Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23
CITY INTELLIHENCh;

%. MAyoR's CouRT.--9s5;1n-, slase Of Thnn.ns
DoewsH. appeared before tho sIaJo7, ycsiar-
day, charged with having i'll Lis pt'sses.io:,
ons box, GINNING about 50 pouada ii d1r'estic
soap, supposed to haro been stolen. Bsihg
unable to tell how it CANA in his f.Gss2ss;on:
be Was crders;lto be punished.
JShn, slave Ct MIR. Clopton, was csai::.d
with stealing $500 in Confederate m5Iey
from Mathew Esgan.
Ma. had bsen smiling; in other Wari- he
got as drunk a. Bacohus, aut, mistakils the
sidewalk for doTny couch, he stretched bis
weary homes thereon, and saored Ike lord.
After taking about ''lorty winks," ho awckn
aIi discovered, r9 k:s sDTpriso, that hin
pocket ha1k was Numbered among thu thing
that wt7s, He Eu3sfq uen:lY obtained nar;hlr
information which lei him 20 sufpeoe jain,
t.:,i accordingly secured Tho services Of Oa@e!.
Grhcse7, ana haj him arrtste,i.
Tho naar1 admitted tbat 90 toob Ito Ta"nay,
hut affirmed positively that it vns oil; u
take care Of it for Eagsn, and with no iea;ra to
appropriate it to bis own uae. He Immediately
refunded 1856 Of the amount.
The Mayor ordered accused to lie pun
ished.
Horny, slave Of Emily Woljzon, WIS
brought up to answer tho charge 81 aidl3s,
nhct;!nc ard oonniving at tao esoaps d; a negro
gin bslnngi1g TO GeorEs F. Stain.
MIR. sta,!iu Icing called. stated that no 11s;
confident that thu negro en;ced tho girl fTnr7
Aben lie to Richmond, ftr tho ru.p9ss, il
possible, Of carving hor across tho lines. lie
xas uu4or tho impression that tEc cir: vaa
uoy c3ncoalcd somewhere ii the o;;r, in. 10
had been unable to find her.
The offence having been committed in. 4, Ds-
maile, the accused was cent there for trisi,
Ban Jesvr, froo negro, was arraigDcd,
charged with stealing S43 irom Gee BGEny.
The monoV was stolen from the roG1a III Mr..
Bieby. lie was ordered to be punished.
The case of Msrgio Andrews, female Of
Questionable virtue, charged With stsalirs o
lot Of wearing APPAREL, belonging to Lucinda
Gorilla, waa cgain called. This il tho case
which Has partly beard by the Mayor on the
previous day. The parties interested for
merry resided in the old building known CT
Myers Kitchen" On Tth street, which vas
recently destroyed by tire:- 1t will bs renlcni
bered that several Of the witnesses t"stifed'
that the accused, who had moved frcm the
h0us6 come days previous, was secb in COM
pany. with soldier, in The yard, Immediately
10 roar of the kitchen, On the morning CT The
IRE; and that the soldier, when Appealed &c II
aid in arres:ing tho hamae, rsinsed, saJiTF
that he had nothing to d. With tho houFh."
His Honor thereupoI determined to cautiauc
the casa Tor oDs day.
The fret witness called was Mrs Jc1e..
Mr.. WooteD, caunsel for the accused-I0rr
Honor, appear here, for this unfortunate int
iuncchnt female, and hope you'll ha4o order
preserved, and make the Witnesses e:and Up
IN that box and sreek loud enough fer n,e 10
hear. They como here with their lcTg- cared
bonncts. Gnd l.
Indignant -iGariy ftna!s TitIasS. 5i,.aaa;
GALL Suppose you give u sfo't cared boz
nate.
O&ter Croas (al lLs top ii lis 7y.,.J ST.
Lrpcs in conrt.
whether witDessca have short cas- c, l.rg
car,; thsi'p o matter in wh,;h i On. I,nt 7cr-
ticular!y interested: Now, madam. will -"
jlessn taxa your stat d thS7o and speak aud
enough itr cveTJtojTin this roc ii tc hear
yJn.
Mrs. Jo"ss-Ws I'll, iii, all knew al,ont sne
n.t'tI ~ tb.t F'ifthaS1H rheee talSe -hiIiE
trou1 Miss Andrews and enid Fer fer il;sin.
Mrs. Lifting was nexs called. and dcrossd
Il know nothing about the robbery, Oh az to
how the fre originated. l know that estry,
thing / had was burnt up, and tina. I cot Drip
Nod for life, Ivy Jumping ont Of the window
Miss Andrews Was enc Of the first On tho
ground nster the alarm vas sounded.
Mr.. Wooton-Witms,, do yea k7c# CO..
,tbing Of the accused.
Mrs. SHe1ing-I don't know any good of
herr
Wcoton-I nave no moro questions to csk
you; yon can stand aside.
Mrs. Heaipg-I nm crippled, anddor't IT.
tend to stand anywhere.
hrs. Simpson was mex. plncsd UPON thc
stand. Sho saw the ccu.ed at the house ca
tho night Of the irc. She csme to witness
room and remained there until g. O'clock