Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-18
HARDEHED MADDEN
Still Seeking it to Parties Who Re-
fuse to Comply With the Side
walk Ordinance.
sound Advice 10 Moderate
DFinkers-The Docket This
Morning.

II feel real good, physically speak
ing, this fne morning" was the pref.
ace Judge David Park MADDEN got of
this morning as he entered the Police
Court and showed the boys a brand
new plug Of fine navy. "Yes, I've
added several amendments to my con-
stitutiOn to-day, and there's no use
in talking, old MonOngahela rye isn't
a bad thing to set a man squarely on
his feet. The spiritual effect is good,
and l like to stimulate trade, but you
mustn't tank too much. Three finger.
about each half day i enough. But
enough of that. I'm coins
to straddle my old f~avorite question
again. In many places the sidewalks
of this city are worse han no side
walks at all, and l want the police
force to exercise the utmost vigilance
in hunting up the parties who should
lay decent respectable sidewalks. I'm
going to give fair warning right here
that this Court is going to sock the
law to offenders Of this kind for all its
worth" said the Judge as he brought
down the mallet on the desk with such
a resembling whaek that it almost
broke his ear.
T. 4. Russell was the FIRST case
called. Mr.. Russell was found by
Officer Dougherty last night in a pitia
BILE condition. He seemed to be bleed
ing from all quarters Of the globe.
This morning Mr.. Russell's face looked
like a butchers chopping block, and it
was evident that he had been having
a little mill with a piledriver. He was
too dazed to make any statement, and
the Court decided that he would look
better in a hospital than in the pen.
So Mr.. Russell will receive the benefit
of medical treatment.
Jake Waldrou is a hackman, who
wanted to monopolize too much BUSH
ness at one of the depots. The ac-
cused was discharged with a severe
reprimand, in which His Houor re-
marked that unless the cabbies did
not cease their litigation he would
put them up on their boxes and keep
them there.
Julius Lewis is a wee colorsd lad
who knew enough to lift a good coat
when he saw it. Recently he got away
with a garment belonging to a Mr..
Kelly, Of 1872 Main street, who did
not want to prosecute the boy. Judge
Hadden thought the lad would make
a good water carrier, SO he ordered
him to march with the chain gang for
40 days, with the observation that
some cute lawyer would habeas corpus
the youth out.
Richard Jones and Jesse Greer, two
darkies, we're hauled in for fighting
at the foot Of Jefferson street.
Richard was going over to
Arkansaw to pick cotton,
and Greer, who runs a skif ferry,
demanded Jones' patronage, A dis
pute followed, in which the ferryman
tried to climb Jones, His Honor
thought JCnes too good a man to be
imprisoned, SC he discharged him and
fined Greer $40.
Mr.. j. B. Cook, the well known
architect. was fined $50 for doing bus.
mess without q license. Mr.. Cook
made no defense. and announced his
intention Of fighting the caso in the
higher courts.
Lou Davis, colored, was drunk and
accused Of being a common street
walker. She proved to be a decidedly
tough customer, and will prove an or
nament to the rock pile for the next
100 days.
G. A. Smith runs a little boarding
house at the corner of Front aud Elk.
change street. The authorities claim
that he does enough business to take
out a license. In order to investigate
the matter the case was continued.
LOttie Jackson had a charge Of
vagrancy and disorderly conduct en-.
tered against her. She a be found
lowering over the rock pile for the
coming three months.
George Wood was charged with be
ing drunk last Sunday, disorderly
gambler and doing business without Q
license. George lives near Brother
Jays church and is a bad man wheu
started, and fines to the tune of S8S
we're charged to his account Notice
Of an appeal was given.
John 0swell admitted he was full Al
a goat last evening, but was very sorr,
that such was the case. He was leI
down with a Is assessment.
The case Of Rachel Long was con
tinued.