The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-04-28
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-ingts.The ce1pf E1win Cockes charged VIII fos1
ing the name Of j. V. Crawford to ! negotiable
note. came up yesterday. and his counsel moved IN
quash the Indictment on the ground Of infurmsiifS
After lengthy and able argument on both s.dss
the Judge took time 20 consider the lesej nojnls
raised and cunfinucd the case until Ssturdsy next
when ne VIII decide the motion, Il Is but Justice
to Mr.. Johnson. the Attorney for the Common.
wealth, to say. that the indictment was drawn from
the record Furnished him by the Hastings Court
and II informaltiies exist and the prisoner Ia ae
quilted on them, the fault viii not be his
William +. Pearce, alias Dr.. Burns, was arraigned
Tor obtaining money under false pretences, and
plead not guilty. Counsel for the defence Mesars
Crump and Howard. The prisoner was attended
By his WIFE, who sat BY his side during the progress
OF the examination, doubtless for effect upon the
jury. She IL both young and handsome, and
her pleadings had their weight with those men to
whom they are addressed. ha& - a
The case was most ably argued onboth sides, and
when given to the jury they took but short time
10 prepare and render q verdict of NOT gnilty-
Mrs. Burns seemed perfectly happy at this an
nouncement and there were but few; il any per.
soma In the court room, who did not feel gratifed
at the manifestations of joy, whatever they may
have thought of the conduct of her husband
Mr. Johnson, after giving his reasons for 30 doing
asked the Court to permit nolie prosegui to be
entered in the Wells case against the prisoner be
eving that the one on which he had been acquitted
was much the strongest of the two and feeling sat
posed before them, the jury would render SINH
lar verdict @ l-sf M 4
The Court ordered the nolle prosegui to be enter.
ed, and the prisoner, with his apparently happy and
conhding wife clinging to his arm, left the court
room. For her peace of mind, we trust that the
past may prove warning to her husband, and that
in future he may lead such life will render him
worthy of the true, unfaiing love of his wife who
has chung firmly to him through good az well as
through evil report. a ~
STEALING MoNEY.-On Saturday after
noon last Edward Pittman, fish dealer, was rob-
bed of $154, while in the first market, and there
being no one.near but WILLIAM ROBERTS, free
negro, who was also trader in the market Pitt
man after failing to find his missing treasure charg.
ed the offence to Bill and had him arrested and
Gagged. Yesterday the case came before the Mayor,
when the following facts were developed. Pitt
man was selling fish for James Brown at the time
his money disappeared, and Roberts was at an op-
posite stand, similarly engaged. Between l and
o'clock trade being slack, Pittman pulled out his
pocket book containing his money deposited fifty
cents in it, and then replaced his wallet in his pock.
Ct After this, he walked over to where Roberts
was standing, cenversed with him one or two mi
nutes, and then returned to his stand, shortly
after which he missed his pocket book In the course
of an hour or SO Roberts showed him yellow back
note similar to two he had lost and asked p fhs
money resembled that Since Saturday Roberts
has not been selling in the market. On the Mon
day morning following James Brown saw the pris.
oner have two i've dollar notes precisely similar to
those he had seen in p possession. and he be.
iieved they were the same. When officer johnson
arrested the accused last Monday afternoon, he
found Sl3 in his possession and learned from the
prisoner that he had S75 at home but did not 90 to
his home and search it. because the prisoners wife
had been informed of his arrest and the charge
against him. -it -e. 5.5.
The Mayor sent the accused on to the Hastings
Court, to answer the charge, at the next term and
admitted him to bail for his appearance in the sum
of $500.