROUSLY depraved colored
danes, were fined $50, of which $25
was held up during coed behavior.
Albert Jones, colored, drunk and
sleeping out, was given an even dozen
days with the street gang.
Harvey Lewis, Lou johnson, Lucy
Robinson, Annie Bell, Lou Smith,
Rachel Brown, Mary Rosen, Sue
Wheeler, Taylor Low, Emma Brown,
Susan Gordon and Annie Ross, all
residents Of Sugar Hill, we're charged
with violating the health ordinance.
An assessment of 81 80 was entered
against each member of the party.
VIM. Garrett, George Register,
Thomas Keys, P. V. WessOn and Mr..
Fowler were given ten days each in
which to complete their sidewalks.
There's lots OF brickmasons in town
and more coming" said the Judge,
AN I'm going to see that they get
employment"
James Maydwell, Columbus Harris,
j. h. Gaines and Mr.. Connolly were
fined s. each for failing to show up
and explain why their sidewalks we're
not paved.
Mahally Barker, an old time candi-
date for courthouse honors, was
charged with disorderly conduct by
Officer Randolph. Mahally was sent
to the pen for twelve days.
Charles Fitzimmons, a lad OF green
years, was before His Honor on a
charge of larceny. Charley got away
with . copper pump, and although he
was stoutly defended by an aged bar
rister who instructed the boy to per
cede" with his statement, the Court
bound the youth over to the Criminal
Court, and wanted a bond, and good
one at that. of $500 for his appearance.
Young Fitzimmons has been before
the court a number of times, and
Judge Hadden concluded that the boy
was fit candidate for prison walls
In which he was decidedly and EN-
phatically correct.
Sid Whitford is a resident of Jones
avenue,and is a thoroughly disturbing
element to that otherwise peaceful
neighborhood. The smashing Of
crockery and glass is not an unknown
sound in his house when he gets home
after fly with the boys. On Saturday
night he got on the outside of too
much MOnongahela, and became ann
bilious to practice surgery on his
mother-in>law with meat knife. In
reviewing the case this morning Judge
Hadden informed Whitfor1 that he
was thoroughly acquainted with him,
and that hereafter he would make it a
personal matter to see that the defen
dant walked a prepared chalk line. A
fine Of $50 was entered, Of which $25
will be held up during good behavior.
Mile Salvinio. charged with being
drunk, disorderly and a vagrant, was