Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-22


night ana 81 the ladies and gentlemen who accom-
arr re-'' n il desired that citizens Of Richmond ~ho
piN .llt,s will not crowd "a upon the moor o. the
arc nos D,,-kpcpcrs viii Dee stationed az each door,
rt tbc necessary arrangements OF tle eohuI'-
61, ths ohters ot the convention anu reporters
- hs press viii be- adni''e' W '"o P'''''"' ''''
.,t, be strictly o''e''eo'
r,-rssy-James Green, mua,,o ~ the en-
r.l. vs..rs Ballard, was before the Mayor yester-
lever tie serious charge Of picking the pocket
a,,r.t,9-,oa L. CcrJin Esq, Of nearly $500, on Fri
dly agl' .s- ..s., ,b,, no had been attending the
',+.. Convention on that day, and on returning TO
r,v,-i House me- With two Young men, neither Of
On. h. WAS s,r.aiutei with, but one OF whom, If he
N''.l.-.I -ishtv called himself Isrr.H In company
H ,b,.s txo strangers, both Of whom represented
1Iy.s 20 be farmers, attending the Convention. IL.
..,-taf 90 20 70 the Columbian Hotel, but
;,- tbe corner OF Main aud Fourteenth streets the
determined 20 60 20 the Dime restaurant and get
l'- .ti-- 90 drink How many drinks they took
go ~ C1r5u dJ no, remember but was certain
rs.ss,'0r of an his faculties when they left the
-,rt On leaving the Dime, between the hours
and nine the trio turned into Fourteenth street,
H,s 90 tte Ballard House, the strangers singular
,--H being several yards ia advance OF Mr. Cortlu,
e. t1 tra, had previously been extremely socitbe.
49,. NJ C5r51 reached Exchange alley mua,to,
t, b., identified the prisoner came dag
- across the ,treet-gOiug iu the same direction
~ -.-.-.-- Dbl, rEb- hJui .u Mr. Cor5n's leN pocket
-..-,..s! a wallet containing the sum mentioned, and
;- ,te direction oft FRANKLIN street. Witness iuue-
.r, cried ur. t1 BIS comrades ahead that be rob
"a fr though tbe negro passed directly by them. they
~, Odd, attempt t0 stop him, merely remarSGg Eve
-, f,- f-" as they tgrue. away from COroiu who Inn
t...rv went into thc Ballard House and recognized
t..re-ro as ne vent behind the bar The next morn
:, be- lad the servant arrested and when the prisoner
.F. rV Cd
.-i mon IFS person as portion Of those which had
r..- stolen from him.
ur.s- Seal testified To- going with Mr. Co-bin for the
---l.a of arres.i0g the negro. who was Immediately
.-..f.l at sigh. iy Nr. q. u.s. the ro1her The officer
,,--,F tha negro, and r0ou his person found one or
.-. note. sr ,le denominations OF Sc StUaud $50 with
r.-r' gold n.e- l' also found v'''iu his bedding
...s- cont. aiming $40 I'm silver The negro yo.uursr
~ vs information Of the latter money. and manifested
-,--sa. -ior, OF objection 20 being searched.
NJ 81. Eeeva- che btr-aeeper at tle Ballard House
.is.i tbl, between the hours %, eight and niue. on
ui-lt no which time Mr. COAa said hc rob
f the prisoner was engaged in the barroom ASSISTING
f t1 at.eli to tIcr customers, chat Nr. Cor5iu jl
IL. 1rIa into tIe bar that night 3t ALL as he had a--
-.f a this Dee could mo-. hC mistaken, Che bar
,f closed during the entire night and De was not abe
s.-- s-aav tim, u hai remarked the condition OF
Mr. Co-l'e whom De id uo- think, on the previous dty
.1b-s of taking care o. himself and had suggested 20
l.rI Cd. Nr Cs che necessity of seeing 90 him. Had
~ him ex biting Dis money iu the barr iu the presence
ef .-rFI- on several occasions preceding. Mr. Corbu,
- making DTS statement to him, had represented that hc
WI. vtirr arm boo arm with tlc farmers" 10 the
time fe PEI. his poke. book taken from him.
Mr. C1roius testimony was SO contradictory, Do, me-
tl1i dt 1t5cloa So vague, and the circumstance, Of
t.e rr cas-. strong suspicion upon the two "iIrm-
err, chat che ease vas dismissed
Strangers visiting o-r city should beware of men win
,lr-,. themselves into their company.