The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-14
LOCAL MAxxmo

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cent occurred In the Exchanxe Hots1 On
Tnnrsday night last. About O'Clock, while
~. Slgismund Rosenheim. Of Bristol, and
| y. nj; s. Tnomas W. Greenway, Of Abingdon, wers
loaded Pistof accidentslly fell nom Mr. q q
! coat pocket, aud striking upon the marble
| n0oi, Immediately exploded, the ball first
,,xine ..n.s the marble, and klaneins upward,
trnung Il ON the einnsr side just above tie knee,
| 1uo contlnutnG Its upward range passing ont
On %anns .ns Other side. inilictins painful nssh
no houno. mo Mr Rosenheim was at once taken to
nis room, and physician sent for to attend
;, n.m. He promptly acq uitted his friend Of ali
| lnIentfon to injure him; but a. it was init.
mated ma to the Mayor by Mr.. J. p. Ballard that
vi. Greenw way had probably designed to shoot
him, Mr.. G. was ordered into custody' but
afterwards admitted to bail for his appear
ance. ffS~-
Yesterday morning Mr.. Green way came b.
lore tne Mayor, and it appearing from the
statement Of the wounded man. Mr.. Ballard
anu DINERS: that the shooting was entirely &C.
e'oentai' mr.. Greenway was discharged.
Suspicious CAnyaeter.-Some few nights since
The keeper of o bar, whilst engaged in CONVEX.
satton with a friend, saw q stranger enter. hut
paying no attention 70 him. soon lost sight of
nm nun: very soon after, the hour being late,
oot ne had scarcely reached his bed, when
small dog In the house commenced To bark
I0rlousIy. Suspecting something wrong. he
- seIzeo ms pistol, and, going to the head
OF the steps: heard slight noise in the bar
room. With lamp In one hand and his
loaded pistol in the other, he descended. and
u.scovefing aman in the oyster box, ap,arent.
y asleep, demanded 10 know why he was
WIN dimculty he was awOke when he stated
mat ne had fallen asleep in the box when very
m1rnnk, 81 and had just that moment aroused. =
IA nax'ng it lor granted that all the sleeping
i lnan said was true, the bartender, ins tead Of
ccallng IN the watchmen, opened his door and
oade his uninvited guest depart.
Circuit Conrt-Judge MEREpITu nr.s;a;,.
James Henry, indicted for stealing &ssM
worm o1 watches and jewelry from M "a
whitman, on the 14lh Of October Iast ws:
.ried. found guilty, and his punishment fixed
gust moved to set the verdict aside bnt tho
Jndge 0verruled the motion. He then fIed a
Dill OF exceptions-so that the prisoner is not
yet disposed of.
In the case of Eliza Doyle, indicted for Aid.
ing and abetting Henry In the theft. noU.
prOSeQni was entered.
In the case Of Mary E. Hardaman. indicted
sn ,or receivlng stolen money, knowing it to have
oeen stolen, noIe prOssqui was en- tered
The Court have fixed the following cases for
triai to-day Thomas Bland, Isaac Hoefick
WIN. Pnrdie. George Frank, Thos. Manning,
and A. Il. LipscOnb and Whitmell Eason
Jurors and witnesses should be promnt in
their attendance.
AHe uIu"u J"y u TIC Circuit Court met
yesterday, pursuant to adjournment. and
found true bills against the following persons
charged with felony:
Eliza Doyle alias Henry, aiding James p.
Henry IN stealing watches and jewelry, valued
at $500, from M. g. Whitman, ON the lith Oc-
Der, 1859 W.
John Adams alias J. Williams. forging the
name OF John Darracott to i check on the
.,ss nank q tne commonwealth. for $47.5O, on the
Arthur Cavenaugh, for the murder of Bar.
ney Smith, on the 18th Of November
Augustus B. Lipscomb and Whitmell Ea
son' staooing Philip G. Spindle, on the 18th OF
Thomas Manning, stealing $40 worth Of to.
bacco from Walthall & Eubank, on the Goth of
October. - "a
Frederick NJ. Robertson, forging the name
OF VIM. Catlin on u $500 check. ON the iGIh
February, 1855.
