The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-29
.kICE ONE CENT.


O'Clock, little girl about ax v..-. "a shout 3
ME H. Alley, residing on Marian .s,s - o.
ss A "ss dreadfally burned By her eiosSes t.s,ss
n,e. she was At play in the Aouse win hes
when her dress accidentally rsurht A.. -. - scys
stanny she was in blaze Mrs Ailey ~ - .ss.r "a
the situation OF her child seized Il n bs, 49,,
p,. IsI 20 ne nydrant screaming for help Mr.. Jss
- III nelghoor, on hearing the alarm, fastened
70 net assurance, and the FIRE was then extineuish
gu LIT James Bolton was soon called +, ard
Iensicfea tne necessary medical aid but tho I;tti.
snnerer is so dreadfuly burned that fears ,ra 81
is,y +, ~. ~ ne. recovery Mrs Alley and young
child Hss- eiosnes rom the
Htsh10y Ro6bry.-Patrick Hallvbap eb.-.a,
with violently beating William WilIiams On Cn.;s.'
J and then rubbing him ofa gold watch
ana $ieo IN money, and Hugh Webb Win s,5;
and aoetting Halyh&n in the robbery and ..as..,ss
~ wei afraished before the Mayor YESTERDAY rnorr
ing 70 UNDERGO an examination for the offence
'.am na@asms, on being sworn, stated that he
was native Of Gloueestershire. England .n5
boot and shoe maker by trade He vas ra;sat sat
nis grahd Iather. William Williams and was once
soieiier IN the English army from which serv;ce
put afterwards returned and his grand
iataer purchased his time of the government A.
lne aeath OF his grand father he received Iarann
VI IiIo IN gulneas; and that about FIVE n,nn,hs
ago ne sailed from the old country ana IanJad ;r
baa % otieans, where his brother, Peter Williams
hao oied few months before leaving . small
mousse ana lot In the hands of William swain 80
0e sold for his benefit. After reraain;nv in Na,.
oIieans short time the witness went 10 Memnb;s
c;tw nc spe' month and then came on to this
eny, arriving here last Saturday morning and
taxing lodgings with Simon Egan or ath ,ran. s.Ae
near the head of the basin Witness stated ,Ia,
ne % men mad $50 in English guineas and a gold
watch gwen him by his grand father besdes s,ra
% South Carolina notes, but that he never eybih;,1
90 MS gold to any one and that he kent his watch
i ~ Ais GOAT POCKET. wrapped in paper as he did not
IKE to show it among strangers ' NY
| w lille at Egan's he fret
We're fellow boarders, but did not know ,ba;r
| names becoming dissatisfied with his hoar,i;na
mouse last Tuesday, he paid his bill and started 40
ha co1S ousstn mams to deposit his baggage, until
ne could nnd suitable lodgings when the prisoners
accompanied him. On getting to WIS he trsafod
10 aie' but having no small change did not set II.
lor IL. accompanied by the prisoners. he tban
Nom",,y nlayos bridge and went to Mr. Jones in
oianehester, where he again treated but did mot
seitie the bili because he had no change After
remaining there some time, the three startad ror
lIoiie, taking the railroad in their route. While
waking along peaeeably and as he thoucbt =;
company with friends, without the sl;ohtae, - -
nee, Webb knocked him down. and the two i,rn,,-
gu upon ana peganto beat him, Hallyhan exclai,n.
lhs d-n nm, let US kill him." Just then The
witness said he discovered knife in tha ban5s -
Webb, and threw up his arm to nrcvep, a s.ti
stao, receiving cut OH his elbow and throupb his
coat Believing he was about to be murdered he
began to beg for his life, telling Ls assaiIants to
take all he had, but spare him With this Wobi
held him while Hallyhan rHed his pockets and
after getting his money and watch, and maxim
hm promise to say nothing about his loss theS
LETT him lying ON the railroad While the two hat
him down, Williams said q large man passed bv
and he begged his assistance, but that the perso,
alluded to only walked the faster on hearing hi
screams for help, and did not come to him.
