Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-18
DEsPONDENT DAVY.
The Rain Has Depressing Effect
on theTaxing District PIesi-
dent, and
He DOntWa Aoy Funny Rust.
ness-rhe Docket Cleared
Without n Joke.

This is damp poor weather. an don't
feel like havin' any funny business this
morning, remarked Judge David Park
MADDEN to-day forenoon, as he threw his
rubber overcoat on a peg and straddled
his nose with pair of tortoise trimmed
eye magnifyers. A lengthy lecture on
poor sidewalks and storm water drainage
followed, after which Hedrick lifted the
fog and shook down several yarls of plas-
tering with his opening ode.
Henry Anthony and Major johnson
were instructed TO have irregular numbers
removed from their drays and replaced
with proper figures
Owen Hogan, plain drunk and disOr-
DERBY, was assessed % and costs.
f.. kearney was on plain drunk on
Exchange street last night and was plas-
tered with y fine.
Willie Russell, Willie Lewis and Geo
Campbell were accused Of assaulting a
Chinainan, but rs they had already served
considerable time in the pen for the Of
Tense, they were discharged.
w. Stevenson admitted the truth of
charge Of drunkenness and was touched
up with a 81 fine.
Anderson Reeves, alias Fairfax. is the
slickest darky that ever stood before His
Honor. Reeves, ETC., was charged with
yagraney and larceny. According to
the testimony adduced the circumstances
are as follows; Some four or five weeks
ago Reeves arrived in the city and
stopped at the clearinghouse Of Minnie
johnson, No. Front street Reeves
claimed that he was a long lost brother
of Mrs. johnson ard described several
relatives now living in Texas. In fact,
ne gave so many particulars of the family
that Mrs. johnson was induced TO believe
that Reeves really was the brother who
disappeared about the close ofthe war and
cheerlul,y offered him the Inequalities of
her house. During the first day he is
alleged TO have stolen a gold watch be-
longing to a boarder and S2l in money,
and from that day until this morning Mrs.
johnson has not seen her alleged brother.
The circumstances leading to Reeves ar
rest are peculiar. Last night officer Ste
yenson found Reeves lying in the gutter at
the corner Of Beal and Causey streets, and
he claimed te have been sand-bagged and
robbed of $780, This statement was sup
plemented with the statementtha he was
about 10 be married. A series of shrewd
questions put by the officer caused him to
think something was wrong and he took
his man to the stationh0use where an
oyerhauling Of the records showed that in
all probability Reeves was the man who
had purl0ined the watch and money from
Mrs. Johnson's, and subsequently, pawAed
the watch at Lowensten's loan Office.
When arraigned in court this morn
ing Reeves at once wanted to plead guilty
TO both charges, but Judge MADDEN de-
clded TO give the man trial The pris-
Oner addressed His Honor as my Lord -
and spoke with decided French accent AZ
times, and at Others with German twist
to his tongue. He also acted in manner
that was suggestive Of lunacy, but an
officer swore positively that he had seen
Reeves pawn the watch, yet the prisoner
managed to mix everybody up SO badly
that the Court decided TO continue the
case until tomorrow, when Mr.. Lowen-
stein and the owner Of the watch could be
called on TO testify. Reeves said his rea-
son for pleading guilty was that everybody
was against him and he did not wan 10
occupy the time Of the honorable Court
The case Of Jos. Oswald, charged with
receiving stolen goods, was continued I'M
til tomorrow.
The repairs on the mail wagon broken
by A. Coulson cost t35, and the Court or
dered the police to see that Mr.. Coulson
paid the same,
Officer Koran had lively chase this
morning While standing in front of the
Board Of Health Office on Poplar street,
he espied one Clara Caldwell, who was
wanted on charge. OF vagrancy. The
dame saw Ho'a an as soon rs he saw her
and she ran down the alley TO Washing
ton street like a thoroughbred in hot race.
From Washington she skipped TO Second,
from thence 70 Adams and then down ~
Third, where she was caught by her pur-
suer, who had gained his second wind.
During the race Mr.. Koran fell over
abcat u square yards Of cobble stones,
and in consequence thereof will have Ia
buy q new pair Of pants If he wants Ia
keep the cold out. Mr. Koran is Of the
opinion that the woman wears pair Of
wings