The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-23


Miss.
Mayors Court.-A large number of cases
were uOcketed IN this Court yesterday, of
wnich the following is list OF the most in
teresting:
James K Shumaker, who ha. been in Jail
some three or four weeks, charged with
haVing In his possession horse stolen from
some person unknown, was brought up for
"a nearing. The case has been called and
postponed from time to time since his ar
rest, IN order that some claimant to the ami
maj might present himself, which coptiD-
gency has at last been met. William
Carr, a courier for Gen Hoke, claims the
horse as his own, and produced witness to
saDstantlate his statement. About forty
days since, during the progress of a fight
near Gaines's MI, Carr was advised not to
ride his horse in front of our lines while
carrying his messages, for fear of being shot
at Dy the eDemy's sharpshooters, and &C
cordingly LETT him in the rear Of the army,
underline care of an iniantryman, whom he
did not know. In about thirsy-hye minutes
afterwards he returned to the spot, but the
man and his horse were both missing. From
that time till day or two since, when he
hrst heard of the prisoners arrest, he re-
celved no Information of his stolen pro-
perty. The horse which Shumaker had. aud
ever since his arrest, he fully Identified as
ms own property, and believed that the
prisoner was the man to whom he had been
entrusted, The Mayor remanded the ac-
cused for examination before the Hustings
Court.
The charge preferred against Mrs Mary f
Cary, OF using insulting and abusive Ian
guage towards Mrs Mildred L Rogaani, con-
tinued from Thursday, was heard and dis
missed. This case occupied considerable
time in lis investigation, aud from the re-
spectacle character of the parties concern
ed, large number of persons were in at
tendance, and much interest was manifested.
The complainant charged upon Mrs Cary
the frequent indulgence of abuse towards
her, while counter testimony averred that
the other side suffered no advantage to be
gained over her in the use Of the tongue
The locality in which the parties reside is
on I'd street, between Marshall and Clay
and the tenements OF the two families ad-
join each other. In dismissing the matter,
His Honor advised the husbands of these
ladies TO try and control the tongues OF
their wives in future, and not to make pubs
| lie atfiirs which should be settled between
the Offending parties themselves.
Lewis, slave OF Henry Holmes. was
charged with stealing Si00 from Richard
Reins. On Monday last 500 were stolen
from the desk at Mr. RS office, on the basiu;
aud on Thursday $40 mere were taken
from the same place. Lewis had been left
in charge of the Office, and it was, therefore,
reasonable to suppose that he committed
the robberies. lie was ordered to receive
thirty lashes.
Montieth Regan, youth of about twelve
years Of age, was charged with stealing o
pocket book containing $500 from Henri
| eta, slave of Mrs Mary Melton, said money
| being the property of Mrs Melton John
Baker. youth, saw Regan take the money
out of Henrietta's pocket and make of with
it. The theft occurred in the Second Market.
Inc case was continued till this morning
Watson, slave, charged with breaking
into the residence of DR. Otis Manson. on
the night Of the 9th inst, and stealing four
hundred pounds of bacon, was dismissed
for want Uf evidence sufficient to implicate
him as the offender.
Richard Darlington, a soldier, charged
with assaulting Philip Dornin, was commit.
ted for want of security to keep the peace
and be of good behavior. Watchman Peter
Everett, who made the arrest, testified that
on Thursday night, near the corner Of 9TH
and Broad streets, he saw Darlington drag
ging along MIR Dornin, whom he was hand
ling in very rough manner. When asked
why he was acting In such manner, he re-
piled that Dornin had been using treasona.
BILE language towards the Confederacy. and
Marshal. Dornin was helplessly drunk at
the time, but soon afterwards sObered off,
aud su I'd out warrant against the prisoner
for upjusti6able and abusive treatment.
The case existing against Mary, slave of
Robert Taylor, and Mary, slave Of Thomas
Edwards, charged with stealing breastpin
valued at s., 600 from Mrs j K johnson, was
again called yesterday, but for want Of a
witness was postponed TIL the 3Uih inst.-
Mr. Edwards's servant acknowledges steal
ing the breastpin and says she sold it to Mr.
Taylor's girl; but as it appears the confes.
SIGN of the crime was extorted under q
threat, Mr. Crane, the counsel in her behalf,
Asked q continuance in order to procure the
attendance of Robert Craddock, to whom
Mary made the acknowledgment.
Hannah, slave Of Frederick Capcr, was
ordered to be whipped for threatening to
assault Mrs Araminter Caper. The same
punishment was inflicted upon Elizabeth,
slave OF George Dixon, arrested alter hours
without pass and having in her possession
lot OF ladies' dresses and other ARTICLES of
clothing, supposed to have been stolen
also, jim, slave of George X Bagby, arrested
as runaway and for sleeping in the market.