The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

cHArcr or SrKAIfKG-Wm Null was brought
before the Mayor, yesterday, at the instance Of
George b. Goddin. who charged him with stealing
gold watch, worth eighty dollars, and a cloak.
worth eighteen dollars, from him, the latter part
of the month of February, 1851. Mr. Goddin tes
tilted that on the evening of the 14ih Of February,
or thereabouts he went first into Mr. Blsnkenships
and then int, Mulrs At Mulls he took drink,and
the room being very warm soon after felt sick, and
was by Null accommodated with a room during
the night. In the morning, upon rising, he found
that watch and cloak had disappeared Upon
quring of Mr. Null as to the cause of their disap-
psarance he said he knew nothing about them
He had seen the cloak upon Mulrs person about
week alter missing it, but had refrained from max
ing any charge against Null, in hupe of obtaining
some clue to the watch. Sunday week, gentle
man had told him that he had heard of the watch,
and as soon as he was able toleavehis room-where
he had been detained by sickness-he had entered
complaint against Null. The watch had gold
face, steel hands, and was numbered 1897, which
number, he understood had been altered to $685.
1t was made by John Harrison, and had been pur-
chased from T HUMPHREYS Mr.. G. was here
asked by Muils counsel, Mr.. T. P. August, if he did
not, on Tuesday evening, state to Mrs. Null that if
Mr.. Null would pay him the value of the articles
stolen that he would not prosecute him. Mr.. G.
piled that he had said to her. that he would act in
the matter Of prosecution he thought in his dis
cretion, besti
Mr.. Johnson evidenced that Null had brought a
watch last spring, with gold face, to the store in
which he had been employed-Mr. Bartholomew;
that he stated that the watch did not belong him.
but that bis son found it in room, and he wanted
to have it cleaned and the number altered. Mr.. j.
accordingly altered the number of the watch from
1897 to $685. and had repaired it two or three times
since; had seen the watch in Mulls possession two
or three times. Mr. j. identified the number and
appearance of the watch.
sarah Null deposed-to taking care of watch
left with her by Mr.. Null for short time, last
spring. He had left it with her because of his wie's
not being at home and she supposed that it be-
longed either to him or his wife, as she knew they
had each gold watch. Thought i. had steel hands,
but could not describe it particularly. She return
ed it to Null himself.
Mr.. Walker testitied d to having heard Goddin say
he had lost watch, and to telling him to go and st
Mr. Johnson about it, nasmuch as Johnson had in
formed him (Walker) of having repaired watch
similar to the Mr. G. had described as belonging
to him, and thought There was something wrong
about it. 1t was not until after recent difficulty
with Null that he told Goddin of Johnsons sus.
picions
Mr. Littlepage deposed-to Goddin's coming into
Bankenships house early last spring quite drunk
to putting him to bed, taking charge of his watch
and cloak, and to handing them back to Goddn
when he got sober in the evening, and came and
said, Richards himself again, my poney"
(Laughter) Goddin then went into the street, and
| thence into Mulls. Next morning Goddn came to
witness and complained of losing his watch and
| cloak at Mull's. Witness identified the watch
Mr. Blankenship corr borated his clerks state
ment.
No defence was offered, and the Mayor sent Null
on to called court, to be held at IL o'clock Friday
week, the second day of April next. Null was re-
manded to Jail to await his furth er hearing From
the evidence presented, the charge was clearly
proven against Null