Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS

RoAAEAv.-ou night before Last tho premises Of Ne.
Nathaniel A. syms near tho corner Of Broad aud I'd
streets, were robbed in most daring manner.
| As Waterman Read finishing e1tinguishipg bis
lamps aud coming out Of ed street Into Broad he
negro standing in trout Of Mr. Ysndais s,orr over
which Mr. Syms lves, With largo bundle on bis head
The Waterman Immediately started at the fellow and pur
sued him distance before he dropped tho bundle
Tho officer could not however, make very fast time
dog belonging to tho flying thief attacked him ssrcey
materially aid the escape Of his Finding
impossible overtake tho fellow the officer returned
the spot where be rs him. having In the time
secured the bundle Upon sounding the usual sgus his
partner joined hiu aud they commenced Investigation
| OF the affair."
The noise made BY tho chase OF tho thief and return
Of the wstchmen, having aroused some Of Mr. Syms'
family, OF thom asked what was tho matter Upon
being informed search made, and discovered
that Mr. Syms' house had been robbed. II appears
tho robber had entered front window, by means IL is
supposed Of ladder which bad been left the premises
by brick layers who had been repairing the building
Upon entering had searched wardrobe and bureau add
taken thersfrom tho following articles sIbarr,ed re-
vover fe7 in money, three mousaiae dresses one silk
dress, nine vest patterns, ten yards Of calico The
patterns were the property Of Mr. Vcnda, who had
them up stairs to be made The fellow then disappeared
through the window, no in and appears came
very falling into the hands Of the watchman Tho
most daring part OF the transaction IL the fact that the
scoundrel actually took sheet oil OF the person of Mrs
Spear who was sleeping in the room to wrap the goods
up In.
The pistol found yesterday morning In the tin box
which had contained the money The robber had drop.
ped few rods from tho house, cent however WAS
found In the box.
AL the articles stolen except the pistol aud money were
recovered by tho watchman in the bundle.
We earnestly hope that efforts of the police to ferret
out the perpetrators Of the frequent bagarcs which have
occurred OF late, aud bring to the they
80 richly deserve may be successful
CosrIsurD-Lewis Scott, free negro was charged
before the Mayor yesterday. with assiuliiug William
johnson. another free negro, the houas vi Chas liza
gam on 18th Street, on Monday last Tho difficulty CT
sng between the parties have arisen out of bu
shess Transactions and was according Scot,'s noons
oi right, to DO settled by fight II being before under
STOOD hst the complainant johnson should that fight r,
cevo numerous blows and kicks o. short get tho
oil It Now to this arrangement. The aforesaid johnson
seriously demurred aud to prevent its execution lied "a
tue house oil Mr. Charles Hsgan, in tho back room oil
which h' sought safety FROM tho sanguinary Scott Tn.
safety thus attained however, viewed as too tcupo
rary by the complainant, aud no accordingly 4,
his aid the powerful of the law which in it's might
snapped up tue unfortunate Scott and landed him in L.
iayete Hall Tor trial The Mayor AZ the Instance of the
prisoner who surprsing may SEEM had boen unable
TO procure witnesses his side Of the question:
the case until to day, biing him appear aud answer