Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-18
CITY NEW s.

RfOTOUS PROCEEDINGS.-On Sunday last a NUMBER
of young men met at the drinking house of Joseph Lucan
where assault was made by three upon inc per-
son of young named Doyle who boards the house
OF Mrs Chamberlayne opposite the Broad Street Hotel
The was made of the party alleged
mat DOYLE had insuet him OCCASION previously.
Doyle having friends in the party, was taken by
mutual friends and there the disturbance OF Sunday cosed
On Monday night in the theatre, Doyle met named
William Duke whom re recognised as one OF The party who
had assaulted him Sundly and he invited nam out to Try
which the best man. They went out together In the
street in front oil The theatre but Duke refused 10 hsn AZ
lesng that Doyle then surrounded by ends
while he had none present Doyle returned nlo Inc inca
ire and Duke went dow and soon returned 10 e
theatre with party OF friends, numbering about
They halted in front of the Theatre when Doyle again
came out and told them that he could whip tho "hoie
party one at time Abusive words followed ana 10
the next place, Sticks fists, &C., &C., were In scu'o
employment Witnesses testified that several were en-.
gngcd in the airay but such confusion that .hey
could not be particularly identified the part they re-
spcctvely took in IT, Two wachnen had observed row
brewing, and had the Police sutton the upper
Market for additional force. Before 1t however, the
and fight commenced und there but watch.
men present 10 que IT, One arrested JOS Mitchard and the
other seized upon William Duke and took them 10 the cage
Yesterday brought fore the Mayor for "ee
the facts We give OF the affair elected ABOUT 90
zen witnesses were examined many Of whom would maze
first rate wheelhorses,the hold back so we'll Inc May
however seemed determined to The truth 1t had
10 be done with and before he got through WIN
the examination, obtained pretty clear view OF Inc iacls
known Lut who will probably be the examination OF
this case, Saturday next which day wus pospnneo
they do not dodge the Mayors police. Amongst me mold
back Witnesses we do not class young man named fzAh
With manly straghorwardness he told all he kne" ABOUT
H. without waiting for the facts 10 be drawn out OF nm oy
cross questions.
STEALING A WATCH.-hlary Brander free necress,
left in charge Of the house OF old negro woman on
Wednesday, with injunction TO luke good of all thai
in until the old should make visit 10 to-
| ala h,Tun
and also gold watch with extensive brass chain attach
ed thereto Capt. Wilkinson oil the Police, wns informed
OF the Transaction and he and Mr. Boze soon ae'ird INC
thief and traced the watch to the possession oil Ben DICK
son. free fellow quasi husband Of the rogue, who. hear
ing that Capt W. after him. the WATCH 10 The cage
Mary was ordered 20 slripcs.
DIDN'T DO TIA negro named Elias CHARLES stood
the bar Of The Mayors Court, yesterday, charged with
making violent ASSAULT upon woman named Jane Goens'
The woman much injured to be unable TO appear
against him. yesterday, and the continued. The
took occasion inform the Mayor that "he didn't
do it, but the Mayor declined dscharsns him such tea
imony pclrrng Ia hear frat the statement o.! The woman
who beaten. ncreJulous Mayor To doubt the Stale
mcn Of MIR. Charles.
| CARELESS DRIVING Lewis Weaver a free colorcd
hackman before the Mayor yesterday charged with
running his hack against two horses attached 10 furniture
agon belonging Mr. Thomas r. Powell, knocking both
horses down, and seriously uJurns one Of lhem wit
ness stated that while Inc wagon OF Mr. T. was standing
backed up To the sidewalk Tuesday mUrnng llsl 10
front VI Me,srs Wilcox Belts STORE Eagle square. Wea
yer came down Main with his hack, at rapid pace
and ran tic fore wheel Of the hack against The shoulder oil
tho horse the cOncus5on knocking both horses To
the ground while Weaver kept ON, viii bout Stopping Or
even boxing back The ~ ay0 demanded surety O Weaver
for his appearance before the ustngs Cou ansYeT an
| indictment for the offence.
DEATH By DROWNlNG.-Yesterduya about II o'clock,
james Kennedy aged between aud S years, son OF Mr.
Thomas Kennedy willie playing with younger brother on
bridge over the mill above Ingalls, mills, hi tbs ter
mnaon Of 9Th street. where the luler resides c into HE
water uud drowned beire any person knew vi the oc
cucnce The younger child returned to the house aud told
his mother by signs what had happened Search was i'm
nedaieIy made, aud tn: body found opposite HhXal mills
two hundred yards below The point at which II en-
tered the water. OF course life was extinct
| HuSTlNGS COURT, iESrEkDAY.-peter Lane, an
ntische Of Ethiopian Company, fined by The Jury
Sc 49, Tor inapna assap youth named ~eisiger,
al the late Cattle show. Paid, and Lane discharged
Henry WeEhniI adjudged TO undergo six months I'M.
plisonneat IN The common s for receiving stolen iron al
his slole south OF the Basin.
Charles Farrell for msicncun2r, was adiudgei by The
Jury undergo months imprisonment in the common
jail.
Henry Harding, tried for mlsdemeanoT Jury being una
bic 10 Hgree, was adjourned until 10. day