Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-08
roLIcE CouRr H.rgERs.
President Hadden's New Way Of
Keeping Up With People Who
DON'T Lock After Their Prop
erly.

Judge David Park Hadden has been
nosing around town with elegant 70
suits. His Honor now ornaments his Ara
bian charger, Don Cesar De Bazan IA
high toned name for the mule) with sad
die bags, in which he carries = perambu-
lating paper shop for the purpose Of max.
ING notes which can't be discounted by
even the morning newspaper man. His
Honor has recently investigated lot OF
back alleys and slab-sided brick walks,
and he now has the names Of about 500
people whom he proposes to introduce
to the police, unless they remedy matters.
Boys, sort Of got there the other
night when delivered myself Of that
speech At the theater when / announced
the opening Of the new Mozart hall.
tell you, these Mozart fellows are hust-
lers, and no mistake You can stake your
sweet life that you can't down them, and
I'm going to blow in s. for seats at their
concert TO morrow evening. feel little
sad to-day, however, over the defeat Of
That eock-eyed red rooster, Ben Butler.
You see, Ben and are somewhat alike.
He cleaned up New Orleans and I'm
cleaning up Memphis, and you want to
mark it down that the first man. woman
or child that find neglecting the sani-
tary ordinance will have 10 waltz up here
and plank down a big fat fine l mean
business, an don't you forget il. I'm on
to lot Of citizens who think they can
give me the 60 by il this thing. but TIL
20 bring them and sock the eternal life
out of their pocketbooks. By the way,
little Malone was laid out in Virginia,
an | think III have to send him bottle
Of soothing syrup or Lincoln county or
something. I'm fearfully dry myself
this morning, an as soon as we get
through this docket, we \ all 90 up to the
Germans an get wet lunch
The concluding sentence of the Judges
Grafton so tickled the morning newspaper
man that he actually awoke and said he
would take his in schooner. Hedrick
united himself and tried to throw his
voice over In ArlIansaw in malicious pre-
meditated malice, aforethought endeavor
to open court, which caused the Judge TO
take chew Of his own tobacco which
eventually became the personal property
Of the morning newspaper man, while the
Judge was .whistling down the tube TO
make itstrong, and put ginger ale on the
outside.
~. B. Wheeler, waltz right up here and
tell me why you disturbed the gospel mill
Of Brother jays church last Sunday
Now, Mr.. Wheeler, if you want to wor-
ship you should go in closet and shut
yourself up. That's the way do. No
body ever sees me worship, do mine
sub rosa. Last Sunday you went TO
Brother jays church with full load Of
jersey tanglefoOt in your hold. You
took possession of the pulpit and wouldn't
get out until the deacons promised you
half Of the collection. You scared three
colored sisters out Of years growth.
You started the leaves Of the Bible by
your heavy pounding You thought you
were full feathered divine, but I'm Just
going to sock you $40 for preaching with
out n license. You ought TO 60
TO the Sandwich Islands, but you
won't get chance to go there for forty
days, because during that time you'll
have 70 hammer rocks intead Of the in
spired writings"
"Jim Hoadley,you've committed mis-
demeanor, by keeping a nuisance. ~ and
cost james, and don't let me see you here
again"
Charley Thompson, you were found last
night Sleeping in a box car OF the Nj. y IL.
r. Il. Now, Charley, you could have had
bed at the Peabody for just one'half the
sum Pm going TO charge you for reclining
your anatomy in the rolling stock Of the
Nj. & l.. road; %, Charley
Gus Vance, you were full as boiled
owl last evening and mistook stairway
for you bed. Gus, drop SO on the counter
and you can go.
Ella. Barlow. alias half hundred
other names, was found prowling around
the streets last night at an unseemly hour.
Ella was staggered with $40 and cost
fine.
Six pretty decent looking Caucilssians
were found sleeping in a box car last night
and were fined 81 each.
Russell Williams, colored wife beater
was socked $50 for assault and battery.
Leroy Finley and Harvey Woods, both
colored, were up on a charge OF trotting
their mules while hauling loaded drays
Their case was continued until Saturday
Court then adjourned and a grand rush
was made for the Germans, where His
Honor found the slate was not yet broken,
which was rare and soul stirring news tC
the morning newspaper man.
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