Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS

MAYOR. CouRr-Saiurdsy ID. Seblie
was brought up on a charge Of embexxling the mate
rial for eight coats given him from the frm Messrs
Kent Paine Kent on the eth Of February last to b
made up.
Mr.. Martin D. Sweeney, tailor who conducts thl. de
partment OF the business Of the above hrm testified
the delivery Of material for eight coats to tho accused
the date above mentioned the OF which was ego 80
Aher lapse OF one or two months. finding the coat,
not delivered, he sent named Dennls Deanc,
for them and the reply Of the accused that he would
return them in about week. A week or two elapsed
aud the coats were not forthcoming Delaney vas dis
patched again upon the same Grand Tho repl,
given, and the result followed The coats were
returned the stated time Delaney again called or
him by order of Mr. Sweeney, and the reply was he
gave the materials TO to be made up aud that he
knew nothing about him where no lived
He (wi,ness) called upon him himself aud the reply
was, that no gave the coats to DO made to whom
no could then discover Ito mentioned tho name OF
the man, but the witness forgot l..
Dennis Delaney. tailor, employed In tn, establish
ment examined. Ills testimony entirely corrob-
orativc Of that given above.
Schlef was sent on to the next term Of the Court OF
Hustpg swer TO charge Of larceny which his hon,
or assign,d as the true character Of tho offence.
Know NornisoisN -John Reed,a member ofthe Public
Guard, brought up on charge OF assaultiny aud
beating William Cummings, at tho house Of John C,unr
on 9th street, "Wednesday night last. Cumming. said
that on Wednesday night last AZ he returning from
tho house of Mr. Shauks, where ho had been to wax
no called into Mr. John Cronins room on 9th street.
take something to drink As no Iclt unwel
Tho accused, Mr. James %. Smith and Mr. Edward Pe'-
WIN wcrv thcc Alter thoy hau drink each, they talk
Tor short ne aud soon after they drank agan aud talk
cd again. They took their rounds each after short inter-
walls spent talking oSer matters In general
TIE third round being sent adrift tho conversation
turned upon "know Nothingism." Tho accused made
remarks about Il which he could then recoect
aud some person present having observed that he knew
nothing OF the object Of the Know Nolhngs he wit
nces remarked that he understood Of rules OF the
organization to be- the discharge OF any person from the
eWpoy OF Know Nothing, who did hot belong to tho
Society For his part be said no cared nothing about
,aNt ,lsal,,.I
Tho accused then remarked that when he made auson
to tho "knoS Noihings" he was only larkiug, for he
knew uo;hipg about them.
Tho conversation then turned upon the question as TO
who first discovered America While upon this subject
the accused said be native born citizen that he was
the OF lshman, aud that his her was Scotch.
man. $50 the witness had it, HIS (witness) reply was
that it ought not TO matter where comes from or
whether he adopted native born c.uzeu IL he
was worthy Of respect it should DO given him For his
part he looked to the character aud conduct Of man.
aud by that judged him. aud by his country or his
creed.
Another drink ordered and the whole party went
to the bar to take it. While there other words were
expressed upon Know Nothiugism aud as he (witnes)
was in the act Of turning round speak Mr. Robe
who Of the company the accused struck him on
the cheek and knocked him bench close by lie
then laid on him, and endeavored to gouge his
The witness eyes in bad condition. He called
the Others take him Off and they did So He (wt-
ness) then said he would him before the Ma,or the
following morning, Whereupon the accused made another
further Injury by those who present.
Mr.. James b. Smith being sworn, said that his way
FROM the square Wednesday night in company with
Mr.. Fevin member OF the baud, they called at Gro.
Minis house 9th street, to take drink The ac-
cused and another in before them Cummings came
in soon after they entered. aud the whole party had
drink. After they took about three four rounds
conversation sprang up about "Know Nohingsm. They
we're canvassing its principles aud loss
to know what they Others remarked that Il was
very small affair any how Cummings said that Of
the principles of the body the foreigner
from the employment OF "Kuow- Nothing" Reid con.
tradicted that statement wherempon Cummings said he
was damn lar. Reed asked him retract aud Cum
mings positively refused by saying he be id il he
would that he was good man as he (Reed) was
The scule then insued. He could not say who struck
first. Cummings knocked under the bench and he
(witness aud tho Others present. separated them before
much injury was done.
The whole crowd little tipsy
Mr.. Edward Felvn, a member of the band who ac-
companed, corroborated his testimony exactly.
Reed was discharged very justly