The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-02

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cured g the franklin Paper Mn IN this eitv On
Iuesday night He was engaged In 81 yvast ~
.ne MN. ana q Il supposed that his sleeve was
ss,tr ~ oe.L bsne unable 70 extricste him
| In horrible manner. He was RELEASED fror, N.
fearful situation ~ soon possibe but 81. in;r
ries were found to be so serious % 70 render Il.
euoseay a,s ne.I 20 Impossible Or. Little. who was
called upon to attend him, iuforms us thai bosh
tnigns and his left arm were broken exposine tha
bones, his right arm torn of eomplete,v and his
body much bruised. He lived, however, until YES.
terday morning. when death termin.ted ~. xss
fngs. - '0no1'
REGULAR Cass-Aaaspf 70 Bri6e Wtness.-Tbe
examination OF Clinton James, q free negro charo
ed with permitting IN unla wful assembly Of as no
groes upon bis premises, ON the 23d of September
ana with retailing ardent spirss without license
LOOK place before the Mayor yesterday. The prin.
ed VIM. Scott, who stated that he went to James,
house On the evening alluded to, for the purpose
OF adjusting some matter of business and there
| saw large number OF colored persons drinking
ana skylarktng. and that he joined in the festiv.
tiles. One of the incidents which he described was
| the establishment of . mock court before which
all those who seemed disposed to exhibit any "a
miiisrify with . negro woman present, were
arrAgnsd and, On conviction compelled to sstreatn
| the party. a white man in the house. for some
cause hich did not plainly appear from the tesri.
mony, became offended with Scott and threw a cun
at his head, nuring him badly; and this witness
L hA
effects OF the blow, he was robbed of some Sl7 or
SIS IN lnaney. subsequently, he was advised to
report James for the offences charged in the war.
rant, as the best method of obtaining Justice for
| himself, and hence the complaint
Several negro witnesses were examined lint
| thelr testimony was quite contradictory Scott
had caused a little white boy, named Frank Jaek
SOD, to be summoned q witness in his behalf but
| when he was called to the stand he could not he
found in the court room. It was then suggested ~
| a probability that he had been induced by some
| friend OF James to go away; and q police officer
was sent to find the lad and bring him back He
| was discovered near the house of his father and
required to return with the officer He came into
| the room crying bitterly, and when asked WHY he
was thus affected replied that he did not want to
| sen M lie; that ne had been promised reward of
nfty cents by Bill Scott to and testify in the
case while he really knew nothing about it. and did
| not even know where Clinton James lived until
| informed by Scott
Upon hearing this statement, the Mayor caused
Scott to be taken into custody, and postponed the
further Investigation of the matter until to-day
This result was probably quite unexpected to this
negro. Ii proved guilty OF this grave offence it is
to be hoped that he will be made an example Of
| Criminal Cases to be Tried.-We append liz.
felony cases to be tried before the Circuit Court
during the approaching session. The array is one
of the most formidable on record, comprising over
three times as many cases as the docket laat term
| and perhaps the ratio of increase over any pre
vious term is quite as great. 1t appears ,onewhat
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tiary will be consider ably augmented this fall by
| the Richmond delegation.
| L. Henry G. Hunter, stealing horse, saddle
| and bride on the 23dday of March 1856, of the
property of William Jenkins and valued at sixfy.
/ ono dollars.
Domirico Raggio and JosephlB. Signisgo. re.
| ceiving of Robert aud Thomas, two slaves one
box of shoes of the value of sixty dollars. know.
ing the same to have been steisn, being the prop
1 erty of Jarvis Frion-
8 Henry Griffin. Baltimore pick pocke) stea-
| ling from William Whipple the 9Th Of May
last, one watch of the value of fifty dollars.
4. Robert Heath, stealing from Silas Beasey,
on the 9th day Of May last, one watch of the value
Of fifty dollars.
5 Royal Blackburn, stabbing and wounding
Abner ". Trabue, with intent to kill, on the 22d
| Of April last.
6. George Livingston, maliciously numbering
Elizabeth Duesberry on the l4th of March last.
| 7. Edward Clarke, stabbiBg and wouuding 90
| taysus Davis on the 18th May last with intent to
kill.
g. Frederick Grener, stabbing and woundIng
Thomas May, sometimes called George Nay, on
| the 18th Of May last with intent to kill
9. Ellen McMahan alias Ellen German, STE log
| q watch and chain of the value of one hundred
dollars, on the 2ssh of May last Of the property of
~. William Crittenden, forging the name Of
| VIM. E Meade on the 5th July last for five hun
| dred and twenty-fv dollars
IL. William Crittenden, forging the name Of
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| hundred and one dollars.
IL. Peter Potasti, stealing about three hundred
| dollars in money On the 18th Of June last from
| Catharine Garribaldi
bng Joseph Petit the l4th of June last, with In
| tent to kill
IA Henry Beckman, aiding George Hellfrick
| In the murder OF Gotfried Frick, at the Hermit
| age, on the 10th of June last.
| Is. John Adams, alias John Ellis, forging the
name Of James Lyons for ten dollars in the month
| Of June last.
1 16. James Keefe, two cases of forging the name
oft he Second Auditor of Virginia for o. so728 Cts
| on the 1lth August last
| H. David Welden, forging the name of the
i Virginia Towing Company for seventeen dollars
and fifty cents on the Gath of July last
i 16 William Giles, stealing shoes from Thomas
| Isaacs on the 18th of August last ~
1 49, Patrick Enright, assaulting. with intent to
kill, Larry Miller, the 10th of August last, on
the Canal bank near the Rolling mill.
| 90 Silas Beasey and John Brannan, stealing
| jewery from Maria Sullivan, free woman. on
| the 9th August last of the value of one hundred
| dollars.
81. Alexander Jackson, a free negro, charged
| with violating the person Of Caroline E. Swan on
| the 18th of August, 1856.
20. James Bowers, maliciously stabbing and
wounding Lawrence Spain, with intent to kill, On
the 10th Sept, 1856.
Cadets Of Temperance AT the last regular meet
ing OF Union Section, No. SO, Cadets .sf Tempe
rance the following persons elected to fl the
various offices John H. Dickerson, Worthy Pa
tron; b. f. Cooke, ID p; VIM F. Mitchell, Sd P.
George r. Crump, w. A; John r. MountcastIe "
A.; James Gentry, S e. Ii. Matthews, A. g.; =. II
Lggon, T. S. H. Gum, A. T.; John A, Meanley
Gi r B. Figg, u; f. Fitch, W.; E. F. Gin, A. w
| The Coal Carts are having abusy timc at present
Those citizens who neglected to supply themselves
| with fuel during the warm weather. have beer
suddenly led to the conclusion that grim winter il
coming, and the coal merchants are literally be
/ sieged with applications.
1Aeatre.-Tbe audience was quite numerous or
Tuesday night, and the performances gave gene
raj satisfaction. The programme for this evening
comprises two amusing pieces-"Rent Day" and
Box and Cox" in both Of which Mr.. s. Z. Browne
/ appears.
A Misunderaandine.7-The paragraph in our
report OF the Council proceedings, published Tues
DAY morning, relative 10 the resignation of Thorn
As H. Wynne, Esq, Of his position a Engineer oil
| the new gas works, has been supposed by some
readers 70 mean that he resigned his Office Of Su
Perintendent, to which he was elected by the peo-
pie OF the city. The post OF Engineer was conferr
ed upon him by the Council Tor . special purpose
aud the duty having been discharged by the com
pietion OF the new works under his direction the
Tact WAS communicated 70 the Council, and The
resignation handed in T-T.' f7---sN 2