The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-12
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| Mayors Court.-The room in which His
| honor dispenses Justice to erring mortals was
| crowded, as usual, yesterday, by a prorniseu-
Gus gathering of unemployed soyereigns who
| listened with their accus toned eagerness to
the details OF the petty de!tnquences detect
4 ed ana brought TO light by the Police officers
| The following cases were disposed of: John
| slave of Mrs. Jane cambridge, was charged
| with stealing pair OF shoes from Henry
| Freeman, inegrol A witness testified that
! Freeman, John and himself were sitting in
Mrs. Milier's house waiting for a snack No
body was present, save as above, with the
reception of househoders." John was seen
to put something in his breast and leave
Ha rry discovered his unders standings were
gon ., and afterwards found that John had
sold them for dollar. The latter was pun
ished for the theft.-Eliza Ann johnson, free
for rei naming in the city contrary to law, was
sem be fore the Hastings Court for trial Lucy
Harris, free, was punished for keeping cook
shop in Exchange alley, after receiving orders
to stop bu siness in that line.-trauces Lewis,
free from New Kent, living in Mrs. Peppers
kitchen on nth street, contrary to law, was
whipped Tom, slave of K. ii. Bosher, was
tried for knocking VIM. ii. Stywater on the
nose, and damaging that article, on Broad
street, on Sunday. 1t proved that the
darkey was drunk and run a&ainst Stywater,
opposite Mar Downey's house. ''and kinder
pushed him Oh one side when, being spo
ken to, ''he so uared Off" and inflicted the
injury complain ed of. He was pnnished.-
Sam Short, slave OF Elizabeth L. Smith, was
tried for stealing 4 basket containing a lot of
that he purchased tie articles .-.Ino. Barry
gave bail 10 appear tins morning and answer
the charge OF making IL. personal demonstra-
ton OF Warike character against Timothy
Sheehan Frederick Thorn pson was arralgn-
ed for felonioUSiy entering in the night time
the canal boat BENZ. w. Green, and stealing
two dollars from Presley, slave in charge OF
the craft Committed until to-day Lewis
ii. Strump was committed for month III de-
| fault OF bail, TO be of good behavior. He was
charged with drinking too much, and fighting
with Jos. Woof The latter entered bail, and
was let on.-JaS. Il. Garter was arraigned tor
petty larceny, in stealing three gallons of lin
seed oil from Miles Ambler's shop, on Mayo
street. Mr. Il. ID. Clarke, Amber foreman,
testified that he saw the accused and another
party drawing the oil in thecellar of the shop,
and the first named said IL was all right that
A. had spoken to him about painting the roof
of his shop. Afterwards accused saw A., and
thinking witness had informed him OF il, he
told A. that he would pay for it, by which
means A. become informed of the circum-
| stances, and then tried, but vainIy, to get the
promised pay Another witness testified that
| Garter told him that ohe Atkinson, with
who'll he worked in partnership, had taken
| the oil and brought it 10 him, and he told him
| TO carry it back. The value of the article
was about three dollars and the Mayor
sad the prisoner was of right ntitled to bail.
The case was continued till Friday. No bail
was given, as papers were about this time put
| into the Mayors hands duplicating the pris-
oner IN the commission OF sundry forgeries.-
In these latter cases, NJ. johnson, Esq. ap-
peared for the accused, who is ward of
Lawrence =. Marye, Esq, and whose sigma
ture he is charged with forging for Il pair OF
boots. The following Is a list of the paper
said 10 have been put afioat by Garter Order
on Alex. Hill, dated Feb. Is, signed Law. S.
Marye, directing him to furnish ''James Gar
ter, my ward pair of boots, and charge
the same TO Mr.. Marye. Check for S27, da ted
March 9th, payable to +. +. Winston, and
signed John l.. Atkinson Check for Sl3,
dated March 9Th, payable to VIM. +. Frayser,
signed A. w. Thomas. Check No. 196, da ted
March I'd, payable to l.. Dorsam, for So (for
pair of boots,) signed VIM. l.. Atkinson. 1t
Is said that not long since Mr.. Williams, (hard-
ware merchant,) hired a number of hacks
from Beivln Atkinson, which coming to the
knowledge of Carter, he made out a bill for
the amount about 1917 and presented il and
obtained check. On applying at the Bank
he was directed to have it made PAYABLE to
bearer. Finding the money could not be
drawn, lie wrote the following note, which
was dispatched by Il boy "Mr. Williams will
please to make the check payable to bearer, as
Mr.. Belyin Is out of town this morning, and |
wish TO settle with the hackmen. II A. At
kinson, for Jno. A. Belvin. March 4th, 1861"
Mr. Atkinson is a partner of Belviu, but nei-
nor was Mr.. Belyin out of town. The exam
Inatlon in the forgery cases was postponed till
Wednesday, and the prisoner seutkAo jail TO
| wait further developments He appears,
| from curSory glance, To be one of n class OF
fast youths of which there are too many
| in this town.