Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-12-08
CITY AFFAIRS.
GENERAL COURT.

The Court convened in the State Court House on
Monday last agreeably to an act of the General AS
sembly
The argument in the Of Samuel A. Smith, upon
appeal from Judgment Of the Circuit Superior Court
OF Henrico county, sentencing him to confinement in
the Penitentiary for aiding and abetng slaves to es
cape from the Commonwealth, partly heard yes
terday, and will be continued to-day.
DIsoRDER1Y CoNDUcT-A mulatto lad named Ed
ward Gentry, dissoue character created considerable
disturbance in Brooke Avenue Thursday evening" about
dusk. He was arrested by Capt G. White. whilst en-
gagged in general fight with three other ne
groes The lad claims to be free, though being under
81 years of age had not procured register. Captain
White marched him. as well colored woman, also
engaged in the fight, to the cage The woman asserted
that she acting the part of pacicaor and was
allowed till tomorrow establish her assertion but the
lad was ordered to be punished for fighting and then
committed to Jail for want of register
MCLTITuDINoUs LARcENY.-Five negro men were
arrested Thursday night in the neighboood of Messrs
Clark Il Hatcher's wood yard, each well laden
with stout sticks ofwood taken from the yard of Messs
c. & H. They were conducted to the cage where they
relieved Of their burdens and provided with quar-
tiers for the night Yesterday they brought before
W w PNAAASiiOo
LARcENy-A negro man hired to Mr. W. f. Grant,
yesterday arrested at the instance of Mr. w Allen
charged with having stolen from his house, during
Thursday forenoon, sum Of money, amounting to "a
35. The matter will be investigated this morning before
the Mayor.
ANOTHER LARCENY.-A negro boy having taken a
fancy to pair Of pantaloons very temptngy exposed
Thursday morning by Mr.. Solomon on his portable
bazaar at the Old Market, watched favorable oppor
tuniy and took possession OF the admired pants. He
was arrested, however, compelled to make restitution
and punished for the offence
THE TRANSPARENT BLIND CASE was taken up by the
Mayor yesterday, according to adjournment, and fully
investigated. 1t appeared from the evidence, that ON
Thursday the 29th ut, Mr. George Fl. Narrower dealer
in Transparent Window Shades, called at the residence
OF Mr.. James Sizer, and asked permission to change
pair Of blinds he had sold Mrs Szer some four weeks
previous Objection was made to the exchange Hano-
ver however, took the blinds substituting in their place
another pair said to be Of inferior quality, and faulty
STYLE Mr. John T. Szer called to see Fl relative to the
matter, at his boarding house-a misunderstanding oc-
cured this interview, and Mr. S. determined to seek
redress through the medium OF the Courts. The war;
for the Of Narrower, issued by the Mayor.
charged him with rauduently taking possession of the
blinds, and on this issue the tried. number
Of witnesses were examined both Sides and the in
genious arguments OF the counsel We're duly weighed by
the Mayor. His Honor acquitted Narrower OF any cri-
mnal intent in the transaction, but recognised him to
appear before the Grand Jury at the February he
second Monday answer indictment for respass.
R. G. SCOTT, Esq, appeared Counsel Tor Mr.. Sizer.
and Messrs AUGUST & WATKINS for Mr. Narrower.