Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-15
CITY ITEMS.

CITY ITEMS. 1--.
An inquest held yesterday afternoon upon the DO
dy Of Barney Smith, Who killed Sunday night. By
Arthur Cavanaugh In the lager beer saloon Of VIM L.
senono1sn, on Wsl street. post mortem e,anna-
the blow vas received immediately back or and sRhtly
above the right ear producing compound fracture OF
s skuu Ind rup.urins an artery. The following Il the
evidence ELECTED before the Coroner: =
WIN. Z schonborn, sro~~-On Sunday night about 10
O'clock, Barney Smith oaus Into his saloon In company
Win Csvsn.ass, and. youns man named Peter Disney.
and drank together. Smith dfnkipg lager Amer drunk
Ing smith ordered some cheese and bread without in
v,ng Cavanaugh, and they took opposite TO each
osnes a. The ABLE. While sitting there. quarrel
60 during which Cavsnaugh up and said al could
hsse struck you once tonight but would not do such
.mean thing" Smith made some reply, uhIch si,ness
ae not h ssns%oss bat did nos thing oesnsve
to bod Before he got to the door, Smith spoke 70 BIN
In an insulung manner on which Cavanaugh turned
smi,S a.. ana ns rock from bis pocket, threw ct
ness went 70 Smith, and spoke to him. but resolved no
answer Disney came back In few momeots from pur-
pronounced hun dead Witness told him 10 20 Sar
Doctor which Disney said he would do, and tRereupou
Ioi. tho saloon but returned more that night As
soon IS MS barkeeper returned witness sent him over
70 the watchhouse where he found Mr. Truehesrt and
two watchmen Witness related the circumstanees of
the sdsr whereupon. the watchmen went to the board.
house, kept BY Mrs. Coghl. where they found the
prisoner In bed and arrcstng him. took him bach 10 the
saloon. When he that Smith was dead he ssid he
could not have killed him. but that somebody must have
Gage. 900 - 1855 W ''''
Peter Disney, s.un-was In the lager beer saloon of
Ieuman, on WAL Street, about O'Clock Sunday night
CeVsnaugh csme in together and called for drinks
you'd not say which called for them; but was presspgiv
nvmed oy smith ITO take something" Witness at first
oechned but finally drank with them. Aner drinking
witness and Smith played against Cavanaugh and IeR
man ~ ba8stello both parties winning game Wines.
Sen accompanied deceased and CAvansugh to Schon-
N tall a
ness and smith, tho prisoner mean bile eating some
Dread and sausage. Having finished the game Smith
Tor bread and cheese for himself and witness and
the Two sat down at table, Cavanaugh taking scat on
me opposite side While seated the prisoner said 10
hmth, "Iu bet have Q better weight about me than
WA. you have and in confirmation, struck the pocket
MS coat upon tho table Soon after Cavansugh start
% 70 90 out but when tho door, turned and threw
stone at Smith, Who fell from the table Cay.naucb
, away witness did no, hear any angry words be-
tween deceased and prisoner; but thought all they said
was In iun. Both were slightly intoxicated.
fhiiip Rock, srora.-Am barkeeper for Mr. Scbon.
porn was not present at the timo Of tho occurrence
hnew nothing OF ID till sent TO tho Gage for tho night M
hcc. - Nv e"' Po
Mr. Antelotti, srmn-was present when the wa,cbmen
Smiths body. Prisoner took the hand OF the deec,.sd
and after looking at Kim moment let it fall remarking
poor Barney he Is dead threw tho stone but was NOT
the cause Of his death"
The evidence being submitted 10 the ;prv ,box ,o,5
% the following verdict, without retiring:
We the Jury, believe that the deceased Barney Smith
elects d from rock
kill. WIN '"'en' W
Tho stone with which tho fatal blow VIA, given was o.,
"o"ea 70 ,he Jury. an ordinary paving stone sharp
ang Jagged on one sdo and weighs about two pounds
The case will como before tho Mayor again to-day
FALSE PRnEscHs LARcxxr-wben Rosencran,
in response to the query, "whats the news informed
Hamlet that the tord had grown honest that Prince
apply remarked, There is dooms-dav ncar-but your
news Is not true" Though the good Book" teaches
any other man might very well imagine the approach of
the Millennium If thieves should abstain from p;Iage and
unprincped debtors refrain from Fraud but il is certain
that such nows, Whenever reported will he as Hamlet
pronounced il, untrue. There Is too much rickcdnes.
