The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-11

Mayor Ces-t.-'1Ae first oass called re,
terday VS. that ofJohn Dawson, charfeo
with stealing ws1ch and chain valued 1t
$50 from negro bslonging to Thos Straughn.
Alex Robb, employed at the American Ao-
tel. saw the prisoner In tho hotel almost every
night On Sunday night the negro boy gave
hi watch 20 the night watcbman Of the house,
who laid 1t upon the mantelptece, ana the
ext morning II was missing.
Capt. Sam. Ellis, Clerk Of The First Market,
testified that on Thursday Mr. Robb and ne
GRO nov came to him and asked him to arrest
q man who had stolen watch, pointing him
out at Boshers corner. opposite, IN company
with another person. There were no police
officers about, and he went across, but the
persons had left. Robb informed him shat
the watch had been carried to Williams,
and on going there ascertained that such
watch had been left there for repairs. Told
him not to let any one have it. Dawson then
passed by the store, and Capt. Ellis went out
and arrested him. Said his name was John
O'Brien. Found upon him pistol engraved
" Judge Colt TO Lieut.. Hill" Prisoner then
said bis name was Condor, but afterwards
said that Dawson was his right name. Said
be didn't steal the watch, but merely put 1t IN
his pocket and carried it away. witness
here handed the watch to the Mayor
John Williams, iwatchmaker,) testified that
man named Cline and another left watch
with him to be repaired; that the prisoner 1t
the bar afterwards came in and said 1t was
his watch, but ne declined to give it to him.
Witness consulted with Justice Taylor, who
advised him not to let any one have 1t until
the matter could be Investigated. Cline sub
seauently came for the watch, but he refused
to give it to him, and Cline said that was all
right. When Captain Ellis was there, the
negro boy who claimed the watch described
il exactly before it was shown to him.
b. b. Ayres, of the American Hotel, testi-
fed in regard to the pistol found upon the
prisoner; that gentleman lost one at the
hotel three or four weeks ago, and he be-
lieyed that was the pistol, though he had
forgotten the inscription.
officer Morris stated that Lieut.. Hill re-
ported to him that no lost pistol like the
one exhibited in Court.
The prisoner was remanded to be examined
before the Hastings Court ON charge OF
grand larceny.
Charles DeBlessem, charged with being
drunk and threatening to kill VIM. Stewart.
Mr.. Stewart, who keeps snack house near
the old market, testified that the defendant
came to his house on Thursday, and called
for something to eat and drink; that he gave
him nice dish of turkey; tina: he subse-
queutly got up and called witness an Abo-
Iitionist, and said he MAS going to kill him,
purposes that he was elected from the house,
but afterwards came back and said he had
two pistols; and that he was then escorted to
the neighborhood of the cage, where officer
Bib subsequently found him. The Mayor
committed the prisoner in default Of security
to keep the peace.
John Padgett, charged with breaking open
trunk belonging to Joe, slave, employed
at the American Hotel. Padgett is youth,
~ RIO ~ a
| has been pursuing q vagrant career IN Rich
| mond, and in this particular case was caught
| in the act of opening the trunk and removing
Joe's under clothing. demanded to be tried
for petty larceny.
| Winston, slave of T. j. Harold, charged
| with stealing pair of overshoes from Peter
Tinsley. This negro was seen to take the
shoes from the rack in front of Tinsley' g
| door, by G. X. Crutchfeld, Jr., who gave
chase and captured him. Ordered thirty.
john Finney, charged with obstructing a
| passage leading to the domicil of Betty Kirk
myer. This was the second hearing of this
case, and it appeared from the Mayors man
| ner that he lad no disposition to prolong it,
Therefore, after giving the complainant lee
ture upon morals, and telling her to seek re-
dress before another tribunal if she felt ag-
grieved, discharged Einney from custody.
Albert Cousins, free negro, from Cumber-
land county charged with having a roll of
cloth in his possession, supposed to have been
stolen. Waterman Pearce caught him in the
street on Thursday night, and not satisfied with
his account of himself, took him to the cage M.
Myers came into Court yesterday and claimed
the cloth, which he said was stolen from him
the night previous. Ordered thirty nine.
Dan. Murphy and James Berry, charged
with stealing bacon from the Confederate
States of America, were remanded to be in
dicted for petty larceny.
Moses Fleisher was fined 81 for permitting
water to escape from one of the city hydrants
on his lot, on the 9th of January
{. S. District Court-ln this Court, yes
terday, orders of sale were entered in tho
cases Of the Confederate States against John
Predmore, 0. E. MaItby, and NJ. H. Watkin-
son, for the sequestration OF property. Judge
Halliburton delivered an elaborate opinion in
the case of the Confederate States against
Wolff and Stern, to seQuestrate the property
of Elkers, which is noticed more fully in
another department of this paper
Daniel B. Lucas qualified to practice as an
attorney in this Court.
Temperance Meeting and Supper-An in
teresting public temperance meeting was held
at Union Station Methodist Church night be-
fore last presenting a large and very respecta-
BILE audience, including the members of the
Grand Division and visitors from resident d.
visions
The meeting was called to order by CIV.
T. DR.. Peterfield Trent, who delivered an able
address upon the effects of alcohol, deecanting
upon the customs adopted by the ancients in
the making of wine, &c, and urging total abb
stinence as the best safeguard OF individual
happiness. He refuted the argument ad-
vanced by the opposers Of the temperance Or
ganization, that it is not subordinate to tho
Church; that he believed the glorious Star of
Temperance had arisen high in the misty hori
zon, aud shines with increasing brightness,
though other stars have disappeared below the
brightness of the heavens.
Col. Drinkard next addressed the audience,
opposing those who drink moderately a. we'll
as those who drink hard.
Capt. j. Richard Lewellen next appeared.
He claimed the attention OF the audience by
his fearless exposition of the truths of total
abstinence. He said that moderate drinkers
are more to be condemned than the habitual
drunkard, for who would desire to lie down
with the got in the gutter! Yet men who
stand high in society, socially and politically,
indulge in moderation, regardless of his ex-
ample.
The man who occupies lofty and dignided
position among his fellow men, and who
steps up to the bar and quaffs the liquid FIRE, is
far more responsible than he who does not
shine as brilliantly in the eyes of the people
more responsible to iety, andimore respon-
sihle for his conduct to the grantor Of all IA
vors. The cause Of temperance is the cause
of woman, is the cause of our wives, our
children, and-our sweetkearts. If it were not
so, said the speaker, would not lift up my
voice again, before an assembly in advocat-
ing the benefits of our order. He then pre-
sented the influence of the fair sex, their in
terest in the welfare Of mankind and woman
kind, too. His next attack was upon tho
rulers of people; if the ruler can't rule
himself, it ia impossible for him to rule Others
In closing he described the old ship of tenn.
perance a. having out wsathered the storm,
and arisen from the mighty breakers around
her, and entered placid stream. Even now,
while she appears to sink beneath the wild