Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08
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ed with receiving gold watch belonging Mr. Hector ID
Wis knowing IL 10 have been stolen up in The Mayor
Cour yesterday, Two small boys under arrest II
stealing tue watch and they appeared witnesses for
l. C"ninohwcah in this case The first hoy examined V;
!"h HGhhcdv who stated that he Il between ii and
wears VIC, ana his home on French Garden Hill
lncsdhf thr 18th n he in front Of Mr.. Davis 0tc
$ in the nel"hb'hood of Wall Street listening, with
o "teis !" the music of grinder when he ubscr
I'd "atch hanging against the wall in Mr. DE- office
went TO lnos for John Connrrton, Ia boy about the
agr) 'ohnh him. and told him where there gold walc
10 or ad and asked him TO 90 with him and take II rOr
Il me ha'i on WHICH hanging as he (kcnnedy) cou
not reach IT, Conncrlon with HIM and entered the
nee AZ ne door and rot the watch, which lie mmedalel
handed IN coming Kennedy who put in his poke
lhcy hen proceeded 10 sell the watch In tho first pac
theY went South of the Basin where they Offered ln S2
but failed I" meet purchaser They next To Broad
Sh"ckoe i and offered roloed shoemaker 81
who declined purchasing From thence they The Va
ley, whr' hcy with Samuel Comet, 10 whom they o
ercd II or s. He also declined purchasing but observe
ia he expected Miss Class who lived in his house. wou
buy H. ney proceeded together 10 Gcnnets house and
ter SON. Conversation hetwecn Miss Glass and the buys il
ING that nobody seemed disposed purchase and he( en-
ncdyl almost starved with hunger he would take
and break tn pieces and take The gold sell cwrler
titnnc ked that il pity break up The
when Miss Glass observed that she would give them s.
cents (Mr Davis estimated the watch Of the value o
S50 they would take that for IT, 10 this they con
sented, ana she Ia bureau drawer and look tn
money and gave hethey requesting that sfe wou
pay them in two quarters, 81 that they cond diyl, tn
amount equally between them. All this occurred in the pre-
scnrc Gennc and his mother who resides with him Thu
boys then purchased something eatand subsequently
took quarters for the night al one OF the Market Houses
The following day. he (Kcnncdy) arrested b. Capt
Wilkinson ui the Police, and taken 10 Gcnnets hons" Ia or
der II possible 10 obtain the watch
Connrron nccomrllce Of Kennedy mex, eXarnin
I'd. He related The story toll by Kennedy with In
exception The actual iukiug O TIE watch from Mr. Da
yiss ROOM point testimony %. the boys ii
rccy va'anccConncrtcna arming that he I'D MOI cntc
Mr.. D4yss room. nor did he The watch until IL
shown 10 him by Kennedy AS ~ the efforts II selling II
and Gcnne= house, there disrrpan
cy in their testimony.
! Thr accused introduced Witnesses: Ftsr, Mis-!
I;rnnr sister Of Samuel Gcnnet who ties tlicd ali,
lived next door brohr that The boys did not 90
her brohc,'s sell the watch for she always al home
and would have them II they had there as they
alleged
The last witness old lady, the mother ol Snnne
GenHe She il was whom The boys testified ifrscn
when they sold iic ~aIch-and this flir denied She lat
never seen either ni lhcrn until Capt Wilkinson bron2h
them there. anL then Miss Glass pronounced tn
statement Of The boys lasc and gave Capt Wilkinson per
mission search the house beds and all from top I" bot
TOM ascertain whether the watch was there llc water
has not been rccovered.J
Capt Wilkinson testified that the boys The day they wc''
arrested, hun the same account oi the stealing anc
selling Of watch that thcy had lnS repeated 10 IN,
Mayor-ani that their statements were made separately
AMI without anY opportunity ni COLLISION alter itr ar
rest.
The accused rrniandrd appear before tho HnrtIng
Com iunday next Tor examination on The charge mus
brought against her In view Of tie advanced state "l he
Geiice health she allowed Ia give ban Tor ef appear
nnce IN The snIH ol S5UO
TIE MECHANICS GUARu.-Thisi is The name Of th'
new company which made its dbui On ihc Four. II is
handsome company, composed principally wc understand
o! artisans from the 'rrIegar Works The company al
iraerei muca attention. lis Captain Is Richard r M"Hs
Esa who VIZ regretted was unable 10 lake cu.nEand OF
the OCCASION liz first appearance account nl ini-o
son lie had. however, good representative III uis per
ul 1t. K. COUSINS. Tie nno!rn comprising W"'
,ttaut nri tr.t
rd pumr blue roc; with shoulder pieces III lic "rH
oi t,surtlcs hr panairons vas very tasty a'd al
acgc. ;hc company plraded wan nfonte muSNr's' a'
a. escorted ,run the Anory 10 thr Public Square ny ap'
p,mrurhs puhc liuari-ncc0mpanled by The s'ln! s'l
rnp music ur the Arnory Band It's Ensign, Mr. Joh'
:S,ark bore a handsome nag, which we noticed th'
words Commissioned lh April 1888" We also noticed
on beautiful representation Of The upper railroad Ods
across James River rarnid .n@nc The |irsnia Cou''
Arms and other appropriate devices lhls nag, "hch '"
understand the git ol sune ia friends Vi 'hc coHhnS
was Il, undergo ceremony U formal prsen'atic on h
Fourth. hut in consequence ol the Illness "i "le GP'a'
M nirsrnlatI0n was postponed much lo IN: regret Oh
Irc crowd who had assembled near N: Governor houss
| Ia witness the Interesting ceremony.
