Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-26
Local lntelligenee"City Affairs, &c


the city within the past week.
The first boy arraigned gave his name as Will
liam. He Is slave, in the service of Mr.. Nc
Gruder, aud is supposed to be between 8 and q
years ofage. The charge against him, was thus
stated by Mr.. Joseph Berry, jr On Monday af
ternoon last, about O'Clock, saw the prisoner on
Tue premises occupied by his father, on 9Th be-
tween Clay and Leigh streets. When first dis
covered, was apparently kneeling down near an
out house used for storing wood. Knowing that
ne was trespassing, stepped towards the wood
house, when the boy jumped up. slipp,d
through hole 10 the fence, caused by the reno
val OF plank therefrom; found that the bow had
kindled fire therein; entered the house md sx.
tinguished the flames before any damage had been
sustained. The Mayor thereupon ordered the
lncendiary to be properly ffogged, and then re-
quired his owner to enter into bonds for his good
behaviour.
The second boy arraigned gave his name rs
john slave, the property of John Rowe He
Is employed at the Express office of Adams & Co.
under the Exchange, and stood charged with at
tempting to fire building formerly occupied by
MIR. Clarke as a lottery office, on Pearl between
10a o'clock. Mr.. Edward Mayo, who occupies
lodging room in the second story of the building,
stated that he was aroused Sunday night after.
retiring to bed, by negro man named Cooley.
who stays in the house. Upon opening the door
of his room, which leads into passage, discover
cd Cooley stamping quantity of rubbish, which
had been fired in the passage. Mr.. Mayo stated
Also that the prisoner at the bar was we'll ac-
quainted with the premises, had seen him about
there two or three times atterly, but did not
know that he had any business there Tom
Cooley, slave, the property of Dr. Patteson, was
then sworn. He stated that on Sunday night,
about half past 10 O'Clock, went to the tene-
ment on Pearl street, where he lodges, for the
purposesof retiring; met the prisoner ut the bar
coming down the steps, and asked him where he
had been! and received as reply, that he (John(
had been up stairs cleaning up room. Parted
with him at the door; went up stairs and dis
covered quantity ofrubbsh. consisting mainly of
paper and rags. on fire in the passage near the
door leading into Mr.. Mayo's room. Called Mr..
M. and succeeded in extingulshing the fire. A few
minutes afterwards heard the alarm of fire and
upon going out discovered Mr.. McAllister's car
penter shop on Franklin street to be on fire. Mr.
J. Fl. Marrow's testimony, however, relieved the
prisoner to some extent of the lspicion resting
upon him, as he testified to the fact that he saw
John in Cary street few minutes before the fire
on Franklin street broke out. The Mayor DEEM
ed the evidence sufficiently strong to send the
prsoner on for examination, and accordingly COM
mitted him to Jail for trial.
The third boy arraigned proved to be free
lad named Charles, an apprentice to Mr.. S. D.
Denoon. He stood charged with HAVING fired on
Su nday night the rear building belonging to Mr.
Denoon's foundry. Mr. d. stated that the boy
requested his eldest daughter to give him pass
to attend St. Paul's Church that night. The
pass was given him. When the alarm of fire
was sounded, Mr. d. stated that he started down
Main street towards his foundry--met Charles in
the street, and asked him where he had been,
and received for reply that he had been to Mrs.
Aliens, but had left upon the alarm of fire being
sounded. Mr.. D. also stated that Charles had in
possession on the night Of the fire, key TO the
engine house No. 6. which in the hands of a
person acquainted with the mechanism OF locks
as he (Chares) was, would easily unlock the rear
door to his foundry, through which the incen-
diary entered. AS thelock to his foundry had been
unlocked, and as the true key to it had been
fonnd in the place where it had usually been
Placed-in an inner room in the bndng--the
presumption seemed inevitable than SOME person
had unlocked the door with false key
Master r. A. Tompkins stated that on Sunday
o ast OH H.
Charles run out of the alley in rear of MIR. De-
moons foundry. He kept in the middle of the
street until he got nearly opposite to the stable
belonging to Mr. Blairs premises, when he cross
ed over to the sidewalk and asked witness if he
knew where the fire was. Witness replied that
he believed it was Mr.. Denoon's shop. Charles
then said, go it, Six" and ran up towards the,
engine house under Lafayette Hall. Watch.
man Granger stated that he was present at the
fire at Mr.. Denoou's foundry-saw the prisoner
Charles there, and asked him where he was
when the fire broke out aud was assured by him
that he was at the Second Baptist Chuch when
the alarm given.
Charles is, as has already been stated, a free
fellow. He has been in Mr.. Denoon's service
some time, and has, during that time, given Mr..
D. much trouble. He is about twenty years of
age, and owes, therefore, only about n years
service.
The Mayor committed the prisoner to Jail to
await examination before the Hastings Court.
LOOK AT eYOUR TICKETS!
Every Wing should be careful to get genuine Wing
Ticket, when he goes to the polls to-day. They
printed light blue paper and may be found the
yh Cd no
-: The citizens will he called upon to day to vote
lpon the quest of accepting rejecting tho
ma e by the last Legislature to the twenty seventh
lection of the charter of the city. Is asking much
request voter, before going to the polls to rea
he lmant1 Suraly bolY desires to xnta