Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-15
MAYORS COURT.

The day for the trial of civil warrants having been
changed from Thursday to Tuesday, parties interested
will in future appear at IL o'clock, each Tuesday morn
ing, before his Honour, the Mayor in the City Hall
Monday dozen cuprits placed in the dock for
trial They were disposed Of in the following manner
Richard Gaines, poor old crazy fellow, who spends
about threefourths OF his time in the city jail was ar
rested Sunday morning last, opposite the "Shockoe Hill
Tavern" by Capt c. White. Gaines created dis,ur-
bance in the street. and was carried to the cage The
Mayor sent him to Jail for the space of three months
Lewis Schonpo, white, was arrested Saturday night
on Main street, in the neighbourhood of the County
Court House, and conducted to the cage where he spent
the Sabbath. Schonpo being drunk Saturday night,
mad attracted quite crowd of negro boys who were
badgerng him, but when the police got sight of them
they scampered in all directions leaving Schonpo to his
late lie made an attempt to enter small confecon-
airy store near the Court House, but meeting with ress-
lance from the occupant he fell back and captured
by the Charles. The Mayor dismissed him Monday,
with directions not to halt till he reached his shanty on
the Danville Railroad
DANIEL Raradn, another white subteranean, was
picked up IN the street Saturday night nsensiby ntox
Gated. lie too spenta very quiet Sabbath in the cage,
ana was directed to retire to the railroad Monday
STEALING MEAr.-A slave named Richard Taylor
was arrested in the Old Market Sunday morning
charged with stealing piece OF bacon from the stall Of
" Ill., ooiilngsworth MIR. G. having been robbed on
several occasions of late, determined to keep sharp
look out He saw the fellow take the meat Sunday
mornng-waited till he got about fifty yards from his
stall with it, when he ran up to and arrested him. The
rogue was on Monday sent below for correction
STEALING HAr.-John johnson, a slave, yerv ouiet-
ly walked into the store of S. Rosenfeldt, Market
Square, Sunday morning, about IL O'clock and helped
himself to secondhand fur hat W 18th which he de-
camped In double quick time. He was pursued, run in
10 foundation and captured On being brought before
his Honor Monday, the case was fully made ont and
the thief ordered below for correction.
FELL INTO CELLAR.-John Marshall white drank
rather more than prudence dictated Sunday and in wan
defng about tile Dock towards night accidentally
pitched into the cellar under Messrs X by & Glaze
brooks store the Dock. Marshall received severe
confusion on the right cheek we'll as other injuries,
mostly onward" according to his belief A couple Of
citizens discovered the poor fellow in the cellar hauled
him out and bore him to the cage where he received
proper attention. The Mayor asked him where he
lived and what occupation he folio wed He replied
that he had reached the city on Wednesday-was q
moulder by trade and hoped to be able to procure en-
ployment IN the cy-said he would leave the city i'm
mediately if his Honor would permit him to do So
Der that he fell into another Gel lar from the effects of
ntox icaton, he would go to Jail Capt Jinkips re-
marked (sotto voce) that if he received similar fall he
would IN all probability become Craze man. for he re-
manned nsensbe for several hours after he fell Sunday
n light.
ARsoN.-John Jefferson, a slave arrested ON spspi-
cion of having fired Mr.. S. Greenhow's stable Thurs
day night was examined before the Mayor M onday,
but the evidence deemed insufficient to warrant his
Honor in sending him on for trial The only fact adj
duced in the examination, proved to be threat which
the negro had made Mr.. Greenhow had caused him
to be punished few days prior to the burning of the
stable rnsoence after which he had stated to one of
Mr. Gs servants that he intended marking" that gem
teman The Mayor ordered him to be punished for
the threat and then dismissed the warrant This negro
is represented to be very vicious fellow, and we are
glad to learn that tits the intention of his owner to sell
him, to be removed out of the Commonwealth
U.s. The watchmen arrested young man named w.
w. Watkins, at the Shockoe Hill Tavern Monday
night for disordey conduct He was conducted to the
cage and locked up. During the night he undressed
himself and literally tore into sheds every particle OF
clothing in his possession Yesterday morning the off,
GERS repaired to his cell for the purpose of marching him
up to the Mayors Court, when they found him entirely
naked His general conduct, as well as his explanation
OF the strange proceeding induces the belief that he is
laborng nnder mental alteration. This is the individual
who attempted to shoot Mr.. Morrison in Mr.. Loers
factory short time since. He will probably be brought
before the Mayor to-day