Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-22
MAYORS COURT. April 20.

A couple of white subjects were brought up from the
cage this morning charged with being drunk and dsor
dey in the city Friday night Leonard Cole made his
bow first he had created disturbance in the neighbour
hood OF Rockets, under the influence of John Barley
con and required to find surety in the of 800
to keep the peace and be Of good behavior. He gave
security and pamosscd.
The next prisoner proved to be young man who gave
his name as John McCan. He had been found repos-
ing in the street Friday night, by the watchmen, and by
them taken to the cage McCan had been very roughly
handled by His face looked like tesselated
pavement-here white place and there black one
his left eye Numerically sealed, and his right
wel-nigh closed He said he had been badly beaten
the night before, as his Honour could perceive, but for
the life of him he could not tell who had "served him
so"-said he came to Virginia about six months ago,
from Philadelphia, worked at Woods quarry and had
been in prison in his life This being his first ap-
pearance before his Honour he received permission
retire, whereupon he cordially thanked the Court, and
stumbled out of the by the imperfect light afforded
by one corner Of his right eye.
AssAULT-Marha Stevenson, the white woman
saued Cary street Wednesday night last by William
Willis, being still unable to appear in consequence of
her INJURIES the case was continued till Monday
LEFT HIS CARD-The Mayor received Geographic
despatch Tuesday morning, from Mr. John Pettaway, of
Murreesborough, N. c., requesting the police Of this
city to arrest young man named John Moriarty, who,
the despatch alleged, had committed robbery in the
town of Murreesborough THE city reader will reco
ect that officers White and Pearce staighway arrested
Moriarty, and committed him to prison. On Friday
morning Mr. Peitaway reached the city-recognised
Moriary, and sgnied his willingness to take him into
custody and convey him back to Murfreesborough !;
Morarty expressed his entire this
manesting laudable desire to be enabled overwhem
his aceusersn Murreesborough by meeting them, like
Bombastes, " face to face" The Mayor finally con-
sented and Moriarty remanded Jail for safe keep
ing till the evening" when the mail train would leave for
the South. At half past o'clock Friday evening, Off
Ger Pearce conducted Moriarty the Petersburg Rail
road Depot, where he surrendered him into the custody
of Mr.. Pettaway. Mr. Pearce them comfortably
seated in the cars and waived an adeu the cars moved
off for Petersburg.
Mr. Pettaway being young, athletic man, quite able,
physically, to cope with his prisoner, officer Pearce did
not dream that Morarty would attempt escape
Imagine that officers surprise, then, finding, Saur-
day morning, the following card posted on the door of
the Court room:
" Mr.. JOHN PEARcE:
"Sr: am in Richmond
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posted up about O'clock hour or 80 before the Off
usually reach the Court House. The presumption
is that Moriarty either escaped, released Friday
night in Petersburg-waked back to the city and deter
mined to beard the Doug lass in his hall" He's
merry fellow
BoGLEs AMoLE is new compound intended to faci-
itate and render pleasant the too frequently unpleasant
operation of shaving ones chin 1t is an American in
vention being fabricated by Mr.. William Bogle of Bos
tom and has FORTS base the celebrated Amole or Soap
Plant OF California tits, in truth, delightful shaving
compound, alayng irritation of the skin, and yielding
rich creamy lather which does not dry the face. A
geneman's toilette is Incomplete without this shaving
compound permit us, then, to recommend all who do
shave to call at Mr. ]. w RANDoLpHs book store, l2l
Main street, and procure supply In the hands OF an
artist like FLETCHER, this compound would prove douby
valuable.
Coroner WICKER held an inquest Saturday over the
body of white man. found in the river near Rockets
supposed to be that of a sailor-name unknown.