The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-01
The NsnrIsirnfrs.

Sallie Jones and Phoebe Shore, colorcd,
who live at No. IDS Georgia street, had q
quarrel Friday.night about their chickens,
during which the Jones woman picked rp
an AK and struck the Shore woman on the
side Of the head, knocking her TO the
ground and cutting deep cash several
inches in length. For time ii was
thought that Phoebe had been MORALLY
wounded, but she rallied in few moments
anil made at her assailant with Ratchet.
Friends interposcd and no further damage
wa. done. Squire Barry yesterday bound
the Jones woman over 10 the criminal
cert in the sum OF 81 900. Phoebe is still
in dangerous condition and may die.
Squire Barry also put w. A. Smith un-
der 500 bond for his appearance Mon.
day afternoon for unlawfuily ejecting G.
III. Rayburn and his family from their
rooms, ut Second and Jackson street, Fri
day night.
s. j. c. A. Officer Turner Lane and his
old friend George Couch, the drayman,
again came together yesterday in an un-
friendly contest. Lane had arrested n
driver OF one Of the drlys belonging TO
iI.ymus Wallace, who was making sore
slAsck mule pull four bales Of cotton. Lane
.N,akon the dray down 10 Squire But
RyfR'rgs Office, when Couch, Who il is
A ID, was drinking, came up and inter
R.rcd by tellingshc driver not 10 submit
NO the arrest. Several words passed be-
Tween Lane and Couch, when Couch
snatched lanes walking cane from
his hand anil broke il 10 pieces over the
drny wheel and then offered 10 strike
Lane with the small portion OF IL he still
held In his hand. Couch alleges that Lane
drew his revolver and threatened 10 shoot
him. The result was that Lane swore out
two warrants before Squire Buttenburg,
charging Couch with assault and battery,
and asking thai hc be put under bond 10
keep the peace. Couch then followed by
swearing out two warrants against Lane
charging an assault with a pistol with in-
tent 10 kill. The first warrant charges an
attempt 10 kill, back in November, when,
il will be remembered Lane arrested
Couch, or, rather, one Of hisdraymen, and a
difficulty ensucd, during which Couch WIS
10 violent in his language toward Lane
that Squire Gutenberg committed him To
Jail for contempt. The trial OF the COM
pick cases will come up Monday afternoon
Casey Williams and his mother, Jane
(colorcdl, who keeps boarding-hous on
DeSoto street, undertook few mornings
since 10 whip Sol Bonner, boardcr, be-
cause he failed TO pay s. he was In arrears
for board During the fight the son struck
Bonner oyer'ihe head with chair and
came near bmining him. lie swore out a
warrant for assault and battery against the
mother and son, and the mother swor out
like warrant for Bonner Squire Butien.
berg heard tho case yesterday, dismissed
the warrants MS 10 the woman and Bonner
and held Williams TO answer in the sum
Of 500.
Squire IIughcy yesterday fined T.. VI.
SS,-er s. and costs for assault and battery
I ON N. G. briggs.
Squire Fleming bound Patscy Clark over
10 the criminal count In the sum OF $3.50
FOR assaulting Jane Kirkland, colorcd, with
an iron bar. Tom Owens, colorcd, was
also held 10 answer IN the sum Of $3.50 by
Squire Fleming for assauliing w. II. Vic.
tory, white, with scantling. The case oi
trcspass against Victory was dismissed.