Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-12-09
THE'CITY.

| MAToR's CouKT.--The following bus ness was df-
| posed Of by this court this morning
VIM and Thos Haynes, boys OF 10 aud 16 respee-
lively, we're charged With stealing blanket and over
coat from Geo &c Mlson 1t appeared thatth articles
were stolen from M. NlsOns wagon while ut the cor
ner OF Brook Avenue and Broad street. Wm. Haynl
sold the blanket 10 woman ON Brosd street, and the
two had hidden the ovsrooat They were sent to the
Hastings Court .. .r. l.. -r.
Sam, a slave, and Augustus Staples, free negro,
wore charged with receiving gold watch stolen from
70. F. Kirby. .. '-
IMr. Kirby stated that abou. two years ago ne 60
into little notwithstanding n the market when they
we're opening OYSTERS and loii his watcaost 1t
ling around with Me-. Mcneil Never saw it till late
he discovered IT, what appeared 10 be It, 10 the pos
session Of SAM Believed the number OF the lost watch
~As tweniy lhree thousand three hundred and some
thing. ...
The E0toh In court was No. 1871.
Dck Hszl grove said no knew where Sam got the
watch, and when GU Aplss got it OF I'm Gonuy aud
Sam got II o. Staples. .. e. 81
Mr.. fby further slated that John Gentry was nes,
by opening oysters when he, KIRBY and htNsil were
skyarkipg on the eco lson WheG the watch vas Iost.
The Mayer discharged the negroes aud returned h,
watch to KIRBY.
Robert rby was charged with being drunk anC
dsorderly in the Second Market Houte, aad attempt-
ing to shoot Captain William G. Epps It appeared
that Kirby being drunk told Justice Mccarthy if h
bliled S,m, who clarged With receiving th'
Ea,ch above dspoted Of, that he, Kirby would haV,
hin, Mccarthy, arrested. me words passed between
Kirby and Eppe, aud the former cursed the latter
Some emens Afterwards the parties met agar
in the Market House, when KIRBY cursed Epp,
.gun. E2ps threatened to pat ball thrcugb
rby II the latter did net r6trsct. Kirby at-
tyn ped 10 wrench tnusket Gu. OF Jlo Aus.int
hand to shoot EpL james M M'con prevented bin
rom getting the gun. He then, saying he hAda gu
at home, ran eff and pretty soon came back with 3
musket TO shtoG Epps, when oiicsr Perrin arrested
him.
The MJot telling X rby tina. all this came of shyi
lArkrg two years ago about a watch, repaired him Il
give security in 81 600 10 keep The le.ce And be Of
good behavior, nj warned him that getting drunl
sould be olatiOn OF his boOd.
Andrew j. Boyd was charged with breaking PAM
Of glass out OF The door Of A Gipperichs store
ner of IA and M IN street, 1t proved that Boyo
leg out the glass; pecemea When arrested be denied
that he had sroksn the glass. Mr. Dinner stated that
he had knonn tbs cJused for years, and knes
him 10 be a man OF integrity. II te had done TIT
thing cbal ged be did it while ncI Gated and withou
felonious intent The case was sent 10 h' Hustngt
court.
Carey TrAbue, boy Of IA. was charged With steal
log pair of shoes from Ars. Taylor 1t appearet
that Trabus, and smaller boy named Tom D0lan
vent to Ma Traylor4 store B.oad street, and Will,
Trabuo CT giged Ars Traycrd attention BY sskirg TO
military caps, Do su stole the shoes from the Windos
DolAn being pustu.d dropped the shoes. hrF- Tragic
missed pair OF shoes the day before. vi ca TIA.
ou,, when arrested, said D Isn had stolen Wben ID,
hsfs of she shoes vac detected, Dolan and TIabu,
both ran. fIabue tsid he ran to Try and cato
Dolan.
| Tha M,yor continued the case.