The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-10-22
LOCAL MATTERS

Rrcrrvrrc STorrr Before y us
lice Gardner yesterday q Hsnrtso Sonrtn0sss s 'ne
examination of william, - ,,sas ma Two baas ef
ceiving fuar bags OF etoieH WHehs Ass" - @ss' -
Tue reader will renemher that the Justice adjourn
"A ths eSs,rIpation last Thursday. TO give Edward
II and Snsarna his wife, wficse regulations for We
rarits had been assaulted by The Defence an opportu-
nity Of establishing their characters For this pur.
nose some thirty or forty rsons had been summoned
by Mr. Aarl and among them three four of the city
police, %. say what they knew Of him. we subion
4 synorsis of what those who were examined said
t3eofge w, Fl. Tyler, swnrn.-T have known Aarl
four or live years. He lived IN my n.ghhorhood un-
u within the psst ten or twelve monte The Pa
deIly man. Never heard anything against him.
the statement just made BY officer TYLER. f'''
Thomas Bailie, sworn.--Kuown Aarl for thren or
four years, while living on jackson street. He was
On INDUSTRIOUS Woodworking man, and his reputation
William Burke, George Nicholson, Patrick ONeil,
Monroe W. Wells and others, knew Edward Aar to
be an industrious, hard-workng man, and would be-
heve him on oath as soon as any other man in the
comfy. *at
Mr., Young, for the Commonwealth, thought it
needless to go any farther If the evidence already
elected did not establish good character for yetuc
ty, he was at 9 loss to know what would.
Mr. ]. Crane, at the solicitation of his client.
then had the following witnesses examined:
Hamilton Goddin, sworn.--M Mrs. Aarl came into my
house last Sunday Hornng to get milk. Stated that
she had been watching all night to catch the copper
mead scorpion. That he was no more tit to be an Off
Ger than dog, *h
| T. c. Burns, sworn-Kuow nothing of Aarl's char
acter for the past five years About six years ago he
occupied portion Of the house III which lived
Both he and his wife were then very noisy, quarrel
and disagreeable, and pest to the neighborhbod
Never had any difficulty with him. The neighbors
| rejoiced when he moved. ! would not believe him
| on oath. Never heard of histelling lie.
Spostswood Ford heard Mrs. Aarl make threats
against Wade, about the time the warrant search
for the chickens was served Mrs. A. came into the
grocery and asked Wade if he had fed the chickens
Wade replied that he had, and then stepped out of
the door Mrs A. then said, II viii have my revenge
| for this thing"
| VIM. N. Ford had heard both Aarl and his wife
make threats against Wade Last week, in passing 9,
Aarl invited him in and they drank together. While
there, A. brought up the subject of the chickens and
remarked that he would have Wade broke of his of
| fee If il cost him $40.
Austin Jones was stopped on Brooke avenue, near
Clay street Chapel by MRS. Asr few days after the
chicken difficulty, He had but slight acquaintance
with her. She called him TaylorI-always called
him that. though he was not named Tayor-and said,
| 81 have had bad accident. While searching my
for TIE s. en- took ve tina, d
| will have my revenge on Wade"
| Cross Eramined.-Never told Wade of the threat
because it was none of my business. Deal with X.
B. Jones' but related the circumstance to him.
| Didn't think any thing of it at the time. Women
will talk too much Was never In AarPs house. Only
| a slight acquaintance with Mrs. Aar, She stopped
me and told me what have just related. CanE say
! why she called me Taylor"
| Mr.. Young then called Mrs ]. Beverdge, p X.
White, Bennett and CruInp, but neither OF them had
| ever heard the reputation of the Commonwealth
| witnesses for veracity questioned.
| The evidence here closed, and Mr.. Crane briefly
| but in able manner, addressed the Justice. He
thought the party should be discharged because the
Commonwealth had utterly failed to prove that any
wheat had been stolen, aud this certainly
the most essential Ingredient in the conviction for
celving stolen goods knowing them to have beensto-
len, He took up the chain of evidence, and fol-
lowingit, link by link, endeavored in eloquent and
forcble manner to show that the charge founded
on malice, and was not supported by the testimony,
| Mr.. Davis followed Mr.. Crane ut some length for
| the defence.
Mr.. Young, fer the Commonwealth, in his alease-
hammer style, rivetted the proof of guilt at every
STEP and showed that there strong proof of sus
| PIGEONS of gult-too strong be disposed of By q
committing magistrate.
The case was then submitted, and Justice Gardner
decided recognise the prisoner to appear before the
next Grand Jury term of the County Court to answer
to bill of indictment for receiving stolen whea. and
corn, knowing the same TO have been stolen.