The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-11
LOCAL MATTERS.

Mayors Court The following cases were
heard and determined by the Mayor yestef-
day John b. Senot, resident Of Byrd street,
fighting on Sunday, beaiing his wife, making
outrageous noises, and expressing the hope
that Lincoln would come to Richmond and
burn up all the houses. Sent on for indictment
on the various charges, save that OF beating
his wife, and committed in default of $3a0
bail. demanded for beating his wife until
this morning.-Robert Luce, (or Lewis COM
mitted on the charge of suspicion of murder.
Defendant is suspected of having murdered
mulatto, named Mike Wright, in Arson eoun-
u, N. c., ON the 10th of February, 1860. He
came into one Of the military camps on Sun
day, when he was taken in custody by parties
eonversaut with the circumstances and hand
ed over to the custody of the police. 1t is
said that he killed a man named Williams, at
Cheraw, S. c., snd served out q term of i'm
prisonment for the offence. 1t was after
this that the people suspected him of killing
Wright, aud he left. He came here as volunteer
from Camden. His case was continued for
further inquiry to be made into it.-Ths. Hollen,
drunk, disorderly, and iourishing an Aliens
revolver, committed in default of surety for
his good observation-disclosures B. Anthony, old
and wiry faced, with matted aud dishevelled
locks, arraigned for noisy Manifestations on
after being reprimanded and promising to 90
home peacefully, which he did not do by jug
full. Seal occupied twenty minutes in getting
him slowed away. His resistance was deter
mined, but did not avail. Required to give
security: and failing, sent down.-Mary Moore
and Teney Kidd, arrested for raising disturb
ance Of Il continual character in cellar in
habited by them. third party, named "corn
juice" though not prominently brought for
ward, no doubt instigased the ladies in their
doings against the peace of the neighborhood.
They wish to prove, and did prove, that they
had been allowed the privilege of inhabiting
the cellar but the Mayor said that did not
authorize them to mako themselves nuisances.
| Required to give security, and failed.-Mrs.
| Martha West had Edward Hill up for uttering
| threats. against her. Two witnesses swore
| exactly the reverse Of each other about the
matter, and the Mayor continued the case
until to- ay.-Daniel johnson, a person with
sunburnt face and heavy beard who said he was
partly raised in Kentucky and partly in Cana
da, and had just arrived from New York with
letter from General Cooke to Governor
Letcher, the latter of whom told him to
circulate around as be pleased, was placed in
durance till his Excellency could be called on
| Austin Gibbons arrested for using incendiary
| language, was committed. Gibbons said he
was drunk. The Mayor told him, "out of the
| abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, -
and he should have to send him, at least for a
time, where the police cease from troubling
| and the wicked arc at rest Committed in
efnitely.-IIerignes Hill, assauiting Domi-
nick McDonough, examined and acquitted
Dsgrassy Drumwright, discharged on condi-
ton that he leave the city in twenty four hours
and never return. Condition accepted.-Jas
R. Lawrence, person ostensibly painters
clerk but privately fond of nippers and cor
respondence with burglars, and putting" up
Jobs for the same, committed as person OF
evil name and fame-a name to which he i:
eminently entitled, juding from the revelations
made at the Mayors Court.-Margaret Lynch
a dissolute and abandoned female, said to be
white, was committed for associating with ne
groes. A tread mill would operate admirably
on such disgusting Pigments of humanity a!
this Miss Lynch. A little of the law Of the
old judge, her progenitor, would not do hel
much hurt-Frederick Liccke was committed
in default Of surety for general drunkenness
lie hoped to escape punishment by giving tbs
police false name, but the scheme did no
work well.