The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-03
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THE RECoRDER's BUSY DAY.
No End of Variety in the Police Court
NowadaYs.

No End of Variety in the Police Court
Nowadays.
The Red Maria" was kept busy most
of day before yesterday, and the passen-
gers, willing and otherwise, were lined up
before Recorder Wilson yesterday morn
ing. All on account of the price of a hair
cut, John Cuthbert and Raymond Noble,
both colOred, had a sCrapping match An
important witness was not present. and
the case vas continued until to-day.
A Colored boy named James Bracewell
was fined s. for throwing rocks in the
streets, and William White had to uay 50
for mistaking the dewalk for a bed and
going 10 sleep an the streets with the
stars for a covering. His load of liquor
was too heavy and the policemen found
nm In the spot where he originally fell.
Abble Singleton negro woman, was
fined 50 for cursing in the streets. and
Ben Henges was down for So subscrip-
ton for getting drunk and being disor-
derby.
John Slattery was charged with being
drunk, and told the recorder there was no
chance for an argument He got So or
the usual five days in Jail.
About O'Clock Thursday afternoon, T.
5. Lindsay said that while he was coming
down South Broad street, near Houston
charged John r. Wade with kicking him
while he was on the ground Wade, it
seems, had Lindsay arrested for Ming
disOrderly. Lindsay looked as if he had
gone through a threshing machine and
was to all appearances badly beaten
Several witnesses were examined, but in
order that the other parties could be
arrested the case was continued until
this morning.
Eddie Bates, colored, was having every
thing his whole way Thursday night,
when policeman ran him in. The
charges against him were enough to keep
the court busy d week. Eddie, it APP
pears, had been drunk and disorderly; he
was also charged with breaking open a
door with an ak, threatening to kill his
sister and doing various and other dam
ages. Eddie was represented by an at
tOrney of his own race, who begged the
mercy of the court, and said that Eddie
had been full and of course did not in
tend to do any harm.
Ten dollars or twenty days" said the
recorder.
, Ten dollars for drunk?'' asked the
lawyer.
,"Yes," said the recorder, 1910 for a
drunk, with variations"
"A colored Seapstress had worked hard.
making two undershirts for an Indian
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| trimming, which she charged Ben Kelly
with stealing Kelly told some kind Of a
fairy tale TO the recorder, which will be
continued before Judge MacDonell, where
he was sent for larceny.
Anna Phillips was crying drunk in a
barroom on South Broad street, and had
TO shell out five big silver dollars before
she could get back to her old haunt
Willie Smith, colored, was turned over
to the city court for having cigars in his
possession which to all appearances were
stolen from Capt. NJ. j. Doyle's store.
A young white man who said he wanted
a gambling house pulled was entirely at
loss to give a lucid description of the
place or proprietors He was very much
the worse for wear mentally and finan-
cially and the little that he had left, even
that which he had, was taken from him
10 pay his fine of 50.
Three of the four men who were placed
on the docket for running a sailor board
ing house without a license paid their OBJ
legations to the city, and Martin Hanson
paid his fine of $40 and will not do any
more business at the Old stand.