Ia the world and dishonesty will continue to be one of
the 6esettng sins Of mankind until .the lion shall eat
hay like tho bullock" ~
Yesterday young man. named Anthony Sedrvick
was brought before the Mayor charged with obtaining
goods ender isse pretences and stealing a shawl from
X ID. Keeling clothier. On Saturday night Sedrwck
wen, to Mr.. Keengs store and was waited unon Inv Mr.
Wonncot Of the salesmen He selected three suits
OF BOYS clothing and shawl for himself and requested
M. to accompany him TO the Hotel whore the Carlo
Family were stopping and the money would be forth
coming. The bill amounted to s52, and was made out
against Chas Jones, by direction Of tho accused Mr.
W. went with him TO the Central Hotel and not finding
the Carlo Family" there. the young man said he had
made mistake. Thcy then proceeded to the "Veran
Dab HOTEL aud upon entering. Sedgwck saluted the
proprietor, Familiarity, and, being informed nv him
that sgnor Carlo in his ROOM up stairs osten
ably Tor the purpose of seeing that well known '.Mr
Aeryman Mr.. w. retained the suits OF clothes in his
possession, but Sedgwick of the shawl In a con-
versation with Mr.. Reid proprietor of the Hotel Mr.
learned that the young had lodged there on FRIDAY
night, and registered bis I'D. r. Robertson "
After waiting some length Of time, Mr.. W. concluded
that ho had been victmised by Mr. Jones ala, Robin
son. and on sending Sig Carlos room found
out that the sharper had not been thore ALL He had
vamosed' through a back door of the Hotel The AZ.
quel Of all this Sedgwcks arrest at late hour and
his confinement in the station He confessed thar
no had sold the shawl to raise money The Mayor
rcmanded him for trial before the Hastings Court The
prisoner was recently pardoned by Gov WISE from fur
thor imprisonment in the Pententiary whittier he had
been sent for stealing sum Of money in Orange county
PoLrcs IrExs-Tho Mayor had lengthy docket be-
fore him yesterday. The not otherwise mentioned
follows:
Michael 0'Connell and Jas Summers. for FIGHTING n,
Cary street. between 18th and sth streets. At the bous
OF ono Mcclure, wero remanded for indictment tn L.
say OF thi, sray Is represented to be the scene of fire.
quent disturbances requiring the constant attention of
the night police "
John seNie, for firing a salute with . gun q, Main
street. near lSth on Saturday night about IL O'Clock
Was committed In default Of security for his good beha
Robt. Burch and Ro. p. Huddleston were b,orob, nj,
Tor quareng In the streets and stripping of their coas
Tor the purpose Of fighting Saturday night The case
TO keep the peace The other prisoner was required TO
give security for his futarc good behavior Il wa, his
hrs before the Mayor and he promised that
u should be the last. ~
Mortimer Bowler, slave Of J. w. R.ndolpb cbs-osd
with stealing an axe and four buckets from Jas
Bosvorth. Case continued
sam slave Of Williams Rsgand charged with threat
sning 70 stab Geo. Matthews. Case continued
Robert slave OF w. b. Skeats, of Alexandria for be-
ing drunk, and threatening assault Daniel Murnbv
ordered DO punished In the f,I c,,on, ~ ~
law. ~
simon Paine, an old negro bo1tman was arragned for
having four pistols, two bowie knives and small ou,n
MY OF ammunition on his boat, in the Basin lilo snid
.ney belonged 10 John Dunn, Of Powhstan, who bad
sent them here in his care be cleaned The case vas
continued. vas
Thomas Linton, for sleeping in the street, with two
' '"'
Daniel, slave Of N. d. Whiting, for using insolent
language to Mr. r. Nosirrah ordered 10 be punished
oRrnAss cahsD fos.-A little girl named Mary Ste
'en', whose father died some years ago. yesterday
reclaimed by tho Mayor from the custody OF Mrs Eng
lsh with whom she bad been placed by her mother -
Mrs English was recently presented before the Mayor
Tor keeping dsordery house Of ae on Baker street,
The little girl was sent to the Female Orphan Asylum
ragged urchin, named John Warner wa. slso |