The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-27
POLICE NOTES.

5 OF Magistrate Comings. II seems that al
the inherent deviltry of the loose popula
ton had been frozsn up IN their bosoms BY
l the late cold snap, and under the nhuenc,
: OF the warm atmosphere bursted fortl
simultaneously with the mud and sIush il
the streets
John Sware WAS drunk and was fined
one dollar and costs. Vim. Newman wa.
: ditto and was fined ditto.
Plummer Martin who, is a character of
note in police circles, was up on the charge
oil assaulting another negro named Charles
sivel, naturally as vicious looking a crea-
ture as ever wore wool and who was rem
dered doubly hideous to the sight by
several long scars running along the side
OF his beard, the marks Of former battles
on the field OF "honah." Charles swore
that Plummer, in friendly way, had put
his fingers into Charles pockets, taken
therefrcm one dollar note and had play
fuily but persistently refused to give it up.
/
| Flndlng that gentle words had no effect
upon Plummer, Charles became angry and
demanded his money; aud finding that his
angry demands were futile as his gentle
requests had been, Charles finally used
physical persuasion to recover his dollar
from Plummer Plummer is known to be
hard case and somewhat Of an expert as
wrestler and rough aud tumble fighter;
but in Charles he had bis match for once.
He was knocked all over the sidewalk on
Ohio lgvee for several minutes and the red
current OF life streamed from several ugly
cuts in the face. The sport was stopped
by officers in time TO save Plummer further
punishment. This in effect was the state
ment OF Charles in pleading bis case aud
OF others who saw the fun. Dennis Davis
another negro, supported Charles in
his version But the whole testimony
proved that Chas. had been the aggressor ia
hefght, ereiore Plummer WAS discharged |
and Charles was taxed ten dollars and costs |
foi attempting to regain his dollar dc he |
lost any at all as he claimed) iu an unlawful |
way.
Dennis Davis, Sives partner, was very
indignant at this turn OF affairs but was
induced to restrain his feelings by charge
OF vagrancy, preferred against him by the
officers, two OF three of whom swore that
he had not, to the best of their knowledge,
been guilty Of perpetrsting an honest job
Tor number OF months back Dennis was
tned Que hundred dollars and costs by the
court which naturally leads us to conclude
that IN the opinion Of the court at least,
i is ten times worse not to be guilty
't doing lawful job than to be guilty Of
iolng an unlawful one. Such conclusion
S certainly in accord with the old saying
hat idleness is the father of wickedness,
" perseverance is q Roman virtue, or
words to that effect
Jno. Hervey, hackman and hotel runner
~ birth by occupation one Of the most
Iissolute and troublesome negroes in the
own! was up yesterday for violating section
o of chapter of the Revised Ordinances,
which declares that every runner
rho shall be guilty of any
raud, cheat misrepresentati or
IMPOSITION shall forfeit and pay TO the city
sum not less than five nor more than fifty
ollars for each and every offcnse; and the
laglstrate before whom the conviction is
ad, may in his discretion, enter up, as q
art Of the judgment, the forfeiture of his
cense,' As stated John has been most
troublesome fellow in various ways He is I
be terror Of the travellers at our depots and
'harfb0ats, and of all the runners in the CITY a
ne one most complained of TO the officers. d
n this case he had persistently told ugly
tories about certain boarding house down d
o~n when plying bs profession among 4
assengers for vva house. Whether
lese stories were true or not was no part of +
Ne question: they might have been true in ,
act there is reason to believe that some of =.
lem were true. But John had been So per-
stcnt yiolator Of the law and so persist.
ut a dlsrcgarder Of the several lessons :
iven him in the form of fines, that fore
earance ceased to be virtue. He was
aed ten dollars and coats byithc court and
is license was revoked, at which there will II
G rejoicing among the many who have a
cen annoyed by him.
SAML OF POSEN.