Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-22
WANTS TO BE ON HAND.
Judge Hadden Takes q Peep at the
New Quarters Of the Ledger,
and Says
He WOn't Get Left at the Grand
Opentng---WhRt Was DeVel-
Oped I'm Hts COult
this Morning.

Its cold day when I'm left, but I'm
sort Of afraid This Is one Of them,D re-
marked Judge David Park Hadden TODAY
as he pinned up his duster and lodged q
blast Of wind that camo shooting ever and
anon through the numerous port holes in
the Administered Court Of Justice. THE
reason that | m afraid Of being left Is that
this docket is SO long, and the attorneys
will probably be equally as long-winded,
that ] don't believe I'll get to the races
to-day-but that's all right. see YOU
LEDGER fellows have moved down 10 II
Union, an blame me If / don't Just think
you've got the bang up establishment OF
the South. Why you can hardly see
from one end of your ground floorto the
other, unless you have telescope. an I
never did see such labyrinth OF machin-
cry, presses, type cases, imposing stones,
piles OF paper, busy compositOrs, 10 say
nothing OF the ubiquitous manner in
which the office men fly around. | looked
in. on you this morning, and | tell you
things look mighty lively up stairs in the
editorial rooms and book bindery. / see
you can stretch and yawn without going
down stairs. BY the way, when are YOU
going to warm the house up with bottles
ofpaste and kegs of-of-well you can
catch on, send me bid young man.
Hedrick, warm up, and get some of the
chilliness out of this ali" Court was duly
opened and the following cases disposed
or
Chamber Foulke forfeited S. for being
drunk.
Lee james, colored, was charged witt
being drunk and disorderly. The cast
was continued.
A. X. Ryan, drunk was assessed s;
JnO. Eagan, misdemeanor, So anl
costs.
Tom johnson, disorderly conduct and
using abusive language, Sll.
Harrison Alexander, disorderly con.
II. II. Nilsson, accused of obtainint
money under false pretense, was turned
over TO Squire Fleming.
Mar Burns, drunk, continued
Frank billiard, a colored wife beater
,, was fined Sc.
Jack Beadsley was charged Sc for fight.
ing with jim Harris, colored brother
Jim got away, but viii probably be cap
tured.
Pat Fort, colored, was up for disorderl,
conduct. 1t appears that Ford was III,
owner Of setter dog he had raised from
puppyhOod, and which he lost about threl
or four months ago. Yesterday Fore
claimed to have discovered his dog in tn,
yard Of well known citizen on Vancl
| street, and he captured him. The owne
Of the premises alleges tina
Ford acted in very disorderly manner
by trespasing aud using abusive language
which attracted large crowd and scan
dalized clArch goers. The case was con
tinued until tomorrow.
Charles Williams, a young white man
was charged with committing an assault
with pistol and carrying concealed wea
pons. The affair occurred in Tweedy
saloon and the case was postponed unit
Tomorrow in order 10 secure additions
witnesses.
Peter Moran acknowledged the charg
Of drunkenness and was let down with
SO fine.
Joseph Costello was hit with "a fin
for being drunk and sleeping out.
The young colored man, Plunkett, wa
adjudged guilty of purloining old bras
from the shops Of the Tennessee road, an,
lined S25 and bound over to the Crimina
| Court.
Archie Parker, a fugitive from Justice
wanted in Gibson county, was reported A
having been turned over to the proper au
thorities.