Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-10
OUR POETIC PRESIDENT
Growing Young aud Friaky, Because
Of an Abundance of Amusement
and Excitement.
why EmigraOt Trains should
Not Move Along Adams street
Prisoners Pounded.
II want to be a III 'nstrel,
And with the Ministries play,
a pair Of clogs around my feet
Ar burnt cork on my face;

make the funniest hits, sir, 90
That ever you did hear" .,,,.
Sang out Judge David Park Hadder
this forenoon at the hour when trouble
usually begins in the Adams street
fine receptacle. A blind man could
easily see that His Honor was happy
and bright as young May day. and he
got off the above stanza to Hedrick'l
pedalistic accompaniment. well
boys, what with 6res, minstrels and
this court I'm having one continual
round Of pleasure an am getting
as risky as that young
colt Of mine, l tell you
1t does a man good tt
have square laugh occasionally, ever
if it is rather hard on buttons ant
suspeuders. was SO tickled last
night that my throat's sore this morn.
ing, and I've sprung my sides and
overlooked my eyes. Hedrick. uncoi
yourself aud sing a song that will
SOothe the boys in the pen and cause
the spectators to weep pint or SO 0.
tears"
The bailiff did SO, and very nearly
caused a country team passing by t.
run away. The yellow dog jumped
clean over the top Of the wagon, anc
at last accounts was trembling like on,
in chill.
J. W. Burke, a railroad laborer
was accused Of stealing a coat from
a young man named Rogers
employed in the Little Rock railroad
office. The accused claimed to hav,
purchased the garment from a mar
who had been employed on the road
but whose name hewAs not acquainted
with. The judge inflicted $50 fine
and bound Mr.. Burke over to tn,
Criminal Court. The prosecutor wal
wearing the coat, but the Court de-
cided to retain it until Burke had biz
trial 10 the higher court.
Ella Clifton, charged with, being
drunk. put up forfeit of s., which
was cOn6scated by her failure to ap.
pear this morning.
Peter Tracy, not the Main stree
General charged with being drunk
disOrderly and shooting with inten
to kill, had his case continued unit
Tuesday next. -.
up. Fucker was arraigued for be,
ing drunk and using abusive language
and was whscked IS,
A. Velvet, for being drunk and dis
orderly was assessed So and costs.
Ed Wilson claimed to hail from St
Louis, and gave that as an excuse FOL
being somewhat tipsy and sleepiu,
out. He remarked that it made ne
difference whether he was from Eu.
rope or Asia, and that whisky her,
had the same effect, il not morcso, OF
man as 10 any city and would climl
to his head with narrow gauge rail
road speed. Mr.. Wilson was fined 8:
and costs.
David Welsh was also from St
Louis, and he was charged with th,
same effense as Mr., Wilson, but as h,
presented some mitigating Circum,
stances the ease was dismissed.
julia Redington, an elderly woman
residing on Washington street. was in
court for disOrderly conduct and usin,
abusive language. She was fined &;
and costs.
Adolph Metzger was drunk aud
found sleeping about the cars at I'll,
Louisville aud Nashville depot. He
was fined s..
j I. Been was full aud claimed to
have been assaulted by two men on
Mulberry street and fearrully beaten
up. He was fued 80, and court ad.
journed in order to lot the Judge get q
front seat for the show tonight,