The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-22
LOCAL MATTERS,

CHARGE or EuRGLARY.-Three negroes, Taze
well, slave to Mrs Lucy Warren, George, slave to
Littlebury Carter, and Abner slave to Mrs Frances
Cartwright, were arrsigned before the Mayor yes.
terday morning on the charge OF burglsriously en-.
tering the store of Lacey d Carter, on Franklin
street. on Tuesday evening last and stealing there
from four pieces Of bacon and 90 20 lin money.
Waterman Boze deposed that his partner, Mr.
Jude, and himself, were standing at the corner OF
Eighteenth and Franklin streets, about half past
o'clock on Wednesday morning, when they saw the
nesroes coming towards them, bu; ne supposed the
negroes did not see them; one having bag in his
hand, the other mulstto was walking by his side.
Witness said to his partner that they had better ex
anime the negroes when they came up. As soon as
the negroes caught sight of the watchmen, the one
having the bag dropped it, and both made off. They
succeeded only in catching the mulatto, who was
named Abner. Boze thought that George, one of
the prisoners looked ike the one who had the bag.
Three shoulders of bacon and a middling were
found in a bag.
Lieutenant Wheat examined Abaer at the cage,
and found upon his person port monnaie contain.
ing % 10, in notes and silver.
John Lacey stated that after being informed by
Mr. Boze of the robbery, he supposed ha: the hams,
and those alone, had been stolen from him during
some portion of the day. When the store was
swept out, however, they found several small pieces
of silver scattered about, and on examining the till,
found its contents missing. He then looked at the
back window and discovered that the hook, by
which the shutter fastened to q staple, on the
inside unoosed, and that therefore the shutter
mad been left open all night by some one inside
Abner was in his employ and attended to the fast
enings of the window. On the outside of the win.
dow stood a whee barrow with plank across, and
on that plank were marks of feet and also on the
window, as Ct persons getting into the store. This
simple hook being left loose that fastened the shut
ter of course rendered into the store there
being no glass window to raise, very easy. Witness
then went and examined some of the money in
Abner's possession, and identified several very pc
cular pieces of silver being In his money drawer
on Tuesday evening. He had cautioned Abner
against associating with Tazewell, as te was a ne
gro of notorious bad character He observed Abner
and Tszswel in conversation together the night
previous to the robbery.
Waterman Boze deposed to finding four pieces
of manufactured tobacco in the room occupied by
Abner, in the rear of Lacey & Csr.ers store. This
tobacco was identified as belonging to Mr Lacey
Mr. Lacey recalled-Took hold of Tazewell Wed.
nesday, when he saw him, in order to have him ar.
rested, and he resisted exclaming voluntarily, and
before being charged with anything, that he had
naus tt to do with the matter.
Waterman Jude deposed that when George was
carried to the whipping post he told him that was
Tszewel who had the bacon.
Minerva, negress living near the rear of Lacey
d Carriers store, deposed that after the storm on
Tuesday night, jus she had gotten into the bed,
she saw the reelection of light through the wiz
dow; upon going to the window she saw Abner
standing right by Mr. Laceys bed, as if he had just
come out of 1t, talking with George; Abaer had a
candle in his hand; they then went in to bed.
The Mayor remanded Abner to Jail to await trial
before the Hastings Court, in August next, and
committed George and Tazewell until to morrow
for further examination.