Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-22
CITY AFFAIRS.
HUST1NGS COIIRT

CITY AFFAIRS.
HUSTINGS COURT.
COMMONWEALTH Ds. T. w. LorEER.-A called court
met on Thursday last for the purpose of examining Thos
w. Lottier, charged with felonously shooting w. p.
Cook Six Justices took their seats on the bench at II
o'clock Thursday, and the examination was begun The
whole OF that day. well as the larger portion of yester
day, was consumed in the examination of witnesses No
new testimony was adduced on either sde-ndeed the
testimony was not as ample that given before the MAY
ors Court in this YESTERDAY after the examination
OF witnesses had closed Mr.. MAYO summed up for the
Commonwealth, with his usual ability He was followed
by Mr. WATKINS who opened the argument in behalf of
Inc prisoner III speech which occupied about hour
and quarter in its delivery. We only echo the general
sentiment Of the crowded auditory that thronged the Civ
Hall when we designate Mr. WIS effort as brilliant terse
| and logical
After Mr. WATKINS closed, the Court adjourned till 10
o'clock this morning, when Messrs. AUGUST and ScoTT
will continue the argument behalf of the prisoner and
| Mr. MAYO will close for the Commonwealth.
| fRAcAs-A row took place Thursday morning, on
l7h street. between Main and Cary Streets during which
man named Edward Hughes received dangerous
wound in the abdomen from Spanish knife in the hands
OF man named Peter Bartoo From the evidence in
this case yesterday aduced before the Mayor it appears
that Peter Bartoo and j. Longnotti were at the grocery
OF Sig Signiargo, Thursday morning. Whilst standing
IN the door, young man named Walter Mackav passed
them, when Barolo salued Mackay in rather rude Ian
guage which Mackay returned in the same spirit Barto
10 then stepped into the street. and after few words had
been passed he and Mackay got into fight Whilst thew
were thus engaged Mike Ribly, Dennis Murphy Edward
Hughes and Michael o Bren came upthese were friends
OF Mackays One OF them nterered for the purpose of
| separating Barolo and Mackay and whilst engaged in
DONG SO, received asevere blow the head from
stick IN the hands OF Longno who had likewise reached
the place general melee then ensued which was ter
minated by the stabbing Of Hughes After H. had been
stabbed by Baolo of the witnesses said he attepted
to stab him. The wounded man was taken into house
close bv and had his wound dressed by Dr. Cunnin
bartolo and Longnot made hasty retreat after the
staobmg They were pursued by officers T B. White and
arlington who succeeded in arrestng them on Mayo's
Island, more tamiliary known as VauxhalPs Garden
| Inc wounded man was unable to attend the MAYORS
Court Yesterday and the Mayor continued the case till to-
| DAY. Barolo and Longino were committed to ja
| PETIT LARcENy.-A free coloured fellow named Joe
Coles, arrested Thursday by officer Page on Valley
street, Seabrooks warehouse for petit larceny as
well as nsoence 1t appeared that Joe called at the gro
Gerry of Mr. Nicholas Rivers, and inmated his desire to
become the purchaser in his behalf of certain nsa
voury looking shoulder OF bacon, which Mr. Rivers weigh
ed, and found it contained Is pounds down weight
he told Joe he could have for the astonshingIy low
pnce OF IS cents Joe demued to the bargain but took
orclbe possession of the shoulder and marched off with
IT, without deigning to come down with the dust" Ri
vers pursued him. and recaptured the bacon when Toe
opened his batteries OF abuse but in the midst of his TRADE
ne was arrested and conducted to the cage The Mayor
yesterday directed that Joe should receive "twenty
WIFE WHlPPING.-John Asfe who resides on l4th
street, near Mayos Bridge, took Ga dhop too mucl'
Thursday evening, and finding amusement more to his
ng' undertook to thrash his wife, by way Of keeping
HIS faLo H. Her CRIES attracted the assistance of the
heghbors living In that picturesque portion OF the city, two
OF more OF whom entered the house and found John en-.
gagged in the pleasant task Of dragging his own wife over
the floor by the hair of her head He was at once pro-
nounced worse than Haylen," and unwlingy led cap
tive 70 tbs cage. The Mayor yesterday granted him "a
passport to the city jail where he will have abundance OF
me to moralze on the uncertainties of subunary affairs
| and the beauties Of temperance
GY One OF the "Hll boys" was yesterday CHARGED
before the Mayor with having used musket in the eeute
on the 9th September. But the valley boy" who made
the charge tailed TO designate the boy who fired it. and the
charge el to the ground 1t appeared however that
gun was discharged twice the Valley boys on the eve
ming alluded to- and the shot were distinctly traced it
feared serious results may flow from repetition OF these
outrageous tumuts The Mayor instructed the officers OF
poce and requests all good citizens future to nip these
contests in the bud by arresng once the parties mani
testing disposition to renew them
| HucKsTERING.-Mr. Diddep clerk of the Old Market,
charged Mr. Jesse Barnes yesterday before the Mayor
with purchasing lot of chickens at the market Thursday
morning tor the purpose of re-selng them Mr. d. stated
that MR. Barnes admitted to him. that he had purchased
them for that purpose but stated he had not seen him
dispose OF or offer them for sale MI B. stated that he had
purchased the chickens for his own use-had them car
RED to his house where they were, &c. Case dis
missed.
l. UNDLING WHEELBARRoWs ON THE SIDE Walks -
"A coloured man named Joe, belonging to Mr. A. S.
Lee, was yesterday arragned for trundlng wheebar-
row on he sidewalk of 9th street, between Main and
Gary streets His master permitted to pay fine of
W IN lieu OF the usual punishment for such offences
M ARINE TNVET T JNENTNN