The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-04-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
TRIAL CoMMxxcre.--In the Richmou

1kIAL CoAMENcEc.-ln the Richmond
City Circuit Court yesterday afternoon, wx n
DrsrALE, lad, charged with feIonioussy takipe
] from Robert G. Brooks 81 900 il money, 1t the
Exchange Hotel, In January last, was set to the
bar for trial, aud after the procurement Of an &C.
ceptabie jury, the case was adjourned over until
| 10 O'Clock this morning. The painful circum.
stances attending the arrest of this lad, are al.
ready known to most Of our readers, and We need,
| therefore, do no more than briefly alluds 70 them.
| On the afternoon Of January 24th, Mr.. Brooks
arrived here from Charlotte county, and that
night got Into frolic The next morning bis mo-
ney being all right, and In buckskin purse tied
around his neck, he renewed the frolic, continuing
TO drink until he became 90 helpless that young
Deneale carried him to his room and put him TO
bed. That night Brooks missed his money, and
the next day or the day after, youag Denesle was
suspected OF having stolen It. He was according
~ watched, and it icing ascertained that he had
bsen spending money freely, and had several hnn-
dred his possession, be was traced to the
tneatIe, and there told of the suspicion against
him. The prisoner at once declared bis innocence,
but gave up all he had, made his escape from the
house, and the evening after was arrested on the
Central cars.
The prisoner is respectfully connected in Rock.
ingham county, has a rich and indulgent grand.
father, and expects to prove that the money in his
possession. and which he was spending, was fur
nlsned to him. If be succeeds in doing this to the
at the same time remove from the hearts of his ius
dulgent parents a crushing weight.
BURGLARY.-On the night of the 9Th
inst, the grocery and dwelling OF William B.
Brown, at the corner Of IN and Cary streets. was
broken into and robbed of $125 in specie, and one
watch valued at $50. A few nights since Lieut.
IrHheart, with two or three of the Watchmeu, ems
tered the house of Virginia Rix, free negress,
and nnding MAT, siavc to Anthony Ford, and SAM
slave to Mrs. Mary Brook, engaged in a specula.
tion over hfty>two pieces of spotted paste board,
arrested them and took them to the cage. On
searching Mat, three watches, evidently stolen.
were fousd 10 his possession, aud he was at once
suspected and charged with breaking into Mr.,
Browns house. Neither of the watches however.
were the one lost by Mr.. Brown, but ascertainine
that the prisoner had pawned atime piece with
Mr.. Joseph Hulcher on third street, Lieutenant
Truheart called on Mr. H., who exhibited the
watch he had loaned S. on, and readily gave it up
to Mr.. Brown, on his claiming it.
The prisoner finding that he was detected vol.
unfairly acknowledged his guilt. He stated that
knowing Mr.. Brown had gone to the theatre, he
procured bar of iron at the factory iL which he
worked, broke open the door with it. searched the
premises, got the mouey and watch, and then
went to the theatre, depositing the money under
the steps before he entered the house. He fur.
ther stated that he had gained away all the mo-
ney and had pledged the watch for the payment
of S.. With these facts the Mayor felt bound to
send him on to the May term of the Hastings
Court to answer for felony. Sam was acquitted
Of the burglary, but punished for gaming ia vic.
lation of law.