The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-14

mayors Court, Yesterday. -1homaS McCook
was arraigned on the charge of threatening
personal violence to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schad. The witnesses testified that McCook
had used much abusive language to them,
declaring he would cut their Threats, blow
out their brains, and otherwise go into the
"internal improvement business, with them
as his subjects. The accused was required to
give security in $3.50 for his good behavior, in
default OF which he was sent to Jail. ..
The case of the City of Richmond Us. Hottis,
1or creating nuisance, came up. His Honor
had had 1t under consideration for some days
past, and announced his decision yesterday.
lie said that the decision of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, in the case of Warwick Is.
Mayo, Mayor, reported in XIV. Grattan, (p.
o2a, CT Seq.,) would govern his decision in this
case. In that case the court held that if n
claim 10 the freehold is bona fde made, the
jurisdiction of the Mayor or Justice is ousted;
that he cannot inquire into the validity of the
claim, and that he has no power in such a
case to proceed to summary conviction; and
that this principle applies as well 10 the case
where an incorporeal hereditaInent or real
franchise is claimed as to controversy touch
ing the freehold itself. We have paid but lit
lie attention to this nuisance case since it has
been before His Honor, hnt We think that Hot
us claims an lncorporeal heredi lament in the
shape of the right TO a culvert running
through the lot of his next neighbor, Nr
Boyd; but the latter claims TO be the owner
iii absolute fee simple of the lot, and the con-
sequent right TO the sole use of the Gull
vert in qpesti and, so claiming, cut off all
connection between the culyert on this lot
and the culvert of Hottis leading into ii
This outlet for filth, &C. from Hottis's lot
being thus stopped, u nuisance was created.
and com plant of its existence was made to
the Mayor. His Honor desired TO fine the
guilty party, and investigated the facts 10 as
certain whether Hottis or BOYD was the one;
and the result of his labors is the decision
herelnbefore indicated-namely, that the
claims set up by the respective parties are
made bona fde, and conseq uently his iurisdic-
lIOn Is OCSteu, w wherefore. he dismissed tho
case.
John 7. Webb, for threatening TO shoot GER
tam persons and for being drunk, was COM
mitted-to the chain gang, we suspect
Conrad Miller, for attempting 10 enter nm
lawfully the house of Mr.. Barry and throw
ing stones thereat, was required to give surety
In $500 for his good behavior; but 1900 with
him is the same as n million, and therefore he
was commltled--a1SO to the chain gang, we
guess.
Lewis Smith, for being drunk and living on
sidewalk, was required To furnish surety in
sl5o tor his good behavior; which We believe
he did.
John Shields alias Sullivan, for ASSEMBLING
James Taylor IN the street, was pronounced
10 be q nj subject for the chain gang. We
think the General Hospital Will soon be
cleaned up.
Patrick Roach was sent to Jail for being
drunk and interfering with the watchmen
| in the discharge of their duties
Charles Pendergrass, alias Williams de-
scrter from the Tiger kines,' of New Or
leans, and whose reputation with the police
ls about as bad re a mans could easily be,
was sent on for trial in the Hastings Court
on the charge of stealing n twenty dollar
note from G.. J. Rouse, carrying concealed
weapons, and assaulting, with infant 10 kill,
some person unknown, and also required to
give bail for his good behavior. He went TO
jail, therefore, for more than one reason.
The case of Turner, slave of Wadsworth,
Turner IL Co., for having in his possession
bag OF sugar and Il roll of cotton cloth
without being able to account satisfac toriIy
Tor having them, was continued to this morn
ing. So was the case of Frank a slave OF
James Gum, charged with going at large
George, slave OF John Freeland, was or
dered fifteen lashes. for going out at night
without pass.
Anderson, a runaway slave, belonging to
| James Jones, OF Petersburg, was ordered to
| receive twenty lashas, and TO be kept in Jail
until legally taken oat.
,. ". Crewer, non oo1,pns mentis, will be be-
| fore his Honor this morning, not being in such
| a condition yesterday rs inclined the Mayor
| to take up his case then.
Il. w. divers hack driver, for refusing,
| when not engaged otherwise, to carry q per-
| son demanding his services was ordered to
| be whipped ~
| Isaac Travis, free negro and Aurelius
| slave, We're ordered be to whipped for fight.
| ing,
Mary Hopkins was fined one dollar for
| creating nuisance.
opie Static was sent on to the Hastings
| Court charged with forging certificates OF al
ioWance out of the pablo treasury in the
! name of James y. johnson.