The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-27
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MAYORS Co2vf, Saturday Oct. 25eA.-Nine sit.zers
were summoEed befors the Mayor to show cxnss
Why they should not be ue& becsuse their sons hsd
iadnleed In tbs dangerous but fascinating ainuse-
.,snt Of throwing stones in 9hs street. near Ne; T.
Martins school house. Shackos Hill sir. Jarnes
Polndsxter was nIed q ana NJ. .ohn g., f1;esll
James Jones and Edward Fl.urroy, were each haed
81 for similar indulgence In The vicinity Of l9th
and OsTy streets locality, officer Adam: testified,
Mayor told the officer to bring every lad before him
that he found induiging In ths prohibited amase.
znont. G. ss -
Mira Ann Dobson. who IVES committed : fsw
days suce TO snswer tho charge Of perjury bsfors
ths Grand Jury, WA allowed to give bail IN the
rum Of @a00 for her appearance.
James Smith, the alleged proprietor OF the ok
Earke. bay scales was fined $40 for selling liquer
withor. tavern license Smith said he thought II
very hard to be dnod for an offence that no did NOS
do htngeh ss4-1 ---s',.z a.
The csse Of Thomas G.oshsn, for sellins ardent
spirits In tenement In Eughes's row without u
censc continued to the 2sth. and Groghan COM
ritted to jail In default Of bail.
Winston, slave Of John Thaeker. Jr., aud James
H. Byrd, free negro, arrested Friday night for
regatinE the performances at Metropolitan Hall ~
free ehti .ne gallery. were arraiGned, and IL ap
pesrng that Winston initiatsdths dlaturbaaes. b,
james Hogan, charged with aiding Q man 70 e.
cape from Eushess row who had robbed Abnef
DorKf Of CTS, wss ssut to isil until nsxt Tuesday
Tor eXAmlcSt:on Hogan ptecNce0 tno Olo S21ao Oa
commencing q eight when the robbery WA an.
nounced and the thief had been seized BY Dorli6.
Tom, slave of John Reynolds, and Henry, slave
Of Elisa Jcrcs. were both committed for going at
large.
John Carty, arrested By the rel;eo Friday even
ing as ceseTter and Suspicious character, wa
handed over to tho military authorities to be tried
by Court Martial.
The sunmens issued against O 1llh, L b. Gill,
and VIM. Fl. Powers agent, &c, for obstructing
9Th street. IN the vicinity Of the Petersburg Depot,
with loose cotton, dismisse1-the cause Ct COM
plant having been removed
HustinSs Ceur. Sat,r>Ssy, Ocs. 26tA -fhe Court
was occupied nearly the whole Of Saturdays ses-
kon In trying tho case Of Austin Cunll6e, who
stood charged with appropsiating various articles Of
value to his own use which did not belong TO him.
The jury brought In . verdict Of mot guilty,
whereupon the prisoner was discharged
Hen.ico Circuit Court, Saturday, Oe. Is Tho
fall term Of this Court commenced on saturday,
with largo docket to dispose Of The only crimi
nal case called up was that Of Festus Malone. &C.
cussd Of shooting at youth named Otho L. Butler,
on tho 13;h ef Jaly, 1889. with intent to kill,
MAIN, or disable the said Butler" The attorney
for the Commonwealth entered q r0uc pvosequt
in the case, whereupen Malone was discharged
from further prcsccution.
Mr.. Daniel b. Lucas appeared In Court, and upon
tskpg ,hs oath 10 support the Constitution Of the
Confederate States and the cath Of an attorney,
was admitted to practice in the Court.
Several ven!remcn and w!tuesses had rules issued
against them fo- Nc Il attendance ct Court.
Confederate States Csust.- This Court was not In
session on Saturday. 1t Will convene this morning
at ii 'c;ock.