The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-31

Mayors C0urt-The following are the
more prominent cases brought to the attention
Of the Mayor yesterday:
Richard HardamaD, charged with felonious
Latter depOsed ~ follows: Last night, on
Cary street, we had little dispute, and Harda
man called me son of -. / immedi
atelv struck him, and he drew out knife and
cut me here in the left side. Exhibited the
wound.) We had been into q bar room, and
the dispute arose about paying for the drinks
Watchman Cousins deposed-I heard some
persons on Cary street talking about fight,
and on inquiring, learned that Turner had
been cut by Hardaman. Asked Turner where
II. ived, and he went with me to solitude, :"
where l made the arrest. Found this small
Knife, and II. acknowledged that he cut
Turner. tits reported that they gre both de-
serters from Txliaferro's command. This
they denied emphatically.)
Hardaman then desired to makea statement
to the Mayor. He said, that az they came out
Of the house together Turner struck him
twice; that he told him If he did not stop that
he would cut him, a. he was unable to fight
him. Turner would not desist, and he cut
him in self-defence.
The Mayor remanded Hardaman to be OK.
amjned on the charge, and remarked, that he
would also hold Turner in custody until he
could inquire into the matter Of their deser.
ton from the army.
VIM. b. Smith, against whom was brought
the novel charge OF taking coat TO make for
John McDon0ugh, and q pattern to make it
by, and refusing 70 return the same, made his
appearance to answer. The Mayor asked Nc
Donough If the charge was true, and if the
articles had been given by him TO Smith to
make up. McDonough replied in the atirma.
tive. Then, said the Mayor, 20 to the consta-
BILE and get civil warrant, and will hear it.
1 know OF no criminal law applying to such
case, and the magistrate had no authority to
issue the warrant Tor his arrest.
Michael Leary, charged with making a fe.
lonious assault upon John Stevenson. and
breaking his leg This case was continued
for witnesses. The circumstances as reported
are that Leary knocked Stevenson down. and
that in falling the latter broke one Of hir
legs He was carried to the Globe Hospital.
on 10th street, and tho Mayor has requested
ono of the officers to make inquiries into his
condition.
John Curry, charged with fighting in the
I'd Market ON the 25th of December, and
John Finn, charged with fighting and firing
pop-crackers in the Same place on the same
day, appeared, (although rather late for ad.
justing Christmas frOlic,O and tho examina-
ton proceeded. Mr.. Tyler, Clerk of the mar
ket, could not say who fired the crackers;
there was perfect blaze, and az he would
turn to sec who fred ono pack, another would
explode in his rear. Nessrs Finn and Curry
were in the crowd, but he could not say who
created the disturbance Mr.. Wayne deposed
that he saw Finn throw q pack of lighted
crackers behind his (Wayne't stall, and that
Mr. Burton kicked it out. Witness went and
struck Finn, scuf1e ensued, and he aimed .
pistol at Finn, but did not fire it, because his
arm was struck down.
There was some further testimony, but no.
thing bearing especially upon either of the
parties accused. Mr.. Finn declared bis pur-
pose of getting ont q warrant against Wayne
for shooting at him, which he could prove.
The Mayor said that he could 60 before the
Grand Jury and present Mr.. Wayne, II ne
thought proper but in the meantime be would
require security in tho sum Of $3.50 for
his good behavior and for his appearance
at Court. Mr. Curry was discharged.
.John Boltz and John Fink appeared to an
aver for the delinquencies of their sons in
throwing rocks in the streets; but they salts
aed the Mayor that they had whipped their
bows ,soundly, and escaped without : fine.
The following fines were imposed for keep
ing bar-rooms open after ten o'clock at night:
john Charles, s; Chopper & Herrin, IS; Jas.
Burns, 80.
Several other trivial cases were disposed