Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-06
A STARTLING REvELArlOM.
The Profound Gloom Into Which
President Haddsn Was Cast
When Informed That
NO Forfeits Could be Scared Ont
OF the Prisoners This Morn
fng-The Docket.

The air was full Of amateur autumnal
tints, and the lads in the pen were about
half full of benzine, when his Roval
highness, Judge David Park MADDEN,
entered the ancient structure on Adams
street, where justice is dealt out by the
Wholesale. Ii was observed that His
Honor wore an aspect Of profound thought
somewhat analogous to a man who won.
ders where his next meal is TO be obtained
This was subsequently, explained by the
startling development that no forfeits
were up, which the Judge was on TO, So q
speak.
I've been reading up the history of the
Prodigal Son, an am pretty well nc.
quainted with the theory. The Young
lad was evidently seduced away by too
numerous visits to the corner grocery
store whore they sell whisky thar would
knock the spots OF leopard al long ais.
lance range an in order to brace IN and
become reformed he went TO live with i
drove of swine an sat at the same table
with the animals. After wearing Out his
cutaway coat an getting a stonebruise he
meandered back home, an his father
tell around him an issued orders
to have the fat calf killed
and made up into stew, also learn by
private information that the fat hen Of a
ripe old age was also slaughtered. Now.
II they had killed that calf for good
family use Il would have been All rIget,
but according to the circumstances. Il
was clear case Of cruelty 10 animals
inst by the death Of the calf and secondly
as the ministers say, by giving the half
starved son piece OF the ancient hen
that impaired his digestion an made
him pronounced dyspeptle. / wonld
like TO have been around about that timc
ana you can bet everything on earth that
you'd have given S. p. q. A. Lane a
pointer But Tomorrow will be Sunday.
ana me Bible thnmper will probably tell
you all about u Headrick, hear you can
get up to b fiat SO be fiat and lively In
your preliminary skirmish to the clearing
of this docket, was the Saturday speecb
Of the head and tail of this city. Headriel
sang out 50 loudly that the clouds rolled
by, and the cobwebs trembled like one
with an Arkansaw it,
Add Dockeny. gentleman of the
painted black order, was observed vester-
day morning at the corner of Monroe and
Second streets disrobing himself and he
informed citizen that he was going n
bed. Add explained this morning that
he was subject to lapse of memory. and
everything was blank to him about YES.
terday 50 he was discharged.
Oihcer Dougherty hauled in jack West
for being drunk. Jack acknowledged the
corn, and was let down with a 81 fne
Thomas Wilton and James Pulley he.
came the victim Of Officer SulIi-
van by reason Of getting n,
the outside of too much barle9corn,
The Judge charged them IS each fer their
endeayor TO iquidate the national debt.
Dennis herney, not the hero Of the
California sand lots, was up for being
drunk and disorderly at the corner ol
Poplar ana Main streets. Officer Dough.
erty made the arrest. and the case Was
continued until Monday.
John Mitchell was drunk, and he gave
Officer Sullivan a black eve willis an
route to the stationhouse. Mr.. Sullivan
mercitully restrained from using bis clnb
and landed his man behind the bars M
Mitchell was fined S..
Ed Robinson, charged with carving a
ued -
John Wall, accused Of lunacy. was or.
dered TO adorn the rock pile for IL davs
in order to get sufficient physical exercisq
TO get his mind back on first base.
Pat Burns was drunk and disorderlv
which he candidly acknowledged. and
was staggered by a 50 fine
Jim Glennan was charged with beino
drunk, and was INTERCEPTED bv the Conr,
Is TO the truth ofthe charge, Hisreply was
sure. Your Honor, | wad not be after
bang here if wasn't James was lei
down with a trade dollar fine.
Mollie Morgan, an old timer and a
good subject for missionary work. was on
the docket for vagraney. Mollie will
e.mble sround the rock pile for an ever
dozen days. - '''
Wilson Downey was fined $50 fol
giving public ball without license
Bob Church went DOwney's bond for m,
amount and the affair will probably h,
made a test case in the circuit Caurt.
The last case was one which involved
the names OF two pretty well known citi,
zens for lighting. The elder of the com.
oatants made speech that would do ius.
tlce to an end man of minstrel show
and wound up by saying he tanned IN,
youngman merely to let him know that IN
Cthe striker was "still there" During hi,
speech he insinuated that His Honor had
been there himself, which was disclaimed
by the bench. Judge MADDEN laughed
like Kansas cyclone and moved up b,
smaeking his gayel on the desk with sucI
force that he said, mo laughing in thi
court." A big awe fell on the crowd anr
court adjourned in order to inyestigat,
the interior department.
ITO be continued-next Monday.1