The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-07-17
LOCAL MAT.TEEH9.

Police Court, Jsiy iGsA "A number Of eases wess
adjudicascd yesterday by the Head q Poaic-.
borne, a colored female, waA charssd By Joha
Thompson, slave, with having lot OF steleo ORA
in hG possession. The defendant introduced n.
witnesses her behalf two sleek iookipg dasLi-..
John Scott and wife, who live st tho c6rrnf of1st
and Byrd street, and inhabit mysteriosM hcEss,
around which the Head Of Police said he had often
seen very gaylooking eqnipages staudbug. Il trans.
prcd that the female Scott was fortuue-telier.
and that the gay equipsges from time TO ti,as
around the domici were fled with personagss u
as equally gay sort, viz: fash women OF the town
who went to have their fortunes told-as uvir
forolnes needed any telling. The States wftpess.
frhompson) inveighed against the SCOTS, stating
that they connved at the reception Of the corn by
Osborne, and that the female Scott had caused tba
death Of several darkies by her sorceriea 14,s
SCOTS denied they fortune tSers, and the sit
ing magistrate deemng the allegation made aeaip.t
ihe integrity of Elizabeth Osborne not suf1sientty
proved, dismissed her.-C: G. Garsenwright wssex-
amincd for violating the ordinances by huckstsripg
m the Second Market Tie articles bought (oniOas,
Mr g. said he had procured to carry to the soldiers
In camp but the sitting magistrate was disociined
TO heed the statement of party so directly iulnr-
csted as Mr.. G. The latter was held 10 hail 10 n.
swer a presen'ment by the Grand Jury Of the Hast.
ings Court.-Wm. II. Fry, summoned up for allow.
ing nuisanee toexis, ON his premises, was given
time 10 remove the sutect-mntter Of complaint
Several negro were appropriately disposed Of
the parties being either returned to their masters
iwhen they had any, or licked aud turned loose.
y.
with making acivious attack an aged negro
woman named Eliza belonging TO Mrs TaliafesTo,
1t Il house on Main htreet near the Old Market wore
called up and the material facts being ELECTED from
the Provost Guard who made the arrest they were
committed for trial before Judge Lyons. The par.
ties dressed in the garb Of soldiers and did
have very prepossessing look.-JOs Mann, . fres
negro, was aryaigned Tor the larceny Of mare and
nlale colt; and Win. Maxwell, free. accompanied
him, being required to for buying the ami
n;sls Knowing them to have been stolen. Proof WAS
atlduced showing that the animals not stolen,
but had been ridden from the late battlefield hear
DIR. Garnett's farm. Measures will be taken to zee
that the animals are sent to their proper owncrs-
Joseph Mitchell was brought up for AN assault on
Mrs. Mary Donnay 1t appeared that, being q
tenant of M she lad put cow and calf in cer-
tain stabe,and that NJ. turned them out aud locked
the door and thereupon ensued muss. Mitchell
was required 10 give bail to keep the peace MRS
Cathariue Sullivan was brought up for violently
e.eeting Mrs. Mary Bass from room rented by the
latter In Mrs SIS hosAe. Complainant said that SIS
had been taken out of her trunk and the key OF It
gone and expressed desire that that charge
should be included in the bill of complaint exhibit
ed. She seemed to mndS the loss Of the money
more than her room. TheS sitting magistrate saif
he did not sit to determine eectment cases, and If
the party to be arrested ON any other charge Z
new~warraut must be obtained Defendant waS
dismissed