Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-03-29
POLICE POINTS.

energy TO sanitation and the docket il
full of cases every day.
President Hadden will attend
the meeting of the Mississippi
Valley Sanitary Association at Jack,
son, Miss, next week..
The city authorities will endeayol
to have the County Court co operate
with them in establishing workhOus,
next term. The prisoners are now !
dead expense to both city and county
Bill Dougherty. colored, was ar,
rested last night on the arrival of the
james Lee, charged with committinp
a murder at POpe's Landing, Tunicu
county, Miss. He denies the charge,
A merchant arrested for breach Of
the sanitary laws to. day said he would
rather subscribe $500 to new street
than pay a dollar fine. ITS a bar.
gain" said His Honor and RENTED
the fine.
An obsequiOus fellow, who might
have been seen in the gallery at the
theater night before last, addressed
Supreme Judge Hadden to-day as
Your Gracious Goodness" but he
was fined two dollars just the same.
Old Uncle Billy Sanders, who has
been janitor at the old Library build
iEg SO long that his nose has a perma-
nent upward tendency, and is drawn
one side from inhaling the odors Of
the place, gave up his place yesterday
in disgust. He has been arrested
regularly twice a month for the past
year. The house is now closed, and
orders have been given to allow
no one to enter it until put in repair.
Jim Brady took a star route to the
calaboose yesterday. He begged for
drinks during the day, and begged for
pardon this morning. He was released
on promise to reform. Lord bless
Your Honor" said Brady when re
leased, and then went down stairs and
blessed the Stationkeeper and all the
force for locking him up and adding to
his varied experience a night in the
calaboose.
Eight duSky damsels stood before
His Honor to-day charged with inhar-
monious conduct. They created quite
a sensation by their picturesque cos.
tunes and don't-care-whether-s
keeps demeanOr. They denied ever
having belonged to an opera company,
yet sang very sweetly in defense of
themselves against charge of disor.
dsrly conduct--otherwise pulling
hair, demolishing furniture and shak.
ing the foundation of big brick
building in which they reside. They
were fined So each.
The case OF M. McGlathlen, con-
tinued from day before yesterday, was
brought up to- day and continued at
defendants request for ten days.
Mrs. McGlathlen insisted upon a trial
at once, and stated that her husband
not only locked her up in room all
day Sunday last and threatened her
with a poker, but brought all the
Crockery into the room and broke it
at her feet, then sent out and got a
bottle of whisky, and pouring some
into every glass in the house, first
drank the liquid and then broke the
boale and the goblets on the floor Of
the room.
An attorney wanted a continuance
to,day in case in which he was en-
ployed. TWAS family matter, and
he wanted the parties concerned to
put their heads in ice. He acted in
the double capacity of peace maker
and attorney. He had no other
reason for asking continuance, except
that he wanted hot blood to cool. The
prosecutor said it would be just the
same a week hence; that her blood
was too hot to ever freeze, and wanted
the case settled at once. Finally, it
was agreed that ten days would show
whether or not the breach could be
healed, and the case was continued
lor that time.