The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-12
LOCAL Aa1kxTarW.


RrLsxr ron THE Poor. meeting Of
citizens wss held 1t the Ueitsd States Hotel. last
night n order e provide some means , 'or relieving
On motion, JosxrSf Marc, Esq. was called 10
the chair, and A. JuDsos CnAsE Esq appointed
The Chairman briefly slated the object. d The
nesting, when conference was had - to the best
mode of effecting the charitable purposes OF the
meetina: whereupon the following resolutions
were offered BY T. w Lewellen and unanimously
1870 That COMMITTEES Of ave be appointed to
mshs the necessary arrangements for establishing
"RelIef House, somewhere In the ne,ghborhocd Of
nth and Main street, at which the INDECENT peor Of
The Chairman appointed the following gentlemen
% the COMMITTEES Messrs. VIM. II. Grant. James
r. Poindexter. Cornelius Crew, Luther Libby and
Resoired That committee of twenty be appoint.
ed to solicit contributions for the Poor either money
food OF soshins for the fo1ssoss ossst 'S p: paid
luton, until the "Reiief House" shall have been e.
tablished.
q ssid COMMITTEES Messrs. John Doolsy, Thomas
r. Taylor, Alfred King. Edwin A. smith: john
| Binford. X. o. Hastins William Mu-nford, James
John H. Richardsop, Arson Richards, B. T. Tinslsy,
VIM. Bell. John Ballard, J Mildebe,ssr,, . Smith
Col. Daniel Wsrd: rninsss Tnursson' "1ilam n
There was then subscribed $3.50 tor the objects
| of the meeting, and then the meeting adjourned
| until Friday night next at half past Z o'clock.
Each of the members of the COMMITTEES of lucent.
are requested to pay over their subscriptions a
speedily as possible to some member OF the com
mittee Of FIVE appointed under the first resolution
| MONROE WARD.-It is proposed that |
second "Relef House" shall be established in Mon
i roe Ward, and for that purpose meeting will b
L led aOYTe night week,
DROP GAME.-Samuel Walker of Maine
i had the "drop game" played on him at the Rich
mond and Petersburg depot, last Sunday morning
to the tune of $50 by two strangers In the follow
i ing manner: Arriving in the northern train abou
A. NJ, he took the omnibus for the southern depot
| being accompanied by man unknown to him.
i On reaching the Mount Vernon House, he got out
but finding that his trunk was not put off called t
known friend told him that the bus was merely
going around the to deliver the baggage, hear
ing which he walked to that point to get his check
His next inquiry was to know where tickets could
| be had. The unknown man profered to show him
the way, and as the two were hurrying through the
| crowd, Walker felt himself tripped On looking
| around, he observed man In a crouching position
| who asked his pardon, and Immediately AFTER thu
rear man showed red pocket book filed with notei
purporting to be hundreds and fiftiee, which hi
declared he had found. As soon as this declaration
| was made, the light hat man, who was to show
Walker the place for procuring tickets, came back
took the red pocket book opened It, and exhibiting
large pile OF the needful. insisted on the fnder
| delivering it to him or some other gentleman t.
hold until the owner called for it. This the fnde
refused to d. unless paid for his trouble, when thu
light hat man called on Walker for assistance, ant
rather than let the finder get away, induced w. tt
hold the book and pay over the $50 in money
Walker having seen the contents of the red wallet
felt no hesitation in paying over $50, when he wa
to hold $780, and therefore felt no uneasiuess abou
the matter until the time for the to start
when be opened his red wallet, and found it ADM
rably stuffed with-portions of old newspapers.
Finding that he bad been sold, in the worst sor
| of STYLE Walker then made the facts known to thu
police, and from his description Of the swindlers
warrants were issued and officers Tyler and Sea
| arrested Wilson Coutts and William Peasley.
Yesterday morning the prisoners were arraignet
before the Mayor, but Mr.. Walker was unable Il
| identify either of them. Coutts bore strong re
semblance to the light hat man. and had printed
| card in his possession resembling one of the $40
| notes seen by the witness; but Peasley was to,
large for the crouching man who found the poke
book and gothic $50 in gold. Peasley was therefor
discharged but Coutts was committed until to da,
| for further examination.