Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-06

Bible; I must have Bible to swear these
witnesses on. This is the fra; court / ever
tried TO run without Bible !" said his honor
of the Police Court yesterday morning when
trying TO cum up a lot of murky evidence
that had been given by the hold-up-your-
process.
Sidney BROOKE, the negro burglar who
shot Mrs. MoIlie Fletcher Wednesday Eight,
was arraigned in the Criminal Court yester-
day and plead mot guilty. to the charge of /
shooting with intent to commit murder. He |
will be tried next week. To the charge OF |
carrying a pistol he plead guilty, and was
given $50 6ue and sixty days
The fclIowinz pou-eomnissioned oficsrs |
have been appointed by the Porter Gusrds: |
Will WiidOerger, fIst sergeant; George |
Gocdyear, second sergeant; james Rice,
tGiId sergeant; ]. +. Hu1ter, fourth sergeant;
z. T. Looney, first corporal; F. Howkins,
second corporal; Nv. B. Armour, third corpo-
raj; Robert Mhoon, fourth corporal
There will be union service at the Sec
ond Presbyterian church this evening at 8
O'clock, under the auspices OF the Memphis
and Shelby County Bible Socis;y, in Tie in
terests OF the Bible cause The Hon. 3. NJ.
Estes, president, will preside; the Rev. 5. A.
Steel, Of the First Methodist church, will de-
liver the address; the musie will be under
the direction of the church choir, and all CO.
operating churches are requested to join in
the sefvices. The occasion is expected 10 be
| one OF general interest, and the public are
invited.
President Hadden's Saturday morning
charge to the police force: A whsck with
| his gaveD.. "Don't forget that tomorrow
morning will be Sunday, aud l want you to
| keep close watch On the town, particularly
4 after these baseball games on the commons.
| They interfere seriously with the religious
/ people going to and from church, and it
must not be tolerated. II the boys are suf-
fering fer game, let 'em 60 scross Wolf
river or over on ths sandbar. My cocsti: u
ents shalt not be annoyed with it. Look
out, novp
An aged darky known as G orge Wi.
liams, but more readily recognized as a
chronic chicken-thief by the police force.
was pulled early yestsrday morning with the
professional bag on his shoulder. The old
man asserted his innocence, but the judge
fastened hin with $40 fine, OF which hall
was held up, with the injunction: "Now,
when You pay up serve out that SO, il
| You are ever caught sgain prowing around
at unreasonable hours, We will pull you sure
and make you pay the other $40 IN addition
to whatever is assessed against you at that
time"
-Ssllie Duncan caused the arrest oil
| Olivia Armstrong-both colored washer
women living in adjoining tensments or
Turley street-on charges of purloining the
washing from her line. She exhibited in
court a tsble-linen, from which the name oil
he owner had been torn; alec one ladies
shoe, which she said were among the articles
stolen. The aceused proved that she zd moi
oaly given her traducer shoes 10 protect hei
| naked feet when abe I'd none; bat also by
respectable psopie, white and colored, who
had known her ten years, that she enjoyed
an unblemished character for honesty
tIustworthiness, etc. The case was dis.
missed, the Court warning them that such
troubles are always lhs offspring of people
living too many under one roof.
While his honor was absorbed in th,
proceedings OF a case of vagrancy yesterda ~
morning a messenger stepped up TO the
, "bench" aud offered a note. The judge evil
IDENTIFY thought it was something concerning
} The pending case intended only for his pri
vale ear, and waved the messenger off. The
| note-bearer again rendered the note, 10 which
the Court roared out $50 way from here
don't you see Pm trying a case-go set down
till get through" "But, sir, il is message
announcing the meeting of - - CON-
mittee this evening" "Ob, yes, hand it here
that's a matter of money. All, right, just
|
and say that L will endeavor to be there
but il | should fail, tell them they can just
set aside a proportionate amount of my sal
airy. Judge Winters, you caa 60 on with
your act now"
The unexpected gilt of fresh bunch q
fragrant flowers never fails 10 give pleasure,
and when this sm all, sweet courtesy is ex-
tended to the lonely stranger, the sick or the
friendless for love Of the common Father ol
us all, and as a token of human sympathy,
it must "find place in the same golden liue
with the cup OF cold WATER" comm ended
by the Savior of men. Our "Young Ladies'
Flower Mission" which quietly began its
work last Tuesday, at 80 Jefferson street, by
sending out $50 lovely boquets where they
would do most good, is the fruit of such an
impulse, and should be well sus aimed. The
young ladies of the several church congre.
gations are expected 10 unite in this pretty
task here as in other cities, and are all in
vited to attend the next nesting, Wednes
day, Msy 9Th, at $3.50 o'clock am, each
bringing flowers or reading matter for distri.
button.
"A man named Z eder, intelligent look
ing and respectfully looking generally, was
srraigned for drunkenness and abusing his
family to the extent that his iather-iu law
had deter mined that he should leave his
ASGSSs NSuit rcNtISiy dBucu the
accused, warning him that "such Carvings.
on had to be stopped. / will just fine you
$50 for this ofease, but will hold up S45
OF the amount conditional on your good Be.
havlor hereafter. But If 1 ever he r of you
abusing your wife or annoying your flmily
in any way uhatsver / will enforce the en-.
tire sentence. After the court had adj
journed, the mans wife appealed to the
Court for remittance OF the remaining So
IS she wanted to get away from town and
they had but little money. "Well, now
there ii is again." said the Court with EN-.
phasis. II arrest this m an at your instance
Ter brutal treatment to you, and when l gel
him here l whack il to him fer all the law
will allow me to Try TO make him stop it
and here you come pleading my olemency
Madam, - here's IS; will reduce the
tine TO 81" After handing her the money
he said soliloquizingly: "Ab, mel that,
the way with the dear women"