The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-25
LOCAL MATTERS.
EFT Flsnr.-On Sunday last Gabriel

STREEr FlenT.-On Sunday last Gabriel
Whnore and Bartholomew Morillo were captured
ny omcer Kelly while engaged in 6ght 10 front Of
hehy house. Yesterday the two were brought
oe.ore tne Mayor and examined. Morilo it seems,
= the Kseper OF grocery on Main street between
,,s. sno "a streets On tie morning Of the cliff
euhy mHnols e was sent from Mr. Dunnis. TO get
an onion for Mr.. Jefdes. and supposing that he
could purchase what he wanted, entered Morillo's
y tie back way, negro girl following him In =
when ne got into the store he found Morilo asleep,
anu was ID .ae act OF waking him up when Ms
brother came in. Learning that he could get NO
onions there be returned to Dunn's and informed
him of his failure. He was then reouessed ,o ~
another store, and did 30 with more succees. Jus,
as - ne got oack 70 Dunns, with the onions the two
hoiElo's came in. and of them declared that he
mad been robbed of his pocket book, and that Wi,
more had taken It. Finding that row " "a ineyita
0ie, Mr. Dunn opened his front door, and put the
waoie party into the street Winore protested
ms innocence declaring that he had seen no pocket
book Moiilo continued to repeat the charge. un
I'll " iimore, becoming exasperated, knocked him
oown, and was giving him particular iss when he
was puiiea on and taken Iato custody. After hear
ing the evidence on both sides, the Court decided
that there was no. sufficient grounds to send vii
more on tor petty larceny. as the negro gill who
was IN the store, might have tax en- the pocket book
and therefore discharged him from that CHARGE
Inc Eight In the street on Sunday however was
different matter and in order to preserve the prh,ic
peace, he would hold them both to bail to be OF pood
behavior for six months, in the sum of $50. Seen
'ity was given and the parties were discharged
UFGALLArr.-When whiskey's in. wits
out as all will acknowledge who attends the Nav.
or's Court Not day passes that some pleasant
fellow is not brought to the bar of justice to an
swer for some unbecoming and uncallant ac.
caused by the use of whiskey. Men, who when So
Der are as peaeeable as lambs, often make their
appearance for breaches of decoruun, when drunk.
that the bare thought Of, when in their proper
senses, would make their blood run cold. Tell
one OF these occasional drinkers that you expect TO
gee MIN the next morning at the cage, or tia he
VIII De picked from gutter. perfectly insensible
at given time, or that he will offer an ndi4u;tv 10
a lady, when he least expects it, and ten TO one
that ne does not become deeply offended, and vet
your predictions will probably become fixed facts
IN less than torty ght hours after making them
Inc appetite tor strong kdrink soon becomes an
uncomfortable one, and but few If any. who in
ouge az all In It's uses, are secure against Its de.
moralsing effects. Here's a case in point Yes
terfay morning a man named Daniel Rurns WA
held TO bail for his good behavior By the Mavor.
on conviction of having laid violent hands upon
Mrs Margaret Hennessay the night before. Dan.
lei Is orderly quiet, well behaved man as any TO
be found but on this occasion he was considerably
exhilarsted the use of strong drink and without
knowing or caring whath he did. seized the wife of
DIS friend by the throat and might have injured
her seriously but for the timely interfere nee of
persons who saw him. II you must have your
oi,ters, take IT In very small doses, and at pc.
ffoos lew and lar between; but our word for i. Won
VIII ENJOY better health aud spIrits, accumulate
greater wealth, ard be more apt to retain a res
pectab!e position Ia society," by never touching it
at all