Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-30
pULCET- JOINED DAVY.
The Sight Of an Old Acquaintance
From the Interior Inspires Him,
and he Fires OF One Of His
Own Compositions In q Flat
The Pen Almost Demolished
by Frantic Prisoners.

"a bloomin' old topper nom Knoxville
Slid into this burg for q racket,
He got on hy in down town saloon,
An used street gutter for lodgings.
His hat f,s him quickly, an his clothes are
Outre.
While MS boeis we're swept dOwa III the
Bayou;
He'll ns'er sin again, in ,bii town do
Fsrhs'li set Haacs' sOoa. strong az full
measure
When he parts from our chain gang
Just two months from now,
An returns to the wife Of his bosom"
was the symphony in 2 fat warbled by
His Honor, Judge David Park Hadden,
this morning as he entered court and es-
pied an old acquaintance from the inte-
rior in the pen, whose head was so thor
oughly bunged up that he looked air-tight
and VIII probably get out patent on his
bung His Honor plugged his ears and
told Hedrick to open court TO the tune OF
the Arkansaw Traveller Hedriok fol-
lowed In such manner that the sun
stopped and the clock moved hack full
hour.
II see they are laying down sidewalks
with bricks OF such size that i would
take Is Of them TO make a full grown
brick. Have it stopped. On Linden
street between st. Martin and the bridge
over the bayou the sidewalks need imme-
date attention
Jackson Price and John Miller were
charged with misdemeanor in breaking a
glass in the drug store corner Second and
Beale streets. The case was fastened on
Miller, who was fined 81 and costs and
ordered to pay for new glass. The OFF,
GERS had hard time in capturing Miller
yesterday, owing TO the wings on his feet
George Fleet young oolored lad, was
charged with throwing a brick at an old
man in front of 100 Elliott street yester-
| day. One witness testified that girl
named Maggie Jones hurled the missile,
whereupon Fleet was discharged and a
warrant ordered for the arrest Of Maggie
Jones.
John Gibson was arrested last night by
Officer Randolph on a charge Of lAtceny
and house breaking. 1t appears that Glib
son and two companions entered the eat
ing house Of Mrs. Trabucco, corner OF
DeSoto and Gayos0 streets. One Of the
men engaged the landlady in CONVERSE
ton, while the other got away with the
"swag," which consisted Of a trunk and
about $50 in money. When Mrs. 7. dis
1 1NNNANA nNA ANEct nuN MNlll III HANeN Va uAl
officer and found Mr.. Randolph.
a halt hour Gibson was seen, and he was
quickly run ill., At the station house,
Captain O'Haver discovered burs cling
ing to the prisoners clothes when search.
ed $l2 in money and chisel and hammer
were found on his person. Capt. o Havel
took the chisel and went back to search in
| fields adjoining the scene Of robbery. The
first one had lots Of burs, and there the
trunk was found broken open and rihed
The chisel was somewhat ragged and the
marks on the trunk fitted the broken
places in the chisel precisely. The CASE
was continued until tomorrow.
John Stanley, young white man, wa
charged with committing highway rob.
berry on a Mr.. Bird, employed in a manu-
featuring establishment on Jefferson
street, Mr.. Bird testifying that on the III
or 18th Of this month he fell down de.
fective cellar covering, in the vicinity O
johnson street, when Stanley came alone
and helped him out, after which h'
went through him, getting between three
and four dollars and ring. The case wa
continued until tomorrow
Bill johnson, fugitive from 0sceola
Ark, was captured last night and tur.eC
over TO Sheriff Hoskins
| VIM. Digs, the negro who recently die
some tall cutting on the Coahoma, ant
wanted in Mississippi, was captured by
the police and held until yesterday, wheI
he was released, but taken again on th,
receipt of telegram that officials woul,
arrive here to-day with a requisition 70
Digs
The young lad accused Of stealing -
from George Williams, the hackman, wa
discharged, as there was not sufficient evi
dence 10 hold him.