| THE PUBLIC GuARD.--n ou: hurried notice, ytSicr
day Of the Fourth IN this city, we accidentally omitted
mention that the Public Guard, full and handsome comPa
nv o noble looking men, whose movements are IKE cocA
work appeared the rubic Square al an early our In IN
day under the comand OF Capt DnnocE, ami alter .Ae
Ce- and ring salute IN honor oi i!r aay tepafe" ~ "
quarters al the Armory. ;
! Ne will take this occasion tn n"iIct iholhc n'h>S'"
which occurred in lis! Of HE dining places oL c ses
raj Volunteer Companies The Richmond Grey. tap, ~
ill llicur. Crawford in command) dlncd nj NJ r. i"hy
Broad Street Hotel where learn, they iacu us a' :"
who 'put their trust in Capt b. 'ost Suhpluohsy' an
had q happy time in every respect
A Fowl. TRANSACTION.-An application was mad
ia The Mayor yesterday, for obtain one'' {"
hi, of chickens which The applicant, gentleman "ho'
name we did not learn alleged hc had raised IN parncs
,h ,no,.ar yc5son who that they were o snician
~. 70 be useful refused 10 divide The Mayor ihi"hr'
him that he had authority h issue warrant !" as. '
chickens but that his proper course would Se 10 repair
VI pIor and obtain n warrant recover thcir Valut
mon investigations IL should appear that c "hs ch
what hr claimed He turned oil with conntcnahGe ,hu'
eating that he should DC opii.ea " u'Sre"'e "'"'
Tor dinner that day.
APPLICATION FOR BAll.-Applicaton Tor Da''' II
b c,se Of Frederick Brvin committed few days az" so
hre,nng The life Of Samuel Drunheitr, was made 10 'h
uror Yesterday After consultation, the application wa
suspended. ~ ,ox,,,, ,,, ,cci
cn,Iv substituted the ma of Frederick Suer Tor MA
Frederick Beic. We prompted 10 HE c"IrcC'on ~
enr that some uf our renders may suppose our e an
pracca bic fellow ciiiz"ns MIR. Frderck j b"ef .. M ~,
Mount Vernon Hotel, has been threatening "c ~ 80 " A.
In Such an inference would do gross IElusuce !" w. "
Butler f"rit well known that he l'oors %h"'y %i az
and moi the death Of his lclow-czet'S lhoSr WIZ
his have but 10 walk into The dining too'" q ''
hotel any time after The bcl rings.
r,ns and Puwhainn t.. Woosun were respectively 'ei'''
81 Al the Mayors Court, Yesterday Tor Vl"auohs" :" o
| nance in respect sraining wagons an" "''"' " "
| s,rr,is A fine in each was Imposed
aSSAULTING- Alexander Jackson, c"ofe'' was ~
gned a, the MAYORS Court yesterday, charged WIN -
,irine to the dnnicil Of Charles lipscomo "'o ''S''
nsar "a and Baker streets and then and mere !"
bc oescc and dignity OF Commonwealth nhu nv i S
and safety OF the said i.i1sconb assau''lhs 'i'n % m
Lr,ckbsl or sOre other dangerous weapon. ~. 10 -
continued in order Obtain Tor the a'rnScu 81
as some ol whom the complainant alleges u" ~. nv =, ,n
rj others were not within hall mile "i 'e pace - Wv
time of the assault.
i SEVERELY PUNISHED james hiN, alaS '.''s
,,Io,ed who is n graduate of The ""hie i""Sr III Il,
..,ern part of this city arrngnfd before me mayor
Can't Yesterday and found guilty OF assuming III '
r,arto woman named Betsy Martin anu ol snos. ~ ~,
',res,eninp The lif. Of Andrew, ycc" ,nan m c"'t'
\ hon, The Civ Hall. The first ne 'thFashea otc"us
,.,.ccd her al keeping bad conpany-ths 'atet "c w.,
, because he supposed he had ADVISED beT! W '' ~
iran, Tor hie arrest The Mayor Tery Jnsi'! ,'"u = ~ ~
",s,.y nine" The idea of fellow IusI i'"'l ."e -,
irv and rho never according 10 'aP acCoon's ~ NV
r had any character hc!cre he vent ".e'e @ -
op. for keeping bad company, = s"'''h'"s "eH =
mi. age of wonders Betsy also, ought 10 nave '"'
for keeping his company
! TIE WEATHER. Our tep"I! ol me sa'e oi ''e "'