The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-09
D1scHARGED.-Wen noticed in Thursday

DIsCHARGED-We noticed in Thursday s
paper a statement of the editor of the Scottsville
Journal who said he had had a conversation with a
man, named William Burns, who was working in an
iron foundry in Scottsville, and who admitted that
about the 9th or 9th of July he proceeded to Rich
mond land left the Canal at a lock twelve miles
above Richmond" and from thence went Ito Rich
mond in STAGE" He returned to Scottsyille on the
10th of July.
Burnss appearance and dress at the time were said
to the description of the missing man. for the
robbery of whom Messrs. Smoote, Thorpe and Brown
ing are now confined in the Henrico county jail.
On Thursday afternoon Constable Lewellen, OF
Henrco county, proceeded to Scottsse for the pur-
pose of seeing Burns and bringing him to this CITY,
On Saturday, Burns brought here and confronted
with Smoote, Browning and Thorpe, but they en-
phatically declared that he not the man from
whom they obtained the money, and he was prompt
ly and honoraby discharged from custody by order
the Court. Mr.. Burns will therefore return to his
friends after having passed through the refners fire
of the law, pure and without the slightest stain upon
his character.
The Morning Mail states that it has been informed
by Captain Wells of the packet boat that the Inis-
sing man." who got off the 9Th, gave his name as
Thomas Ross.
FLoGGED-A warrant charging Hester
and Ellen, slaves to VIM B. Taliaferro & Co., with
using abusive language towards Mrs. Elizabeth Ann
Wood, and finally assautng her Saturday last,
tried before his Honor yesterday. The evidence
proved clearly that without the slightest provocaton
ON Mrs. WIS part Hester, the mother of Ellen, en-
couraged her daughter to strike Mrs. w, who had
come to her house on business Hester finally took
hold of Mrs. W., and told her daughter to kill her
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brick which struck her on the side of the head and
inflicted severe wound. Ellen would have thrown
another had not some coored persons nterfered and
prevented her. Yesterday the Mayor ordered Hes
ter twenty lasbes and suspended the punishment of
Ellen until she could recover from her present very
delicate situation.
INFANTIcIpE.-On Saturday Mr.. Benja-
min Richardson residing Capitol street, near the
Powhatan House, secured the services of Augustus
Arse timer for the purpose of cleaning pipe con-
Meeting with water-closet in his house, which had
become stopped up, and consequently gave forth a
very nauseous SMELL Mr.. A. worked at 1t Saturday,
hut did not succeed in cleaning the pipe Yesterday
morning he took the of the pipe out where
the stoppage had occurred and carried it down into
the ward to examine it. After pumping through it
for some time, ehild's head forced through OF
course Mr.. A. was astonished, and sickened at the
sight ynulatto girl in the employ of Mr.. Richard
son. and belonging to Mr.. B. Archer of Amelia coun-
ty was with Mr. Arsell at the time when the head fell
out.
Mr. A. then turned his back from Lucy for mo-
ment when she seized the head and made off with il
out of the gate going far Mr. Crumps before Mr.
A. caught her. He told her to bring it back, and
asked her what she going to do with it. when she
replied 'bury ito Afterwards he saw her wrap it up
and take it up stairs and put in ROOM Mr. A. then
went for Mr.. Richardson. On coming through the
back way of Mr. RS house again-Mr. r. having en-
tered the front-he asked her what she had done with
the head; she replied that she had .'buried it,
When the officer came afterwards, Lucy positively
denied having seen heard anything of the childl
head.
In the presence of the jury, Lucy also denied hav
ing said anything Mr. Arsel about the head, or Il
having seen it. Sally, another servant in Mr.. RI
employ, was sent to search for the cause of disa
greeable SMELL and found the head wrapped up and Sc
GREETED in a room upstairs. In the afternoon, Mr.
Richardson and others testified TO Lucy's having the
appearance of being enciente for some months past
DIR. Rogers examined Lucy, and was of opinion tina
there were strong and almost undoubted symptoms
her recent confinement.
In addition, we would state that the childs heat
was found wrapped up in one of Lucy's skirts.
The verdict of the jury yesterday evening was, ii
| substance, that the head was discovered member
the body of an infant-from the evidence the chill.
Of Lucy-and that It discovered either alive O
| dead by some person unknown-snspicion attechn,
to Lucy. She was remanded to Jail.
HEsRIco CoUSTY CouRT.-The trial Of
presentment against Andrew Wray for lasciyiousl,
cohahitins with PAMELA Ann Leaton from the 2lst
December last to March following, when his Lawful
wife was still living, was postponed until next term
Civil business occupied the attention Of the eeur
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