The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-07-27

Nugor's Co1srt-The following is iist of
the cases before the Mayor yesterday
John McCauley, charged with abusing,
cursing, and attempting to assault with
brick Mary Ann Valentine, was committed
for want Of security to keep the peace.
Bridget Gathers was charged with using
abusive and threatening language towards
Catherine Woods. Mrs Woods alleged that
the accused had been intensely vulgar aud
profane towards her, and SO annoying was
her conduct generally that living in the
same neighbOrhOod rendered LIE burden.
Pr contra, a witness was introduced tor the
defence, who testified that the facts In the
case were entirely the reverse that IL was
Mira Woods who indulged in repeated IL
rades of abuse towards her neighbor5, In
stead Of any OF them interruptins her
u Don hearing tie testimony the Mayor DIS
missed the matter, and warned the parties
to Keep their difficulties TO themselves here
after, or he would hold the whole OF them
culpable and require security for their good
behavior. 81,
John Tate, youth, was charged with
stealing diamond ring, valued at $l5OO,
the ,roperty of Charles Brown. The
grounds upon which Brown suspected Tate
of the theft of his ring, were that while he
was washing his face and hands at the "Ex
celsior Shaving Saloon" the accused came
in, and after lettering about two or three
minutes he took his departure. From a
quarter to half an hour afterwards Brown
missed his ring, which he had removed ,.. from
| his finger previous to performing his ablu-
tions. and as the accused and man, whose
name he had learnt was John K Wormley,
were the only persons who came In the
| barber shop while he was there, bis suspi-
cions were excited toward them. WOrmley
| has also been arrested, hut was discharged
| before the matter was brought before Inc
| Mayor. Deeming the evidence insutncient
| to convict Tate OF the robbery, His Honor
| discharged him.
| Jim. slave of John Barr, was charged
| with stealing one looking glass. one
| he'd comfort, four cups and cancers,
andone blanket, ,valaed at sl5, the pro-
/ perty OF Mary, slave ot Mrs Nc
| Carthy. 1t was proven in evidence thai
these parties had been living together fol
sometime back as man and WlIe, ont tnal
recently an irreconcilable difficulty had
arisen between them, whereupon separa-
tion ensued, and jim, considering him.
self entitled to some Of the property carried
| off the articles In question. A witness Wa
introduced who testified that Jim WAS 9
| negro OF good character aud honest, while
on tue other hand, the complainant Was
perfect termagant and not over ecrupuiou'
upon claiming property which did not pe-
long to her. His Honor looked upon In
matter as family quarrel, and therefor.
dismissed the parties with an admouition..
Booker, slave OF Tszewell Perkins, charge,
with having in his possession ak hags
corn supposed TO have been stolen, ant
whose case has been continued from time 4
time for several days past, WAS again Gales
no yesterday. Watchman Fabian hicks
VINO made the arrest, stated that the reaeor
why he did 60 were these Whilo In tn
n. i9hborhood Of the Danvilie depot. On th
day Of the arrest, he saw the AccIs.d In
furniture wagon containing six bags Of corr
| ard his suspicions being excited no detor
mined to watch him. He traced HIN 10 th
| corner Of the depot alley and 1Aih street