Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-23
CITY "A FFAERS -,

"A PAINFUL lNcDENT.-Y esterday morning decent
looking middle aged woman appeared at the Mayors
court for the purpose of complaining of harsh and bru
'a copouct atthe hands oil her In sband She gave her
MAINS as MRS. sullivan, and said her husbands name
was Richard Sullivan, and that he had been emnlovsd
on Belle lsle by Mr.. Beard She informed the Mavor
that Sullivan had treated her cruelty during the Christ
mas hodays-so cruelty as to induce her to leave him;
that after remaining from his house several DAVIS he CALI
ed to see her and promised she would return that he
would reform his habits altogether With that trusting
commence and ready forgiveness, which ever character
~ io Hue woman, she consented again to share his
''u"es Dut alas! she too soon found that lis prom-
'eS were easily made, but easier broken.'' lie COM
ehceo treating her in the most brutal manner beating
her without cause, and absolutely rendering her exis
tence one continued round of pain and SUFFERING She
told HIM on Monday last that she had at four different
periods OF her life, left him and sought refuge in the civ
Poor House, and that if he moested her again she woud
not only cave him for the remainder of her life but
would report his conduct to the proper authorities He
replied by saying that she dared pursue that course he
would Kill her. On Tuesday night he home about
one o'clock, and beat her most unmercully-brusing
her lace In the most shocking manner So during the
following morning she caused his arrest and he accord
'nsy appeared to answer. The poor woman gave her
testimony against him "more in sorrow than in anger,
her utterance being very indsnct in consequence OF
tne intense emotions which struggled in her BOSOM
Sullivan is gray headed old sinner POSSESSING the most
austere and uninying physiognomy we have seem for
months, even at the Mayors Court. His Honour re-
CURED him to find surety in the Of 500 to keep the
peace, which he failed to do, and went to jail.
LAwLEss DoINGs ON Brook AvLSUE.-On Tuesday
morning man named Lorenzo Dow Blackburn rushed
Into the Court House, apparently an excited frame OF
mlnd, and made his way up to the Mayors tribunal,
lor inc purpose OF lodging complaint against neigh
bour of his Brook Avenue named Mills who
had, he alleged that blessed morning. struck him on
the cheek with brck-bat for Gust nothing at all"
whilst he was standing at the gate of his own house.
which he rented and paid 81 month for As the
man swore positively that Mills had assaulted him in
the manner indicated, his Honour requested Mr. Peace
to make out the warrant and arrest Mills The man
nsr and language OF blackburn induced several in the
Court room to believe that if he had received a blow
from brick IN the face, that he was then labouring
under the efforts OF "brick in his hat" However.
he lett The Court room, after lodging the complaint
and returned to his house on Brook Avenue About
O'Clock IN the day, messenger arrived at the resi-
dence OF Capt White, with the information that Black
burn and others were creating "mighty" disturbance
on the Avenue. Capt. W., with the alacrity and Vi
gour OF early manhood repaired to the scene and found
Blackburn in his own house beastly drunk creating
an unusual disturbance He had split the mantle piece
in the house. broken of the furniture and cut a
mole IN the floor with an axe The captain very speedily
put an end to these proceedings by arresting the
man and taking him to the cage
Yesterday Blackburn appeared at the Mayors Cour,
to answer the charge OF dsordery and unseemly con-
dsct Before going into his case, however he asked
permission to withdraw his complaint against Mills be-
cause he said he had made charge against that meek
and amable individual, which was not true The
Mayor asked him why he had spo,n to the CHI arge if
1t was not true! Blackburn replied that he had so
sworn because he was intoxicated at the time, and
knew not what he did. The warrant was dismissed,
and his own case called Capt. White duly set forth
the facts, as they under his observation Black
burns wife then testified in the case and charged man
samed Edwards. who keeps grocery on the Avenue,
with plying her husband with liquor and melting him TO
beat her and break up her furniture. The Ma, or ordered
the officers to issue against Edwards and then
told Blackburn he must find security in the sum 800
to keep the peace, or go to jail Mills undertaking
Tor him, the parties left the court room in fine spirits
Capt. Clement White Yesterday renortad eavoroi IN