Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-25
POLICE POINTS.

Sixteen arrests were made yester-
day.
Several draymen were fined q dollar
each for having no numbers.
He moved very briskly when he
saw the officer coming was the apt
expression Of a witness this morning
Two dollars and a half was the
amount of Duke Worthington's fine.
The Duke will lay aside his royal
purple and don the livery Of the chain
gang for ten days.
The calaboose is something Of an
orphan asylum now. A half dozen or
more boys, between the ages of nine
and twelve years are confined there.
They are merry though, and seemingly
content to be Gagged.
So many arrests have been made for
vagrancy Of late that the charge never
has to be explained. A prisoner
charged with larceny must always be
informed that he is to answer for
stealing" something.
II was drunk and a stranger and
they pulled me-" said Martin Welsh.
You we're drunk, but a stranger, so
I'll pull you, too, but only for two
dollars. Were you a citizen I'd make
it three sentenced the Court.
The tenants Of the old Library
building were again before the court
to day, for the tenth time within sixty
days. The agent was notified to put
the building in a sanitary condition
within two days, or he would be
nailed.
III give you ton days" said the
Court to a citizen, arrested for failure
to lay a sidewalk. The citizen became
uneasy, and was evidently in doubt.
Does Your Honor mean ten days to
do the work. or that time on the gang2"
he asked after awhile. His anguish
was relieved.
Colonel Nat Taylor made one Of the
most eloquent speeches Of his life
thismorning 10 delense,ofa respectable
old colored woman, who was charged
BY q confessed thief with receiving the
money stolen by her from her employ
er. He was successful in securing the
discharge Of his client.
The small boys we're caught iu the
act Of snatching some ediblea from a
stsnd on Beal street yesterday, by
Officer Plummer, colored, who gobbled
them all before they knew he was
about. Notwithstanding the exceed.
ing small size Of the minnows they
were all caught and handed over to be
whipped to-day.
An individual, commonly known in
sleek circles as a gray" otherwise a
rustic, complained to Chief Davis
yesterday that a darby had robbed
him of SIS at Pecan Point, on his way
up the river. The darby borrowed
the money and cave him an e~nvelope
said to contain an order on Busby,
TOOf & Co., for $74. The envelope
contained nothing except a piece Of
blank paper,
Charles Green called on his enamo-
rita Tuesday and produced a nickel
for beer. The euamorata, Katie
Gardner, went out with a pitcher for
the refreshments and Green took ad
vantage Of her absence. He also took
a Sunday coat belonging to Katie's
father, which he pawned with a bro
keg, first trapferpine a number of war.
rants from the pocket of the coat to
his own person, where they were
found when he was arrested. He was
sent to Jail because he could not give
bail.
0%cOE VIA. conway is a terror to
small boys as we'll as big ones. Three
youngsters, whom he arrested a day OF
two ago, we're head discussing him
last night. One Of them remarked:
Conway is a keen one, he is" Eyes,
he's always or peepin' around, lie
don't give a fellow a fair show, but
just slips up and nabs him all Of 4
suddint." Il can beat him runnin'
any time" put 10 a third, and tAey goi
off in q corner 70 discuss the advisa.
bility Of rocking him next time.
Wild Ducks and quail,