The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-18
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-Mayors Court, Yssteddy Three white boys
nna ono negro were arrntgned on the chr rye
OF having been engaged In rock battle"
on Carey street. just within the oofporntion
me. Inc negro boy was orde&&o 10 be
switched, and Charles McCIoy, Jana Green
and La Vega Dabney, the whitss were
hned III each, which, OF course, the parents
MARGARET Gushing, Mary Gushing, and
Mary McDonough were before the Court on
the charge Of assault and battery committed
upon Mrs. Hannah saul. Mrs. ). told her
story In broksn English, charging the accused
with scratching, Der ting, kicking. ansfO other
wise maltreating her, though she had never
disturbed mem IN any way. They gave surety
In 500 each To be Of good behavior for twelve
months. --.T.-s- - - :
Richard J. Lipford, charged with unlaw-
fully taking and carrying away a mare the
property Of Alexander O. HASKELL. was ad.
fore the Mayor TO- morrow morning to answer
the acc usAtiou, and in like sum for his good
behavior In the mean time. The prisoner
seems TO have borne heretOfOrc 8 good char
acter, aud to have committed tbs offence in
question while under the influence of ardent
Spirits, from the effects Of which ne was evil
IDENTIFY still suffering much. trembling, rs he
did, like Il leaf
James Slaves and Christina Woods, free,
and Frank, q slave OF N. G. Crenshaw,
Charged with fighting and disturbing their
neighbors- Case continued till this morning.
Caroline "A brams was fined one dollar for
drunkenness, and required. on evidence Of
having disturbed her neigh bors to give
surety In $50 for her good behavior for
twelve months; which she gave, avowing at
the same time her determination TO leave the
city.
james Moore came up to answer the charge
of keeping an ill-governed and disorder1y
house, where people make q great noise to
the disturbance Of the neighbOrhood The
witnesses testified that Moore is peaceable
man, but his wife was guilty OF the offences
laid to his charge. His Honor thought that
fact no excuse for Moore, and told him
he was responsible for the proper government
OF his household; TO which remark German
witness In the case, whose tone Indicated in
tense earnse tness. responded, audibly, "cer-
tainly" However,, the case was continued
TIL this morning, and the officers directed
TO nave mrs. Moore present as well as her
husband
John Gold, q soldier, q deserter, was re-
manded TO jail.
William Walls came forward to withstand
variety OF enthusiastically, assaultinR
and beating William O'Brien. and threaten
Ing to kill him, and selling ardent spirits on
Sunday, and also without license. He was
nnsd slo for violating city ordnance; re-
quired TO give surety in $3.50 for his appear
nnce to answer an indictment in the Hastings
Court for assault and battery, and also for
keeping an ordinary without license, and In
like sum for his future good behavior
walls asked the privilege of questioning the
witness before the case was disposed of, and
of course II was granted to him. Instead,
however, OF doing So he commenced telling
his own story, and could not be induced TO
question OBrien wherefore he was ordered
to 10 silent.
Mary Downes was fined IS for keeping her
house, where ardent spirits are sold, open
after 10 O'Clock on the night Of the 18th inst i,
and 45 for having it open last Sunday, and
required to give surety for her good behavior
hereafter.
John Densler w. Aned $40 on q similar
charge. -ThoInas Bradford &ls on a similar
one.
Meyer May case a similar one vas con-
timed At his request until this morning.
Margaret McMahan, charged with assault
ing and beating Maria Lanay. Case contin-
ned till to- day.
Elias Vanderbilt, case of assault and bat
terry, was discharged at the instance Of the
complainant Joseph Stackey, after paying
the costs of the warrant. 80
Joseph Eukster was brought mp on like
charge. made against him by an old yagrant
named Henry Meyer. The evidence showed
that the prosecution was most likely a mali
cious one, and Eukster was discharged
Conrad Fearing, deserter from the 5th
company, 18th Regiment Louisiana Volun-
teers, was committed TO Jail Us person of
Ill fame, his lieutenant being present and de-
claring that he would not give thirty cents
for him.