Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-06
EE CITY,

UsLAwFUL AssSMBLY.-Forty-two negroes, male and
female, old and young (,ue being Sged IS years, an
ether oaly monthly we're brought before tie Mayor
this morning. charged with being last night in uulas
fal assembly in the house OF Mr. James Pendleton,
ner Jackson aud III street.
Wachm,u Cousins and 0isoge we're The silnesees
against tbs negroes.
Wachmaa Cousins stated that being Informed tbA
there was al uaaRiul assembly a. Mr.. Pspdetons ne
aad other wschmsn entered the prenises aud found
large number Of negroes there The negroes tried to
escsps by runang como raa into back garden
and tried to jump over the fence.
NJ. P 5nd eton was At home, but Mrs.. Pehd!etoL
was and there were also 10 the use three young
white mso, young lady and soma children tue
negroes hal pas es, bu. Mrs. Pendstoa had poimi
IRON justice for the negroes 20 have the assembly Mrs
Pendleto, claimed sic Of the negroes as her property
(Tiiness emplls ths ssatemsnE it no ol.n. De
levs i,) Watcam.n Orange charged one of til,
cogroeJ with sr.kng him. Waterman Orange
bang th.reto dirsc;sj BY the hsyo; drSgged
forward stout neg!5 fellow named Flank, as the ndl.
VidUai who had struck him. sud gsys his testimony
follows: kloE no hing except what has been saleo
by NJ Cousins, mo.e than thas two niggers ran down
in tue gar ieu; tbs one and ibis one sr Lucas cApgh
the other enc in the CIV hous, aud caught this
81 mOing over she fence; Shel ssres ed him he ST. X
me on the forehead aud / claobsd bin; thats all i
KNOW.
Cousins then exhibited of the papers taken from
the negroes, ell OF which permiss ,ns By th,s re
sp i've masters for them attend wedding Mr..
Pendlpton's Seeming to have memory refreshed by
acme crcumst connected vita tue papers, Oousirs
stated that there VS. mapifest onposop on The part
of " b 70 people to hide and shield the negroes.
Tne Mayor seked Il THE Pei dleton lot the came
out of whose house unlawful assembly had been tsk-n
On G previous occasion
COUSINS in tone which svnosd his regret, said tbs,
really he could not resolsct the 6cumslan,e though
il might have occurred
The Mayo, said he should whip every one of the me-
groes unefs the of any OF them should state that
their phyGcL exhibition wsi such that they-eould not
s!snd the punishment.
Upon this announcement, youth presented a letter
Dom Mrs. Rnd, who occupies the house next to the one
10 which the uuivful assembly had been found Stating
that her negro Ez, who was among the eaTtves, was
So years Of age and very n6rn, having sfinal sso
lion.
The Msyor read tie note and told the youth that hs
would retain the negro and eIamino into her case to
SEQ whether she was really the invalid that the note
represented herr il she wa il was ra her Incompetent
BILE to him that she should have been found partio-
paling in the festivities Of the previous night.
The Young remarked that the Mayor MAS perfectly
welcome to be guided BY his own judgment In the mat
ter of the negroes condition.
The Mayor ordered the negroes ten hshes piece,
and said ne intended 10 send Mr.. Psndeion to the
Grand Jury for permitting an unlawful sssemblsse Of
negroes on bis premisss