The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-26
RICE ONE CENT,
LOCAL MATrrra

.,,set .nd dsukE s. PAErr.-But for Second
the poiice wonla ~ vile, cannot sur,n;se -,
day passes hat soms ~ 90 for sajeef scarcsIy
these prolific hannts of vice s1a denzsns Of
~ - answer for the ss IL 81 oe.oss
veterans 10 evil doing seem y; ;yssss led on b. few
gang and despite the untns sorts 0ss m ne ne iswisas
sober and orderly of all quiet and and deprive the
however has taken the guardisnship ns me h!ayor,
thies,r and with his known determinst;e. se wor-
quarter of the city may rely with copfdeneo .nal
his success. es5 upon
On yesterday, John Van Buren fnot the n,;n..,I
scion Of kinderhook) and John Vest were ct ~ ~
criminal bar, to answer for assaultins and bes,,e
William Vest, Johns loving brother,j the dsv ~
fore Bill, on being sworn thus related all the cir-
cumstanceG John Vest and John Van Buren, had
been riding in buggy, hired by The former and whe
they arrived in front of Mr.. Eneands John Vest eot
out and went into the house. Seeing the buggy and
knowing that my brother had hired il, went t. il
and was in the act of getting the hind part hen
van Buren forbid my doing 90, drawing q whip back
te strike me withf told him he had nothing to do
with the buggy-that my brother hired II, and 1
wouldn't get down. With this he struck me upon
the head. One of my arms being broken and in a
seized him with my sound hand and showed him back
wards. At this point John Vest came out and besan
70 curse me- said to him, ''are you going 10 Join
ther. when you that he has but one arm and il
unable to help himself? fyou did become Van Bu-
rens bail In the country. WHOM he stole Mr. Keai.
why you should see me imposed upon.n With this
John fest seized the whip from Van Buren, and
gave me violent blow across my broken arm turn.
ed and fed into Mr.. England's house, where he pur.
sued me. even to Mr.. rs chamber, and would have
continued to beat me- but for the interference of MI
E. When first saw the accused / was at the horse
OF John Vests lawful wife. He has left her and 4
living with negro woman. John was drunk the
night before, and having taken drink or two that
morning, had stirred up the old drunk. Van Buren
was not sober. iss5 tt 1913 LET
Another witness for the Commonwealth. who
spoke wretched English, confirmed all that Bill Vest
had said. s5 -l5e-S--lj = I
The defence then called Francis Bridgewater. who
testified to the good conduct of Van Buren, and John
Vest and made grand effort to make the blows of
the game would Mt win-Frank had been with the
prisoners greater portion of the day. drinking their
whiskey and riding about town their expense and
as he had taken overdose for one so young it
was quite evident that he had been obyious to what
had passed -FF - stsa5 20 - So =
The Mayor then stated, that on leaving his resi-.
dence, to come down town, he saw Q buggy, with Q
bay horse attached, pass along the street There
were four persons in it and one the outside. He
recognised Van Buren of the party and as be.
ingverY drunk for his head thrown back and his
mouth open, as if utterly helpless He asked here
the boy Frank Bridgewater lived.
VIM. Vest-Frank Bridsewater 10 like lost dog
He has no home, and stays wherever they'll let
him. 80 4i =. : >
The buggy in which these characters were figuring,
belongs to William Graves, and was hired by John
Vest. - I
The prisoners each held to bail in the sum of
800. They had not given it when we left the Court