The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-09-13

MAYORS CouRT,-The Mayor resumed his seat
yesterday morning, after an absence FROM the city
Of several weeks a health-recruiting tour to tha
Virginia springs. The following business was dis
posed Of:
Nicholas Carroll was charged with cheating anil
defrauding Mrs Julia A. Farris out Of one hundred
and seventy dollars and fifty cents From the state
broke up housekeeping about the 18th Of August.
and went to CarrolPs restaurant Main street.
where she was to receive two hundred dollars per
month and board for the services Of herself son and
servants. After she had been there a few days the
prisoner borrowed two hundred and thirty dollars
from her, upon the promise to return il next day:
failing to do So she called him for it, but could
not get it, and after eiit protestations ON her
part that she needed the money, and did not care
about any other acknowledgment of the debt, sho
finally consented TO indulge him till the first of Sep
teInber and take his receipt for the amount. The
next day after this transaction, Mrs Farrs sent her
little son over to Manchester to collect one hundred
and seventy dollars due her. When he returned
Carroll intercepted him at the street door Of his
place Of business and asked him for the money
representing that he had hsmother about it, and
she had authorized him to get it from the boy Upon
this statement, Mrs Farrs's son gave up the money
to Carroll, and then sought his mother and informed
her Of what had taken place Mrs. Farris denied
giving him any such authority, and applied 10 him
for the money but he would not pay il to her till
the amount which he had first borrowed was due
As she could not do any better, she agreed to wait
and took his receipt for the four hundred dollars till
the lst of september Becoming dissatisfied with
the conduct of Carroll, Mrs. Farris determined to
leave, and accordingly reiitedIooms elsewhere and
when she returned day or two afterwards to move
away her things, the greater portion Of them were
gone whereupon she was advised to have the ac-
cused arrested. For the defence, eontroverting
testimony was given, though the counsel for the
accused intimated that Mrs Fsrris was boarder at
his clients house, and the money advanced In
payment Of the same. He said he was willing.
however, to waive the board claim, and would place
the transaction upon O contract for debt, was
shown on the face Of the receipt The Mayor deemed
the means by which Carroll obtained the money
fraudulent and unfair and therefore sent him on for
indictment by the Grand Jury OF the Hastings
Court III November.
Lawrence, slave of Thomas J. Bolton, and Daniel
Ruftn, free negro, were charged with stealing
poeket-book, containing seventy -one dollars and
fifty cents, froln William II. Jordan. The accused
Main and Tenth streets, and Mr.. Jordan having
left his pocket-book there which he could not ster-
wards find, they arrested the guilty parties.
The testimony elected threw some suspicion ON
Daniel, and he was ordered to be whipped Law
renee was discharged FROM tie charge of stealing;
but SOME doubts arising as To las status free
negro slave, he was committed for further iuves.
tigation into the matter.
Moses, reported a slave Of Mollie z. CUrrey.
was charged with going at large but it turned opt
that he was free, and the Mayor therefore ordered
him to be taken to the batteries
Sandy, slave Of Jesse Hutcheson, charged with
having no pass and trespaasing upon John Clash,
vas ordered to be whipped.
AIRS Ann English was fined ten dollars for allow
ing her servant George TO go at large