Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-04
POLIOR COURT.
Esquire QuigIey Looking AneE
the HAM of the Police for the
Past Twenty-iOur Hours.

The bench of the Police Court was oc-
cupied by Esquire Quigley this morning,
vice Judge MADDEN, who has not vet re-
turned from bis Nashville excursion,
where he must be having a merry time
among the boys, and studying the peculiar
police system of that town, and seeing if
they have any worse sidewalks than this
town.
John Markham, a white man, was
hauled in for being drunk. Mr.. Mark
ham lives at Collierville, and he claimed
to have fallen in with bad lot Of unholy
negroes. In consideration of this, and
the fact that he lived at Collierville, Sc
cured his release.
Q. II. Smith, at least that's the name he
gave, was chuck full of benzine last even
ing and when Captain O'Haver and
Officer Stevenson arrested him they had
to get transfer wagon to haul him to
the stationhouse He threw yells
out of him that would discount a
Sioux Indian He made lively
wrestle when the officer went to search
him, but was finally landed in the pen.
This morning he claimed that the cold
weather had such shivering effect on
him that he had to take hot whisky,
which laid him out Mr.. Smith was
fined 81 for his fun.
Officer Dougherty last night arrested a
man named r. B. Ross on information re-
eeived that he had stolen coat The
particulars developed in court this morn
ing were that Ross picked up coat be-
longing to one Of a party of three young
men en- route from Decatur, Ala, 10
Texas, via Memphis, and some difficulty
ensued in recovering the garment. When
arrested, Ross claimed 10 have no money,
but when searched a roll of S35 was found
on his person. The prosecutor desired to
go to Texas and the defendant wanted to
go to Pine Bluff, SO everybody was made
happy by the prisoner being discharged.
Peter Lowry, a colored man of most
brutal aspect was up for beating his wife.
The better half stated that Peter had been
drinking grocery store whisky about ey-
cry fifteen minutes, and that be had taken
a stick Of sufficient dimensions TO kill a
mule and had whaeked her so severely
that several of her ribs were cavcd in.
Peter claimed that his wife had struck
him on the head first, hence the difficulty.
The Squire ordered the woman to 90 to
the inhrmary and get doctor certificate
that she was injured and report at twelve
o'clock, which she promised to do.
Columbus Williams is a young colored
lad with a cast Of countenance Of such a
bad man from Bitter Creek order that
the police think will cause him to dance
on space some time in the future. Two
weeks ago last Saturday he became in
volved in row with Eddie Taylor, also
young and colored, on account of the
charms of one Pinky Hooper, on
Gayoso street. near Wellington,
Williams drew knife, and gave Taylor
a savage thrust, the knife entering the
lads right breast just below the collar
bone, to the depth of almost finger
length. Dr. Erskine was fortunately neal
by, and gave the boy his attention. he
formed the opinion that death would en-.
sue, but fortunately Taylor recovered, and
will probably enjoy good health. Will
liams claimed that Taylor first threatened
to stab him, and he merely acted in sell
defense The defendant was bound ovel
to the Criminal Court
Several violators of the sidewalk ordi
nance came up and were continued, wher
Court adjourned,