Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

MAYoAs Couar YrsrkapAY-BAp Cospirios. - Ed.
mond Wells. aud John his brother weto brought before
bis honorthe former for being dtpnk and lying on tho
Sunday nlshi-tho latter tor aiteu ptlpg to rescue
Edmond while In charge OF the wa,chman.
Too testimony OF Waterman Seal was, that seeing this
Ned, drunk the street, about half past l2 o'clock
on Sunday night he endeavored to him but falling
to do called upon other watchmen 70 assist him
Aner thoy succeeded in getting him his logo no ro
fused positively to with them, whereupou no procured
wheebsrrow, into which they put Ned having tied him
hand and loot At this time John his brother came up In
company with woman aud asked that no should be
let lose directly The order dsobeyed and tho whe,
barrow bearing the precious cargo Immediately rolled
on. Before they proceeded far ohm attempted to unite
bin, and remarked that he his brother wss told
that no thought proper to have him bailed out he
could accompany him to tho Cage and do So that
der other circumstances would he be permitted to 70
lie made several attempts to get him loose while they
wero on their to the cage aud finding he could not
succeed said TO him wtness that that should be his last
night out. Ned was found on Main Stree. near 96th
Mrs Mccarthy said that hearing Aome person hsoing
murder In front 81 her house she out and
the hard treatment which the individual was receiving
from the Watch Eve in number she said It was shame
TO treat any white man In that She noticed tho
Watch INJECTING ave blows upon him, while they bore
with their knees upon his cheat who no was At on tho
street. She did know the individual at tina: te SO
oesmesred was he with blood She present when his
brother and asked that he would be let CO. assu
ring the Watch that ho would take him home quietly
Wstchmsn Lindsay coroboiated the testimony OF Seal
adding however, that Ned struck him In III. face when he
was once let loose lie gave r,joinder with hi, stick.
Ned was required To give bail In the Of $50 to be
OF good behavior, and fined 81 and John required to
give bail in the sum of 800. for similar purpose.
Dsusk AND Decentralization Grsco got drunk
Sunday night aud being very dsord-ry In the street, was
quickly Gagged He had just landed the country aud
believing there wns no Law in Richmond prohbit Eel.
lows getting drunk when no thought proper n, tonk
few, and sncyng himself the most independent man IN
creation, got iuto the street and kicked up fury.
His honor in order to remind him that folks roud not
act In this way, fined him 81.
Another CAsE.-Nicholas Lamb. while In a rrop shon
on Cary street az late hour Sunday night reving on
rot gul was interrupted nv crowd Of fellows kicked
up fuss outside the door and he indignant Mt such
graceess conduct iurepdy marched into the STIR ct aud
seized one OF the by the neck. Before he had
opportunity OF hammoring him he himself in the
iangs Of Waterman, who marched him to the cage
Ills honor required him to give bail In the Of $50 to
be Of good behavior. II--
TIrrLiSo WIN. II. Langford. proprietor OF Second
Street House, fined IS and cost for selling ardent
spirits without license to DO drank where sold.
de was reported by Sim1 Trewaler and Lewis Frazer
each
Trewaler recognized nv his honor AZ being one of
party OF boys Who at drinking spree in field near the
Poor House, sent Ave bottlesof gin adrn They seized
one OF the party and let the OF bottle down
nus throat when no was so Frustrated be unable
occasion.
TuS SHOOTING cAaE.-v. H. Tatum. son of DR.. Ta,um,
was examined in reference to the shooting of the
Lee belonging to Mr. George Hardin for which his father
was charged.
His testimony was, that he awakened by gun shot
-, u NV say "hether u vas discharged in his n
e. mouse or not lie knew the Ice to be In the
habit oil going on his fathers lot frequently
fiskp.-A line OF as was imposed upon James Horner
tor the breaking of lamp post by his team on the lth
inst
This heard on Saturday but the fine was M,
imposed until the cost OF the lamp post would be ascer
tanned
STEALING A WATcH.-Bll Vest was sent on TO the
Court OF Hastings, TO answer charge Of stealing
watch valued at Sls from Elizabeth Annaks His Honor
agreed to admit him to bail for his appearance in the sum
OF 800. Whether Bill will provide that bail is another
question. He did do so before we left court