Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-04-21

POLICE CoURT. APRIL 20TH.-The docket
in Judge HessenmusIlsr's Court, yesterday
morning, was quite al interesting, though
not lengthy one. The case Of Felix Dar-
raRh, charged with nsti4 I------J - ''0@'iHs
sUms TBirty dollars from young man with
whom he had been gambling, resulted in the
discharge of the prisoner, after long ex-
animation of the prosecuting witness by N.
S. Castle, Esq, who appeared as defendants
counsel.
Jane Lyons and William Lyons we're
brought up on charge of assault and bat
terry on the person of James Fallen. The trial
was long and amusing one, and resulted in
the fine of the defendants of SIS and costa
each.
John Shields, for stealing a watch, was
fined s25 and costs. George W. Stewart, for
petit larceny, was fined $40 and costs and
sentenced to confinement in the County Jail
and to be fed on bread and water for five
days. Peter Hancock, for the same offense,
was sentenced to the Reform Farm until dis
charged.
For intoxicatiOD, John Kelley, George E.
Powers, Richard J. Wright and David Mol
len were each fined 81 and cost.
Mary Ann Coleman, an old street-waIker
was sent to the House of Correction for 90
days, for vagrancy.
Conrad Roth, for assault and battery, was
fined SIS and costs.
NolIes were entered in the eases of Thomas
Pennington and Thomas Hubbard, charged
with assault and battery, and Thomas Jones,
charged with nuisance, and the cases of Will
liam Ramboth, Matthew Murphy and Sey-
mour Worten, for petit larceny, CT Christie
pher 0'Brien, for disturbance, of William
Wilson, for insulting an officer, and of
Jacob Udecb, for murder, were continued.
An ENTERTAINING LITERARY MoRoEAU
"A week or two ago Captain Nash, the
able Provost Marshal of this District,
mustered into the service burly six-foOter,
who received, as usual, the Government and
local bounty. Having gone through the
ceremony, Sir Recruit profsrsd request for
a brief furlough to visit home, and expressed
very honestly his intention of Immediately
"resigning" and refunding his bounty if be
were not allowed to do so. OF course, rather
than compel his " resignation" Capt. Nash
granted the furlOugh, and the fellow went
home for brief visit There he seems to
have been taken i'll, and sends physicians |
certificate to that fact, accompanied by let |
ter to the Captain, as unique in expression
and feeling as it is in orthography. Here
it is verbatinl, l;teratinl, ,DHnetusatimqae.
Friend CAPTAIN Nash honorable sir I will |
let you know that have not forgotten you
and my Health is very poor and been every
since have been home and I am under Doc
tor Hewitt he does psreribs for me and An
other thing I have fsinting spells and my
Dear friend god will reward you if you will
write Back and Extend my fourlough 23d of
April the Doctor thinks that you will Do 81
and my Brother have not come yet and
would not miss of Seeing my Dear Brother
for nothing in this world he is Dear to me
so do Extend my forlough and you please let
Doctor Bsrdley meant for Beardsley1 see
this he is A gosd Doctor and he will hope
to Advise yeu to let me stay while longor on
forloush will tell you that have felt ofell
Bad will get my likness taken for CAPTAIN
Nash so you can see your Soldier Hiram Il.
Hill would like TO have your likness But
pray god am A union man every time and
If you every hear from me you will get good
news from Hiram H. Hill to CAPTAIN Nash.
The THEATRICAL sEAsoE.-Our regular
theatrical season opens on Monday evening
1t the Academy of Music. Manager ElIslsr
and his frst-elass company, after q season in
which for briIlianoy and success is
almost unequalled in the theatrical annals
Of the West, return to the Academy
and to Cleveland, where he will doubt
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