The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-01-27

aUsrxwvuz AsssnsEAoxs-T The indsfAsisa bls esp
tain Jinkins, with posse Of watchmen, made an.
other descent Saturday night, between 10 end II
O'Clock, upon an unlawful assembly Of nesroes and
white eu, gathered in the back snd front rooms OF
the old Bird in Hand,v situated near the foot Of
Church ain" There were three white man asso-
ciatc in the matter Richard Weston, the man who
kept the house, Francis Franklin boarder, and VIM
English, viaiter who were severally bound over by
his Honor, on yesterday In the sum OF 500 to ap.
pear at the February term of the Hastings Court
Franklin and Weston in default of bail, were COM
mitted but English, furnishing security, was dis
charged.
Thirteen negroes were brought up to the Court
also for participating in the unlawful gathering,
named as follows: Henry Tuppence and William
Roberts, free negroes; Randolph, slave to T. d ..
Hardgrove, John Carter, slave to Wood and Penn.
berton, Albert Sears, slave to T. & 8. Hardgrove,
Henry, slave t, VIM. Cullin, Frederick, slave to
Washington B. Ross, Alfred, slave to T. g. s. Hard
grove, Henry Colgin slave to w B. Ross, Paul. slave
to E. s. Turpin, and Marshall, slave to I. & s. Hard
grove Moses Carter, slave to VIM. Cullin, and Alley
Hagan, slave to Riley the first seven of which be-
ing in back room gaming, were ordered thirty nine
lashes each-the succeeding four found in the front
room eating, were ordered twenty lashes each-and
the other two caught coming In while the watchmen
were arresting and tying the others, were only or
dered ten lashes each. One negro, named Henry,
belonging to T. g. S. Hardgrove, made his escape,
but warrant was issued for his apprehension this
morning.
Captain Jinkins, upon searching the building, dis
covered that there were several bags marked by r.
SFRR Co, and c. r. R. Co., some OF which
vere sowed I'D so as to form bed containing straw.
Upon nterrogating Weston to their appearance in
his store. when it was known that these Companies
never sold or gave away their bags and besides these
were mostly new-he replied that Mrs. Cozzens,
holved over his store, had sold them to him. This
statement Mrs. c. denied positively, and Weston was
accordingly arrested on suspicion of attaining them
unlawfully. Captain ]. also found about 6O pounds
of tobacco mostly new and fresh in appearance, ~
ing in box foot long. which Weston said he had
bought from tall free man OF color named Daven-
port, for six pence pound and three jack planes
one of which had pieces cut of of both ends as if to
avoid detection which supposed to be stolen and
which Weston declared had been left in his charge
by a black man who had not yet called for them
Yesterday morning, T. Sharpe agent for the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg r. r. Co., called and iden-
tilted of the bags, worth twenty-five cents each,
as the property of the Company, and MIR. P, Jones,
agent for the Central R R. Co, identified two bags
as belonging to that Company.
Mr.. Robert P. Vaughn, clerk to T. & 8. Hard
grove stated that upon examining the tobacco before
him. he believed it to be the property of his employ
ers who had lost 27l lbs of the description of
tobacco since the 18th of January This was his be-
lief though he could not positively identity the to-
bacco as theirs; it of the quality, appearance
and length of plugs manufactured at their factory;
and in its present condition. estmatedt to be worth
10 or IL cents plug, and twenty cents pound, and
when finished thoroughly, twenty-five cents pound
There were several small plugs OF inferior tobacco,
which Mr.. Vaughn did not think belonged to T. &
s. Fl. Witnesses having been duly examined, the
Mayor bound Weston over in the of 5000 to
answer the charge of receiving stolen property be-
longing to the r & F. R. r. Co.. worth S1.S4-S200
for receiving stolen property belonging to the c. r.
R. Co., worth so cts-and $500 for receiving stolen
worth Sl2, belonging to T. & s. Hardgrove
and 5000 for associatng in unlawful assemblage
Being unable to give the bail required $780, Weston
committed to appear before the Grand Ju-
ry of the Hastings Court on the 9th of February
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