Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-18
CITY AFFAIR s.
MAYORS COURT. April II.


Gen. LAMBERT being quite unwell this morning, Re-
| corder PULLlAM assumed the tripod and dispensed
justice.
The first prisoner arraigned proved to be middle
aged white man, whose face gave ocular evidence of
recent batter" He said he answered the name oil
Henry English-had been in the city about four weeks
under the expectation of obtaining employment in the
paper ml-and intended leaving at an early day. Mr..
russell dudley appeared for the purpose OF lodging
complaint against English He said English had stopped
| In front OF his dwelling Tuesday evenng-appeared to
be intoxicated, and when first observed was holding
himself up by cnging to box placed around an orna
| mental tree A number of negro boys observing the
situation OF the prisoner collected around and badgered
him in an excruciating manner. Mr. Dudley becoming
annoyed by the noise went to English and told him to
90 away-drove off boys, &c. English replied that
Mr. Dudley had set the boys him-that he knew the
laws governing the city, and should go when it suited
his pleasure Mr. Dudley continuing to expostulate
with him. he let go the box and struck that gentleman
blow on the side of his cheek with his fist Mr. VIM.
}. Clarke coming up at the moment advised Mr. D. to
retire into his house, stating that he would step to the
cage and procure aid tor the purpose of aresng Eng
lish. On hearing this remark, English started off up
18th street, and when overhaued by officer Wilkerson,
was found lying in gully near Mr. Coles factory
He was carried to the cage and locked up for the night
The Recorder asked him what he had to say for him
self English said he had most unfortunately taken on
too much steam Tuesday and had no recollection of
what he had said or DONE All he recollected was that
he had pitched into gulley and nearly killed himself
had then chad pain in his sde, and stood in need of
the services of physcan-said he had been in
prison before last night and asked forgiveness of Mr.
Dudley it he had nsulted or INJURED him. The Record
er thereupon required him to enter into bonds to keep
the peace in the penalty of $780, which he was joined
| by ample security and then released
| John BIackstOn negro lad was then brought up
Capt Jinkins said the Watchmen had arrested the pr
Tuesday night because he failed to give
count OF himself. When first arrested, said he
slave, from MISUNDERSTANDING claimed to be Free
saying that he belonged to the schooner PASTORAL,
| from Baltimore. During the night, the mate of the
schooner called at the cage because he said he learn
ed John in the Jug, and requested the officers to
release him. The Recorder said it was impossible for
him to decide from the evidence whether the boy was
| slave or not, and he should therefore commit him till
Friday He then lectured the prisoner the proprety
of always adhering to the whole truth, pointing the
difficulties he had brought upon himself by resorng
| falsehood
| The next case tried was very knotty one-Julia
Bee, very dark free woman, had made an assault
| Monday morning upon another free woman, in Mr..
Wilson Hills tobacco factory-where they had been
employed-a fight ensued, which ended with broken
heads, &c. A number OF witnesses We're examined
those for the Commonwealth being subjected rigid
cross examination by Mr. Cannon, counsel for the de-
PENDANT. The Recorder finally discovered that the
green eyed monster the bottom of the whole
| af1ar-that one party was as much to blame the
other and thereupon dismissed the warrant.
| Mr. John Morarty, alias John Raymond, the enter
prising young chevaier, who it is supposed, accden-
tally appropriated to his certain goods chattes
and money belonging to citizens of orderly village
in North Carolina, yesterday appeared at the Mayors
Court on compulsion but his examination was deferred
till Friday.