The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-15

Feionsous Homicide-The Hustines Court yes-
spent Its entire session In the examination
OF henry Bull, Thomas II. Haley and John c.
haley, sent on by the Mayor for violently aasauk
ing snd beating Robert 81. Fsrouhar on tie 9Otaof
Dece Moer iasf, which beating produced p1itenitis
ana caused Fafquhar's death on the Sd OF January
fsfqunar, when on his dying bed, after being ap-
.. nls sppro.chins end, stated that the dis-
ease OF wnien ne was suffering was caused By 4
beating inflicted on him by Henry Bul Samuel
Brown, Thomas II. Haley and John a. Halev-
tnat ne entered Haley's saloon and was lighting
cigar when Bull struck hsm--that John q Hsisv
choked him-and that Thomas HaIey ard s.muei
Brown assisted in the beating. when asked n
Thomas Haley struck him, he replied that he could
not say that he did
When officer ChalkIey arrested Thomas ps.
ley, he said to the officer that he did strike him
aud God d-n him would do 1t again If he were to
talk about lady he had done about one In John
G. Haley's house.
For the defence four gentlemen were examined
and acquitted John G. Haley of doing more than
separate Bull and Farquhar when engaged In 4
scuffie but neither of these witnesses, though In
the same room at the time, saw any blows struck
by either of the parties, and two of them declared
that Thomas III. Haley was behind the bar 1t the
time, and therefore could not have been engaged
in the fight.
After bearing the evidence the case was submit.
ted to the Court, aud John C. Haley acquitted;
but Thomas H. Haley and Henry Bull were sent
on for final trial at the next term of the Circuit
Court
An application was then made 70 bail Thomas
III. Haley and Henry Bull, and argued at great
length Judge Crump took the ground that Thos
Haley, mere youth. was not guilty of any parti.
cpation In the fight and attributed his remark to
officer Chalkley the bravado of a boy, who
spoke without thought and solely to eppear cour.
ageous All the evidence showed that he was be.
| hind tue counter engaged in his business and
Farquhar, in his dying declaration, acquitted him
of any participation in the fight Even when
Thomas and David Farquhar called to ascertain
| the cause of the assault on Robert Farquhay and
David Farquhar and Bull were about to engage
in fight, Thomas Haley interposei as peace ma
ker and wrested the knife which Bui! held in his
hand The Judge farther argued that to inprison
him. was but TO confne him with the worst of
criminals, where his morals would be corrupted
aad his character be forever blasted by the foul
and loathsome impressions his mind would doubt
less receive. His appeal in behalf of the father
was effective and did not fail to reach the hearts
of the Justices. who readily consented to bail him
in the sum of $500 for his appearance to answer.
In the case of Henry Bull, Msssrs. Gimer aud
Crump submitted able arguments in behalf of
bail, which were answered by Mr.. Lyons for the
Commonwealth, in mastery effort. The Court
after hearing them patiently, refused to bail, and
he was remanded to prison for final trial at the
April term of the Circuit Court.
Caristys Minstre,s will be in full feather at Me-
tropolitan Hall night, and furnish readers
pleasant hour, Metropolitan Hall Is now the head
quarters rs s5-
Fun Ahead-Donetti, with his meragerie of
trained monkeys, dogs, &c, will be here in the
course of afew days and give a series of exhibi.
tions at Metropolitan Hall. Wherever these
trained animals have appeared, they have been
visited by thousands of persons, all of whom have
city The entertainment will prove most attrac-
tive