VIM. Purdie, grand larceny, in March last.
Hastings Court.-The business befora this
Court yesterday was OF little interest to the
public. We append the Commonwealth cases
as follows:
Isaac c: Hoefiick. charged with felonious-
~ receiving two hundred and twenty.two
pounds OF coffee, on the 18th Of December. 1859.
knowing the same to have been stolen. having
waived an examination in this Court and gone
before the Circuit Court for trial. the further
prosecution here was discontinued
Fatr'ck Kane, presented for libel. Nolle
pYOStqai entered.
Philip Harrison, Jr. presented for carving
an unlawful WEAPON. NOlis pyosequt entered
Henry w. Dobson, presented for retaiiin1
ardent spirits, in two cases. Fined $3.50 and
costs in one, and nolle prossqui en- tered in the
other. Also, fined $5 in one case OF unlawful
assembly, assembly, ana noAe prosequi entered in the
vI Elizabeth England, presented for perjury.
Nolte proseq"i entered.
Riotous.-A jolly tar. who now gives his
name as jeremiah 5. Ayres, says he is q sailor
on Capt. Godfrey's vessel, the schooner IS. v.
w. simmons" and halls from New Jersey,
came ashore on Thursday last, and feeling
some anxiety to make a display, wended his
way to the Capitol So uare, where he item pted
to mount the platform, but was prevented
from doing so by officer Morris. UislikinR
the idea OF being fOiled, and becoming ex-
tremely wOlfish and noisy, he attracte the
attention of officers Seal and Chalkley. both of
whom endeavored to quiet him, but only made
MIN more biasphemeus and insulting. Find
ing they had no other resort they put "Jack''
alto the street, and would have allowed him
to depart in peace, but he declined to do SO.
and poured out such vollies of vulgarity and
profanity, that they were comp PEELED to tie and
cage him. Yesterday he was before the Mayor.
and for want of bail was committed to prison.
Infantieide.-We have already noticed tba
fact that the dead Uody of a newborn babe
was found in a culvert on I'd street. near Byrd
last THURSDAY morning, and that its mother
Mary Farrell, would be taken into custody To-
answer for the death OF the babe. Since then
the unfortunate woman has been arrested and
committed to Jail to answer for the offence on
the 2Oth inst. She states that the child died
soon after its birth for want of atten ton thai
she kept its remains in her room until it be.
came so offensive as to attract the atten iion of
others in the house and that she then pu I il |
into the culvert as the most certain means of |
getting rid OF it, and of hiding her shame
Mrs. Farrell is a widow, aud came from Ash.
land TO this city about three months ago. She
is about thirty five years Of age, aud Is now in
such feeble health rs to need medical attend. |
ance.
Attempt at SHieide.-Yesterday afternoon the |
residents Of Valley street were very much ex. |
SHTNAULT, young man, had taken poison TO |
1estroy himself, ahd that he was feared 10 be |
70 precarious condition. Physicians were |
It once sent for. and the young man was given |
lis suderings. A gentleman who saw him
'ays that he bit and tore his hands until they /
1led prOfuseiy, and that he vowed 10 DESTROY
aimseii III less tnan . week, even though his |
phy siclas should succeed IN saving him. Al |
! late hour in the afternoon he was believed |
% bs out of immediate danger.
Aeeideat--Yesterday morning. a little SON OF |
Ar. w m. a. Irving, watchman at the Exchange
Bank. had occasion 70 visit his father before be
lad returned home from his duties of the night
previous, and nnding the back gate closed at
empted to scale the enclosure, when by some +
means ne slipped and falling with fnil force
IN one VI the iron spikes on the top Of the gate.
AN it through from several inches above ont /
u the knee cap. The little sufferer was imme- |
liateiy conveyed, Ia carriage, to his faiber's
esidence on French Gardsa Hill, where he 70. l
'eived proper medical attention.
The Clay Stafss attracted Thousands Of ney.
ons to tue Square yesterday ID see 1t, many |
" whom were 50 anxious 10 get their hands
pom il that the Mayor found it necessary TO
tation policeman Morris near it to prevent
DefoOOS Clim HI r thn nnAa
ne marble with their dugery. Mr.. II. RxalI