Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-11
MADDEN HAPPY.
Summer Fighting e Good thing
for the City's Revenues.

Wao OpCucu tuio luOtuluS db usual W
the bRliff s weird cry of "Oh yez, oh
yez, etc., and Judge MADDEN did not
seem at ell fatigued frem his long ride
on Don Cesar De Bazan, his favor
lite charger,
II notice, said the Chief Execu.
tive to the police, that weeds aud
crazy grass are about to take the side
walks, both brick and plank, and I
fear the tenants and property owners
are too lazy or too much eperossed
with the tariff question to attend to
this matter. Therefore it behooves
you gentlemen to bring the delinqueuts
in, and we will discuss the question
with them from q legal standpoint.
In many places these weeds
grow three feet high, aud
they are still on the move.
Ladies going to church early in the
morning when the dew is heavy have
their dresses and fine shoes ruined BY
these obnoxious botanical specimens.
Salt viii xiii THEN. Another matter
| want to call your attention to, gem
tlemen. Yesterday | noticed man
laying q pavement on the corner of
Second and Gayoso streets, and he
had neither brick nor lime, but was
using quarter bricks taken from the
Gsyoso house. Now that man has
ruined more pavements than any
other individual in Memphis, and |
want bis work at the place mentioned
destroyed. We will have to stop this
thing of laying pavements in an in
different manner"
Aaron Bowles, come out of the
mahogany enclosure and explain to
this court why you assaulted
old Uncle Jesse Owens, and
knocked two of his teeth out"
well, sab, he call me durn fool, an
| jess GIN i'm back hand lick. "All
right. Aaron; two dollars, please
That's just about what dentist
would charge for drawing couple of
teeth" Aaron went back in the pen.
"Mollie Johnson" said His Honor,
calling the next case, the officer in
forms me you we're drunk and disor-
derby just about the time the moon set
last evening, and that you were en-
deavoring to tic yourself in a bow
knot around lamp post. | think
from the way you look SO will cover
your case. So pony up, Mollie, or 20
to the pen." Mollie had no change,
and went to the pen, of course.
The case of Messrs. Maury and
Wilkerson, charged with fighting on
Madison street, was called, and after
hearing the evidence and statements
of both belligerents, the Court
assessed Mr.. Maury SIS and Mr.. Will
kerson s.. The former gentleman
seemed TO have received the worst of
it all around. The fines were paid.
Charles Sing, the Chinese laundry
man of 81 Poplar street, who was ar
rested for smoking opium, was called
forward. Monsieur Sing passed the
night behind the bars, thus being sep
arated from his favorite drug. He
looked sorrowful, and like a man who
has had long acquaintance with pro-
found grief. Barrister Taylor took
up the cudgel in the heathen's de-
tense and requested the Court to send
for an interpreter. mot necessary,
Mr.. Taylor, so long as you have such
fine acquaintance with the language"
remarked the Judge. But ! only
speak pigeon English, Your Honor
said the counsel. Officer Koran, who
made the arrest, was subjected to a
rigid examination, but he could not
state positively that he cav the de-
lendant in the set OF smoking.
NJ. Taylor made an eloquent APP
peal tor mercy, aud remarked
chat American freedom Vss fast
dwipdli1g away, that Whenever
fae Legislatiye Council met they al
ways egta alice FROM the lOSfot hber-
ty. He further remarked that the
prisoner was simply worshiping a
deity, Confucius, or some other party
His Honof Tss convinced, however,
that the habit of opium sz4oking was a
nuissqce, snG Snedthe Yashee washee
/ SO 0f%hi6h sum four kftbs was held
| up. The laundryman 'rejoiled his
comrades 10 tho pen. , +
1ohR dolly, George Williams and
Barney Farrell, hackmen, arrested by
Officer Butler for violating the ordi-
nance relating to hacks at theLouisviIle
and Nashville depot, we're discharged,
nth nth tie observation from His Honor
that il hack drivers and omnibusmen
did not observe the Law they would
al have to get back on Second or
Third street.
Lem Palen, charged with wife beat
ing was represented by his mo Their in
luw, who made an effective plea in
behalf of the prisoner. She informed
the Court that if Lem had whipped
her daughter he had not whipped her
half enough. l.sLa was discharged and
| His Honor admonished the wife to
walk a chalk line, otherwise he would
bring her in and straighten her out
with legal rod.
Thos. jackson, a eOloFed lad, stole q
watermelon from D. Lyon, corner Of
Union aud Wellington streets, "Ill
| fine you $40, Thomas" said the Boss
rfor stealing Q watermelon from man
Just when he's starting in business"
| al. w. Gard, man without habita
ton was charged 81, which would
about pay for his nights lodging ac
cording to the high priced hotel iiea
| of Aia Honor