The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-08
IhICE ONE CENT.
LOCAL MArrnDa

sne utn uit number Of your. s..,e sae night Of
s,earnng that r. D. AddinetDn n1s...I n ~:
pie and highly respectable Iady. mst ss e amia-
desermined TO take the law into their 49, and
ana punish the offender q thev th,Sn ~ nnands,
serveo. AFTER procuring tar and featss,,A Ae .t de.
a., hs 20 as once to get possession Of his ~!
Win drawing picture in tar on the yvsn - =,
once, covering 1t with feathers bedauhirss = ~ ~
1oor. and then leaving written notice for H., ~
Ts Se 'ne ely q ence or suffer the consequence
Inc following morning the horrid caricatura -. |
tns Wa attracted the attention of persons nsssir
ana ny Y O'Clock large crowd of persons sssen,,
oIed IN the neighborhood. very much excited And
snIsasened him with summary punishment II be
could be found. The Mayor of the city. hearino of
the excitement determined to exert hi .f;c,si =.
saoity 70 prevent anything like Lynch law ana
afterwards called on Mrs Addinrton to know N.
n.ens ga. OF her injuries. She promptly stated TO
70 t.t.a sne nad no complaint, and did not wish
W sAhe any steps by which she would be corn
Penea 70 face crowd of spectators in his court
a. nis soicitaton, she repeated the cruel rriav
ances 70 which she had been subj ected and then
aue a.e.. s,nua, sn upon which the Mayor issued
of tsk;na h;,, a.; crest OF Addington with the view
from Illegal violence As LIN
Wnen TINS warrant was issued, the Mayor plac.
ed u IN the hands of officer Morris for execution
out that omcer searched in vain for Addinoton =
That night two of the watchmen d;scovarssS "a,
on Cary street, in female attire and he was lodad
in the cage. The following morning ba vss go
ragned before the Mayor but owing to the .h-
senee OF his counsel, asked to have bis ay.m;na
tion postponed until Friday last, and A. the s.uas
time requested that he might be committed to mil
until that time W jail
On Thursday last, the Mayor was again inforr,.
ed that Mrs Addington objected to appearing be-
fore him and testfying against the aceused NJ
Day morning he received note from Mrs. ra.
peating her repugnance to appearing in court no
witness, and informing him that shs had taken
steps to ensure redress elsewhere. As she had had
no hand in the issuing of the arrest warrant av
ceptto make affidavit to the facts at the reaneet
OF the Mayor, and declined to appear on the wit
ness stand to testify in behalf of the Common
wealth, that afternoon his Honor issued warrant
for bis discharge from prison. and that night he left
the city.
Last Saturday morning the Mayor made state.
ment of the facts connected with the arrest of
Addington, the substance of which we have given
above
Business Of the Week-The Hastings Court.
which commences its September term to day, will
have the following criminal causes to dispose of
during the term, besides an endless amount of civil
business:
Patrick Enright. assaulting and beating, with in.
tent to MAIN, disable, disfgue and kill, Larry
Miller.
VIM. Giles, stealing pair of shoes from Thomas
Isaacs. =
Silas Beasly and John Brannan, two white bows,
breaking into Maria Sullivans house in the day
time and stealing gold WATCH locket and breast
pin therefrom.
David Welden. charged with forging a receipt
on the Virginia Towing Company, for $l7 so.
James keete, forging the name of j. B. Stovall,
State treasurer, and VIM. A. Moncure, second
AUDITOR to State warrant, for 90, ,s77 49, and
Joseph Elan, feloniously striking and wounding
William Robinson, free negro, with an iron pan.
Alexander Jackson a free negro for committing
rape on Caroline E. Swan, also free.
John and Tom, two slaves, stealing gold watch,
valued at $50, from Frances Campbell
There are number of cases continued from the
last term, which will keep the court busy several
days, if the Commonwealth Attorney, Mr.. R. T.
Daniel, who is now sick, is sufficiently recovered
to attend to them.
DARK Lessons.-Jane Parsons free woman of
color, made her first appearance in police court
last Saturday to answer the charge of keeping
school and teaching young negroes to read and
write. -Four dark witnesses were examined in the
case. but none of them had seen or heard any.
thing to sustain the charge AS some of the par.
ties were absent the investigation was postponed
until to-day.
Loce and Jeolonsy-Jacob johnson, q member
of the Public Guard, found himself within the
embrace of the law last Saturday, for getting
drunk and threatening personal violence to Miss
Elizabeth Route. Jake it appears, had made love
to Miss Lizzie and got the mtten-a circumstance
which so seriously pierced his gizzard and tor
mented his mind, that he resolved to hasten his
charmer from life to death, to prevent any one
else from enjoying the rich possession of that wo
manly love which had been denied to him. But
fate against him in his manly efforts and
Lizzie yet lives to make happy the
BOLD Soldier Boy"
that can win and cheer her, while poor Jake is
dungeoned for future hearing.
Teteram Loafer.-In passing along Main street
last Saturday morning, officer Chalkley had his
attention called to q drunken, worthless yagraut
named John Clark, who professed to be from Nor
folk, and who was annoying every one he saw by
begging aims. Knowing that such conduct was
against all law, the officer harnessed the old topper
and took him before the Mayor to be disposed of
Once in the court John put up pitiful tale about
shakes and agues," and represented his condition
as deplorable. He was originally from the Key
stone State, but had visited the Old Dominionsin
search of employment, and whilst pulling out at
the top of his strength, an ague seized him and
spread him fatter than a founder. As the city
has no use for such moving pests, his honor deter
mined to commit him for the present to the keep
ing of the jaier
Death from BHrniHs-The little negro girl
whose person was dreadfully burned last Wednes
day morning by her clothes accidentally taking
fire. died from her injuries last Friday night after
suffering the most excruciating agonies for two
days
Wicked Reoenge "A negro boatman called John
Shelton, the property of Mrs. Finch of Goochland
was arrested and brought before the Mayor last Sat
rdAy morning, TO enSWeT tne charge Oh DoflDg
twelve holes with augur, into canal boat loaded
with goods, under the command of WIN. Mayo, q free
negro, with the intention of sinking her. The act
was a most reyengeful one, and but for its timely
discovery, might have eaused the loss of a large
amount of property. As the act was perpetrated
in the canal in Henrico county the Mayor declined
acting upon it, but sent the prisoner to county
Magistrate to be properly dealt with. Such case
has never occurred before. within our knowledge,
on the James River and Kanawha Canal
Caught at Last.-Bill Jones, q free negro re-
ceved thirty Iashes last Saturday, for asaaulting
Charles Chatman with paving stone. Jim
Brown, charged with participating in the fight.
was let of, but promised permanent situation in
the chain gang If fagain caught in court as Grim
inal
Cooling Thomas, slave employed on the ca
nal boat Tiger, was examined by the Mayor last
Saturday, for using insulting and provoking Ian.
guage to Charles Smith, found guilty and ordered
to be fogged.
To be heard-Thomas McCabe, for threatening
| to assault beat and kill Ellen McCabe-J Joseph
Spratley, negro. said to be free, and emp loyed
on the schooner Farmer, now lying In the dock.
but here without . rsgister-Peter Scott, slave to
John Atkinson, receiving load Of coal, knowing
1t to have been stoien-Charies. slave to James M.
Taylor, fighting In the street and James Roberts,