Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-06-05
Ii;krI:G tL.IG.j.

It having CONS 10 the knowledge of Tho
police tbat tho yonrg l.iioa n several pri-
yate sem nsries ainuad tiar 3eivva Uy 1: sw-
ING secession tisgA wit1 cJlrtci rcncls in
their copy books, couple Of fspocia!s went
out for the p,triCtic purpose Of making dis
c6varios. In throo schools tha woik c! theac
youthful political tIan3Src2so-s rss found, to
VII: I'm MiJs IIdl. & school, cu Darcdoic. street
in Nine Locquct's schoo! on Camp street,
and in TIE acl,onl kept by Miss Peat and hor
mother, on Julia street. TIE case of Miss
Hull was tbs frs: ore di.pIaot Of h7 .ludge
Hughes. She said she w..s LII hnslish subject
and hold British pr5tcc,icr. Sp"ci.l Oh
Ger Fcrd testified i;st hO h-i mad" his se:. 81:
Of Miss llulls pirlni:cn unGer cr'ior9 and
fund the emhlom III 80" ersG-' On ~" covHrs
Of several books apd in trs arini,-s' desks.
While making tho seaIch aainc ot i!,e girls
Attempted 10 hiio their iI,gG aisn Hull
sistad thai tho ii~ai iatiinsll'!! ti:a' she Rad
OF tho Sod -ch szrs ;hn t!an2o uf tha :neaiala.
She tuals no OF acI!on to tho search. some
Of tho chldren, sic n.lmitt6i, mGht lsye
torn somo OF tho leaves cur Uf Their hrnks.
but shc dsnied that thrrs Bsa any general
movement Of . r. k,nd. Thn c"nrt ihought
the case grave one and =. tho accused seem
I'd c0gnizant Of these rohe cmbeuls among
her GIpils, :te e a6 required to PSI a fine O.!
SlO0.
Nine Oucqus., whose schopl III situS:si at
$50 Damp street, tHld the lIiao Hhen ,hoy
made the search and hiScover":' iomp of The
r.be cmblcIus in he- scholar, books, that it
wsa none Of ha7 concern, tm.t she did not
teach poiti1s or iutorforo viz. the pohtiaai
sentiments Of lhosn u"dsr imi charet. She;
wo believe, is . ff"n3h .lhg, and claims a
Fronch protection. |" pss-ii.' Rcntehcs on
hor the Judge observed ',ar II nC0 dea Iyad
sev-re punishment. ffa ih"Tgbt hs h,i
| been too !cIie!t il tho .saa .: M'Sa iinl, and
in tho pr s,nt carn you'd ''qu,o fine Of
$3.50 to b. paid.
Miss P"ct, tho principal of tho school On
Julia street, san' ,hat both ahe ana ter me
thor had tried to keep dow al cypress:onF
| Of politicsl faoliHg in The sc!l0o). ho ex'st'
erco Of ihe rebel crayons waH, however
proved, and tho lzdica were required TO pay
fine Of $50.
Yesterday morning Ma B'rhanh ~na a..
raigued OH ihs charge Of h.yi1H con- rAbSrd
property IN her pu-srs"icn. t!iiccf FttZpat
rich made the Ghsrgv. AID produced '~f
small Bowie knives, GInalI pi.tol and f'E
miniaiuro robe! ti.y~ Mrs Barbank stated
that ths pistol ! i,Jen ieIt OF bsr sttpt
| during tho cT' ant "f a hfei lhXt Inc
knives were .oni3ts OF tha bean, snh th'
4 ,cs 4oIe De-. chll,en y plAyth,ngs. Ossu
died with lac care ct '.r,5n family OF chi!
cren, she hsd not nIJ lime 10 concern hersel
about the artici.s which had hoen seizoc -
The court discharged the accused, conhscst
ing the property sriz'd.
A genteet l"oking young man. s''os" nam
We missed, wac charged by tso soldiers "t'
using seditious language us ~as IN c"n'fs
ny, and wss saying that he T'sa secession
ist, and tha, every onn i10sw it: he also domr
cd Lincoln and his f,st day.-Ths accuse
said he had been drinking with big friend
on tho holiday and that t.c remark he hs
made was not in dsrespect 10 The Presiden
but simply that be had got tired Of his friends
frequent remark about it heirg (ast day. l!
also said no had tsken the cath in Ssrtarabe
The Court did no: regard !he mitigating oi