The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-05-25
LOCAL MATTERS.

William Miller was frat called to the stand. He
eposed that a. about IL o'clock on Saturday, 40 he
| was going towards Mr. Browns fish stand with
| basket on his arm, he heard some one say behind
| him. ~ mean to kill him, d---n him, and imme.
| a;a,eIv he was knocked down. While he was get
| ting nm. Brown came towards him sgain and threat
| ened TO kill him, whereupon he drew knife and
/ babe Brown stand off,
The counsel for the accused here produced
copy of the "Rasp," the publication of an insulting
letter in which, purporting to come from Mrs
Brown, very naturally had led to the difficulty
aud read 1t, crossexsmining Miller sto his knowl.
edge of the publication. Miller said that he had
| nothing to do with the publication of the letter
| that he could not read or write-and that its pub
| LEGATION did not meet with his appreciation.
Miss Adeline Taylor testified that Miller knew
nothing about the publication of the note sent to
her and published in the Rasp until after it was
published and that then he refused to sell the pa.
per- (The letter in manuscript, procured by Brown
| from Albert Johnson, was here exhibited, and it
appeared that 1t origin ally had been written in pen.
Gil, and then linked over) Witness then said that
| the note sent her was in pencil.
| Miss Mary Jane Miller had heard the letter of
| Miss Taylors read, and thought that it sounded
| like the one published in the Rasp. Could not read
herself 1t was read at her brothers. Albert John.
son deposed to knowing nothing about the prepa.
ration of the note. He was not the editor of the
Rasp, but knew something about the piece referred
to and published. A short time since, as he was
passing by Mrs. Mier's, who stated he name to be
Adelne Taylor-he was called in and asked by her
to send the note to the Rasp. The note was in pen.
GIL He took it, and was going to putt, in the Office,
when he lost it near Mr.. Pearees store. This note
(the one exhibited looked like the one given to him
Did not read the note entirely. Could not it was
written SO indistinctly. As he came out of Mil.
ler's door, Miller told him to have it published and
he would be responsible for 1t. Did no. see the
note after he lost it. Saw similar note in the
| Rasp. Gave Brown, at his 90 Office, note filed
| there-smiar to the one before him. Did not
know TO whom the note referred, and was informed
by Brown, however, th.t it was his wife. He (Mr
j. published the Mechanics Friend at his office on
Cary street. Did not have anything to do with
the publication of this paper. Did not know where
it was printed or who printed it. Had purchased
$50 copies of it from boy who lives the Island,
on Saturday, near Mr.. Millspaugh's, for sale. Did
ne: set the type on the Rasp.
note to read similar to the one read, as she could
not make it out, and he handed it back to her.
Mr. Naylor said that he Miller fall but did not
see the man who struck him. Saw Miller rise with
knife in his hand.
Mrs Britton was called, but saw nothing of the
difficulty.
| Two gentlemen, whose names cur reporter did
not gather, were then sworn and deposed to seeing
Miller, on Saturday, after the fight, with the knife
in his hand, and saying that ne had not done with
Brown yet, shaking it al the same time. Another
stated that Albert Johnson had told him that he had
received paper from Miss Adene, but had lost it,,
and that Miller had told him Johnson) to have it
published and he void be responsible for it.
MIR John Brown stated that Albert johnson met
Saturday, and said if he had huuwn that the
note was about Mrs Brown ne would not have pub
, lished it-that he had sent out 700 papers that
morning and stopped the publication of the letter in
100 of them. MIR B. farther stated that the Milers
lived back Of his fish houe-that they were drink
ing and carousng every night, and that he would
not believe them on oath. He could clearly prove
their want of respectabty
Another witness corroboratee the statement with
respect to the Millers. A desultory cross-exami
nation here took place, ia the course of which
Mr. William Brown stated for the information OF
the Mayor with respect tue published note, that
he went to Johnson's Office and at first told that
he was no. in, but catching glimpse of johnson,
he went round the back way and met him coming
down stairs. He then demanded the letter and its
author, and Johnson said toll him, "Bill, if l knew
it had been you, would not have published it,
He then procured the letter
Mr. BIS statement corroborated by Mr. Fish.
er.
The Mayor then stated that he should require
500 security of Brown for his appearance to an
} swer indictment for misdemeanor before the
Grand Jury in August next He should also bind
both Miller and Brown over to keep the peace for
!, one year, in the of 500 each.
As to the paper and note introduced in the sesti-
mony, they involved another affair, and would
come Up before another tribunal.
The required sureties were accordingly given
The case of "The Rasp' WILL of course, come up
before the Grand Jury.
CITY COUNCIL This body completed their
amendments to the ordinance offered as substitute
to the present one on Markets, on Monday evening
last. lis final passage will be acted upon on Mon
day next.
WH1PPED-A notorious free negro named Will
liam Henry Ross on yesterday received 80 lashes
for stealing pocket book containing three or four
dollars in money from Mr. VIM Brent on Satur
t day evening last Mr. Brent, on Sunday, charged
another free negro named Robert Trent, who was
seen with Ross on SATURDAY. night with assistiue in