Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-07-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS

MAroRs CouRr SAruRpAY-CARxLrss Daurro 10
BERT slave. the property Of John A. Gilmore. was
broush. up on charge Of irjurDs son Of Dr. MeC.w
BY running buggy against him on the night or Tho sspd
oflsst month";
W.tchmen Andrews testified to having seen Rober. dri
wing iuriously down Broad, between and 7h str,ets
about half past o'clock the night In question A,
he got below street. the boy Was IN the act of cros.
Ing the street. and though Bob saw he was In danger
and that he endeavored to get clear OF tho buggy he
made no effort to avoid him. He drove on until Tho
wheel struck tho boy the head aud knocked him down
He was then arrested.
The Mayor ordered him twenty-five
A KISo Hua-Allick, a slave, .hlred to Mr. C,eorys
Turner, w. brought up on charge Of stealing IS 10
cash, and seven bread tickets from smai boy son Of
DR.. Bottoms on tho lst instant
The boy and cousin Of his n appeared vene On ber
way hom Mr. Adams bakery tho former having as bill
and seven bread tickets They we're met by AlcL who
in very lorisg way took master Bolton on his arms,
aud while hugging him iondy, slipped his hand into his
pocket and took out the money and tickets
The child complained after of having lost tho mon.
ey, and the rogue Bob seemed eager to recover It. lie
showed the greatest zeal Ia searching for L. lie made
Oh at the first opportunity and e the child to look IN
vain Tor the lost property.
In two or three days alter Mr. Adams sent for DR. r.
informed him that she found tho tickets. They were
Drought 10 the bakery by Bob Identified by means of
one among the number which sewn with white thread
10 'he centre. Mrs A. recoected giving that with tho
tickets to the boy aud the number len by Bob cor
responded with that given to Dr. Belton's son.
Bob was traced out, and when questioned about the
ueket' he admitted having had them but said he found
them opposite Mr.. Graham's bakery He WAS ordered
twenty.
GoSa TOO rAsr.The agans, the Richmond and Free
aetsksourg Railroad Company for permitting their loco
10 DC uri'en within tue corporate limits at faster
rate o speed than four miles an hour WAS again un ON
Saturday. -e W y"
when this case up Friday Nessrs Robert Briggs
a No'an testified that In their opinion the train Ira.
.he ratio OF eight Of ten miles hour the eth
OF last month and the succeeding day.
The former was the estimate of Mr. Nos, Tho l.,
ter Of Mr.. Briggs -"' '"' 'A'
Messrs ruin and Bragg, two employees In the Com
panys service, testified contrary state of tb, Ec,s
ihey stated that they as they were going
out ON tho day in question: aud would not hesitate 10
that they travelled at far below what WAS testified
to by the other witnesses,
They were unable say however that the cars did not
go a aster rate than four miles al hour Since The
uihculy commenced between the company and tile peo-
pie OF broad street the Engnecrs received positive in-
suue,lons not to put the Engine at q faster rate Of
speed thAn our miles hour, aud in no instance since
ha' ouer was issued the Engineers known TO 90 at
eas aoy great degree beyond that rate Sach sas the
testimony OF Mr. Ruth and in this he was fully corrobo.
eu oy air. Bragg They reside beyond First street. and
'a!iaoiy travel back aud forward from their houses TO
uepot on the cars they go and return morning aud
evening They maintained that with the which
by reason Of their long with
tairoid5 they had far better opportunities OF forming Al,
accurate estimate of the speed than persons ON the
street, who generally form very exaggerated ideas OF their
movements. $500
Ills Honor iriictcd fine OF $40 tho execution TO be
suspended unit tho result of the Comutees action an
pointed by the Council their last meeting shall b.
kuoWn. "