The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-05

F0aLr Cons StJle7s and Sold TO q Butcher.-
John Z. Siedd, one Of the oldest aud most
prominent butchers In the Second Market,
was charged before the Mayor yesterday
with buying four cows belonging to DR..
Francis Ii. Deane, which had been stolen
from his farm Ia Hanover. GA Saturday
morning last three cows were found in the
public cattle pens near Bacon's Quarter
Branch, aud were Immediately recognized
oy Dr. ID. Upon inquiry, tho doctor ascer>
tanned that Mr. Sleda had that morning pur-
chased them, whereupon he Immediately
rode to the market, and was Informed by
| Mr.. :. that they were bought from man
| hailing from New Kent, who gave his name
| Is Jones, and that The price to be paid was
| 8 800, OF which amount 81 coo had already
| been paid. Df. Deane In his /, stiiaoDy eaid
| that among the four cows which Siedd had
purchased was one which he lad advertised
in the Dtspatch over aud over again as an
estray which had come to his plantation
! among his own. On one occasion, soon af-
ter the advertisement appeared, Sledd went
| out to look rt the animal, aud on his return
| to the city met him (D) and claimed her as
his own. He was told that il he could
prove his claim he should have her. A day
was set when the parties were to meet at
| IS farm and settle the matter. g. and his
| witness (believed to be Granville Montelle)
arrived there first, bat did not wait. ca
their return they met DR. ID. IN the road,
| when s. said, Doctor, that is my COW"
| and Montelle Joined in with, ayes. I'll swear
to it." To this DR.. d, not liking the ap-
pearance of Monteilc, replied that Sledd
must make affidavit to that effect before q
| magistrate. Sledd :hereupon showed some
| dissa. isfiction, and rode of, since which
| time he had made no further effort to Oh
| tain the cow. DIR. Deanc thought it very
| etrange THAI a man should purchase from a
| petItct stranger COW which he had a few
! months before claimed as one that lie had
lost. lie also said that he could prove
there Was some acquaintance between Sledd
and the man who he says solk him the cows
and asked the Mayor, III concluding bis
testimony, to give him time to produce hif
| witness.
WIN K Sledd, son OF the accueed, testified
| that he saw his father on Saturday morning
b.rgain for the cattle, that he raised 81 ,0OC
| and asked hiLp whether he could loan him
any mon~y to settle up IN iuii; that an hour
| or 80 afterwards his father came to the de-
tective office, In which he is employed, and
Informed him that the animals he had
| bought were stolen, and desired to know oi
| him who the man was who sold them to
him; also, if he was not a white man. To
this latter inquiry the witness replied that
| the fellows name was Geo Drew, and fur
thermorc, that he was negro. As soon al
| his father learned these facts he went Oil tC
get warrant for his arrest.
J Messrs VIM Wayne, s., and Garrett Alb
btnger, saw Sledd bargaining with the mar
for the cattle, and after he had purchased
| them he told the witnesses that he though
he had procured bargain; with reg I'd tC
identifying a lost COW In six or eight month:
/ after her absence, they thought that miles,
, she was particularly striking in her ap
pearanee, 1t could not be done with any de
| gree of certainty.
Farther consideration of the matter VIZ
deferred till Friday, and the accused wa
; bailed for his appearance in the sum 0
| S5 C10