Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-28
SALACIOUS SUITS.
The Fatal Fascination "Dr." PeytOn Pos
sesses for Two Young and Very
Pretty Girls.
Two other Cases of Similar Nature--.
Pullets As Peacemakers--Judge
Hadden's Regular Jubilee.

The notorious DR." PeytOn, "a burly ne
gro who wears a gOatee and a big watch
seal, again looms up as the central figure
in a disgraceful suit, or series of suits, in
the courts. 1t has been but a short time |
since he was defendant before the Crimi- |
nal Court i'll a miscegenation case, but
managed to escape by appeal to the SUI
preme Court through a te~chnicality.
On Charleston Hill, i'll the northern por-
ton of tire city, two young girls reside, the
one named Lavinia Washington, and the
other Ella Washington, sixteen and
eighteen years OF age, respectively, They
are sisters, o o but exceedingly pretty,
and outwardly welI-behaved. 1t was with
the elder one that Peyton was involved a
short time since, and it is now claimed
that he has succeeded in his designs upon
the younger sister, who is probably the
handsomer of the pair. a warrant was
sworn out yesterday for Peyton's arrest,
and he will have a hearing before Justice
Fleming this forenoon. Meanwhile, the
elder sister is said to have eloped to the
State of Mississippi with another negro,
even more repulsive, if possible, than Pey-
ton. Another warrant, charging him with
having decoyed her daughter, Mamie
Tice, away from home, has been sued out
by Mrs. Amanda Campbell. This case
will also be tried this forenoon, and Justice
Fleming promises TO give the matter the
closest investigation.
ANOTHER CASE,
of somewhat similar character, was tried
yesterday morning. A affidavit was made
by a white woman named Nancy Baugh,
that Mary Wood and Rosa kempster, who
live Just below the corner of Beale on
Main street, had induced her young
daughter to leave home, and had kept her
in their house all of Saturday night for I'M
lawful purposes. Mrs. Baugh testified that
the girl left home late Saturday evening
and did not return. Sunday morning she
searched for and found her locked in the
kitchen of the house occupied by the two
women mentioned, who, it is alleged, are
not of the highest character for virtue. As
no proof could be furnished of the face
that the girl had been persuaded to leavt
home by the women, they were discharged
and she was sent to the Mission Home
Her age is fifteen years.
STILL
Justice Moffet had a case befote him
Yesterday morning which for a time
threated to be sensational. 1t WIS heard
in the County Courtroom, which is in q
deserted quarter of the building and is
rarely ever visited even by courthouse
habitues. The nature of the case is purely
tlNll, stilb loNhtith "a u Sulb hI lilt It-
covery OF a debt, the amount of which was
247 dollars. The defendants wife was the
daughter of the plaintiff, who claimed
that mount for nursing her daughter
There were a number of complications,
which the attorney for the plaintiff threat
ened to bring out, but the former relation,
Of the defendant and the plaintiff anG
the defendant and his W wife
a handsome woman to whom h
was lately welded, were not shown
As soon as the reporter, who was the only
person present not connected with tn
case, appeared, the lawyers grew wary
and in n few minutes rested the case il
the hands of the justice. The verdict wa
in favor OF the plaintiff, but Was takel
against the defendants wife, who con
tracted the bill for nursing before thei
marriage.
\ CHICKEN CASE.
A acknowledged chicken created a dis
turhance in Fort Pickering which ende'
in two broken heads and q trial hefor,
Justice Fleming. A pullet belonging t,
James Hawkins got through a crack in tn
fence and was run down and killed b,
Robert and John Dehow. When Hawking
asked for pay for his pullot one of tn
brothers sprang upon him, but was gettin;
more than he bargained for when Hawkin
was suddenly felled by a brick thrown b,
Robert Debow. Hawkins's ASSISTANTS wer,
fined 3 dollars and costs, making a tota
Of 81 dollars in each casa rather costl,
chicken,