Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-28


AAroRs CouRr, YrsrERDAr.-KipxArrrsa.- Wash
burn Ashby brought up charge Of aiding and as
si'ting the following slaves to escape their masters
Joshua, slave OF William Graner Robert slave of Geo
w. Williams; and Elick, slave Of Nancy Mettort TIL.
dateof this offence 6xed the leth instant and other
times not particularised.
The accused in this instance has already spopt term
nine years in the Penltcn,iary for forgery He Is ms
ohnist employed at Talbotts Foundry, and holder o.
some property In this city. We learn that document.
bearing strongly upon his guilt In tho possession or
the authorities, with other facts aud circumstances imply
ing dir ct criminal bearing Yesterday being civil war
nt day. the case was continued till to-day that better
opportunity to Investigate tho charge may DO had
GRAND LARCENY WIN. Roberts, a free colored fellow
was brought up on charge Of robbing Edwin Pmau OF
Sl64, at the lower Market, on Saturday
The evidence OF Ptrnan was that Saturday between
the hours OF and o'clock, no went from bis bench g.
the Market where he sells 6,h Roberts bench at hs
opposite sde and having remained there minute or two
returned to his bench when he discovered that his
was gone He missed the money In about Ave m;nr,..
after no returned He Immediately won't ba7k to Roberta
BENCH and having awoke James Brown another 6,b de.
or, who was sleeping tho BENCH Informed him of the
Transaction They m,de unavailng search about the
benches, Roberts assisting them
During the short time that he remained at Roberts,
bench there was no person him but the accused
Abou, half an hour after he missed the money, Robert
came to him with note of what he could
not say not being able read WRITE aud asked him
he had note among the money that was stolen like it,
was yellow on the back, and he recoected avng some
notes hkeif.
The following day lsundsyI he came to tho 6,h house
and asked Mr. Brown to sell him soue f,h. Mr. b. re
fused to do so, when Roberts remarked that he had an
much money to pay for them any body He frat dis
covered tae money Loot upon putting bis hand into bis
pocket to get change Tor customer who bought some
tsh The money consisted OF $50 note two as notes
some god aud the balance in sio uoes-a of the Bank
OF Virginia and North Carolina
James Brown said he saw two IS notes with Roberts
which he recognized being the identical notes which
he had previously seen it Pitman's possession.
Officer johnson said when he arrested Roberta he had
In his possession "a uote and other small bills amount
ing In all TO $3.50 He said he had s75 at home but
as he communicated to his wife account of his
he considered useless to go make search as .he no
| doubt, had put the money away.
He was TO the Hastings Court and admitted n
bail 10 the sum Of $500 for his appearance.
FisED-Peter lawson fad 81 for leaving BUTCH
ers block IN the gutter the upper market on Tues
day night
| UNLAWFUL AssrMBLY.-Antone Goode, was fined s3
for having six negroes in house near the New Market ON
| Teusday Eight
WAR AMoso THE WoNEs.-Jane Sutherland and Sally
Smith, were brought up n charge Of as,aulting and
| beating johanna Sullivan.
There were at least dozen women concerned IN Thu
matter all except tho three above
Witnesses There was only man among the number,
he appeared in favor of the accused party for
while in Court he taken in custody upon the com
plant Of Mrs. Sullivan and held bail for his appear
ance before - honor to day, TO to charge OF
threatning to whip Mrs. s. and keep peace toward
| her in the mean time.
His honor minated The below the mark we pre-.
sume that each would take least ten minutes to speak
which would make up aggregate that he could not well
spare at the timc il being civil day. He there
entered into arrangement meet them all over
the lower msrket at o'clock day. We must be there
at all hazards though from the few specimens of flip
pant slang which heard yesterday We would almos
soon, and with ltlen fear sit and listen to- another
| thunder storm such had Wednesday as stand
before this array. Well 60. however. Our chance will
| be better than his honor's any how.
DI.cHARoED.-slv ia Ann Smith. mulatto girl swore
that Bob Anderson, coored fellow to the door OF
her sanou opposite the old Court House. down yonder
the night Of tho 26h and being refused entrance
look for his better half threatened to kill aud
soiten her head like cotton. She got satisfaction two
o'hor coored gals having testified that they accompanied
Bob the occasion and that his demeauor was
courteous. lie discharged.
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