The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-06


terday there was scarcely any business
done His Honor called over the dock,
but deferred going into ali investigation
of the cases till another time We give
list Of the subjects and the time SET for
disposing Of them
Patrick Madden and Hugh MeGrdy
were arrested on Tuesday evening. at the :
house of Timothy Barrett, on the charge
Of stealing a Government mule. Barrett
was also taken Into custody for rsceiy
ing the animal, Knowing him to have
been stolen. The witnesses in this case
were not present, whereupon subponas
were issued for their attendance this
morning The following are the facts
reported in relation to the matter Mr..
Nuckols, of Henrico, the appointee of
the Government to look after Govern
ment property, learning that there was
mule marked &c s. " in Barretts yard,
who resides near the Old Market, pro-
cured the services Of policeman Granger
and searched the premises, which re-
suited in the discovery of the animal -
Being informed By Barrett that Madden
and McGurdy brought him there, they
were subsequently arrested on the charge
Of stealing. There being no back en-
trance to the lot, Mr.. Nuckols was for
some time puzzled to know how he should
get the animal away, but was soon in
formed that he had been ushured through
the two lower rooms, and by that means
they were therefore enabled to get him
back into the street. Before they sue
ceeded, however, in coaxing him away,
his muleship developed some of the pc
culiar characteristics of the race 10y kick
ing down a large portion of the parti-
ton separating the two rooms, breaking
through the floor, and otherwise con-
Quoting himself in riotOus manner.
Isaac A. Goddin was summoned to an
swer the charge of purchasing wash
bowl and pitcher which had been stolen
from Andrew j. Berry Mr. Goddin is
the keeper Of a general variety store on
Main street, and has been in the habit OF
purchasing second hand crockeryware,
&c, to sell again. When the case was
called the accused failed to appear, and
it was adjourned over till this morning.
Bail was required for his appearance.
Four little white boys, named John
Edwards, Joseph Edwards, Henry krea
gle and Philip Taylor, charged with tres
passing on the premises Of James e. III
lett, were committed to the poor house.
Elizabeth, slave of John |sl,is, a
farmer near Chatfin's Bluff, who was ar
rested by watchman f. Ii. Hicks Oh
Tuesday night as a runaway, was com
mitted till such time as her owner can be
heard from. She informed the Mayor
yesterday that when the Yankees com
inenced their fighting at Chalhn's, few
days since. the shells came so near wherJ
she was living that she became alarmed
and ran Off on account OF 1t.
The charge preferred against a FREQ
negro, named Davy Robinson, OF throw
ing rock at Elizabeth Harris, and being
without register, was continued t'it
Friday.
Becoming very much annoyed by the
constant application of persons for the
release of their servants who had been
arrested on the streets during the morn
ing by order of the Governor, the Mayor
| took occasion, before leaving his seat, to
notify all such that he had no authority
| whatever to interfere in the matter, nor
| had he the inclination to do SO, even sup
posing it was iii his power He said 1t
| was duty we owed to the cause to make
every sacrifice for the country good, aud
he believed that all good citizens would
cheerfuliy acqiIiesce in what had been
done. As for himself the Mayor said,
the only servant which he had to wait on
him had been captured by the guard, and
as a consequence he was that morning
compelled to get his own breakfast, clean
up his room and black his boots. lie
was willing, too. to keep it up as long as
there was a necessity to do SO.
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