Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-05-14
HUSTINGs COURT, Nav 10.

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Present: Jos. Mayo. Mayor; s. II. Pulliam, Res
corder and J. G. Wingfed, Alfred Inloes, Tho
mas Tyrer, Edwin Farrar, J. Bray aud VIM.
Taylor, Aldermen.
The first case taken up by the Court was that
of Moses Garrison, Gan omnibus driver) indicted
for misdemeanor, which was disposed of by i'm
posing fine of $40 on the accused and remand
ing him to Jail in defanIt of payment thereof
William Vest also indicted for misdemeanour.
was then placed at the bar. He was found gull
ty OF the offence wherewtt he was CHARGED.
aud sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution
and undergo imprisonment in the city Jail for
thirty days.
James Bowers, likewise indicted for misde.
meanour, was tried for the offence wherewith he
stood charged convicted, aud sentenced TO un-
dergo ninety days imprisonment and pay fine
of 1877 SO.
In the case of John Kelly, charged with mis-.
demeanour, the Commonwealth Attorney, with
the consent of the Court for good and sufficient
reasons shown entered a nolle prosequi.
George Fendley, white, and Jacob Cross, free
coloured' indicted respectively for misdmeanour,
were recognised to appear and answer ut the next
term of the Court.
- Thursday night the Watchmen stumbled
upon the bodies of James Phalen and Samuel
Lambert, couple of white mon who INDUCED
their appetites for toddys rather too freely They
were both conveyed to the cage and upon ap-
pearing before the Mayor yesterday were sent
to Jail in default of security for good beha-
viour.
-15 white man named John Newman, an
peared at the Mayors Court yesterday morning
TOR the purpose of answering a charge preferred
against himby Jonathan Leslie, relative to injury
done his property by said Newman. Mr.. LIS.
complaint had this extent: He alleged that he
was the owner of derrick, which had been
placed in boat moored on the Southern margin
OF the Basin, for certain specified purposes; that
said derrick had been ''made fast, to certain
posts, blocks, &c. shore, and that Newman
had wilfully and improperly cut the ropes thus
"made fast" thereby causing said derrick to fall.
MIR. L.. also stated that Newman had cut the
ropes because he claimed the boat in which the
derrick had been placed. Deaming the act to be
one recognizable by the Mayor, Mr.. l.. asked his
Honor to impose such fine or penalty upon the
offender as the law allowed. The Mavor inv
formed complainant that the case was purely
civil in its character; that he could not take cog
nizance of itas it then stood; but that the civil
Courts we're open, and he could seek redress
throgh them. Whereupon the case was ds<
missed and the accused discharged from custody.
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS The following gentle
men have been appointed by the Hastings Court as
Commissioners to conduct the election the 2Gth inst
For Mar$hM Ward-Thomas j Evans, w Blair
Daniel rrueheart, X Crutchied and John II SAook
For Monroe Kart-Dr G & Minor w NJ Fulton rbos
Fl Ellis, ] Barnes and VIM Rutherford
For Madison lpard-James Allen, NJ S Valentine r
Williams, 4 Moore and John Wombe
For jefferson 1tard-James Winston G Carrin..
ton, c Sinton, Lacy and NJ Mangum