The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-07
LOCAL nATnEk

| LOCAL AAT1EA
HAND TO EATisrr -on the 24th o
June last . lad about fifteen years old. known i
soen Lssry, was srraisned before the Mayo
the lock store Of william Ready and taking theres
iron sbout $50 worth Il locks and other articles
None of the missiHg articles were traced To hi,
possession, but Mr. Ready svors that bill, which
was 10 ms store - the time IL entered Wss af
terwsrds settled By the accused, and he Therefore
| concluded that the bay must have been the house
breaker. Other evidences was also adduced 20 show
that Leary had been apprenticed to Ready to learn
the locksmith business--that Ready had employed
nam several weeks in collecting bills-shat L<ary's
lester Afher had complained Of the boys being
kept In the streets instead Of the orkshop-thai
Ready had taken the bills from. him-and that
Leary, without authority, had presented bifl oil
500 20 Messrs Georgs and John Gibson, obtained
negotiable nnte r IL, aud that the note had been
placed In the Fsrmers' Babk, dscousted aud bo 4
ed to Ready's credit. With these facts before him.
the Mayor sent the prisoner to the Hastings Court
LOT trial, and 10 July last nots prosequi was en-
tered and the lad discharged
Not content with this action of the Court Mr.
Ready called upon the Mayor one day last week
and BY charging John II. Leary, on OATH with
iJrgery, had him rearrested, and yesterday be was
fully examined on The charge. We have not ths
space to give more than the substance Of the eyi.
dence.
Mr. George Gibson testified that, about the 2oth
OF May last, . had brought him Vim Ready's bill
for 500. for which he wanted check the mo-
nty Mr.. q. drew q four months nose, in favor Of
Ready, for the amoant-told him il was worthless
until RS name was upon the back--explaiuedf 10
nlm the difference between aspfte and cheek.
and directed him to give it to Ready. The boy
seemtd duii OF comprehension, and insisted upon
putting the note in bank.
Sylvester Bernard, foreman for Ready, was shown
the note with the name w. Ready endorsed on the
back lie knew it was not written by Ready, and
from all the circumstances connected with the
transaction, believed il was written by the pri-
sousr.
Wm. Ready had seen prisoners writing, but was
unable to swear positively to the hand on the
note
Messrs Goddir and Gill, two clerks Ia the Far.
ners Bauk, gave it as their opinion that the note
was dropped into the discount box the 2Sth OF
May. discounted on tho 3lst, and placed to the
credit OF VIM Ready. where 1t remained uncalled
for until the Gath of June, at which time they
learned that the endorsement was not genuine,
aud had the discount cancelled.
None OF the witnesses could say that tho prise
ner had ever made any effort to get the money
out OF bank, and as he had been authorised to sign
Readys name to receipts, it is not improbable
that ne thought it was bis duty to put his employ
sr's maine on the back of the note and drop it in
bank. so as to enable him to get the money
Messrs Haggerty and Cardozo. two gentlemen
who had known the prisoner we'll, testified to his
general good character; and others could have been
Az
ce-tary
Judge Crump appeared for the defence, and in hi.
remarks intimated that Mr.. Ready would be re-
CURED 10 answer for this prosecution before ano
her tribunal. he reviewed the evideuce with
much cearness, referred to the law of forgery, and
coacluded that his client entirely innocent oi
all crime.
The Mayor replied to Judge Crump and after re-
viewing the law and the evidence, stated that he
.ould not have issued the second warrant had not
Mr. Ready testified before him that the prisoner
mad attempted to get the money out of the bank
on the note. lie therefore dismissed the warrant
aud discharged the accused.
The q. s. FAIR.-It has already been
announced that Hon. Cahel Cushing is expected te
lelver address before the U. s. Agricu tura
Society duriug the progress of the Fair to be held
10 this city in October hext-a fact, which Of itse
will attract a large number OF visitors to Rich
mond. But our readers, particularly those in vir
sinia, must bear in mind another important fact
and that is, that the Virginia Central Agricultura
society is pledged for t,relre thousand dollars I,
pay the expenses Of the National Fair, and tha
ur citizens must raise the necessary means TO
that purpose.
