Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-24
CITY AFFAIRS.
81 Several advertisements omitted to-day
will appear tomorrow.
SUPERIOR COURT. April %.

Commonwealth Us. VIM. Johnson-Charged with To-
terpoating or forging bill Of ading, with intent to de-
fraud the President and Directors OF the James River
and Kanawha Canal The case had not been submitted
to the Jury last night when our paper closed.
The jury in the OF George Banks, the free
who teloniously assaulted the late Mr.. karr tolgah
erer on Mayos Bridge, brought in verdict of acquit-
tai Monday The prisoner was thereupon discharged.
CHARGED WITH STEALING A WATcH-A young man
named Otis Bailey was arrested in the Theatre Sa-
turday night by officer White, charged with stealing a
silver watch valued at $25 from Thos Spraggns, some
where about the lst of March last
Batey was examined before the Mayor Monday
when the following evidence was elected
Ih0S Spragglns stated that somewhere about the
lrst week in March last he started from Rockets in
company 18th Battey and several other Young men.
on little spree up town. He said the whole party
drank till they got pretty merryhat Bailey kept fool
ing with him, till finally he (Battley) got his arms
around his (witness) waist that he supposes whilst
thus situated B. pulled the watch out of his pocket,
though he did not at the time miss it or suspect any
thing dishonest. The following day witness missed his
watch, went round and saw all the young men he had
been with the previous venng-found them all togeh-
err and remarked fellows, some of you took my watch
last evenng-pray give it back to me-there no rea-
son in carrying such farther -whereupon not
of the party opened his lips He then advertised
the watch butheard nothing of it for weeks when
he heard that Bailey had carried it to New York and
traded it off.
Mr. Blankinship said he had seen Spraggins a few
days after that gentleman had lost his watch S. asked
him to keep look forit and give him any infor
nation he might obtain in relation to it. Promised to
do SO. Some weeks afterwards, again saw Spraggins,
(yUitn that hofS boI baorI doll
about his wachthat Bailey had stolen the watch the
evening they the spree-had carried it to New
York and traded off. Shortly after this Bailey re-
turned to the city, and witness meeting him one day.
asked him about it, Battey confessed that he had ia
ken the watch carried to New York and traded it off
with the of the ship Great Britain, ten in the port
of New Y ork, for junk and some handkerchief.
d. Huntington stated that about fortnight ago, Bat
tley called on him in Rockets for the purpose of ask
ing where Spraggns could be found Witness replied
he did not know, but presumed he could be found on
some OF the wharves he superintendent the teams of
Mr. Burton. Went with B. to look for Spraggns but
did not find him. Bailey walked about the wharves
about hour-sad he wanted see Spraggins for the
purpose of compromising the matter relative to the
watch-sad he had found the watch the evening they
were spree, SCOTS door-that he being very
drunk himself had put the watch into his carpet bag
that lie had never told Spraggins he had found the
watch-and that he had traded it off whilst in New
York, with the mate of ship which had arrived there
from Canton-that the watch had been valued at the
instance Of the mate, by New aYork matchmaker, at
$780, and thahe received goods to that amount for it
Batey to New York on board the schr Merchant,
with Schonberger; when at City Point he (B) opened
his carpet bag and finding the watch in it, pulled out,
| remarking to Schonher.er that that was the watch
@ Al.
OF the schr Merchant had been made acquainted with
the circumstances relative to the watch
1t appeared, that as spraggins learned the
disposition which had been made of his watch in New
York, he eegraphed the mate of the ship Great Bri.
tan but had received any response from that gen
tleman.
At the instance of Mr.. R. G. Scott counsel for the
accused the case was continued till Monday next to
| able the accused to summon witnesses