Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-21
CITY AND STATE NEWS.

HE HIGHWAY RDBBERi A>h AND 't'1.'t
l,IIrxcroy Topp-Therc large crowd yesterday a.
thu Mayors Court TO hear the interesting evidence in his
charge laid by william Thom stone mason, Residing "n
Adams street. agli., C. w Todd. an Of this city. gam
bier bv profession The charge WI that Il. w. Todd lid
.rlonio>ly knock down WIN Tlon broad street; near
tie theatre. on The nigh; tlr ioh Instant. aud lid 'ike an
carry ava! from Thorn ror'mon"tr containing 'rrtid
cate drawn by " Bate, :ulrin,e len; OF Streets. and Ell
lor,r Auditor oi Richmond city Cor -. =: AMI sign
eel los : u Dr!cpu a,.o g. ana = IN silver, a
the property Of VIM Thorn The lcfnlIni. Todd with Ill
counsel \. Iu!>on Crane. Esq. ani lon: array 81! VII
me>.r> appeared 20 rcpc she charge.
Thorn, who i, mi dle srel mln. native 81 scotland
stated follows. and ii vary even through very Sc
crn>- examination.
On the afternoon of the 10Th Inst, about clocn he
going down Main street, tall lich'larei mhh win
wide hrim.d hat OF attractive shape. >iaHiin. near
iith street. Thorn asked hi- :r,airei wler" The
lynchhur. and abingdon Telegraph u,cr WA Ia 'dir'
haired man younecre, To- chow him. and they wen; down to
the Aan.Lra drinking saloon. where Thorn 10 trent Tie
fair-l,lir-d man called up iric,,! whom Thorn swrir- -
he CIV Todd and Introduced him "Dr. Jones. prJnnr>
took drink AMI 20 dill few oth--- the rncn hrin:
given Thorn asked 'pr Juar>' tTodi II hr ".t> sure
enough Doctor. Todd aid r and had Office G'i-
der the Exchange Ai"r paying Tor the drinks Thorn went
OIL AMI "pr JOE," accompanied him up alley into y
room where some io or 10 men we're AT card table play
Ing Dr JOnr- .lloacl plenty ~ MONEY AMI proposed 10
rhom 20 join in Thorn refused and the Doctor volunteered
play for him. Thorn told h!: 10 play for himself. and
felt rather the company he had got among who
seemed very unlike Geographic operators that lac thought
he'll quit, Dr Jones" then 60, NJ from the table ~.
he lad lo. fifteen AMI tina, TIo liquid pay i've dol
Lars. Th"m refused and walking nut returned I" the Nj
haIGhrt
lie va, followed hy pr Jone. and ,hs f.iF haired
and lot all took rmk for which Thon :!I-rw
down r. note and after some iaS got liz CHANG Here
br Jour, told the fair haired that Thorn owe! him -
The fair haired man minated that rom Lad better pas
the Doctor. Them denied the drh whyreurnn "h aston
sinr rcncro-ilv the fair haired urn pulled or' - and
said he w"ud pay r Joiie Dr. Jones bceanr indi-"ai
and laid 4. Thorn not gentleman cn"re! - pay HAT
hc would li,> !dtr haired .ri-iii
At,cr drinks au after cain. crni worth q" oys-
,-r. Thorn went oil; it h-iii. tl.~ir about o'clock VI
up Cary street and made visit nf about "a" hours
an half Mi-, \. e. stephens. somewhere near Cary
ifrr th:- h- thought he'd =" 10 tr th-ar". On
go;g up ~! street he Gl-l p hi ppc~r h""s :" gc' -
cents, A. he did not Ike ,hn~n: i- money in GROVE" lie
up the wr" ;r- ." the pIrn-i,-. hIvin: taken the
route leading To- the tora"- .all"y. hn coming d""n
man hailed linn, aud in hnI lr recognized the AN" DR.
