The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-17
LOCAL MATTERs.

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SrABBISG.--A number OF boys assem !.
bled at the Mayors court Yesterday ,aoruiny 40
Witness tbs examination of their t,lay mats JSrs
! !. MARTIN. charged with aBlswfuly and fs,anlaus
W stabbing another lad. Luass Bass Two bows
who witnessed the difficulty, testified that bv
appointment number Of them met in the lot near
ths Broad Street Hotel to organize a volunteer
| company, aDd that Bass iDtrndsd his presence
upon then On being asi ted to leave, he refused
70 DO so, whereupon one of them threw his hat
'hte the yard This exaspefated him. and he there
upoh s~ore that be could whip any two Of them
4 ne prisoner hearing the remark. said he would
ov Que OF the two, and drawing his knife followed
nass ou, " tue ear in which the meeting was he
ihS neia- Eass then turned upon him and gave
hini four blows, when prisoner gave his assaiiant
three stats or cafs-o5e ia the right cheek one in
the shoulder, aud another in the hand. As soon
as Bass found he was cut, he said he was killed
and began to cry murder, wherenpon the bows all
He'd Young Martin ia IA cripple, one of his arms
being parals sed, and presents delicate appear
ance.
DR.. Wexford, the attending physician of the
wounded boy, described his injuries, and said he
would not be in condition to attend court for
several days. The Mayor therefore adjourned the
examination until Saturday next.
An application was then submitted to the Mayor
10 Dali the prisoner Tor his appearance because of
has ply sicai inability to take himself but the
Mayor read the law to show that he had no power
TO admit him to bail. expressing his regret the
same time, for being compelled to refuse the ap
ever, has the power to bail, il he is applied to.
CAPTURE OF A PICK PocKEr.-About
o'clock yesterday morning the notorious JAMES
ROWE met John u. Goebring on l2tii street, be-
tween Main and Cary, aud after a brief conversa-
ttoh about the iiabltues of the GeighborhoOd, ran
his hand iuto as panttloon's pocket seized his
pocket book containing $40 in bank notes aud gold
aud ran of as fast as his legs would carry him
fancying no such familiarity on short aequain-
EttFlfF dan
freely as he dashed along Cary street and up nth
attracted the attention Of Watcbman Totty and
his partner, who headed the fugitive and captured
him On getting to the station house Got bring
described his wallet and money, which the house
keeper, Mr.. Mctruder, found concealed in the left
leg of the prisoners drawers. At 10 o'clock YES.
terday Rowe was examined before the Mayor and
Offering no excuse for his conduct, fully com
united Tor further examination before called
court of Justices to be held on Tuesday next
Rowe is abont nineteen years of age, aud has al |
ready served one or two terms in the chain gang |
Tor bad condnct. lie has long borne a bad retuts
ton with the police, aud has been before the |
Courts on two or three occasions for petty larceny
THE CIRCUIT CoURT-Judge Meredith |
presiding-wili meet the Sth of Aprl for the |
trial Of criminal causes. The docket will be "A /
heavy one, and require at least twenty jures to
Try the various offences We append a list of tho
Robert rulen ,di1s Robert Wbseler,and William
} somerville entering the u. $. Custom House ol,
the night of the 18th of October 1857, and steal
ing S20,6SS from the United States
NinIrod b. Dick nsos, for tho murder of John G |
Haley on the 18th of October, Is 81 ut the State
Agricultural Fair Grounds
John Dixon, stealing clothing from George H. |
King, on tEo lltL of October, 1857. The ace used
has served one term in the Penitentiary, aud was
released but a short time since.
John Frazier, hurglariousiy entering the house
of Lacy J. Payne on the hh OF September last,
and stealing carpet valued at $50
Charles Cornell, baltimore pick pocket, pick |
lhs Jesse T. Bowies p0cke ct at the Central Hotel,
on the 18th OF October last aud stealing bonds and
other papers OF the value of $3.50.
William feasley, William Jnnes and William J
ner, on the 30th of November last, and breaking
his arm. -
Oliver A. Hobson, shooting James uansbraugh
GU the 9th of January last, with intent TO kill
Philip Roberts stabbing John s. Tyler ON the
23d Of October, 1857, with intent tn kill.
James Tombs, Thomas Rowe aud Thomas II
Wilkinson, brenking into A. G. Deans gun store
ON the llth OF November last and stealing 800
worth of guns. tTonbs was pardoned by Gov |
" kse out of the penitentiary about week be- |
fore the house breaking with which he is now |
eharged)
John jIunt, shooting William FIckenstein on
the 9TH December, 1851. with intent 10 k,il.
John Tay lor, stealing about $40 worth of cloth
ing from Daniel Ryan, I'D Of February.
James ]. Gentry, lad, stabbing George, slave |
to Holden Rhodes estate, on the 24th Of February
last. with intent to kill.
James Rowe, picking the pocket of John q. Goeh-
ring, and stealing $40 money on the night OF the
18th of March
George Livingston. for the murder of Miss Dues
berry.
Floyd Tanner, for stealing pocket book eoil-
tanning $l00 from Alfred Gwathmey.