Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-18
LAs BRRAREasI
~ They Appeared at the Adams
street Court To-Day.

An unusually large seventh Gay bud :
get was up before His Honor, Judge
David Park Hadden, this forenoon,
but as the chief magistrate was water
meloncholic, he did not appear in bis
usual facetious mood, but his brow
was moist with the dew of sorrow.
Mrs. Trabucco was charged with be-
ing disorderly. but for good and suffi /.
cient reasons her case was continued.
Vim. Allen, Jim Alders, Josh Nc
Davitt, Robert Speilman and Harry
Williams, all colored lads, we're uDin
vited to a party held at Squire
Ewings, 25G Elliot street, last night.
The quintette resolved to partake Of
the festivities, anyhow. and therefore
conspired to break in the house and
run things themselves. Josh Nc
Davitt bears the reputation of being
partial TO his neighbors' chickens, "
while Speilman, a notorious tough
character, claims to be member of
the Avery chapel Sunday school. Be.
fore the gang accomplished their de-
sign they were run in by the officers.
They were fined $40 each, aud mitti,
muses. covering period of year or
more were added to Speilman's fine.
Jennie Olds and Mrs. Brannigan,
two young and rather comely ladies',
were accused of being disordeFly for
the past two days on Oausey street,
near POntOtoc, Their action cost tham
50 each.
Henry Mitchell, colored gent hail
ing from the State just below us, was
found sleeping in wagon on the cor.
ner of BeAl and Shelby streets. The
Judge remarked that the city would
furnish him a better place to repose,
and gave him s days.
For acting in disorderly manner
and using abusive language on Jack
son and Main streets, yesterday at
noon, Mahally Coffee, dusky damsel.
was fined $40. Mahally is a severely
hard dame.
G. W. DickerSOn, Eugene Jones
and another young darky have been in
the habit of drinking sour beer from
sidewalk kegs, and then kicking them
over. This pleasantly will give them
II days on the chain gang.
Dinnis Shay was drunk and sleeping
at the ecrner of Second, and Madison
streets last evening. He will sleep in |
the pen during the next IL evenings. |
johnson POmpey was on a s. drunk |
last evening, and His HOnOr expressed |
the opinion that the defendant had |
been trying to break into the Jail for |
some time past, SO he concluded that
20 days would cover Pompey's case.
Casey Morris is one of the innumer.
able box car sleepers-$2.
The prosecution failed to appear
against Tom Hood, negro charged |
With misdemeanor. The prisoner was
discharged, and an order issued for
the arrest of the delinquent prosecu-
tor.
JameS, WHell, James Gaines,
Scott Pointer ~ Columbus Harris !
we're required to answer a charge Of
violating the sidewalk ordinance on
fernando street between GayoSo and
Beal. Mr.. Maydwell is proprietor of
the property occupied by the rest of
the defendants, and he explained that
he had already paved the sidewalk
twice but that the work had been de.
strOyed by the city in laying drain
pipes; Judge Hadden said the city
would repave their portion of theI
sidewalk, and on Mr.. MaydwelPs
promise to do likewise the cases were
for 10 days.
Harry Jackson was one OF a party
who refused to obey Officer jackson
when they were requested to leave the
of Beal and fernando streets
asst evening, where an entertainment
was being held. jackson interfered
Nth the officer when the blue coat
vas about to make 40 arrest. Fined
10.
John Brown made himself ohnox /
GUS in drumming for baggage at the
louisville and Nashville depot yester.
lay. The Judge imposed light fine
Vt 81.
Barney Mannigan, white, was
charged with being drunk and acting !
q an indecent manner. The prose
,ution falling to appear, he was fined
3 on the FIRST charge.
John Washington was a. simple {
Trunk on Poplar street last eve. 81
Now, here" said the Judge, 81
want the police to watch the neigh
,,orhood of Brother jays church in
he Teeth ward to morrow evening,
md if you find any one selling liquor |
round thsre, Why bring them In. I'm I
,oing to be there myself, and if you
watch close you can make big haul"
The ranaints Wnra Sl4 and 9nl haua