The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-21


Wiiett, Lieut. Boydton, U N. VIM Reid, b
Webb Walker and son, VIM Graves, A E
Corson, Moses Jacobs. Thos Leviness, Thomas w
| Brown, A Howes, Jas Lackey, Mrs DIR M Butler
and three children Miss Benton, Mademolseile
Louise Ernestne.
There were seventy passengers In the
steerage. In about two weeks the Jamestown will
be ready to take her share in vastly increasing
Northern trade.
FIGHrING.-Saruel Moles was arraigned before
the Mayor yesterday, on the charge OF assauiting
William Corbin, member of the Public Guard,
near the Armory on Saturday evening last
William Corbin was first called for the common
wealh-He deposed, that between and o'clock
Saturday evening, while he was in the barracks, one
| of the men named William Jones came in and said
that as he crossed the bridge young fellow named
| Hancock abused him, and said he could whip any
soldier in the Armory. A man named Cones went
| out to see what Hancock was doing, and witness
| followed Some others went out. Witness asked,
| when he went out, where Hancock was, and what
he meant by his language While talking, Moes
came up from the bridge and asked if they were
not ashamed for eight or ten of them to abuse one
boy. Witness asked Moles if he had anything TO do
with it. Moles replied that he would see to him
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Armory wall to Sergeant Evans to get some guns
Witness then started to 60 into the Armory. Stood
| near the entrance as the wagon passed with tie
guns. Moles was sitting on it, and called witness
| id son of b--h. Witness returned the
same epithet back, when Moles said CHATS enough"
jumped of of the wagon and following it out of the
Armory ground, stopped at the end of the bridge,
taking off his coat vest and watch Witness fol
| lowed Moles and told him not to strike him until
he got his coat off. Witness then struck first at
| Moes three times, while Moles was making motions
to strike. They then hung, snd witness was struck
two or three times by Moles. (Gorbins face bore
| evidence to some hard hitting)
| William Jones gave similar evidence to Corbin
| Early Corbin said that the remarks made against
Jones by Hancock, and the boast of the latter, in
duced some of the soldiers himself included, to go
| out and see what was the matter with Hancock,
and if there was going to be fight, to show feir
play. He corroborated the main features of Cor
bin and Jones' testimony concerning the fight be.
tween Moles and Corbin.
John Grossly, who stated that he was member
of the Mechanics Guard, said that he went to the
Armory Saturday night to help get out the guns for
| the company. While there, heard noise By the
| bridge, and heard man named Jones say that he
could whip Hancock. Two other members of the
Guard said the same. They were CURING Ham
cock There were ten soldier standing about, and
Moles wanted to know what ten men were impos
ing upon the boy Hancock for Some rough an
swer was made Witness then went with Moles to
Mr. Evans to get the gums. Some Of the soldiers
abused Moles as they went along. Corbin spoke
iBsulnely and witness said he would not take such
language Moles said that that wss no pace to set
tie the difficulty, and that he would attend to II
some other time As they were returning on the
wagon, Moles, on passing the party who had abused
him, said "you SIS of b-hs, will you
some other time" The witness proceeded to say
that the word was returned By Corhin, and that
then they had the fight, he holding Moles' clothes
| and pistol.
Other witnesses were examined, whose test.
mony did not vary the chief ecints in the case
| Mr. Hawkins said that if Corbin had not followed
Moles off of the Armory grounds, there would have
| been 10 fight.
| The Mayor bound Messrs Moes and Corbin, (the
combatants} over in the sum of $500 each to keep
| the peace
| After this affair had taken place. young man
named John Evansville partially under the in
iuence of liquor-waited at the Armory bridge for
Corbin threatening to whip the two Corbins Early
| Corbin soon after came out and was followed by
Evans, who had been cautioned by the watch not
to engage in any afray. After walking short dis.
| lance Evans made blow at Corbin, when he was
arrested Yesterday Evans was also required to
| give $500 security for future good behavior.
| DIsMIssED.-Henry Brown was accused before
the Mayor yesterday, by Levi A. Schloss of selling
some days since, to him (Schlos) counterfeit SO
note, en- the bank of North Carolina, for SO, as a
genuine note, when he knew it to be counterfeit
| The testimony adduced, proved that Brown, on
first exhibiting the note in the store of Mr. Green.
baum, on Broad street, said that he believed the
note to be counterfeit and that it had been reject
ed by several persons. (Schloss did not hear this
| sts.ement) When Schloss came up he examiE ed
the note, did Greenbaum, referring to the detec
tor, and both satisfied that it was a genuine
note. Brown then said if they would give him S.
for it, they could have the note, but that they must
| take the risk of its being good note. They
| dubbed together and purchased the note, but
Schloss since finding out that the note was a coun
terfe became sick of his share of the bargain and
brought this charge against Brown in order to get
back his money. The Mayor not considering that
felony had been made out dismissed the warrant
Brown agreeing to take the note back.
DISCHARGED The case of Mrs Emeline Martin
and her daughter Susan, charged with keeping
| disorderly house on the South side of the Basin
again came up before his Honor yesterday. Re-
spectahla vtueeses fe atfad IN a rerfsiu degree of