The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-09
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LOCAL m naATTEHs.

The SIE0H or SEBAsropoL.-On III,
night OF the 10th of May last some misehisvan
Fellow, for want of better EMPLOYMENT eptere,
the premises OF Mr. benjamin Davis. corner OF .,tl
% ana marshsii streets and besides defacing foun
.aih 10 the yard, wruag FROM his throne old Men
time, and threw him upon the ground DIN ~.
same night two large marbls balls. resting or
sranite columns, Ia front of DIR. weIfords bouse
ror go .l'own INTO the street, very much TO the an
ue,a - me nighborhoods 10 which those freak.
e pe'iof med On the same night two of the
wa.eomen detected John H. c. Tyler and Joseph
A. louas 10 the act Of upsetting q dry goods boz
10 Hont OF hilhisers store on Broad street and =.
~ ~ oener parties were known to be ont that nigh,
III Seafch oi iun, they were at once suspeeted M
doing all the mischief, aud held 10 aoconn, s,r !,
for the past three weeks these outrapes have he
under Investigation by the Mayor. aud II an ,h.,
has been said by his honor and the counsel for tbs
oeisnce. were IN print, no man now living wonld
undertake to read the volume this hot weather
without first engaging scat in nm ice house a IA
at least half dozen bands of music 10 protect
him from the snares Of Somnus
The first difficulty to overcome, was the refusal
OF Z. H. Gibson to testify. alleging that no man
could be compelled to give evidence that might
criminate himself. This point was as thoroughly y
argued by the counsel for the defence and the
Mayor Tor the prosecution, as If the fate of EN-.
pres depended upon the result; and when at
ieDg'b' Mr. ditson was forced to answer the ques-
tion propounded to him, 10 turned out that he had
not seen either Of the accused parties on Mr.. Da.
Wis lot, on the night that the fountain was
broken.
On Monday last the Investigation was adjourn
ed, because of the absence of Mr. James K Root.
wright. When Mr.. d. yesterday was sworn. he
stated that be had seen neither of the accused
parties on the night of the 10Th ult: that he was
near the correr of 4th and Broad streets about IL
O'Clock that night that be saw two watcbmen
sitting In Breeden FOxs door, aud that one of
tnem was sound asleep and snoring, and he be-
heved the other was also taking a pap la renIv
to the question propounded by the Mayor. aHsye
You heard either of the parties say they we're at
or near Davis corner, ou the night of the 10th
nit!' Mr.. Ii. answ cred that he heard enc of them
say he vas on Marshall street, between Rrooke
Avenue and Medical College, but did not designate
any particular spot The witness also stated that
be had heard that Sehadd. MittIedofpr and some
one else, were the parties who threw Dr. Welfords
balls into the street. and that Schadd gas the thin
tall man seen by the watcimen TO run up 9th
street, but be supposed the parties who told him
80 were merely jesting
we nave not the room to give the various aues-
lions asked, aud the answers made thereto nor is
u al necessary 10 do so, as no evidence was elected
10 how that Tyler ard Young had ANYTHING in the
world 10 do with breaking the fountain or capsiz.
.ng the balls The fact that they upset a box on
Broad street, and interfered with a lamp over the
bar room ofthe Broad Street Hotel ia no proof that
Ihey were the aggressors on Marshall street. even
though they were seen on 9th street. between 10
and IL o'clock, hot far from Mr. Davis yard.
Tho Mayor, at the conclusion of the Testimony
lined the accused parties SO each for upsettng the
box on Broad street, aud then beid them 10 bail in
foo0 each TO answer au indictment at the next
irand Jury term of the Hastings Court for break.
lbs the fountain in the yard Of Benz. Davis.