The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-02-06

cut from a wooden bucket tied together, with
wire.hook at the end.
The prisoners inflicted no injury upon Mr. STARKE.
As he liberated, be started in pursuit Of
them, but they had the advantage of half hours
start, and he, and those who assisted in the pursuit.
| were unable to find them. None had been taken at
| ten O'Clock last night
Seven prisoners are known to have escaped, viz:
B. B. Beach, Gideon Martin, and Patrick II. Holmes,
for trial before the next Superior Courtfor
| felony; John Cronan, William Walsh and Christie.
| pher Murphy, confined for misdemeanors, and Hen
| ry c. Hunter for breach of the peace
DEscRIPTIoN.-Bcachi is low set, has a dark COM
| plexion, and is about 20 years of age.
Martin is about 10 years of age slender built and
| has healthy appearance.
Holmes is about 30 years old, stout, hair red and
| about 5 feet 10 inches high.
The other prisoners being confined for trifing of
| fences, description is deemed unnecessary.
CHARGE OF STABBING.-The continued case of
Henry 7. Miller, of Chesterfield, charged with stab
bling officer T. B. White, and attempting to stab off
Haley, at the Theatre, the night of the 9th
instant, was taken up by the Mayor on yesterday
A very large number CT spectators were in atten-
dance. Mr.. Miller obliged to be supported
while coming into and sitting in Court-he was very
weak and emacated. His right arm was bound up
in splinters. Mr.. Myers appeared in behalf of Mr..
Maue and the otfcers-and Messrs. Scott and john
| son for Mr.. Miller.
T. B. White was first called to the stand and testi-
fed that the night of the 9th instant he
standing in the parquette door, which parquette
filled with ladies, during the stlest part of the play,
when the least noise in the house would be heard
| through all parts of the house-he heard loud
talking and cursng him in the lobby, outside of
| the first tier of boxes. Upon turning around, he
saw Miller talking very loudly, as to be heard for
some distance, to another gentleman who directly
afterward went away. He then went up to Miller,
and politely requested him to make less noise, when
Miller said, " shut up yourself, God d-n you" He
then undertook to sp eak to him in regard to the i'm
propriety of his conduct, and approached him for
that pun pose, when Miller pulled out his dirk, and
swore that h" would kill any who came near
him, and bid defiance to any one to put him out
White, thereupDn, had the alarm bell rung, which
was always done when there any disturbance,
for officer Haley, and to get his stick Haley came
down. and White got his stick. Haley then said to
White that Miller had already created some dstur.
baRce up stairs and he had spoken to him by way of
caution. White approached Miller speaking quiely
and laying his hand on his arna told him to put up
his knife and make further disturbance and that
he must go out. With that, Miller drew back his
arm, and made lunge at Haley, who was stan ding
near and commenced cutting at White he striking
in return. In the course of his striking he hit NIL.
Ter on the Upon being cross-examined Mr.
w. stated that when Miller struck at Haley with the
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lowed him up about nine yards, cutting at him, and
that finally when Miller fell against the stair rail.
ing, Mr.. Dabney got the dirk out of his hand.
John c. Haley, officer at the Theatre, testified that
he had seen Miller up in the gallery somewhat
noisy, and that he politely requested him to keep
quiet which NJ said he would do. NJ. then went
down stairs, and soon after he heard the alarm
bell ring, and upon going down, Miller standing
against the door, and bidding defanc to any one
who should attempt to put him out. Haley then
attempted to demonstrate with him, when he shook
his dirk him, and Haley went away to get his
stick, for the purpose of defending himself Upon
returning, he White clutchng the arm in which
NJ had his dirk, and Immediately after let 60 when
NJ. commenced cutting at White and himself White
struck him on the arm, and Haley struck him. he be.
feved, on his head He had just got his stick from
Mr.. Weymouth, doorkeeper of the Theatre, when
White let go of NJ, and the struggle commenced
He went to the cage with NJ, and then went with
MIR. Crump for doctor.
Cros ,Examined-Do not recollect whether I said
| to Mr. Crump afterwards that if had been down
stairs, the fuss would not have occurred think
made the remark that Mr. White was rather quick il,
his temper
John Weymouth, doorkeeper, deposed: That he
stood some fifteen or twenty feet from where Miller
was, and heard no noise prior to the affray. In re-
gard to the aray, his testimony similar to that of
the officers. lin this evidence the reporter leaves
out the repeiitons.l
James Ii. Pecor testified to seeing Miller standing
with his back against the door, with dirk in his
| hand, and Mr. White urging him to keep quiet
When White laid his hand on Mille,'s arm. NJ.
raised his dirk as if to strike Haley White, when
White hit him on the arm with stick He saw
persons urging Miller on to attack White and heard
one man say that if Nj. did kill White, Bob Scott or
| Jim Lyons could get him clear.
| Dir. Mundane deposed That he heard the scuf
| fling, and coming down stairs, saw Haley strike
| Miller over the head with stick, and NJ. fall back
| against the stairs He then ran down stairs and
| caught Miller by the throat, and held him while
| Mr.. Dabney took the dirk out of Miler's hand
VIM Dabney testified to being sent for: Coming
| up out of the parquette-seeing Miller struck ON
the head and to taking, after considerable effort, the
| dirk out of Ms hand. He saw a man holding
White tight around the arms, and White said don't
hold me, he will kin me. He heard Miller saw that
| he was freeman, and intended to fight his way
| through.
xLaxT
ing in the lobby White came to him and said that
Miller had bid him defiance and said he would NOT
go out ofthe Theatre; Mr. w. said, however that he
must so out ii he was disorderly Saunders was
standing about 10 or Is feet from Miller and heard
some disorder previous to his conversation with
White he then vert around and saw the ARRAY
Charles Regnault deposed that az he WIS coming
into the Theatre, be met Officer White who asked