J"nr- 90 W. Todd 50 TIA, Thc'm cNc!amcI-"N Doctor
You here,
/, wa. aou, 10 o'clock It ni.,--.ur J,nc, told TioG
It late the Theatre aud proposed 80 20
Scl- and get drink Thorn aid he would 60 home and
that hi' road lay that way They walked %" together WIN
f.w other wy behind ,-u, ai!d wllr! in the
-had- 10 The hi. Elm Mulberry Tree. Thorn swear
that "Dr Jonc-' struck Him IN the face. and that he ''
-ri.rr>-. and coming t. h. found liGsci: alone AL
bloody. with hi- pocket picked The rolic- then
and escorted him tie station uu-r. "htrr h" mar Tie
charge Of being robbed and thence wen I" III h"e Heidi
not ht"w ANY q" Tie ir"-. Todd ar iic ihrairel iii
&c previous meeting them ila, day On la' week he
recognised the fairhairr .ni -oon after -" pr
JONES, on Main street, whom h. f.dut :" b. q. "
Todd and had him arrrs:, - above serious char=r
Mr. T.. Williams Todd and the fair hiirr'! i!sn am!
Thorn cnin. Of the theatre the ni.'f " 'hr robbery
Thum seemed hr ,oicruhly drunk. Other witnesses
Todd with four fyc orcr n!l very merry az the Glen.
llous". the night, aud with them "ert ZONE
named Jones risrly. Jii..- aai fr"-t"rn. AL NOISY.
The evidence for She defence III many points. va quite ~"
pu.r To- Thon. statements. ai Tie llrk'"lrr u tie NJ
himra, Mr. Allen, aid HAT Th"n left that place wish
Mr. levi Murctun. OF North Carolina and iiI' Todd
struck in The bar room Icy man h. hal ca'lr'! Hat
Arirrt \. Rain" Todd ln other, ~ the Theatre IN
a. -, T.. .iTf,s 4
humorri. Ni- ,.! he; believe Todd would knock man
down AMI rob him. hc Away Lad lr'.y Of MONEY, and
lived we'll
Tl.om wa. sent l"vf," show i officer the gambling place
h" had entered leaSEs tie Alamhra, hut Oh getting
there could recognize, ~" -lnr- Uher point. made tn
Mayor conclude that the evidence VA not sufficient I" sub
.ia;iai- H.. indemnity. ~u,Iiu ~ o'ar." d.au- Todd,
Who wa accordingly discharged from custody.
BEFORE THE MANoa.-May"r Mayo had :;
day. work before hin yesterday. consisting: @: ii
every hue includin. black leg" and he. M.rs rr"-
pie are la, getting Christmas into ihrir ."nr,.
Geo. Hnch!ipp and stephen Miller sy into - ii-.;
Gary .,rr,, with knives and teeth with third '.
fellow showing them how 90 il got good advice.
AMI the other wa hound keel. the peace Pa,
non Lex himself o. k;e In hand after :. Miller Til,
-: rrra. rn Lad 10 civ. tin security for III, better
hayor \ dcl"ctahly dirty faced Young naG,rd Dy
Ninnay wanted 10 hrh: q. L. >ld,r ipr II" rra>"n
al all lie Wa locked up a. an obi offender Tor wan; 81
bail
Pa; McNemart and John Nr,.c were brourl, up FOR
stalking Hcny lrp.r. who keep, lager beer
on Franklin street; This f,, began about the hansn.
Of clothes tie lrih and Dutch Ladies % tie
parties when little !r!!c" seized dinner knife ia III"
leo anl -c about car,ng EucsrT.
Nick Du!nln hail :" keep Irc; for !: months. and
avoid lager beer for having thrown rOcA> the window
and door II party whom lie iancch hal im.Gliei him
Terrence Cassidy got into mischief with Mrs Mary E!Sc
whom h. wanted {" cjrc from hi- house. H"''Hs r"l'R'
Terrence uidrr the influence of liquor when he r,ed
the fuss and bound i0 keep better conduct.
Jas sullivan. duck Of a with phTaican pth. was
c=u. ab-;raciin: coal through hole by night roiI the
yard ~ T. e. l.arus sullivan found the nigh; cold aud
wanted III, Of r. for hi old woman to Keep her hear,
and fee; H. did n"; Tin. there any harm in
Just picking up coal through hole in The wall -
liz innocent. and all his family before him. and
H. though, take coal i'll that 10y night. DARK
wor, hr would touch IT, lie hll taken ,pu; peek Of
coal and was rcrtilc! iojiiL
lot Of 81 drank and and dis rlcry PROPERLY
disposed "t
Cir CUrXcu-Thcrc WAS called meeting
Of the iconh Council la: afternoon 10 hear various re-
port. The comn,;e Water Works had conferred With the
Engineer Mr. C. Ei,t rclaiivrto extending the facil
tie in this city Mr. Ec,s communication ordered 20
We. printed aud j. said u be an able document.
