The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-21

A1 O1NG AElN H.
LOCAL MATTERS.
Serious Afdfr-In our Tuesday 3 issue ~ r.ve
an account Of . desperate assault made on rolsr.
ed man named William Robinson. the Friday night
before, in which his skul Was badly ffactured and
his life serioualy endangered. Amer the pubfics
tion of that notice. Henry W. Dabney and Jobr
Heth appeared before Alderman 6anxay. and
upon their oaths stated that they witusssed he
occurrence, and that the wound was Unlisted upon
ths unfortunate nsgro. BY JOSEPH ELAN. . young
man well known in this city. On this information
. warrant was issued, and In the course Of the
morning Elan was arrested by officer Chaikley,
taken before the Mayor, and by him committed to
prison to await an examination.
Yesterday morning. Joseph Elan appeared be-
fore the Mayor. and with him Augustus Lipscomb.
Evans Snead, Peter Adam, William Whitehurst
Geo. E. Redford, John Bloomfield, Wilson Heth,
and James Lacy, all Of whom were with him on
the evening Of the unfortunate affair. -.
se when the case was ready to proceed with Ava
OF six witnesses were examined, and az We have
NOT tne space to give the evidence entire we ap-
pend history of the whole affair, ~ gathered
iron tne various statements: -
IN Friday night last, JOSEPH ELAN In Gamma.
ny with ten other young men. started from tha
coIner OF 80 and Broad streets on q serenadine
excursion After passing along ID street to with
in. or TWO Of the Buryng Ground they
house, near the foot of Poor Honsa h; -hars
some OF them drank spirits and others nrocured
cigars 1t being now near 10 O'Clock. the marty
started to return to their homes, and when within
- tba, oa ressy Carters they stopped for
one OF tnem 70 sing = song. just then the report
OF gun was heard in the direction of Peggy Car.
.ter's, and immediately after . mans voios a II
calling for help. Supposing it possible that some
ons nso osen saoh tne company started to ascsr.
tain the cause OF the shooting and on 0eftiro n
Peggy Carter's, one of the young men snoks tn
her, and knowing him, she invited him In. Three
of the company then entered the gate when EIam
on discovering William Robinson at work putting
screws In the hinges Of door him who Il va
that fired the gun, what was the cause of the shoot
ing, and what he was doing there Robinson.
who was then in STOPPING position in the door
with knife in his hand, which he was using as
screw driver, answered that he had shot no run,
nor had he heard the report of any-that he was
ct home, and no one would whip him. One of the
young men replied that no one intended to strike
him. but just at that instant as he was rising with
the knife in his hand, Elam gave him q severe
blow on the side of his head with his fist, the wit
nesses supposing that he had stone in his hand
at the time. The two then seized each other and
after short scuffie Elam seized cast iron stew
pot, and gave the negro violent blow with It, just
over the left eye fraeturng the frontal bone, and
knocking him down. Seeing what he had done,
he kicked out the light and ran of, the party fol-
lowing him. s
The witnesses testified that they had not gone
to Peggy Carter's house to disturb her or annoy
any one else Some of them knew the old wo-
man well, and went to her residence after hearing
gun fred. They got together that night by &C.
cident, and when Elam had the difficulty with the
negro man, none of them participated in It, nor
did they expect it.
DR.. P. Trent testified that be was attending the
wounded man, and after describing his injuries, re.
marked that his case was q critical one and might
result in death. If inflammation of the brain took
place. the result would be fatal.
fkA al
after dschargiHg all the young men but JOSEPH
ELAN, decided to remand him for further examin.
alton on the Both inst. If the negro dies of bis
wounds Elan will probably be sent on to an ex
aiming court on the charge of murder. and If he re-
covers, then the prisoner will be required to an
swer the charge of felony for manning.
| Nep ChurcA-We understand that the cornne,
stone of the Sydney Methodist Episcopal Church
| to be built near the west side of the Agriculture
Fair Grounds, will be laid by the Masonic Frater
nifty, Dove Lodge, No 81 presiding ON the occa
| siop,) on Monday evening next, 25th instant at
o'clock. Richmond Encampment, No. g of Knights
Templar have been ordered out to act ~ escort
After the Masonic ceremonies are concluded, ar
| address will be delivered by the Rev. J. E. Ed
| wards. Should the weather prove propitious, We
| have no doubt the occasion will attract q very
large assemblage, especially of ladies, who are al
ways so anxious to ascertain something about III,
| Lodge, that their better halves are sometimes so
much fonder of visiting than their own Lodge. 5.
| Idlers-The Mayors Court was literally packed
with young men yesterday morning, who had as
sembled there as idle spectators. The last place
at which to seek pleasure Is court room, and for
that reason we could never account for the long.
ing desire of persons to see all that Is done
in the temple of justice aaa
Serenading.-The Mayor has decided that night
serenades are unlawful and that young men who
engage in such amusements subject themselves to
arrest and punishment. Night, he says is made
q olo and afOfpo Ior~
fully take that time to disturb the peace of neigh
borhoods, by believing at the top of their lungs
the enchanting song of
'One little Indian,
Two little Indian, @
Three little Indian boys"
Or any other sentimental nonsense to the disturb
ance of the peace and quiet of citizens who have
retired for the night. remembrance of this
the trouble Of appearing In Court and in the pub
lie prints, in future. .4.
Impndence Punished-The Mayor Yesterday
morning ordered negro girl, called Selma, slave
to Mr.. A. Aiken, fifteen stripes, for using insult
ing, provoking and threatening language to Miss
lima has before felt the rod of justice for the
improper of her red rag to white persons, and
If again convicted Of similar offence, will doubt.
less ensure to herself doubie dose Of raw hide.
Fuel may now be had at moderate prices and
all of our citizens who can afford to do so should
lay in their winters supply at once If they wait
for reduction of prices, the cold weather may
again catch them, 1t did last winter, when coa
and wood could scarcely be had at any price Il
is much cheaper to buy fuel now than later In the
season, as those consumers who try it will find out
Tragped.-For some months past, Mr. James B
Winston, at the Richmond and Fredericksbure
Railroad Depot, has been missing money from his
| iron safe at various times and having reason to
suspect that Charles, slave, employed about the
depot, had been depredatng his cash, set trar
to catch him, batting it with $5 note, which be
marked. As was expected, Charles nibbed At the
bait in short order, bore off the marked e5 note
| and concealed it among his effects. Mr.. Winston
then called in the services of officers Tyler and
| Johnson and these gentlemen, after diIigenl
search, found the marked note besides $50 in gold
| and 90 in silver The officers then took Charlie.
before the Mayor, where he had hearing. and
was ordered twenty stripes. In the past thres
| months MIR. Winston has lost about $500 from hii
safe, and he is satisfed that Charles stole It
We understand that the owner of this boy intend,
sending him South - soon ~ possible.
| Robert G. Scott, Esq-This gentleman has re
| turned to this city, after an absence Of severa
| years in Rio IS United States Consul and intends
resumng the practice Of tho law. His old friends
will be delighted to know that his family and him
| self are enjoying fine health.