Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-09
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The Programme Rendered at
His Adams street Quarters
this Forenoon.

An audience appreciative In num-
bers but wonderful in valiegated com
plexions, honored Judge Hadden' 8
Adams street court this forenoon
when His Honor called time" for a
few rounds g;th the small array OF
legal offenders who occupied ottomans
In the pen.
Salt Duneanl'' cried the Judge.
"Ahl here's Sally" IS an ebony dam
sci came forward. sally, you are
charged with removing the skin from
q defuuct COW within the city limits.
Now Sally, speak up and remember
the fate Of Annsnias and Saphy."
Yes, sab, OATS So"
That's right, Sarah, two dollars
please"
Johnny Kelly, a fine specimen ef
the old maokerel brigade, was brought
forward with FIVE companions for
stealing watermelons. 1t was clearly
shown that Kelly was the only one to
merit punishment. The Judge read
the guilty lad a moral lecture and
fned him IS, of which ss held up 81
under a promise Of good behavior.
Alice Jordan and Reub Jordan,
charged with disorderly conduct, were
discharged,
Lem Parham,a wife beater, was run
in by the police but the case was
turned over to Squire Qaigley, who
had issued a warrant for Parham's ar
rest previous to his capture by the
police.
Dick Hughes, oOlored gemmen Of
short stature, was charged with being
drunk. This assertion greatly ag-
grieved the defendant, and he laid
claims to regular sobriety. Accord
ing to the testimony, Mr.. Hughes
wanted to take the entire bastile last
night. Three dollars was the fine iu-
flicted.
The case of Henry Webb, charged
with keeping gambling house, con-
tinued from yesterday, was heard.
Richard Semmes, colored didn't know
whether gambling was INDUCED 10 or
not, but he had seen cards circulating
around on tables. Shade Richardson
testified to some length, the gist
Of the testimony being that he
had seen game played in the
house last Friday night, in violation Of
the law. Other testimony of minor
Importance followed, and the Judge
inflicted fine OF $50 and bound the
prisoner over to appear before the
Criminal Court.
The matter of W. Fl. Ship, charged
with cutting John Williams about
four Sundays ago, was called up, and
resulted in the prisoners being fined
$50 and turned over TO the Criminal
Court.
On complaint of Mr.. Zanoni. @ Curtis
was arrested yesterday on charge of
vagrancy. Judge Hadden did not
went to push the matter, but inflicted
a fine Of s25, and held the fine up
during the young mans good behav~
Tor.
Jesse Ovens, a bent and shriveled
old darky, residing on Carolina street,
South Memphis, called at police head
quarters this morning, and wanted a
warrant issued for the arrest OF A. NJ.
Bowles, also man of color, employed
on Piper's brick yard on Carolina
street, on a charge of assault and bats
terry. Jesse claims that while discuss
ing the peach crop yesterday with
Bowles, the latter became excited and
struck him in the RaEth knocking
him down, and thereby depriving him
OF two molars that had performed
good service for seventy years and
more.
mot a cent to day. Not one iota
bave we taken in. No beer to-day"
said His Honor, as the crowd sadly
dispersed. Two hundred and forty
days were charged up.