The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-09-02


r. Tar and Feathers Richard d. Addinrton. Den.
tist was arraigued before the Mayor yesterday n
answer two criminal offences--one for assapltinc
beating and driving from her home, Mrs Hannsn
=. Addinston, and threatening to cowhide her n
she returned, and the other for being caueht hv
the wstchmen Sunday night disguised IN fs.
male apparel Mr.. Addington stated that he had
never heard OF the first charge before that morn
ing. ana gave as an excuse for his disguise that he
was en6eayoring TO get out Of TIE city, to avoid
personal injury. He asked to have his exau,ina
.lon POSTPONED until Friday next and declined
SWING oail for his appearance, his friends having
ADVISED him to go to Jail until that time The in.
manded to jail.
For the credit of our city we trust sha, Mrs
Addngten's friends win now let the law take its
snd. II the accused is guilty, let him suffer
~ regal way. If the attempt to tar and feather
In IN On saturday night had been successful those
tor engaged In 1t would have regretted ever sf
nnn;.s sas,r participation in lynch lava mode Of
uheht never to be resorted to- while the
avs . OF tne country are amply sufficient to pro.
49, 'Ia helpless and injured. Public opinion has
trea,. ssn @ overwhelming of any man who ILL.,
| sbonis suo ABUSES his wife, but public opinion
suouo never fly in the teeth of the law and there
uy ~. ,"e1r the reproach attaching to the name of
moo. w When this case comes up for examination
sv;danae '.. 70 give an accurate report of the
esiuence, unbn which time we entreat the younp
men OF Richmond to discretion and nrudence
.or.arnaS - ne mayor, yesterday morning,
sentenced Thomas Watson, the poet Ia Ishor ~
the chain gang for sixty days as q narson ca,>,,;t
ted to prison for punishment for violation of The
penal laws of the State. He then r.va III; 80
ion OF the act OF the Legislature aushorsing the
city to establish a Work House. and the ordin.n
regulating the same, which we renortaa =. az
time for publication, but had the misfortnna ~
lose our notes of the same during the prevaIanea
Of the storm, and did not succeed in recoyer;no
them. We shall therefore notice his remarks
from memory.
After reading the act of 1856 describing the char
acter of offenders intended be sent to the Work
House, he spoke of the prevailing opinion among
some gentlemen, that he had right to sentence
prisoners to the chain gang who were in Jail
before the city ordinance regulating the chain
gang was passed, and declared that he did not be
lieve he had any such power - that such q
law would be post tdcto-and he should
not exercise 1t, until directed to do 30 by
the Court of Appeals, illustrating his position by
showing how oppressive such a course might be.
come. Persons sent to jail for violating the penal
laws, occupy different positions to vagrants-
They are there under the control of the Hustiugs
Court or justice, at all times and may be baed at
any moment. Migrants were there at the expense
of the city.
The act alluded to- provides for enlarsing tho
city jail, fer work house purposes and some gen.
tlemen contend that when a ball and chain is at.
tached to prisoner, that is enlargement of the
prison house To this opinion be could not give in
The Jail was built by the city, but to certain ex.
tent was in the use of the State where her crimi.
mails are confined and supported at her cost If
ne thought ne had the power to go beyond the
passage of the ordinance alluded to- he would do
it, and at once sentence certain prisoners there to
hard labor-but as he did not think so he would
assume no such responsibility. He gave his opin.
ion on the subject that the Hastings Court and
City Council might know 1t, and take sush action
| in relation to the law, hereafter, as they may
deem requisite to its perfection.
Stabbiag Jack Dabney, slave to Messrs. T,
q Hargrove, was arraigned before the Mayor
yesterday, to answer the charge of stabbirg Jacob
| Poore, in his house last Sunday night Poore
stated oath that the prisoner and another negro
came into his house and asked for drink of wa.
ter. He gave them tumbler and told them to
| help themselves. Jack took the water and in.
stead of drinking It, threw it ON the candle
Poore asked him why he did it. Jack told him TO
| hush. Poore then smacked him in the mouth, at
which Jack gave him slight stab in the right
arm, merely grazing the skim At the close of
the evidence Jack was ordered to be dressed down
| with thirty nine stripes.
| Loss by Fire-We regret to learn that Messrs
| Gregory Pryor's loss, by the burning of their
carpenter shop on Church Hill, will exceed So 600
They had alarge amount of finished work on hand
besides valuable stock and tsols all of which were
burned. They bad no insurance on any part of it.
The loss is very heavy one to them, as they are
| new beginners. No engine company was on
the spot and put on two streams on the timber sf.
ter it had partially burned But for the aid of the
| fremen, the confagration would have been much
greater.
Storm Our city was visited yesterday by terri.
| BILE rain storm which lasted all day, accompanied
| by occasional squalls of wind, which blew down
trees and fences, and capsized innumerabIe um-
breas. On Second street two or three trees were
twisted off as if they had been pipe stems The
day sufficiently disagreeable to give all the
world the s'blues, and make overcoats and large
| fires comfortable companions
Forger Captaered-James Keefe, charged with
| forging State warrant for So, FIT 38, about the
18th of August last, and after~ ards absconding
| from the State, was arrested In Maryland, few
days since, and brought to this city yesterday
morning, to answer the charge of felony AS the
witnesses had not been summoned to attend, the
Mayor postponed the examination until this morn
ing, and committed the prisoner to jail
Reaeard Settled The Mayor, after reviewing the
evidence connected with the arrest of Lott Mundy
and Martin slave to William H. Macfarland, deci
ded that Capt. A. wilkinson, of the Night Watch,
was entitled to the reward of 800. Our readers
are familiar with all the circumstances of this case
and we shall not, therefore, waste the space me-
cessary to republish them.
Contfnusd-The examination of Thomas H.
Burr, charged with fighting at the American Ho
tel has been continued until Wednesday next, and
the party admitted to bail for his appearance at
that time.
On TIE SideacaM The Mayor yesterday imposed
fine of 8 on John Houseman for permitting his
horse and dray to be driven upon the sidewalk
Violent Conduc:.-Robert, slave to George w.
Gillian & Bro, was brought before the Mayor
yesterday, to answer the charge of being drunk
and disordery in the street last Sunday afternoon,
and violently assaulting with stone, lad named
Patrick Connerton. The evidence fully establish
ed his guilt and he was thereupon ordered to re-
ceive twenty-five stripes.
Tipsy.-Thomas Bailey got very tipsy on fight