Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-19
CIVIL RIGHTS MIDDLE.
Lord Chief Justice Haddsn Gives
His Opinion on This Great
Question, and
The Shades of Oblivion Can Now
Come Forward and Claim
Their Property.
Other Decisions OF Great Ia-
terest TO citizens of the Tax
ing District.

prised this morning when he and Don
Caesar DeBazan, his bob tailed mule. ar
rived in front of the great municipal
court and found the venerable building
was still standing, although il did look a
tritie groggy. His HonOrs life insurance
policy ran out yesterday and, TO use a
paradoxical phrase, is still running but is
not in existence. To be saved beyond
peradventure he had all the blue coats
reused from their slumbers and divine
dreams OF late lunch routes and red hquid
with beads running on top and had them
go up and jump on the ratters like Bis
marck's subjects crowding down schmier
kase and sour kraut. in order TO test safety
Of the building. Only general displace-
ment Of lathing and liberal shower OF
plastering followed the severe test, where
upon His Honor made fast the painter of
hls mule and became part OF the Chamber
of Justice. The morning newspaper mau
had been asleep in the witness rooms.
while the rain of ceiling was de-
scending, and when he emerged he looked
like hand in flour mill or material
lied ghost, and he made the inquiry as TO
whether be was in aDakota snow blizzard or
merely heavy january storm for this
territory. His equilibrium was restored by
dose Of spiritual liquid fIom the h.tle
attorneys private flask
Say, boys, those fellows that wear
black robes in Washington and sit on the
supreme bench are putting on q mighty
lot Of agony over the color-line question.
Now want every last and first mother
son Of you in here TO lend IN your
ears for. a few ticks Of the watch while
give you my opinion In the first place
this court right here is the biggest thin. 2
Of the kind in this OF any other county,
and don't you forget it. You can bet
your summer hats that I'm the boss goat.
so TO speak, around here, an I'm going
to butt the eternal life out of all law Of
tenders that have forfeits no or are solid
enough to plank down fine, those that
have no lucre, I'm going 10 either Danish
to Arkansaw OF seat them on the rock
pile Now, about the color-line. A man
of dusky hue has just as much right 10 get
on a hurrah and be yanked up here TO
ornament the pen, as a white man, an
I'm just goinato see that he has this great
privilege, one Of the fundamental princi-
pies OF the Taxing District and
Mound City. Another thing, the col
ored members Of this police force
have equal rights with their white
brethren 10 sleep outside Of a dry goods
box, take quiet nip an arrest drunken
white men as well as drunken colored
men. They can also draw their salaries
as numerously and enthusiastically as
their pale-faced colleagues, an vote on
election day as frequently as the white
brigade. They can pray as loud and
shout louder in a little church than the
whole Methodist campmeeting At Ocean
Grove. They can marry as often, if they
have the money as the saints at Salt
Lake City. There is no law TO prevent
the multiplicity of the propagation oftheir
race, an they eau eat as many water.
melons, an more, too. than any average
white man. The colored race can grow a
fast and become as fast as the blonde race
provided they have the tin, an its a we'll
known fact that one good plantation
darky can tree more 'possums in one Sit
ting Of the moon than dozen Caucasians.
tell YOU, boys, I'm heavy on constitu.
tional law, an those fellows at the big
capitol ought 10 refer amendments Is, Ii
and 10 10 me for adjudication, an | would
adjudicate them or twist them up like a
small boy otter getting away with an
invoice Of green apples" During
the last efforts Of His Honor
one might have heard dew drop and a
regular graveyard hush fell around the
audience which was only broken BY the
labored breathing Of the morning news
paper man who had again succumbed to
the charms Of Morpheus, from whose
thrall he was not reused until Hedrick
tried 10 turn himself into Will KYLE
whistle which caused several shrouded
stifis in the cemetery TO get out Of the earth
and make inquiries as TO the whereabouts
Of Gabriel.
w. Stealey was gloriously boozed last
eve, and be was fined just an even four
dellar William.
John Harris accused of permitting a
nuisance 10 exist around his home, sweet
home, was allowed 10 depart without Civ
ing up any shin plasters,
Dennis o. Hooley was drunk to the ex-
tent OF 81.
Clara Caldwell was adjudged sort Of
mild vagrant and sentenced TO the rock
pile for 40 days
A certain young man named Blank
tried TO absorb all the good liquor in town
last evening, and this morning his eyes
stood out on his cheek like New York
Alderman stomach. His hair was look
ing IN about seventeen different directions
for Sunday, and the roses bloomed on his
cheeks like the last big fire In conse-
quence OF his endeavor 10 corral all the
fine booze in the burg, he was fined 80.
with the remark from His Honor that he
thought Board Of Equalization should
DO appointed.
Jim Jackson, an Gx-convict, and Lizzie
Murray, both colored, had little alter
cation, and when jackson was arrested a
pistol was found on his person. The
woman was fined SIS, Of which $50 was
held up during good behavior. Jackson
was fined SO and costs.
Two elderly citizens named Lanier
and Mallory, had little passage at arms
on Madison street yesterday, and owing
y the prominence Of the localitythey were
both fined $40.
p. Noonan, the young man who stole
some brasses from the shops Of Mr.. p,
Lawless. was assessed S25 and given a
severe lecture. II Is hard b say whif h
was the most seyere-the fine or the lee
ture.
James Clark, drunk and disorderly. a..
Dick D0ugherty, the saloon keeper.
elected a man named Ben Williamson
from his establishment in such violent
manner that he was fined 50, while viii
hanson w& given 81 fine for being
booty.
Charles Butler, better known as eng
lish charley" q tailor, was up for beating
Mrs, Annie Reid bis housekeeper, who
claimed that she was horribly bruised,
The Judge marked down fine Of $50
against the woman tighter, $2j Of which
will be held up during good s5siavior.
Harry Morgani had his forfeit Of $40
declared, for assaultng An old citizen, and
all old matters are ordered of.
George Edwards had plain little hur-
rah, for which he paid 81
Charles Hickey and Thomas Maloney
were out Mt An unseemly hour last night
on Shelby street near the Green Tree
House. The pair were also somewhat
full. Hickey was assessed s. and Malo.
ney s..
The man Reeves, alias Fairfax, was on
trial for larceny and vagrancy. From
the number Of witnesses present II looked
like long winded case, but il is safe to
say that Reeves win in all probability
have 70 answer the charge before the
Criminal Court