Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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hAYoRs CouRr, Ysstsrisy.-GANBLIxd WITH NKoRoEs
on rnE sABDAIu-J. d. Cropher Was brought up on n
charge Of gambling with negroes Sunday the Dock
Bank, rear OF the Gas House.
Officer Tyler stated that Sunday evening" he and OIL
Ger johnson had occasion to go along the Dock bank
They observed Mr.. c. with three Others seated near la
0f lumber and a negro standing beside them
They went towards them. and they approached
the party, doubtless having been apprised OF their
approach by the negro who standing by commenced
gathering up the dice and boxes Three of them made
away. Robert slave OF Messrs Blair 4 Burton who
was among the party arrested. Mr. Cropher seemed
busy In collecting tho dice they up The others
were making away in the timo. lie required
to give bail in the of 800 be fgoOd behavior for
| twelve months.
Robert ordered "twcnty" Tor being Of the party
lie is perfect dwarf but of strong prcpenstcs in the
gambling way.
DRUNK AND LYING IN rmE SrREEr.-Leouard Cole, a
white man, brought up a charge Of being drunk
and Ling in the street Sunday night
Waterman Mccormick stated that about o'clock on
Sunday night he found the accused drunk on the street
opposite Wesley Chapel lie raised m aud as he took
him along, he hsoing loudly and cursing Upon .x
aiming him he found dice and together
with two packs Of cards bis person. lie said he
returning from tho Race Course He was fined 81 and
required give bail in the Of 500 10 be- of good be-
havior for twelve months.
THREArs-John S. Rome appeared on a charge Of
threatening beat Abraham Krakas with stick on yes
terday morning.
Krakas said that the accused to his store on yes
terday morning just he hanging the coat
and, with stick in his hand said You damn son of
BIB, what have you to say me-. lie threatened to kill
him if he saida word His girl who up stairs hear
ing the threats, hurried down the She heard
WI ha and
saw the accused but before Gave him provoca
ton whatever did he know on what account these
threats made He knew him stopat the boot and
shoe Of Mr.. Shultz
young man who stopped in the store to Krakass
stated that he heard Mr. Roane threaten the
painant fhe heard him his he did
FIRE. He called him d-n jew
Mr. Roane. by of the Mayor stated that the
which led him make these threats was that Kra
kas had told Mr. Shult for whom he did business in his
absence the North that he did attend to his bus
properly and opened his store before o'clock
in the morning.
lie required give bail in tho Of $780, to keep
the peace for twelve months.
BEATIS0 WIN srIcE.-James Derr was brought up on
charge of assaultng and beating John Maroney with
stick on Sunday evening, the Basin.
Maroney stated that while he was walking with three
young ladies named Eliza Reenen Bridget Redden and
Sarah Redden the accused walked up them aud struck
Miss Reenen blows the shoulder with his
stick. While he wness) the house of the Misses
Reddens, the accused walked n and left there fore they
set out for Rockets where it appears he knew they in
tended to go. lie awaited their arrival at the pon,
where he met :hcm. After he struck the young lady with
the stick he seized rock aud threatened to strike him.
lie did not TO- however at that time. But he met him
short dtAnce from there and struck him in the eve
and across the with his stick
The three young ladies testified 20 the same facts
Derr required give bail in the sum of slOO to !
keep the peace for twelve months.
CoNTISUFD-The case of Matilda a slave charged with
attempting fire the house OF Dr. Dove to whom
she Is hired, continued till to-day.
The evidences in the heard, and we're any
thing but positive in their criminal tendency upon the ac
cused. There matches found halfburned in |
the store convenient window which a. not be,
ing fastened could understand liable to 10 raised
by any from the outside Smoke was discovered is |
SUNG from the about o'clock in the afternoon Of
saturday week last. The front door was not fastened
and the being accessible any person enter
ing thereby while the inmates we're at remote
points from thcrs-sone living the third story while |
there others IN back Kitchen is not at all improb
able that the matches could have placed there and
liz by some person entering through the main door
window Of the store The matches discovered
within three feet Of the window and could have
been placed there without entering. On the whole we
believe the TO be OF extreme doubt regards the
guilt Of the accused.