Ne suppose that all branches Of business will b,
more or lees benefited by the great number 0
persons who will assemble here to attend th,
National Fair, and that all business men will b,
willing 10 contribute literally to make up tn.
amount of funds needed to carry on the Fair
some Of them have already subscribed literally
but there ale many others who have not beer
talied upon, and from whom much is expected
! merchant, hotel or boarding house keeper cat
1--WE two or three hundred dollars TO the object
let him do it, If he Il ads be is not able give
much, let him give what he can spare, and IL al
sho are to be benefited will do this, the Contra
society viii soon have funds enough TO meet iii
guarantee. Those who can do no more than be
come members, let them be prepared to pay ovei
their two three dollars when called upon, auc
thus by small contributions help 10 make up iargs
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counties to get members, and we hope they may
90 obtained in great numbers.
A New Division of the Sons of Tempe
rance was organized at Manchester on the evening
of last Thursday. The Division adopted the name
of Evans, in honor of the great Temperance cham.
pion OF Richmond, Col. Thos j. Evans.
The following named gentlemen were elected Of
hcers for the present quarter. and regularly In
stalled James Henry weisger, w ?; Abner {
Hail, A S; Wm Weisiger, 8; A Robinson
Wells. T; WIN w Stansfeid, C, John G Winston
g; John Wesley Harding, 5; Martin Derr, Jr
DIsORBERLy Parry. William Patter-
son was arrsigned before the Mayor yesterday to
answer the charge of disorderly conduct, at the
corner OF Sd aud Broad streets, the night before,
where he was arrested and taken to the cage
Another young man, captured at the same time,
: ut who was rescued from waichman Wicks by his
friends, will be gunned up aud brought in, II the
i,olice can do it. Patterson stated that he had
made disturbance, and in order to give him al
opportunity to prove il, his examination was ad-
journed until this morning.
SENT TO THE GRAND JURY ALLEN Nun
ally and Madison Duke were before the Mayor
yesterday TO answer the charge OF assauiting and
| beating Charles Jordan Miller, on Sunday last,
| and Of ,rciby taking from him $40 in money and
cwo dne bills. The parties accused denied the
charge and proved by two witnesses that Miller
yas very drunk, aud did not know what he was
abou but the established fact that they had offer
I'd him q compen saton not to appear, together
| with his bruises, Satisfied the Mayor that the
whole matter should go before the Grand Jury, on
Monday next, where he recognized the witnesse :
10 appear; aud held the defendants to bail to be
of good behavior.
CHARLEsros EEGso Clark, a
segro slave, sold from this city nearly two years
ago, was before the Mayor yesterday as a runaway
when captured by officer Seal he had the register
| # free negro named John Jordan 10 his posses
lion. which he says he found on the basin bank
lie says he came here two weeks ago with his mas
Ter, James johnson, who is a butcher in Charles
ton s G. eud that he has not sesn his owner for
ave days John Jordan. the free negro whose
gister was foand in John Ciark's possession. ha,
been arrested by the police and the two have been
committed to Jail to undergo future investigation
RoUrE AGENT.-We understand that
Mr.. Albert A. Chestham has been appointed route
agent for the Postoffice Department, on the line
from Richmond. Va, to Weldon, c., In place Of
Mr.. II. C. Hewlett, who has resigned Mr.. @. is sn
lsctiye, energetic gentleman, and will doubtless
make an excellent officer.
DELIVERED TO HER Master - Eliza
beth Robinson. free negrsss. spprenti.ed to
Mann Moore. from when she raa away. was ar
rested and Gagged last Thursday night for being in
the streets without pass. register OF her free
dom She was taken before the MAYOR yesterday
aud then ordered TO be returned 10 her master.
BsAaIyG A WOMAN Godfrey Roberts,
free neoro apnaared l,esare the Nayor yesterdsy