Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-15

Yesterdays Police Court proceedings did
not embrace any heavy business, the dockets
of Saturday and Sunday containing fewer
cases than are usually before the Court on
Monday mornings. The very large number
of cases were sgsinst women, and ELECTED
repetition of the remark from his homer that
"the women are about 10 take the town."
BAD FEMALE.
Nellie McCarty, charged with larceny and
vagrsncy, was up for inveiglipg q STRIPPING
of boy into a convenient place and robsing
him of SCI in cash. The young man told
straight story as to how the game was
played, which Nellie made an effort to get
out OF by proving an abb. Her story was
not clear TO the Court, and che was seat up
to the Criminal Court. Her attorney made
remarked: Il see through this csse SIS clear
as de-" and refused TO hear argument.
LIGHT MIsDEMEANoRs.
Ed Lewis was fined $40 and John Shay S.
for fighting. They are both white men, and
their off.nse only bit Of 6siicuf Thomss
Choaie, colored, caught dollars worth of
police discipline for skinning 4 dead COW
within mile Of the corporate limiis-the
testimony showing that the ofense was COM
mited on the southern boundary liue next
Tue Ilfcfs a COlOIcu ouliA W sc
charged $40 fer resisting an officer. Henry
o.born and wife Els, also colored, caught
the same smouut each for similar sport
Ella used awful bad language toward the
srres,iug officer. Pete Flynn was fined $40
for being drunk snd giving false alarm Of
fire, Just to see tie boys turn out lively.
Sandy Hicks, colored, will contribute $l5 in
money or work for conducting himself so dis
orderly on Beale street as 10 compel ladies TO
seek security il ..crRhouses. A victim Of the
plain drunk class stated tEat Ne had taken q
few beers In Jake Siorz's saloon Sunday
morning, Hold on, there" interrupted the
Judge; Issue wsrran, for Jake Siorz for
selling dfiuks on Sunday. i fine you So, my
friend" S.versl other plain DRINKS were
disposed of az the rate Of 81 each.
THE NoToRIoUs MARY JONES.
Mary continues 10 appear behind the bar
in her male habiliments, and seems TO wear
them as naturally as if ,hs had been raised
up thai way. The owner of the oyercoat she
was in the act OF pzwning when arrested, ap-
peared against her yesterday morning, and
charged her with stealing The garment
while in his employ. She tried to Offset the
allegation with the charge that it was he
who taught her how and encouraged her to
go in masculine disguise. Mary was cent
up 10 INC StlnlAnoi NouAt W tcAA tiS baiAhCc
OF her story.
THE CHIEFS HEAD STILL INTACT.
The lady who threaten d to shoot the top
Of somebody's head off if an attempt was
made to arrest her for failing 10 lay down
sidewalks, was up aud made her statement
of what instigated the remark. The officer
expressed his regrets at having to arrest her,
and hoped she would not cause him any un-
necessary trouble. She became indignant
at the implied threat OF arrest by force and
turned loose her opinion on him. When
asked by the Court when che intended lay
iug the sidewalk, che replied by nsking the
Court when the crossings were going TO be
put down. The Court paid no attention 10
the lady's question, but read the ordinances
relating to penalties for refusing to obey OF.
ders to lay sidewalks, 10 the effect that prop
erty owners are liable 10 penslty Of 81 per
foot up TO $50 for every day after the warn.
ing notice had expired. She was given ad-
diiional time to comply with the order, and
discharged.
A CoLoRED PIsToL-ToTER.
A colored youth with a bad eye, calling
himself w. 1. Alexander, was up for carry
ing concealed weapons and disturbing the
peace and quiet of the neigbborhood Of
"The Curve" out on the fernando road. A
sireet-car driver stated that the fetiou= xn-
noyed him By getting in front of his mules
causing them to leave the track, and pre-.
venting him from proceeding with his car,
besides using in.ulling and threatening Ian
guage toward him. He was sent up to ths