Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
N.roa's cou.r. Ns.ds ". il.A july.

"Aa ana Broad, TO the annoyance Of he nelehbor-
hood. - If 80 : = 1890
H. woodward stated that While standing a.his door
On SUNDAY e'engabout O'clock this woman came GU. or
us mouse inc nesheorhood I'm state Of par nudity,
ana commenced screaming aloud Saw two or tbrss ran
seosn Who passing a. The time no nm 10 hs, ana
inquire what was the matter. Believed her snsver "a.
that abe had been beaten by some other woman in ,bs
house, named Anne Hughes Knew nothing of Tia AMIR
until no heard her There wsro tuo or .hrss 9TH
er women In the house besides this person. Believed n
was place Of m rcpute. " Ea0T tI
Charles IL Moore corroboratsd the above statement
He said on seeing Ellen Haxa In the street. he vent 70
inquire the cause Of the confusion She told him that
Anne Hughes beat her. N-t.
VIM. Watson, another witness gave the sams testI-
mony. -
She was committed in default Of bail for one hundred
dollars to be OF good behaviour for twelve montha
The collateral issue this case as ag.ins, Anne Hurh..
was continued ill tomorrow
DsUsk-samuel vander~all FREQ negro found
drunk In the street. and having papers vas discharged
with severe adnonition.
A colorcd boy named Jordan was brought M on .
enarse OF stealing money from some person Saturday
last at tho market His continued I'm 10 NOR
row in the absence Of the Witnesses While In the cage
yesterday he eased coored associate OF 20 or 90
AssAuLrNa wurrk MAS.-Lewis Jordop, q FREQ color
cd worthy was brought up charge Of asssung Hen.
ry Childers on Friday last sl.T
Childers stated tina, while at work In Mr. Ne,tcs car.
psnser shop about or o'clock Friday morning. Jor.
don Kept continually hallowing. Believing he was doing
so 10 him. he asked such the case and threatened
nc continued to 60 on in that way ho would knock him
down. ordon did persist when he (witness) took nall
ana threw 1t at him. He afterwards threw small stone
NJ him. The negro then rushed towards him. seized him
by the neck and forced Of his hand hammer with
which he engaged He raised tho hammer to strike
him. but was prevented by Mr.. Cater who cao up N
the boy laid hold Of him. .r'
Mr. Gater corroborated this testimony. Jordon Is en-
ployed In the same shop He ordered thirya very
just punishment
STEALING Pio'-Betsy Miller and John Dohsrty were
brought up on charge of stealing too small pigs the
property of Sarah Anne English i..s -.ll-s, Il
Mrs English stated that on SATURDAY. morninv an. M.
ced her pigs missing aad having some suspicion, OF the
honesty Of these parties who lived In her neighborhood
went to inquire il her pigs there She was told
tnere was good deal Of foickng carried on In Mrs
huier house all DAY, and. concluded her pigs were
there She asked Mrs. " about them and sic re.
phed by eursng and abusing her. and to beat
ner She left the house, and soon after met Doh.rtv
who Is the repuedI husband of this nominated him
about the pigs. He acknowledged having taken them,
and requested that she would say nothing about them
and that he would pay her Cor them. Mrs Miller aaer
wards acknowledged that she gave Doherty
cents 70 SO to market for meat and that he came back
with the pigs Believed they worth more than
81 as: She refused so much for them
The parties in Betsy's house never worked md 70.
Kept up continual scene of drinking and frolickinr
Eliza sheahan stated, that she was staying at Betsys
q NJ days Last
dinner when Dohery into the yard and drove two
pigs into back ROOM Saw betsy going into the room
very soon AFTER Heard the pgs squeang and went 10 the
door leading from the front where she yas into this
back ROOM Looked through key hole and saw Doher.
ty and Betsy killing the pigs and cleaning them off, In
reply TO Mr. Minor she said she did knock any of IN.
pigs down with stick. She believed they we're killed
with an axe and not knife foe she noticed some blood
on the axe Dohery took away one OF them and so Id H.
VIM English, brother-in-law to complainant stated be
went to the house Of Betsy with Mrs English to INQUIRE
for the pigs Betsy being asked If she had them.
threatened to beat Mrs. Z. si
William Gennet testified that he had heard Doherty ae-
khowiedge 70 have taken the pigs. Heard Betsy use
threats to Mrs English.
Betsy here stated that John English the husband of
complainant to her house Monday and took .v.v
an old musket lie made search through the house on
that OCCASION and also to take away two nilo
belonging to her.
Doherty complained that English struck him with
chair on the head at the time and cut him
He exhibited the wound the side Of his head and IL
really appeared very bad
hrs English undertook TO vndicate her hu sband Che
said that he and his brother Of the witnesses In this
case went to the house of Doherty and Betsy to search
for the pigs As they entered Dohey seized an old mu,
ket and threatened shoot him. Her husband vres,sd
from him. and handed it her She was standing out
eide the door at the timo.
VIM Gennct said he was present at tn Is Transaction
Saw Dohery seize the muskO English entered tho house
Did not know whether II was loaded Saw English
strike Doherty with chair the head twice or three
ues Believed he would have repeated the blows II he
had not interfered. VIVA
The Mayor inquired of Mrs English Il she knew pobsr
y to have been called by any other name except tia, BY
which he was known then She said not
The Mayor remarked that this person. Doherty was bs
fore convicted Of petty larceny under another name
officer Tyler by order Of the Mayor referred TO thu r
cord remarking however that he was himself ia po.se,
sion OF all the Information on that point
The name appearing on the record "James Dunyer.
ry Under which, according to the evidence Of onicer
Tyler he convicted Of two charges OF petty sreeny
one for stealing lot Of chickens from Mr. Johr Abeyn
on the st Of April 81 and another Tor arcony Of watch
valued at fifteen dollars, the property of John Otis
The Mayor stated that the present charge was constu
ted felony by conviction upon the two charges sboVs
He should therefore commit him for trial upon an ndct
ment Tor felony before tho August term Of the Hastings
Court r'."' Tr.l4
Betsy was required to give bail ia the sum Of tlso 10
answer TO charge Of petty larceny at the same term
The bail was not given as we left Court.
The wituOsse, recognised In the sum Of $500 each
70 sppear at the samo time. as.
warrant was Issued against English for the assault,
and the unlawful taking Of the musket
APPREHESDED pALL or BUILDISO on MAIE sraEEr.--
The building occupied by Q. A. Gwakins dry good mer.
chant on Aain street. between l9th and lllh Streets Is
In avery precarous condition present. owing 10 the er
cayaon Of an adjoining building lot several feet below
the foundation Of this building 50 imminent has ths
danger Of ts falling become that all operations upon tho
building lot have been suspended BY the owuers Messrs