Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-05-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

MAroRs CopkS SAruhpAr-A TnIT,-Edwsrd, slave
Of Jesse Barnes walked into Isaac Baeprsehs store
BroAdstee,, about O'Clock on Friday night and took
therefrom ten pair Of shoes He was pursued by Bach.
raeh bat no. caught. Officer Trusheait pabbed him In
the course Of that night and his honor on Saturday told
him he acted wrong. and to remind him alphabetically Of
his error be ordered him thirty"
BRANDY is-Skssrs Our.-David NJ Armstrong. n
good looking white man. discovered BY officer Wheat,
about o'clock Friday morning, near the upper markes
making considerable noise He took him to the Watch
rary arrangement which he supposed the result Of hard
spreeipg.
The prisoner replied TO come questions from his houor
10 very incohereut manner and betrayed evident syn
ptoms Of mental arrangement, which could easily be
traced to Incorporate, habits. He said be engine
builder by profession and then engaged engineer
the Central Railroad.
Officer Irwin dispatched TO the Central Railroad De-
pot, to ascertain II such the Ho informed
that be wal short time engineer upon that
line, but was discharged for druukneness lie repre-
sented to have been very proper otherwise.
He was committed until to-day try the effects Of this
short relaxation upon his system.
THRrArs-Edward Nsilor required to give ball In
tho sum Of $780, to keep tho peace for twelve months.
for threatening assault Elijah Rosia at his house. with
knife, on yesterday week.
Tuk FIoHr AMONG THE FAIR Sr1-A NAN WHIPPED
IN THr AyFRAr-Frday morning We noticed that bis hon.
or was to have held special court, at O'Clock that
day, over the old market, to investigate charge prefer
red by Johannah Sullivan agaus Jane Sutherland aud Sal
Smith, all white Of as,sul,ing aud bcan her near tho
Old Market on Wednesday last. This course his honor
thought proper to pursue believing that Il would be mpos
sibe to d'poseOi the hear tho
ahn HnTap t.LI
to him. before entering upon the civil business on Thurs
day.
we.promised readers would attend tina. exami-
nation though would DO sgsinst our incination
For We coufess that would far readily choose
position near telegraph post during thunder storm,
which Is said to be rather precarous than stand beo
the crowd concerned in this Transaction We failed to
go as we promised owing to unusual press Of bushes
entaed by Ashbys trial. and other for which rea-
son We have furnished grounds for the presumption that
Tear alone deferred However the for our
absence, which we have give must confess that we
were not altogether Tree from dread Our business brings
occasionally about the lower market however silly folks
may regard any apprehensions which may entertain Of
violence from the fair 10 that quarter they seem to
US exceedingly well founded in view of the cung which
man received at the hands Of OF them as will ap-
pear by the proceedings below. Even his honor was nor
without some apprehension may be gathered from the
fact Of his having two Police officers with him during the
Q examination.
On that OCCASION Mrs Switzerland and Sally Smith, the
accused party were discharged appearing that the COM
painant in fault than they were
James Higau, the man who was cufed, was required
give bail to keep the peace towards all the citizens or
this Commonwealth more especially towards Johauuah
Sullivan.
IN Sa,nr
Honor as the accused-Mrs. Jane Sutherland her ac
cuser.
We will make amen Is for our failure on Saturday by
giving the facts of this case which comprise all tina,
ranspired during this ARRAY. We give Mrs. sutherland
statement
James Hagan, tailor by profession and boarder a,
the house Of Mrs. Sutherland the door of Johan
naa Sullivan, on "Wednesday last aud said no asked no
odds Of Cork or Kerry. There was no person in the
house except Johannah, aud shc with spirit that il truly
enviabe In her laid aside baby which she held in
her arms, followed Hagan into the street. seized brick
and cotemporaneously with tho words Z" You d-u
son Of b-h, I'll whip you," struck him bang into the
ice holding the brick tight In her hand He put out like
i've hundred, bleeding profusely he went along He
made his way towards Mrs. Satheands house. Johannah
in hot pursuit OF him. His screams were heard bv Mrs,
Sutherland who to her door, aud upon opening il OBJ
served Hagan making his way the house. The bloc,
streaming down his face, and she called out to him
for Gods sake to hurry He barely escaped the hands
of his relentless pursucr, Who 10 rage of disappoine
men poised her hand, in which the brick was tenacious
ly held aud struck Mrs. Sutherland desperate blow on
the Her appeared very much battered aud her
eye very black.
johann ah, having thus settled matters retired to her
home not however, without feeling disappointed at her
had success in the chase after Bsgan.
His Honor required her give bail In the sum of $50
TO keep the peace for twelve months.
We sholld like to know who would not hesitate before
he would incur the dspeasure provoke the wreth of
such folks against him. Every sec that our
fears iancifu