He further stated that he had taken several drinks
but was not too drunk to remember all that tran
spired
On returning to the city Williams found polio
officer Morris, to whom he described his losses an
the robbers, and as he was then covered In a gor
OF Diood that ofhcer took him TO the second station
honsc, where ne repeated his story warran
was then obtained from the Mayor for the arres
of the parties, and Lieut.. Wheat went to Eean'
IN search OF them but failed to find them Mex
| morning Lieuts. Wheat and Trueheart in comma
| ny with Williams, again started in search Of th,
robbers, and on getting in about thirty yards O.
| Egans, the witness pointed out the prisoners -
| As soon as Hallyhan and Webb saw ths officer,
they went into Egan's where they were both ar
| rested
Williams was positive to the identity of the
| accused, and that they got his money and watch
Halyhan admitted to the officers that Webb and
himself beat Williams, but denied having taken
| anything from him.
On the part of the defence, Joseph Williams ties.
tilted that William Williams and the prisoners came
to his house and drank several glasses of ale to.
| gether, and that w. said he had small change
| about him. They left there to go to Jones' All
three were intoxicated, and appeared to be warm
! friends.
MIR. Jones testified that the three came there to.
gether, drank several times, and partook of cheese
and crackers, and that Williams told him he had no
small change and therefore paid for nothing W.
| also told him that he was negro trader and was
afraid of being beaten. He had told him previous
| that he was boot and shoe maker, and designed
| commencing business in the city The three left
together to return to Richmond, and appeared to
| be very friendly.
At the conclusion Of this evidence, the Mayor de.
cded that he had no jurisdiction over the matter,
and therefore issued warrant to send the prison
| ers to Chesterfield for examination, the alleged
crime having been committed in that county.
The prisoners were then placed in charge of off.
| GERS Morris and Wheat, and taken before Justice
! of the Peace i'll Manchester, where they were ex-
| arnned and discharged, the evidence being of too
| fimsy character even 70 warrant their being
| sent on.
| Pop Crackers are proving source Of revenue to
| the city treasury or rather the firing of them
| Six seven ersons had fines entered by the
| Mayor against them, yesterday. for firing pop
crackers in the streets and markets, ard there are
yet scores of others who to be brought TO con-
dign for violating the city ordinances on Christmas
day If men viii violate the laws, they must abide
| the consequences. $3.50
Binslary.-Daniel, slave to Dr. II. Lofand, OF
| Henrico, was examined before the Mayor yester-
| day morning, on the charge of burglar6usy en-
| terng the house of James Rock Christmas
! morning and stealing therefrom 81 30 in money
Rock and his wife had left home before daylight to
|
| door had been forced and their drawer robbed
| Shortly after the slave into the shop TO pur-
| chase some candy, and while in the act of paying
| for it pulled ont o piece of money which Rock
| knew was in his drawer when 1t was robbed
| Rock Immediately seized him and demanded his
money when a scuffie ensued, during which the
| negro got Rock down and threatened TO XIII him.
| Mrs Rock then gave the alarm, hearing which
| Thomas II. Dodson across the street to aid in
capturing the thief; hut the prisoner resisted him
also, and fought until he was overpowered and
4 tied The Mayor after hearing all the evidence,
ordered the prisoner thirty nine lashes for the as
| sauIt on tie white men, and then remanded him
10 prison TO be tried at the next term Of the Hust
/ ings Court for burglary. :
j DealinR seiih .Starss,--A warrant against 4,
| Straus, for dealing with slave without tho per-
1 mission of his master, viii DE tried before the
/ Mayor this morning.
| TIE Knaket Troape have 4 rich programme for
| tonight as viii be seen by the bills. Those who
wish to spend pleasant hour. can do so this even
! bog by visiting Metropolitan Hall
! Clear he Sidenalks.--Three of our city hremer
| Lave been fined by the Mayor for running theil
| hose reels on the sidewalks in the night time.
! Dismissed-Thc warrant against Joseph Coch
ran. for threatening to assault and kill Alexande
/ Williams, was dismissed by the Mayor, yesterday
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