Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-08-27


MAYORS COURT, Observation-Disclosures ASSEMBLING.
Robert Crane ordered ten" for being of an unaw.
iu assembly Thursday, tie house Of Barney Lh.
man, in Byrd street.
Barney was proceeded against upon a charge of permit
ting the unlawful assembly in his house
Officer Irwin stated that he counted eight negroes in
his house on Thursday evening, aud arrested Crane with
glass in his hand The others made their escape through
the back door A he about to arrest the negro
Crane, Ms. Lithman cried ont in Gem,n-"cut hin. -
"cu him" She aterSarls followed him into the street
and while he had the negro in charge threw a quantity
Of liquor ont Of glass into his face lie could not say
whether Lithman, himself present but he noticed
two white M the store at the time One Of them,
whom lie suspected to have been Lithman, said to lin
that there only negroes there lie counted the
eight negroes through the Tndo~ and observed them
standing at the counter for the purpose Of drinking be
strongly supposed
Aaron and Dick, two negroes, also brought up
charge Of being Of party Of negroes assembled
at the house Of Lithmin. yesterday morning.
Officer Irwin stated that when lac aud Mr.. Tyler to
the house Of Lthmln yesterday morning, to execute
the warrants for the other offence he noticed ne
grocs on hi' premise' All ba. these two escaped
They ordered "ten" each.
Another charge preferred against LithmAn upon
this compliant.
Mr. MAJ was introduced az a witness by Litman TO
prove that he only three negroes ia his house some
short time before the officer encro bu: he could no, say
how many might have gone there from the time Of hi. de-
pariurc from the place. up 70 the hour when the officer
bad come.
Another witness, named Ducri testified to facts Of q
similar character.
The Mayor remarked that Giiman was twice or three
1.r O..
instance. lie wa s,nt on % the Court Of Histing. upon
charge, and fined in " 81 aud costs A, the
officers hs house the order OF the Court
in the latter Gaze they discovered that a number Of no
goes there, notwithstanding tho imposition Of the
hrrs. I, was the came case that dag. For a. ap-
praed by the statement ~ Mr. irwin no lcss than seven
negroc. in biz house when nc had gone there in
company with another officer execute warrants for
similar offence committed the evening previous. That
defiance Of legal authority which he would not ol
crate
fine Of sl5 imposed bot in consideration of his
being sent 70 the Court Of ustngs aaswcr tcre to
an Indictment upon that charge, be would reduce the fine
to &c. believing very probable that fns you'll be in
nittcd there.
Hc rcquirel 70 give bail IN tho sum Of sIoo u no
Of good behavior ior ss months; aud also recognised
IN the n sOJ n answer 10 nm Indictment before c
November term Of the Cont Of Hustngs
Mary Lihmau wilo Of Barney rcquircd n give bal
IN tho same amount, ~ be Of good behavior mr sis
montis.
THE judgment rendered upon tho charge Of throw
ing the brandy into the officers face and the exclamation
Of "cut him. noticed IN Nc Twins testimony
wHotgs,tE rxrsnmsauoS-Nary johnson, Patscy
Dixon, Caroline Henson, and Miss Jane Fleming wer,
brought up on charge Of Keeping houses Of VI name fan,
and reputation on Franklin street. IN this city
Thee parties we're brought up the representation OIL