The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-10


wife and children in their severe aictop and thaf
to further testify our respect, we will attend his
funeral in a body. and wear the usual badge OF
mourning for 80 days.
Resored, That the above preamble and resolu-
tions be spread upon the records If this body. and
a copy thereof be sent by the Chamberlain TO the
widow ofthe deceased.
On motion the Council adjourned
RECoGSIzED AS AN OLD HAND AT THE
BJLLows.-We gave, yesterday. an account of the
transmission to the penitentiary, on Saturday by
Col Wiley aud Henry Myers of the young man
charles Cowlan, lately convicted of rObtiag the
United States postofiice, at Portsmouth, Virginia
where he was employed clerk The prison.
er was stated to be only 10 years of age. and As
youth, THE darling Of fond aud doting mother"
Under the head of affecting Scene in Court" his
confession OF guilt and plea tor mitigation of pun
ishment were inserted in the Norfolk papers, aud
copied extensively from them. 1t was stated that
the jury ana people Of Portsmouth, at the time If
the trial. were much affected in a sympathetic
way, that they immediately got up petition
praying President Buchanan to release him from
any pains and penalties, by reason of his little
act of moral delinquency. 1t would appear, how
ever. that the unfortunate youth has been known
To tue law and occupied an unpleasant attitude
ON previous occasion. Col. Chas. 5. Morgan, Su
perin;endent of the peniteutiary, recognized the
prisoner. yesterday, as Charles Cnshman. former
inmate OF the place. who had once sojourued there
i0r 10 months. aud served out his time on cou
victlon OF an attempt at burglary in Portsmouth
Cowlan did not deny the fact but admitted direct
~ when recognized ty Col Morgan.
Co"ian, 1t appears, Immediately on his release,
which occurred in September, one year since, re
paired to his old place of abode. where, by some
means, he succeeded in getting employment in the
postof'ce. The opportunity there afforded To steal
was too strong for him to resist. The above dis
co'ery VIII doubtless materially damuify his be-
tore bright prospects of an early release. He WA
sent for 10 years the last time. and his hayine
subjects IN an add i'm.
prisonment OF years. We are indebted to sheriff
John A. lIuteheson. of Henrico, for a knowledr
of the circumstances connected with his recogni.
tion by Col Morgan.
Since the above written. we have obtained
some additional particulars, which demonstrate
tdat Charles CoNltn is an old prison bird. We
harm from the Superintendent of the penitentiary
tina. this individual who seemed to have excjted
| 50 much sympathy, has many a 1uaintauces in his
| present place Of abode that he was discharged on
the list day OF September, 1856. from a confine.
| ment Of fifteen months. lie was before mprjsop,
| nnder the name of Charles Cushnan He and
| s1me others made descent upon the peaceful in-
| Ia6itants Of Parkersburg. and committed several
f;.onies in the way Of house-breaklng. They left
precipitately for Ohio, where they we're arrest,
aud IoGg, in the jail of Athens for saft-keepup
until u requsition could be procured from the
Governor of virginia. In the meantime they
Ike Jail and escaped, but were afterwards re-
taken and returned to parkersburg, fCushmau and
Aiien.) ana tried Queen, another, was taken in
a.
man, for breaking and entering y dwelling house
sentence fifteen months; - Allen, for breaking
aud entering II dwelling house, sentence twenty
one months, and Queen, for breaking and entering
| store house, sentence eighteen months. A fourth
| man sentenced with them at the spring term
of Wood county Circuit Court, 1885, for four years
Tor different offence. lie is now in prison-the
others have been discharged. There is no sort OF
doubt of the person, Cowian, being the same who
WAS sentenced above stated, By the name OF
! Cushman. While here lie was claimed by some OF
| the "birds" from the Ohio Penitentiary as
chum' of theirs. Ii SO, he is older in crime
| than his years would seem to Indicate
Nor INsAEE.-Saml s. Bryant was be
| fore the Mayor yesterday supposed lunatic
| but was declared not such by three Justices nnd
| was thereupon discharged by his Honor. Mr.
