The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-21
PROCEEDINGS IN THE couRzs

Majors Court October 23-Eliea Norman. frSe,
was ordered TO bs whipped for living in tbs ctv
with denrico papers. Contrary 10 law
rho cage ct Baily Stnteii, for tax a; two blank
cts heioneias to Hal. WIN. Allan, worth $50, was
eontinued-the witness il the caeo not appearing
when called
Mary J Smith was ordered 70 ba whipped for
stealing 80 iroAr T2tby Clayton. Beth parties
Charles. slave OF Col. Ayres, sss ssr: on 1, he
tried before tho Hastings Court On the % Mor.t.s;
IL november On the charge O. stealing a bog Of
Clothing from T. L. Steward, at the American Ho.
tel. His master gave bail FOR lis Sppsaranc.
mary uarrlty WAS required 10 givs Sl5O security
Tor assaulting and tosng; Joan Coy,e and h,s yy.g
and child Failing, she was committed
Elias Fanderlip and Gwen Eiley underwent a
lengthy examination on the charge o. stealing SlG7
from Lipdsey Smith. paroied c. $. solder. ca
Saturday evening at tee upper end Of raee e.s est
The evidence OF the soldier being positive as 10 the
loss, and BY whom inflicted, and defendants wit.
neSses being equally promp. in proving an eliLi,
the case was eontiaued until this morning for fur
thsr examination.
Mary f. Sawyer alias Carripgton. formerly OF
Washington, was committed in default of surety
for a3sociating with David, slave of Nary Smith.
and the latter was ordered 30 s.ripeS ana aent 20
jail tor going at large.
Tnc1nas Dobson lad was agraigned on the
charge Of stealing, THURSDAY last, a horse
worth 500 belonging TO Capt Julius e. Gsatt -.
Michael Burns returned soldier from For. Della
wa-e. was implicated in the affair. and was intro
duced to the Court as Dsbson's sidsr aud abettor,
Ine evidence was pretty conclusive against Dob.
son. who was committed to appear before called
Court on tbs 9th of October There being snme
conflict in the testimony agains. Burns his case
was continued unit, this merning Mrs Ann 2iisy.
:iss Dobebn. WHO dii some pretty tall swearing on
Dena1 OF her son Tommy. was committed until the
iuth OF November, to await sae action of grand
jlry on the chsrge of perjury
james AcCaoe. Gt,as johnson, was afraisred az
the companion Of Daniel Brodsriek AID others in
the murder Of Patrick Kelley and William Downss,
st house of i'll repute On 18th street on Inc o. n
OF lag: May. Two females, who have been de-
tanned IL jail for six months as wiinesses, were
brought iato Court 20 testify in the case, but the
examination was postponed until to dey.
james, slave OF James Boring was ordered to
be punished on the complaint of Michae. MUIR ay.
who alleged that Jim stolo $50 from him on San.
day, on Main street. while he was getting a drink
OF water froia one Of the city pumps below tie Old
MarketHous-.
Rnssings Conrt-Aon Vim II Lyons .Jndge-Men;
day. oct 10th ls62-The will Of the late VIM Brent
was admitted to record. snd Mrs Caroline Brent
qualified AZ administrative ON the estate.
The case Of Charles Tooihaker, charged with
stealing carpet'bag, containing various articles
o. iess value than twenty dollars from c. s. William
Is OF May last. was csiied up and in the sbsenc,
OF LIS counsel the accused asked continuance of
the case, bat the Court refused the request the
Jadgs assigning as reason that If he were TO con.
unue cases merely On the plea of the absence of
counsel, 1t would seriously retard the proceedings
OF the Court, and increase .he docket, which was
unusually large, and augmenting daily ii counsel
were not present when cases were called prisoners
would have to engage others The accused was
then tried for the offence Daniel Rateliff. apuear
ing in behalf OF the accused, and Lit,ieton Taze,
well for the Commonwealth Upon bearing the
evidence IN the case the jury RETIRED snd after TN
guilty of rstty larceny. The Judge sentenced
ToOfhaker TO six month"; c0nfinement In fha ctv