Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-12
GENTS
UNDERWEAR.
Finest Stock
AND
Lowest Prices
AT
SAM MAYS.
POLIoE COURT.
4zaiOr Burke on the neueh-A
Large Docket and a Larger
Audionce-

Major Burke presided in the Polio,
Court this morning, In place Of Judg,
David Park MADDEN, who has gone TO De.
troit to Join the Lime Kiln Club and Rei
pointers from Buah.
The biggest audience and longest do, kei
Of the season greeted Commissioner
Burke.
Josh Taylor, running wagon without
license and acting in disorderly man.
ner, had his case continued.
Thos.Jaokson was drunk and disorderly
at the corner Of Main and Exchange, and
resisted the officer making the arrest-$l0.
+. Baker, drunk at same place, 81. -
Amy Hall, q colored domestic, was
charged with committing assault and bat
terry on a young son Of Mr.. johnson nj
the corner Of Third and Washington
streets-t2 and costs.
Emmanuel Vaughn, u colored planter
from Ten-mile bayou, Arkansaw, came Ia
the city on Saturday last for supplies, and
was induced to undergo tonsOrial opera
ton in Beal street barber shop, the
charge for which Vaughn disputed. An
officer was called in and Vaughn was
taken to the stationhOuse, where a revolt
yer was found on bis person. Major
Burke was going to bind him over to the
Criminal Court when three attor-
neys made speeches in behalf
Of the defendant, and it looked
as though all the practitioners of the
court were going to do likewise, when
the Judge concluded to discharge the
man.
Charles Williams and Tom Thompson
were fined 81 each for running trucks n
Sunday.
s. Dannis, John Carr, r. I. Brown and
Warren Brown, all BARRIERS, were shaving
customers yesterday, in violation Of the
Sunday ordinance. They were fined 81
each, while Il. b. Davis, also barber,
had a forfeit of $40 declared by failing "a
appear
James Mccormick, drunk and disor.
derby. 50 s. forfeited.
Frank Neist was drunk and disorderly
in colored woman's house on Beal street
yesterday; IS and costs,
Charles Harris, alias Henry Larkin the
watch litter, waived an examination and
was bound over TO the Criminal Court.
George White, a young co,ored lad,
committed a misdemeanor by jumping on
cars. His Honor remarked that the prac.
tiee must be stopped as It was an annoy,
ance, and the boys placed their own lives
in jeopardy-2.
Emmanuel Alexander colored, charged
with disorderly conduct and carrying con-
cealed weapons, was continued until 10
morrow.
William Fisher, accused Of committing
assault and battery on Emmanuel Alex
ander, will come up tomorrow for trial.
Spoke Witty, colored, drunk and dis
orderly, s. and costs.
Tom Whiting, alias John Mealy, a
young white man, was up for wife beat
ing His mother-in-law swore out the
warrant, but she failed to appear in
court this morning and the case was con-
tinued until to morrow, with injunctions
to the police to have the mother-in-law
appear
George berlin. colored bell boy ut
the Peabody, together with some COM
rades, had left their regular bench short
time before going on watch in the vicinity
Of one o'clock this morning, and had
Assembled under the main stairway where
they made so much noise that Mr. Phil
lips requested the night Waterman TO in
struct the boys TO cease their noise. berlin
acted in an obstreperous manner and
while being elected cut the Waterman
twice on the right hand A fine of 50
for disorderly conduct vas imposed. o..
Brother Jay appeared in the role OF
prosecutor this morning against two
young colored dau1sels who acted in o
disorderly manner in the vicinity Of that
famous church last evening. Each Of the
belligerents were fined "a and costs.