Bryant boarding ut the Central Hotel and was
| arrested Saturday night. and conducted to jail on
| Il warrant procured ON the ground of alleged in.
| sanity. 1t appears that various little acts all OF
| them harmless, but certainly eYincnS dlsorded
state Of his mental faculties, tended to produce the
| above result.
| Air. Bryant is from the neighborhood Of Danylle
in Pittsylyana county, and is one of the most eo-
quent men We ever heard speak. His effort before
| the Mayor yesterday would do no discredit 70 any
| orator. He WAS formerly, for many years. one OF
| the leading ministers of the Methodist church Of
| the n. Z. Conference. The explanation of his CO.
| centricities may be found in the following nara
| tive: Mr. Bryant has, from domestic atfction-thC
|
death of his mother and father by yellow fever in
Norfolk-all occurring in July, August and Septem
b-r lS55, b,-en driven to the OF morpha TO re
| iieye apGintul nervous affection. While uu
| der its influence he is comparatively well, but
| the excitement produced by its ha6itual ust
| occasionally renders hnl eccentric As testified tt
| by MIR. Samuel Ayres, no man in the ministry Ell
Juyed higher position in the society of Pittsy Iva
| nla in the church, to which he belonged than
| dr. Bryan, up to the above time, when by advic,
| If friends, he withdrew from tie Conference. II,
heard it stated that Mir. b. took two grains o
| morphine twice day, enough to kill half dozei
men not haLituated 10 its 1t is painful at al
| times TO great mind in ruins, but as that o
r b. is not yet III that state, il is to be hoped tina
! he above circumstance will be II warning to hin
| 90 let morphine and similar stiuaulauts alone.
The Custom House koBBEas.-The al
legged Custom House robbers. Pulling alias Wheeler
| and Nm. SOinmervllle, were brought before til
| Hustings Court, yesterday by the jaiior, but ii
| consequence OF either pressing business, their cas-
| was postponed until to-day. MIST of the witnesse
Aho will be called on to testify, We're present /
IS sa that officer la fFute, OF Washington, one
the turkeys Of the Jail there is prepared to prov
mat Pulling offered him S9,U00 a brbe to le
MN 20, previous to the agreement with Messr'
| Allen and 'oss by which he surrendered the fund,
nr. j. IL. Gimer is counsel for Pulling, and judy
| JTump counsel for both prisoners. The wife
! sJmmeryiiie. passaby good looking young WI
man, sat with her husband portion of the tim
| ne was in court knowledge that the examin,
ksion WAS expected toproceed attracted an immens
| crowd.
| HENRICo CIRCUIT COURT. I'm thi
Court yesterday, Judge CIopton passed sentence o
.. o. Jones, Watson Newman, and W. l.. Bianket
ship. Jones was to the pcnitentiary for on
year, but respited for twenty days. The motto
for new trial in Newmans case was overruleG
and he received q sentence for Two years, but Wa
respited for teu days. The last named priaoi
er, Bankenshp, was sent for one year, accordin
70 the finding of the jury i'll his case. He was /,
,pited Tor twenty days.
STEALING A CoAT.-Jim Cross, slave @
Mr. oieorge W. Gillian, was yesterday brought b.
fore mis- Honor, the Mayor, and ordered 50 lashea
for gong into Mr. John h. Stages office, aud iel,
niously appropriatng "nDckIe Joe Blues ceat
| which he there f0and. witness, on behalf ,
snnckIe Joe Blue testified that that indydu.
had left him il charge OF the office, and during b
| absence. jim Cross made his appearance prof.s
ed his anxiety 10 see him. and finally, after aS in
down for short time, retired, carry ing along Il
,:lgesad article of property. TO the great conste
| nati0n of 'uEckie JUe, and no small alarm 0f il
. temporary guardian
A FINE PIANo.-Among the articl,
, lately on exhibition at the Mechanics Fair, was
splendid piano from The nianuEactory OF steiuna
L son, which was deposited by our townsn,an
Aiayr. The case OF the instrument Wa. plain al
nnadoruc, but for beauty and richness OF ten
W. Goabt If it has ever been surpassed IL W
s1sd to an experienced judge before il had been
rxhibitu u three days, but IL will renaain for a Il
,ys at th rooms of dayr, on Broad, between 4
and .th streets, where the curious can see. not