The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

Hoxss Stoaisg.-In yesterdays Dispatch an
account WAS given of the st0ntnE the residence
of Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin. on Duval street,
near Brooke Avenue, the day beforr. snd OF
the arrest Of three parties Supposed to have
neen engaged in the outrage. Yesterday
morning the accused trio made their appear.
ence before the Mayor to answer for the de.
fence, aud several witnesses were examtued,
but none of them could name q siueie .ndi-
vidual who had thrown . stone or brick, not
withstanding the fact that At least q bushel
and half of missiles passed through the yin.
dows during the day, breaking the glass, in
juriug the furniture. aud alarming Mrs f. and
many of her friends, who assembled At the
house with the hope Of detec ting the perpe.
tTaiors of the outrage,
The "stODing," 1t is said, WIS begun about
O'Clock in the morning, and kept up, at In
tervals, until suHdown. During that time
hundreds OF persons visited the scene, and all
appeared anxioOs to learn frUm whence came
the rocks, but no discoveries were made
Some of the more euperstitious spect tators.
after seeing full. sized bricks tall around them
as thick a. hail, declared that they were
thrown BY supernatural agents, and fed In
alright. One man, whilst standing In Mrs.
F's parlor, saw brick tall near him. and on
attempting to pick it up, declared that IL was
too hot 10 hold. Another gentleman picked
up warm stone-a third saw brickbats rise
from the ground and sail into the window
fourth thought they descended obIiQ nelly
from the clouds-and ffth made sure that
they were warnings from the spirit land
Late ia the afternoon, email block of mar.
ble, representing in shape Bible, fell in the
crowd. and at once the day Of judgment was
declared to be At hand At sunsight<tA
dight' Of rocks ceased2Sut at an early 63aAr
yesterday the throwing was resumed, and
continued for a short time.
In The examination of Bob Smith, Sarah A.
Peasants and Henry Thompson, free negroes,
charged with throwing stones at Mrs Frank
Inns house, an intelligent negro woman testi.
fed that at an early hour that morning she
saw negro fellow, named Anderson Freeman,
struck and broke Mrs. Franklin's window
She Afterwards saw Bob Smith 60 into the
yard, get two rocks, and declaring that he
would be revenged, entered his own house
with them in his hands. Soon after, Mrs.
Frahklin's window, opposite to Smiths, was
broken, and the throwing OF rocks was con.
tinued the balance Of the day. This woman
gave it as her opinion that the arrest Of An.
derson FreemaL would nut an end to the
In court. the examination was adjourned un-
Ill this morning.
IL stones and bricks were thrown by the ne
grOes designated, their successful cOncealment
no doubt instigated others to cast an occasion.
al stone into the windows, to annoy the su.
perstit1ous and trighten the ignorant. A few
youngsters, by concert of action, could readily
keep up the excitement in an out-of. the way
place. for hours at a time. without detect ton :;
and it may be, that the credulity Of the people
of Duval street has been imposed upon in that
way.
On Tuesday night, policemen were station.
ed near Mrs. Franklin's house, but neither
saw nor heard any annoyance from any quar-.
ter. II they detect the guilty parties to the
outrage, the courts will NO doubt prescribe
the severest punishment for the culprit.