The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-26

Mayors Court-The docket In this Court
yesterday morning was an unusu lily long
one; but His Honor seemed to be In the
humoF for work, aud was not long in dis.
posing OF the cases before him.
The charge against John NJ French, of
stealing q 900 IN Confederate money from
John ". Weeley, on Sunday morning last,
was taken up, and witnesses examined. The
complainant, who is member of the 4th
Georgia regiment, testified that he stopped
on Saturday night at the Arcade Saloon and
that the accused, with three or four others,
lodged in the same room with him. Having
slept quite late on Sunday morning, when be
awoke the other occupants had gotten mp
and gone out Upon getting out Of bed be
Went to drawer in which he bad placed his
money, took 1t out and secreted Il under the
pillow Of his bed. After partially dressing
himself, he went into an adj lining room to
wash his face and hands, aud while in there
noticed French walk iuto the room in which
they had slept, which brought to his mind
the circumstance of leaving his money
there; but, before he could get into the
room, he had again gone downfLe steps.-
He Immediately went to the head Of his bed
and lifted up the pillow, and finding that his
money was gone, suspicion was immediately
directed towards French. AS soon as he
could do so, he Informed his landlord of
what had happened, and together they went
In pursuit OF the accused, but did not find
him. Soon after, however, he returned, aud
was taken into cust"dy. Mr.. Moran, the
proprietor Of the Arcade bstantiated
the main facts If the witness's evidence, and
as soon as French returned to breakfast
went to the watch house after officer Bibb,
who came over and arrested him. There
being no rebutting testimony. the Mayor
remanded the prisoner to the February tenn
of the Hastings Court for trial.
A negro woman, named Fanny, the pro-
perty Of John Cary, was arraigned on the
charge of setting tre to the residence Of
Cadmus G. johnson, some time in Decem-
Der last. Mr.. johnson suspected Fanny at
the time of the occurrence, but preferred
waiting till after the expiration of her year
with hun before taking steps to obtain proof
against her. A feS days ago he got out q
Warra IT to search her room, and placed 1t In
the hands Of officer Davis to execute That
several articles OF wearing apparel belonging
to Mrs. Teddy, the occupan. of the rOom
at Mr.. JohnsOn's house In which the fire was
first discovered. There beng no doubt Of
the fact In the mind :. t Mr.. j. that these ar.
ticles were in Mrs. T.'s room only an hour
before the fire occurred, aud the whole con-
tents of 1t being destroyed before the alarm
was given. he had no doubt that Fanny OF. le
the articlss before applying the torch
johnson described the negro a. the worst
character he had ever heard of. She had for
four months, while with him, harbored q
runaway, aud stolen things from bis family
without number. The Mayor sent her on to
the Hustings Court, to answer tne charge Of
arson.
Thomas Mahoney and Joseph Stephens,
charged with breaking into and robbing the
night last, of several hu sdred dollars worth
OF ready ymade clothing, underwent an exam.
ina ion, and the evidence being # cou.
vincing character His Honor remanded them
to prison to answer an Indictment before the
February term of the Fl Has,ings Court.
John Little, an Irishman, was called to
answer the charge OF stealing two ranlets
(ten gallons each) Of whiskey from Thomas
McClarrens, also native of the 'green Em-
erald Isle" Little acknowledged that the
whiskey had been placed in his charge to
take to one of the railroad depots but that,
while he was on his way with 1t, he ves &C.
costed by four men, Hho shot st him twice
aud took his charge from him. The story
seeming improbable, although Little told II
the further examination of the case over tO
the February term of the Hastings Court,
and remanded the p iisOneltO prison.
Witnesses appeared to prove that Richard
Steele, charged with receiving Government
corn, knowing IL to have been stolen, had nc
knowledge Of where II came from, and that
he only transferred Il from his passage to hil
store til he could 6nd out who 1t belonged
to. When asked Ii the corn was for eale
> Steele told one of them that 1t was nOt--ii
had been placed In his house BY some onl
without his knowledge or consent, and hs
had no right to dispose Of It. He was there
fore discharged.
Martin Qulnlan was fined Gao for selliua
ardent spirits Ia his house without license