The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-18
PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS.

Mayors Court, Monday No1. 17tA Tho case
asainst Wash. Jerdsn, Wm Jeckscn, Robert Gar
ter, and Dick Carey, negroes, found in q room over
No. 80, Aain street. supposed to be used for gaming
purp ,ses. was partly heard, and all of the men
save Dick Carey, who could not fad q surety,
turned loose on bail to appear on Tuesday.
Daniel German, charged with stealing S!4 In O.
8. notss from WIN. 4cFieldy. was called, but the
witness not making his appearance, the prisoner
was put In jail until the Goth, and the roes officers
instructed to hunt up McFieldy.
The parties male and female. arrested at ths
bawdy house Of Ann e. Thomas, Cary street. Satur
day night, for being Of evil nsine &C., were sent
to Jail until Tuesday, the Mayor having determined
to hold them a. accessories to tie mdrder of Can't
J: WithmelL and bail in such a case not being
allowed.
Patrick Haley was arraignea. charged with aid
ing snd abetting another man In robbirg Alpheus
+. Daily Of two silver watches. valued at S75 the
notes. and pocf ct knife Of the value of $40. For
want Of the requisite witnesses tho case was con.
tinued until November Goth, and defendant CON-
mitted to Jail
stealing $50 from VIM. Il. Major twelve months
since, was again called, and no witnesses answering
Drew was sent back, for the twentieth time.
Levy and Sol. Cohen were arraigned on the
stolen from the Confederate States, knowing them
to be stalsn. Nobody appeared to make good any
such allegation against them. and they were &C
cordingly discharged from custody.
tho sidewalk while drunk, was let off,
Sandy, slave Of J. 81. Rnroughty, arrested for
stealing three boxes of clothing, worth q 60
was committed until Tuesday for further examina.
tion.
Peter Doyle and John Dunn were committed for
examination before the Hustings Court ON the
charge Of stealing horse from Thos. Samson, val
ued at e1o0.
Shock, white men, arrested in the house Of Will.
anna Tyree, q free negro, in Butchertown, Satur.
day night appearing TO be soidiers were sent to
Major Gziswoid, the Provost Marshal, to be re-
VIM McMullen was charged with begging and
getting drunk on the proceeds Of his solicitations.
He promised instant reform, but his Honor having
seen part Of his performances both in the begging
and Bscchanalian line, McMulen was sent to jail in
default Of security to be Of good behavior
Chas. Lindner and VIM. 0robe, charged with hsv.
Ing certain counterfeit notes Of the Danbury (Ct
Bank tn their possession, and offering to sell the
same to Owens 4 Son. were examined and acquit'
Ted.
Aequittsd- q. H. Taliaferro. charged with OBJ.
tanning money from the State by means Of forged
checks, was carried before the Mayor on Saturday
for examination. Nothing being offered in evi.
dence either on that or the previous examination
directly sustaining the charge on which the pris.
onsr was arrested, the Mayor said the had not
been made out, and discharged the party from Gus
t0dy. The amount obtained from the State Trea.
sury by means Of the alleged forgeries exceeds
$4,000.
Judge Lyonss Conyt-This Court convened
again yesterday for the trial Of criminal and
the transaction Of civil businssa Several letters
Of administration on estates Of decedents were
granted, but no criminal wss arraigned for trial.
The Grand Jury assembled pursuant to adjourn
ment, and retiring into the 6ergeant'g Office. lis
tened to testimony In largo number Of Gases, and
returned into Court with some twenty Ave indlct-
ments, for various o6ences against parties now In
custody.