Tn. committee 10 ly c,;ira,e the Powder Magazine
a:.cnr REPORTED! tia, III. Keeper Of the Magazine KEEP;
only one book and tina: !; Impossible 90 make ou:
inclIi.i tate Of thing therefrom. They would there
f-. recommend reference per.on' doin. business with
The Ma.alnr and offered the .oo"in. re'olu'i2n', which
were adopted .
E..oly.,I Tia; tie committee recommend &" the coun;
t, reference aid book. AMI accounts, Of ia" Keeper o!
the Powder Magazine. u AZ accountant ~ Lee Elected ~
,hr committee. who hall. under th"ir supervision settle
III. .aiL accounts and rrpur, ilc result 10 the coi'ie-.
end that l- compensated u; such rate. they shall
LIE, and that the committee continued aul have leave
f., ,uu, the kr- IL powder in the magazine, aud 81 tax
IA. receipt IL thc Superintendent for the tne, which
r.r,i,, hall lee filed with the Chamberlain.
Resolved That a committee g." three 10" appointed 10y The
C.unc TO reyi.c the eH>n: ordinances upon the city ma
rzine with view Of Feucn: I'll" irayase an storage On
powder AMI any other alterations they may deem proper
Tie foowin. form the COMMITTEE: h"''r' Stokes Eh''
lopl aud Giazebrpck
m. Powder Magazine.
Jahn " smith late Superintendent: OF the Powder Ma.a
zine sent in lis RES erati0u, which va received" '' We
Council proceeded !" elect 4 Successor
There were wrntyonc applicants for she office -; super
u,-nIrnt Of the Powder Magazine. an' upon thu -e"nd
ballot, Luther L. Rein, rir;e'!. IT, l'rinE r"r,v'!"
.o,.> AMI ony ben: necessary Ter choice" The election
NJ rniin.on pr,.rnr,I communication from the
Der. Of Fire Companies Nos and iof thu old organization
notifying the Council tia, they bad in their possession pro-
n,riy bronring 20 the community a; large, which They !d
no authority 90 dispose 81 They had held meeting VIZ
II " FRY in the chair and only wishing perform the
Office of good c2rt-, they had passed the ioio"ii: re'"i
p.oy.d T,a, We hereby tender the City Council and
thu shall be understood =, petition to mat .se, %'
vice. 20 volunteer iirenei. snIec, to ,e "Trr .'
n the Chief Engineer occasion Of fire.: Prn'rei ''
our organization fire compale, hall he nia:''', VA
der Act ~ Assembly % March $50 tid our ri-'' there
In guaranteed, be daily respected!
Tli. communication rr:srTe! +" '!r committee %" me
rir p.rar,,nrur The object o: the applicants Va, chiefly
To- be exempt from jury duty hy bcn- attached ~ free so
rui-rr- ,n the fire .a..
The agent for the -alc of Johnson NJ" az" "''i;n'
MAJ, n ,,, United state wa allowed demonstrate IT,
value TO III. City Council. and. "n mo'i copy va mr.
d-rr,l for the Councils benefit,
The Council then adjourned.
Loss or THE BARQrE +. X. KANE, OF Ricn-
uoyn-Thc barque T. X. Kane which sailed from our port
on the 18th 81 October last. with cargo "f Hour ''u""
for Eo Janciro va. III" 2sh Of N"senhcr She ex-
pericnced heavy gale for seven lay aud hurricane 'oF
r.. lay. during which latter 1t was found necessary 70
Gu; AWAY the mast. Capt levitt and the ere" "e.r ta"eh
or the iarauc y ship Rising sun anl afterwards A'
frrrcd 10 she Ceres OF Bristol England which vessel thr
an,,n and three the Frank Peters. jas Dep ana
lin cnnnor left for the Sportsman, which arrived At Ne"
York saturday la. She owned hy Capt Hewitt ana
Mr. Williams ship carpenter. of Philadelphia Her largo
WA. insured In the "iicee ~ hi, and other c.cs The re-
,nnni.r Of The the Ceres. hound Tor savannah
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