Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-20
MAYORS COURT. Anr;l IA

hoBBERg.-A Free fellow named Jacob Cross was
arrested and brought before the Mayor charged with
stealing purse containing Sl4 in money together with
three gold finger rings from Mr.. John R. Eckert, on
the 18th day of last December. Witnesses for the Com.
monwealth not being in attendance, the case was con-
| tinued till Tomorrow.
AssAuLT.-William Willis, white, was brought I'D
Tor violently assaulting and beating white woman
living on Gary atreet, named Martha Stevenson The
assault occurred on the 18th inst, and the woman was
reported to be too much injured to attend Court TO-DAY
| SO the case was continued till Saturday.
After examining free negro from King William
county, who had been committed for OF register
| the Mayor took up the civil docket
April 49,
LARCENY :-Tompkins and Rix, the free negroes ar
rested days since, charged with stealing key Of
butter from the grocery Mr. T. Harrington were
arralgned for examination Mr. H. stated that he had
closed the front door of his store on the morning the
keg wastakep, at about o'clock for the purpose of
gong up stairshnks he had not been absent from the
store over four minutes when he returned found Tomp-
klns In the store and discovered that the butter had
been stolen-questioned him about the matter, and
learned that he had met negro going out of the
store with the kegtrst said he knew the man. but af
forwards protested he did not know hm-learned from
lady who lived next door, that Tompkins and Xix
We're standing Harrngtons door when she passed
to market lew minutes after seven o'clock This la
dy appeared and testified to the statement. R. G Scott
ESQ., appeared for the prisoners After rigidy cross
examining the witnesses lhe submitted to the Court that
no evidence had been produced which eliminated either
OF the prisoners, and hoped that they would be dis
charged They were according discharged by the
Mayor From the VIGOROUSLY bad repute of both these
fellows the impression seemed to prevail pretty gene
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toast quite lavshly on the morning in question.
CASE OF MoRARTY.-Mr. Pettaway, from North
Carolina, appeared this morning before the MAYORS
Court tor the purpose of claiming John Moriarty, who
mad been arrested in this city at his instance through
the medium OF Geographic wires. He recognized the
prisoner the moment he was introduced by the tailor
into the roomsaid he was the right man. and that he
would, with his Honours permission, take charge OF
MN and convey him back to North Carolina, where. il
was alleged, he had stolen money. forged his (Petta-
Ways name to an order for goods, and committed d.
Vers other little erratc deeds. R. G. Scott Esq., an.
peared as counsel for Moriarty and remarked to the
Court that his CLIENT though perfectly conscious of his
own innocence, was nevertheless, willing to waive an
examination before the Mayors Court and accompany
Morarty and signed his entire willingness to do
So under the confident belief that he would be enabled
to dsspate the malignant clouds which for the moment
shrouded and obscured his fair name.
Alter consulting quite number of authorities, the
Mayor concluded to surrender Moriary into the GUS
tody OF Mr.. Pettaway So that enterprsing gentle
man went "bock agn" last evening, in the Southern
mail train, escorted by Mr.. Pettaway