The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-08
PROCEEDINGS IN THE CoUgTs

Mayors Court, Friday Nos. 7-Pstrick, slave Of
Apurew Antoni Wa brought up for trial, for hav
irc, Oh Thursday hight, about 10 o'clock, been
by the watch with ten pounds Of candy sugar.
almonds &c, IN his possessicp, with which he was
making IN attempt TO reach Exchange Aiisy. IKE
property belonged 70 his master. Twenty !saLes
were awarded in this case Fifteen stripes were cr
dsre.i 10 be administered to Robert, slave Of J. E.
Anderson. fer stealing wood from off the Bssin
bank. Thursday morDing, shout :. O'clock.
The case Of Z Hunter TaiIaferro. charged with
forging srndry checks and Tressu warrants o: he
State 0. Virginia for the payment Of $4,000, was
called eud continued until Thursday next On &C.
count of tas absence If iapcrtan: witnesses -
Pfsoner was adL,i. ed 10 bail IL the sum OF g.
fer slis appearance, J. 81. Iaafsrro end g. J.
scaIa.ae!I becoming bound az Ais sureties
liszauier Askew, baiiing from Hanover, was
isnad fer lying On the sidewalk Of Main street
TtErsd-y night, and .ncunihering tho thorough
fare The Mayer ss.d 10 must pay = fne Of 81 -
Asksvg. confessins his utter impecrniosty on the
ocessi ~ was relieved from his embarrassment by
several charitable persona present, who subscribed
tire neue ssary amount, and let hi1 so OF k.s way
rejoicing.
snhn Lowell rau'atto, WIGS arraigned for in.
nutance to Thomas Fe,tner, baker. and Thomas
Addison, w.tchmau. OF the Spots~ood Hcu.e-
lowell rscresentsd himself AZ servant 10 Colonel
Casey, OF Kentucky FeltDer proved that Lowell
trie d 10 occupy his bid Thursday night and whsn
the y7a,cbn.sn wa. called he Turned off the gas ran
In room. barred the door and continued bis abuse
Fe was ordered twenty lashes, and committed for
Tha wstchmen on Thursday night made descent
IN house In Locust alley, between lain and Frank
Ir, sts kent by Bell Jones, in search of persons
having mo visible means OF support, and thsrs
fnra warrants and candidates for tae chain. gang
The wstchplen, during the raid, captured Belle
Jo,es. Mada1ce du Maison, Laura 6e,ls Rosne
. Mary Ann Godfrey, Emeline Rodgers. and Kate
Mills and their visitors, young men Of varicus de-
gees OF good and bad looks, giving the names Of
Nm Il Freeman, J. j. Nicholas John Manning
Thos Carroll Daniel Carroll, Thos. Murphy. Dan
lei R7sn, Benjamin G Page, b. n. Bear, and Jaa
+ W Finch All were committed In default Of So
turisv for their good behavior.
c;resit Court of Caesssrfel1 County, Aoxday Mo-,
6h-Present: Hon. Thomas 8. Gholson, Judge.
Edward Sears was set to the bar ut the Court
Houss In Manchester TO day for trial on the charge
OF nurderipg bis wife by poison administered Sow
eral norlbs since. The evidence being given In,
! And the argument Of COUNSEL heard, the case was
given to the Jury who, after brief retirement, re-
turned into Court and reported through their fore
man that they had agreed upon verdict finding
the prisoner guilty of murder Ia the second degree.
| and ascertaining his term of imprisonment at le
years In the PenitentAry. Sentence was passed BY
the Judge ii accordance with the above finding.
| JB ferguson was then arraiSned for the muir
der seven months since, OF John Jewett, engineer
of The Coafsld Railroad, by shooting him to death
| with a shot gun while standing on his engine.
| Recorders Couyx-3inon slave Of Mrs Matilda
| r Denny, was brought befcrs Recorder James K.
Caskie, yesterday, at the City Hall, to undergo
eXAl2inAtlCn on Tue 6nGk6 VI nnVAAS On she LIZ Oh
November. ON Byrd street, dangerously wounded
Mary Haley and Margaret Keusdsy. two children,
aged respectively zine years. by dischsrging at
them the contents of loaded gun. The examina-
| ton was heard before the Recorder because Arst
brought before him in the absence Of the Mayor
The two girls were not present, the wounds re-.
ceived by them pretending any such ide both be-
ing badly injured The case was continued until
Monday Simon did not look like vicious da =.
kew 1t ia said that the evidence will establish
the fac. tat he was only fooling," aud hsd no
intention to commit IN offence when he discharged
the gun in the direction he did.
Called c. urts-A special session OF the Hastings
Court VIII convene to-day. at ii O'Clock. at the City
Hall, to examine ssverally into the cases Ct VIM.
E Jones, charged with killing II. Snow on Bsoad
street last Sunday; Francis fawley for robbing J..
B. Randall paroIed soldier. Of e9l 10, on the I'd
Of November at one Of the hospitals. and James
Jo1 o. Tor stealing trunk and contents belonging
to Capt J. q. Hawthorn, near tho Danvius Depot,
one Mig It last week.