The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-26

Mayors Co,srt.-The Mayor disposed el
tue following business yesterday:
Two soldiers, named John Barnes and
nichard McGregory, were sent on to the
hustings Court on the charge of stealing a
David c. Mayo.
witnesses testified that the prisoners. In
,iie early part OF Wednesday night, obtained
tue tobacco from a warehouse on Dock
ssfeef, and were rolling il down Cary to lgth
street, when they were discovered, and. be-
eoaiiiir a'ari1ed, desisted for tile time being
soon afterwards, however, they again began
operations, and continued to roll the hoss
lea1 = snort Distance further, when watch
faen rage, Drake, aud Jude came up aud
took them in custody There was no Ionht
on the minds Of the witnesses as TO the
'dentity ct the prisoners. The tobacco.
when md been taken to the lower station.
mouse, was recognized, from peculiar marks.
as that belonging to Mayo, and he was au,
th9fized by The Mayor to take it away.
John +. Fitzgerald, charged with obtain
ing 81, 800 from Baily Il Fisher under the
representation that he had a large quantity
OF Whiskey, brandy and other articles e,,
route to this city from Lyneiihurg, which hc
would turn over to them when Il arrived.
was then called to the bar Mr. Fishers ties
timony proved th1. Fitzgerald called on
aim a few days since, and upon exhibiting "A
Dill OF consignment for variety of valuable
ariicies purporting TO have been received by
aim from Mr.. ". E. McEnery, a merchant
A. Lyhesh1rg, he advanced hin. the amount
os money mentioned abovc Soon after
wards, however, him and his partner con
ierred about the transaction and thought
they discovered s1mcthing wrong. lie
ttisher) took the cars that evening f.r
Lyhehourg, and, on arriving, ascertaihed
from Mr.. McEnery's clerk that the paper
which Fitzgerald had shown was a forgery.
whereupon he Immediately teiegraphed to
this city for his arrest. Upon this testimony
me prisoner was reman0ed for examination
before the Hastings Court.
Henry, venerable looking t.arkey belong
ing to Samuel Red, and Tom ann Patrick,
slaves OF Buck Davidson, were charged with
@ssauiting aud rObbiDg Il L. Giant of an
asefcoat and hrcastpin, valued at $40, and
~ III Confederate money, a few nights Since
me statement OF the complainant was that
ne had called at the shoe shop of these ne
grOeS for pair OF shoes which he had left
there to be ncrdcd, aad on receiving then,
ae offered $50 note to pay for then, As
soon as Grant rendered the note, the three
negroes fastened on to him ana were about
bearing him TO the floor when assistance
came, and they then turned him loose. On
tae other hand, 1t was testified for the de-
fence that Grant WAS attempting to take
away the shoes without payipg lof them, AID
al the resistance which was made by The az.
cused was ID attempting to hold on to theii.
work till he had paid for il. In order to make.
some further inquiry into the matter, II S
Honor continued the case till this morning
The charge preferred against James Doylr,
member oi the 10Th Alabama regiment, ui
stealing one trunk, valued al $lUO; u g1ii
watch, worth $500; four ladies' dress pat
terms, valued at $500; an ovcrcoat, worth
$500; a pair of pants, worth Si0O; one vest,
valued at $40; anl 4 pistol estirnated to be
worth 500, from Samuel II. Hunt, was tal, ell
up; but III consequence Of the absence
| Of Witnesses the Mayor adjourned the case
| for future hearing.
Page Craig, Charles Davis, and c. NJ Ga.
ron, charged with being drunk aud disor.
derly, and lying on the Sidewalk, were sent
to the Provost Marshal to DC forwarded to
their regiments
Il II. Wellington, charged with severely
whipping Betty, servant girl, belonging
to +. q. Bangs, was, after q long cxaI..ina
tion Of witnesses, tined $50, ;.ld required to
give security 10 keep the peace Tor twciv,
months. The testimony developing the facl
| that Betty had been very imperliuent to Mr.
Wellington, His Honor ordered that sh,
should ne punished.
Miss Henrietta Moore, Who was charges
with obtaining several articles of value on
false prctences from Mrs. Ann w. Steel, 4
few days since, was yesterday discharged
from custody. Miss Moore seemed much
affected at her situation, and left the Court
room weeping bitterly, for joy.