Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
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Term OF this Court commenced YESTERDAY.
: stephen ]. feHIlnton appeared api qualified
'as Il notary purii,.
ihentl"'nr7 f.c The Commonwealth, with tho
consent pt TIE colrt. refused 20 further nro,,c,,te
on b:half 81 The Commonwealth. against Robert
Is. Foster. nron two charges CT grand larceny.
William Joseph Walker, charged with s,es!-
ing one pair Ct pants, one coa' and one hat from
Henry LaZairIi, was acI Intel.
Dominics Baccigalluppo. I~ciarsel with ! re>
ceiTing u large quantity oftnbacca. knowing th.
before Judge Lyons.
James Roach, and IIatner and J.bn We
rourc, charged with stealing one cIoth cloak.
the property of Mrs. r. Y. Moore. we're re
msnded for trial before Judge Lyons.
Chas. Gordon Miller, charged with rcceiv
ing the cloak stolen from Mrs. Mocre, know
ing it 10 lave been stolen, was discharged,
the evidence being insufficient to sustain the
accusation.
Peter, slave Ct Newton NJ. Lee, and WI.
liam, slave Of N. Norfiess, charged with steal.
ing tobacco from r. r. Puryear. were found
guilty and ordered %thirty-nine lashcs each.
John Cunningham, charged with robbing
YIN. S.-HunsoD,oC q large amount of Cons
tederato money, was snnso on for trial before
Judge Lyons.
George Engle, charged with receiving stolen
goods, was also sent On fer trial before Judge
Lyons.
Ia the case cf william. slave Of Patcr A..
Webster, charged with stealing corn belong,
ing to tho Confederate Government, a noNe
'r0Sc2ui was entered.
MAYORS CoURr.-Jordan, slave cf Mar
Miller, was charged with breaking into the
snoks-haasc Of GeorgcT T. Moran, and stealing
twenty pieces f bacon. The theft having
been committed in King william, Jordan was
sent thithcr for trial.
The ease OF Miles Bol,arncn, charged wit,
fnrgirg the Iamc Ct r.. hkers * Sen, Of
L~yachbnrg, TO a check lcr 500 was again Ia
ken up.
Mr.. Akars being present, stated that Mr..
BphannOn vas his son.in- ~. III i he refused
70 pay the CHECK because he knew that NJ.
Bpbann0n was On 4. srrcc, and he wished to
administer {" him a lessen, which wrul1 curc
him Of his vice # drinking. lie lid not .Le-
IleFc -hr. oOnaL.TgN LrtW Inc raCck WIFI any
fraudulent intent.
Mayor Mayo said he could not undertake to
say there was no fraudulent intent, ard felr
bound to send the accused on to the Court OF
llust!ns7. lie vas admitted to bail in the
sum Of 81 .00O.
Patrick Lee Appeared TO answer the charge
OF being drunk and assarlIng Henry, slave
Of Frank Riley. Pat is a gentleman of lei
sure, or, as the officer vulgarly styled him, 80
~loafer," but says his mother has '~'plenty OF
gold and silver to take care Of him." The
Mayor required rim to pay the city a fine Of
$40, and give security to keep tire peace 10:
twelve months.
Frederick Miller was charged with robbing
Thomas Patterson Uf one coat, 8 hat, pair Of
boots ard a walking cane and one gold watch, |
valued at 81 500, tho property of David Nc
Daniel. Miller was recently rHrdoned out OF
the Pen;tentiary, where he was placed for
stealing a horse. Owing to the absence CT
Mcdaniel, the case was continued.
Card playing is q vice in which tho Mayor
will not allow negroes to engage, and accord
ingly ordered four caught in the kitchen Of
Mr.. ~I1axall, Saturday night, to be whipped.
Jacob n. lIootick was charged will. deal
ing with ala .ea without the consent Of their
masters. Owing 10 the absence Of witnesses
the case was continued.
The ease of Barry and Isaacs, charged with
robbing P. Augustus Haxall, was continued