Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-25
THE ROUND

OF CASES BEFoRE THE JUDGE OF THE POLICE
COURT
The dullest days proceedings on record.
The pen contained only one colorrd and
three white victims.
There was a conspicuous absencs OF audi
ence, and but few snetzes when The Court
took snuff.
Webb's saloon, en- D,soto street, is b.
coming a prolific scurte of CASES for Police
Court consideration.
n. B. Stsck, white, got "high up" but had
wealth enough TO bail himself out II the sta
tionbouse. Unfortunately he took the wrong
rosd out Of his difficulty by diving deeper
into the intoxicating bowl, aud was soon al
ter picked up "blind," penniless and conse-
quently friendless, and had to spend the r.
mainder of the evening iu durance vile. He
got off with a 80 fine.
Nose Smith, a colored youth about fifteen
years old, belonging to the Winchester gang
Of hoodlums, vas taken in on general princi-
plss. His mama mad, him out a saint
while hanging to her spren-striDgs, but IN
view Of the fact that she knew nothing OF
what he did her sight, and the policeman
did know Of a great deal thst was naughty,
the Court opensd an account with him to the
amount OF 81.
Ills nOnCi ISSuSu positive Oruers " II
police 10 pull every female, white or black,
caught loaiag around beer saloons. This
order covers that class that make it a bust
mss to lay around saloons to secure Gus
tom for tie saloons or to catch victims to
h-ir eva base pursuits. "rbeir evil habits
.nu>, be bros en up, aud L will do it if it takes
al summer. i know their game, and don't
you forget it, Tll break it up"
Tom McHugh, white, in a wealthy condi-
ton OF Intozication and for a couple of
"saeckles" sggrega;ing the value of ten cents
! conceived the idea that be had chartered No.
! 8 Of the blue street-car line, and undertook
to usurp that vehicle the remainder Of Thurs
day nights run. He had to be pulled TO be
got rid of, and the Curt fined him 10 fer the
IRE gulsr drunk, and ten cents additional for
Court compromised on all that was 10 sight
a 81 note.
The saloon on Dsfo'o street, about hall
way between Union and Gayoso, run by w.
H. We b, colored, ia becoming q notorious
resort for crooked people of both sexes, il
the story told by Jim Harris wife is hall
true. Thursday morning Officer Jackson
pulled a couple OF crooked colored females
out of the establish ment whom Webb had
hid away there the mig BIT before TO prevent
service of 8 warrant on them, and of the six
females arrested that morning and fined SlO
each by the Court, Webb plead for a reduc-
ton of ine 10 So for five of them-Hsnnsh
Winr, Fanny Watson. Anna Dudley, Willie
Sinclair and Sallie R9gers-and paid them
out. This Curt was Induced 10 this sction
on promises made that they would keep
away from saloons and behave themselves
The smell of the prison had hardly been
blown from their garments before they We're
back again at Webb's raising sand with the
neighbors, especially Jim Harris's family,
whom they charged with causing their ar
r.s'. Webb himself threw out some inu-
endoes which Harris understood 10 be applied
to him, and he took occasion to promptly re-
sent by ~denouncipg as a liar anyone who
intimated that he was the informer sr the
insligator. No one took up the challenge
aud Harris returned to his house. After
ward Webb went round 10 Harris's making
some threats, and challenging Harris to come
out, which the latter declined TO accept, bu
displayed a pistol, believing, as be states
that Webb had armed himself and was seek
ing an opportunity to do him bodily harm
Harris held Webb at bay until an office
could be Summoned, when Webb was ar
rested on charges of disorderly conduct
which the latter met with a counter oh arg,
CT ss,ault with a pistol against II srris. Webb
wal, fined S. and Harris was discharged.