The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-04
PROCEEDINGS IN TRG CcU2Ty

Mayors Court Dec. 31--aer.y 2 EistYa the
party arrested for atteIn ting to saTscts SGei d.
E;c. 8, ia hi. own st0ra lat SUNDAY iI1l iny ur
dsrwens an eSam;ns'ion which lesvtes. il hs be-
ing sent on to called Court OF Hus;iogs be Lelj
next Monday. Wills he Co.amonweait! 3 rritp ess
rec lSnZ-d Eietou as ono of the parties wa made
the attack on hisl Il number OF Respectable gentle
men were introduced cn behalf Of tha defendant
whoss testimony left eonsista5.s ,louu. oa the
mind WI ether he could have bean down town a.
the particular hour when the aifeocs was commit
ted Estsndant proved al eptioDable char
scter. The Mayor, in announcing his decision, said
b, did not feel authorized 10 pass on the value OF
the tstiniony given PRO s0d con- and preferred the
Gourt sb1 u d do it. He "oulc alInit defendant 10
bail In 50 600 for Ills appearance
Ths against JOIN Nelson was partially ex.
asn;nsd sno continued until Frisy Tue proof
as sinst this party ~as not sery clear The Mayer
sad rs G Is. Nelson out of Jail on Tie "a b Nov ,
On coalition hat Ge wuni6 join tie aims Nelson
ssid he had done SO. but the .c, did rot appear by
uniform CT othsrwise.
t.eorge ". Winston. charged with ssssultine
James 4 Garter, in the First Market House. Tues
day evening, waS examined and .;saharysi
Margaret, slave Of Galnnel @ Tardv VISA ar.
rsigned for attempting 20 murder her masters in
fa1t child on onday urg.on Phillips and I:r
Deeue being s-5rE, tss.iisd finding tie child i,
convu.si'ns blood running frcm i!s month, and
spots of tit s.Eie snhs 6rcs on It's garments VIII IN
MAJ garet had attAroptsti 10 wash eff 40 10 TN 5.
Ing bruises t. head ald fass IN varior.
places, which could On y nave bean c,g1sed
by hrn, bat ncs suld''.. pressure cn be
parta affected Ms..s sacat said t;e rSiid had
fssn Gown aid Gf:erward, WAS taa on With
the crnvuisions spoken OF. Ssyond this sh. nj
intted nothing The physicians were OF 90 nion
that The bruises ware caused by the child being
seiI I'd by the hs2d vi the intent do is s,rcus
injury. Pris s,ner committed to iail an, her
further examination adjourned till g other day
Della, sl.ye ot Mrs Samuel Davis, wss ordered
to Do whipped for Stealing pair Of rings FROM
K. hienner, worth Sc
The examination Of Peter King. charged with
stealing q number OF articles Of wearing apcsrei
belonging to Joha Fl Scribnsr, was continued I'm iii
Thursday when Brown ana Hoppeii, AREA " la
Jail Tor tt fen q, will be boueh. before the
Eayor II will be remembered tha: scrbner sy-
rested King With oae CT Lis coats ON, snd that the
latter then said lat Brown, Of thr above par
ties gave it to him He reiterated the same
Inert to day.
Ellen, alsve Of Mrs Lavinis Hall, was broueh,
up for keeping dtsorderiy house On Cay street
ove- the Id ink factory and assoei=S n; with her.
s5f IN it's conduct Mary Peters Iav.nia Trent and
Elz ibeth Johns on. free negroes aod sundIy white
raen found with them The negro women were
all whipped, the slave woman ceing Ia addition,
committed for going at large The white men were
committed In default Of security for their good bs
hsvior. There were two of thsra.
Emanuel, slave of Robt. A. Mayo, was ordered a
whipping for stealing FIVE pounds Of pork lnes,
from Mr. John Lindsey. Ia the Is: Market House
Stephen q juvenile derkey, osaed by Mrs Jos
Myers, caught By oas Of The police playing handy
whipped
James & Harris, free negro, was arraignad I'd at the
instance OF F. Weiaiser, of the Ciothipg Bureau.
for stealing two overcdsts and two pairs of panta-
coin1nittai on l4th street. Defendant: was sent on
for trial before the Musings Court
jams Adams was bought up, charged with get
ting drunk and stealing an cveIcoat from John
Hagan at the City Hail, on Tuesdas evening /.
appeared from Hassn's narration, that Adams &C.
cOsted him in the Court room aa TO the merits OF n
case pending therein Ne told Adams IN st be nsd
better stay and hear the evidence Hs let Adsras
seated near his Overcoa and soon after missed
both He communicated tie loss 10 hIr Dudley,
City Sergeant, and Mr Qusriss, police officer went
in ;he passage and found Adams asleep aud arrest
cd him Adams claimed the coat as his own; and
1t was IN evidence that he was so drunk that he
might readily have mistaken 1t for his own. n po-
lice officer testified that Adams was worry drunk
during the evening preceding the alleged ths,t -
Hag N wag not Of opinion that defendant intended
to steal his Goa. Adams who was City Hall watch
man, was tectured by th- Mayor for his drunken
ness, and disynissst from the service of the city
He said that he had been recommended 10 him by
persons Of the highest respeciabilitY as one who
never drank, or did any thing else wrong. On such
assurances he had emT eyed lin. how lie had
besn imposed on the present cRas would show
Hustin9s Court Wednesday Dee. 2 Judge VIM.
Il. Lyons Presiding Pete, Doyle aud JOHN Dunn
were tried for stealing Julius n ian t's horss,
valued at $2oO. This Is the same case In which
Thomas Dopson, lad. ID held for trial a. the pr.n
cinal In the affair. The jury acquitted the prison.
ers
rhs case Of John A. Whitman, bay. charged;
with forging = one dollar .irginis treasury note
and attempting 70 pass the same. was - called.
Counsel for defendant demurrsd to tha sufiicieu ~
Of the Indictment for err 70 apparent IL 1Ac-,
and the motion being argued, the Judge sustained
the same, Quaahed the indictment and rsn,anded
tho prisoner for new action on the part II the
Grand Jury.