Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-24

MAYORS COuRT

| The Court room was densely crowded yesterday
morning. Several police officers endeavourng to
preserve something like ORDER when the Reporter reach
ed the room, by shouting out "Silence! walk light
gentlemen" &C., with Stentorian lungs, accompanied
by impatient gesticulaton. The dock contained one
cooured and three white Subjects who had been brought
up from the cage. On the prisoners bench were seated
Mrs E. A. Griffin, (who, on this occasion, appeared
without her baby} Moses Pike Supported by bis larger
if not his "beer haIi and interesting little daugh
teri besides several others who had been arragned for
violating the peace and order of the city.
Daniel Rogers was the first man to emerge from the
Dock, and confront his Honour. Daniel had been
"blind drunk, Tuesdaywas found in Main strest dis
tubng the public peace by officer Peace, and conveyed
TO the cage for saie-keeping, by that faithful officer
Daniel was required to find surety in the of $500 TO
lie of good behaviour for IL months
Ferdinand Cash next emerged from the Dock--said
he had recently arrived in the city, from New York
came here business--(very important, no doubt D.
got drunk Tuesday night and committed an offence un-
Willingly. The charge against this New Yorker was
that he had been detected Tuesday night, about one
o'clock endeavouring to effect forcibe entrance into the
house of Mrs NIunford on 9th street He was commit
ted to Jail in default of 5000 surety.
J. w Rosser was next handed out of the Dock by
officer Warrington and placed at the bar. His face had
suffered considerably by coming in contact with curb
stone Tuesday night, whilst falling about the streets in
drunken spree. He stated that he hailed from Peters
burgwas timer and coppersmith by trade, and had
only recently reached the city. Committed in default
Of surety for good behaviour
John Henry Stuart, bright mulatto fellow,
next placed the bar. He had Petersburg register
said he had lived in this city since Christmas last having
entered into Lieut.. Browns service. The charge
against this unfortunate member OF the Stuart family
was, that he had been arrested Friday night by the
Watchmen near the Poor House. wearing a small arti-
ley sword, which had been ground very sharp towards
the point though the OF the blade looked not
little like small saw like Sir John Falstafs rapier
atel his desperate encounter with I1otspur. Stuart
plead in justification not that he not the first oil that
name who had taken up arms, but that on Tuesday he
had assisted in removing Lit Brown from his farm to
a house on Second street-that he had been directed
by that gentleman the farm Tuesday night,
and he had taken the sword pr0tect5on The
court ordered Stuart to be punished for wearing sword
and then informed him that if he did not return to Pc
tersburg he would be sent to jail.
E. A. Griffin was then farther examined in relation to
the robbery committed by her on Saturday last She
was committed to jail to await an examination before
the Hastings Court, on the 3ls OF the present month
Hoses Pike was then arraigned on the charge OF re-
ceying jewellery and watch from Mrs. E. A. Griffin
on Saturday last Messls. Crane & Shelton and J. G.
Darlington appeared counsel for the prisoner. After
hearing the evidence, the Court sent the prisoner for
trial before the Hastings Court the 3lst inst
Several fines were imposed for violations of ordnan-
ces Of the city,