Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-20

heard from him that be had never cent the negro 10
CO lect the rent last Thursday prisoner came in ard
mr., ssntad letter from r EIIersoD." requesting wit
mass to ray to c. O Wilson $500, the ssmo Icing
twelve mon BE- rent knew tbs letter to be forgery,
and At prscnsr WAS an imposlet told him TO call the
nsx day al IL Oo.cok and witness would Pay m L.
formed tIser Sos Of the f4C', md Hsked his advice
al advised him to pay the prisoner, aud TO have an
officer 10 readiness 10 arrest him got i;sr DAVIS to
vA. In ths lss hborhOod ast Friday 10 arrest prisoner
pr sonsr cams st O'Clock Friday; paid prisoner 1915
aud told hia 10 sign the receipt sent by II Eilersop,
aud witness would get IN, balance OF the u 500 from
ssroas the stfss ioner took the 1918 and signed
t,e ~ Int 30. O. Wilson for 4 Elerson; )" 0ih,er
Davis walked in and took prisoner into custody pria-
Oaef threw down the 1918 and said to Wtness, "Jou
t,hs The money"
Officer wis laid he arr, sted prisoner lst as he took
the 1915 prisoner threw down the money and said,
this thirg can be settled asked him bow te pr p'
to settle Il he ad if witness would let him ga Into the
back room with Whtook, be could settle it With hin
witness ttl him tlat would not do. aud took him Ia
charge.
John W. Allison stated that hs owned the house in
which Whitlock lived had authcriz;d prisoner to
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prodro in court.
MersrF Nance and Williams counscior the piss r,
offered no witnesses and made ! defence.
The Mayer sent the prisoner on for forgery ADD OBJ
tanning money under false p'etsDcee."
Ga the tss Of this case, the qlestiors will be raised
whether any fergerJ has been committed. and whether
prisoner obtained tho money by f1hs prete css, Whit
lock not having bten deceived, but LAYING paid him the
money to entrap him. We doubt not that ne can be
convicted Of attempting to obtain money under !asC
pfetenoes-rhich is = misdemeanor.
The only other case In Wbicn white peope we're con.
csrned, wac the O1mmOnw alb, U.s. Mary CUnnera
girl OF i'll amr fourteen years ole, cSaIged With bsains
Kate sullivan with brick.
Mrs Sullivan is C ned old Irish woman, who
speaks nothing but Csldc Sac had severe confusion
behind her right ear and here her taads the denu-
cal brick With which the wound had been inflicted, and
large pleOe OF the jaw bone Of a horse, which che
alleged Ounners bad also pr :o ed at ter head. Daring
tho examination Of the oIse she. from TINA to time,
held up these mists in sigbs Of the Court.
There VAS great deal OF testimony. the substance
of which MAJ. that Corners very Ps:leOt char
selsr, and Vas always interfering with SOMEBODY, and
81 Al on Sunday evening be male violent assault upon
ME- Sullivan, aud knocked lei down With the PICK or
the -bonr, Il hAri to tell which, both the u O.
eli, having been tErosn by her II so ntar the SaDe
time.
Cont eta vas committed TO Jail in default of security
TO heep the peace.
OyIa slave Of Wm. Scott, aud Dick, slave OF F.
Smith, we're cent on the Hastings Court, for steelng
i've hundred pounds Of bacon from Capt. oha-taine-
Capt O. got oyius 10 haul the meat from the D4nViie
depot sa ufdsy evening Cyrus gave him the dodge on
tie way up street officer Kelly rrrest' Cyrus and
found some cf the meat il lis stable. Cyrus then con-
sssed tue theft aud told him that no had given some
OF ths meat to o. AID Lad cold some to sOne srcg-
hop Letpers.