The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-04

MAYORS CorRr, YEsrERDAV.-Eaylor, slave of
John F. Hicks, was charged with stealing one siis
of sole leather and five candles The accused etatsd
that if time allowed him no could prove honest
possession OF the leather aud candles whereupcu tbs
mayor IN order TO give hin ruls 10 DO so continued
the matter till to-day.
Anna Conley was chargSl with receiving cum
torpane, the property Of Niddea Bro, kett kno~,ng
the Same to have been stolen: but NTr. 1',YiaSy
proved that she received it nom wh,ts ,-nrs ~
claimed 1t as his 0wn and was ;hareup6n dia,LarvsS
Charles Pryor, q free negro VIII no patsr. ana
having pair OF boots IN his Possession upro..,l -
have been stolen, was ordered TO be whipped =
Bathurst NJ. Davis, OF this city, a young man
about twenty-five years Of age. was cLar.ei with
stealing gold watch, Of superior quality the u,o
perty Of Daniel K. Gardner on TUESDAY, III.
Grand Jury If tn Circuit Court Of Hen,ico Pa
sented the accused for the oence; tut Judge Mare
dith, Presiding IN the absence of Judge Gregory,
deening the matter beyond Lis juIi.dcticc torned
it over to the city authorities. The foliowiny tho
testimony IN the case;
Daniel Z. Gardner, sworp.-I live in thsraw
Building. On Friday orninS last; Captain Nagru-.
der, who has been staying with ne fCr q few dave
came into my room about O'clock, white was in
bed, wound up my watch and then hung 1t 10
where he got 1t from ! tell asleep, and lid not
wake up till between III and Il o'Cluck whar, vur
out 0 bed, put on my pants, and went the next
room where L found Captain MaFtuisr Colonel
Nagruder, Colonel j. Lucius Davis and his con Ia
thurst, sitting around the stove l vas asked the
time OF day, and went back into uy chamber 10 ses
but my watch gone Besides these rentl.msn
my room, and suspicion rested on the latter / ad-
vdtsed the watch offering reward Of one thousand
dollars In two or thTes days afterwards. Messrs
Mitchell & Tyler sent for me- and when I called .to
See them they handed me the watch Captain Ma
gruder went With me, and asked who left the watch
there; but only Received the reply, "Remembsr, no
questions are to be asked" L have known Mr. Da-
Vls from his boyhood, and had not the slightest kus-
picion that he had stolen nay watch.
Detective Lewis Charles, sworn.-On Friday last
z tam AagrudeS came to our office and Informed
"a tain boswell that Mr.. Gardnst's watch had been
stolen, and he desired officer 10 go with hun 10
arrest a suspected party. L vert with Captain Ma,
1roted person. | arrested Davis, aud told hun tho
against him. lie told me he thought tho
watch had been either sent carried town by
man named Blake, but that he would end-avor 10
get IT, and would leave II at e rtain barhar-shon
hat evening. He did not do So however and de-
ecuve Williams and myself then told him il Wa,
useless 10 be tOOllng about the matter any longer
that If he would produce the watch nothing more
would be sad about 1t. We were then at the chief
1f-police office. Davis replied that, ii he hal a
horse 10 ride he thought he could get the watch bv
Saturday: / Went out after a horse leaving Davis
With Mr Williams; but when came back hs was
gone. In few minutes afterwards, negru caups
INTO the office and handed us myself and wniarnsl
The watch. We carried IL down TO Mitchell & w.
eTs the place designated in the advertisement that
Was to be left at, and received check for one
thousand dollars as advertised. Upon being asked
vho We got the watch from, reply that the
advertisement said I" no questions would be asked -
think Colonel Magruder and Mr. Gardner both
ED me they suspected Mr. Davis. Colonel Msgru-
er pointed nm out to me, Or l should not have
Known him.
Colonel j. Lucius Davis, sworn.-On Friday morn
ng, while myself and some other gentlemen vera
ltting i'll Mr. Gardner's reception room Mr.. Gard
er himself being in the next sleep,l an old
older, named Blake, who belonged to my command
Ome time since, made his appearance and asked
ne to loan him my horse for short while | de-
lined doing so, as had TO use him myself Blake
hen went into Mr.. Gardner's room and remained
here for several minutes. Afterwards he came out
nd went off 1 heard, subsequently, that Mr..
fardner had lost his watch, and Immediately sus-
'ected that Blake had stolen ii when he was in his
Dom. Blake in the habit of going through the
nemy's lines as "A scout, and on several occasions he
las returned with number Of very fine watches,
Thich he said he had taken from the pockets of dead
iankees whom he had killed. l know him 10 be
rave man, but know nothing Of his moral ehsrac-
er. Thought his conduct suspicious in going into
iardner's room, and concluded that as no had q
eRehant for gold watches he must have stolen ar
'ardner's. | then, peremptorily, ordered my son,
bathurst, who present, to 90 immediately IN
earch OF the stolen watch, and to leave soue un
urnel towards obtaining it, Knowing that Blaks
anne to Mr.. Gardner's % me, both my son and
lyself felt hurt that Mr. Gardner should suffer on
ny account. Ny son obeyed my commands, and
tarted out in search of officer TO assist him. I
rterwards, to my great surprise, heard that my
suspected OF the robbery and that the case had
brought To the notice OF the Grand Jury OF the
,ounty Court. Upon informing Bathurst Of the fe-
)ort, he wanted TO 60 and give himself up, but
old him he was to do no such thing; that counsel
mould llrSt De cOu5ulteu, anu ue must kCEaEeu
" their advice. Ny son reluctantly consented. and
expressed his regret that had forced him 70 UNDER
AXE TO find the watch for Mr.. Gardner. rs by 90
ioing il had involved him IN tho dlfhcHlty. He.
lowever, took d room on Main street, whore he re-
NAMED till this morning, when he voluntarily
here before the Mayor and gave himself up.
ueheral William FL. Richardson and Rev DIR.
dieheibacher were thon called to testify as TO the
hsracter of the accused, both Of whom spoke of
;m IN the most exalted terms. They had known
i'm, and, in fact all Of the family from their child
God, and could truly state that more generous.
onOrahle, and respectable family they had never
act with II impossible 10 believe that the
used was guilty Of the crime alleged against him.
In the absence 5f one two other witnesses. the
tse was continued till such time their presence
III be secured. The Mayer refused to grant the
risoner bail, and he was thereupon renandsd 70
III. Aessrs. A. Judson Crane and Daniel Rat
iRs appeared as Davis's counsel.
Owing 10 the respectable character Of the accused
lis case excited siderable interest, and during
ie progress OF the examination tbs courtroom vss
unusually crowded.