The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-10-03
LOCAL.

60 escape from the officer who arrested him. He
had knocked man down, when officer Wyatt
came ND and started him off to the watch houset
en- route he escaped and gave leg bail he ran,
and the officer followed, giving tongue if it was
81 fox chase; finally two watchmen headed him
off and he was caught and locked up. Officer
WYATT stated at the examination that Jenkins
tried to cut him with knife He was committed
for further examination.
James Blanchard hailed from the monumental
city, and followed the water for living, but fol-
lowed bad whiskey for passtime. He was picked
up in the streets Saturday night, in state of in
toxication and boarded at the expense of the city
until yesterday morning, when he was required
to make the small donation of five dollars, to the
Treasury of the Corporation. He was then ad-
monshed and restored to liberty.
N Burr, was charged with allowing his cart
to run on the street without being numbered or
lettered as the law directs. He was required to
drop twenty dollars into the strong box of the
city, and admonished to mark his cart with some
thing else than chalk. So .r
Charles Kellingworth, colored, was charged
with getting his foot into SOMEBODY elses boot-this
thing of standing in other peoples shoes, is not
out to his cost. He will have hearing before
the Military for stealing pair of double water
proof cork soles.
Edward Casey, who appeared in the garb of
rusty soldier, had been fishing, but unmindfu of
the precepts of that great and good old fisherman,
Isaac Walton, he had notregarded the difference
between n,ennp ct taum, and had not fished in the
proper place. He had east his nets in the market
place and had been caught in his own nets--fa-
granite daictu. He considered sealey sub
iect, and was turned over to the Military, to have
his morals corrected. 5 ss14tts.i3
Pat Wall, ct uc, was complained Of by Thos.
,Clogan, ct ae. From the testimony, as glibly
recited by Mrs Clogan, Mr.. W., and Mr.. c.,
occupy rooms in the same building; and that there
is an imlnagnary line dividing their yards. Mrs.
c., complains that's she swept the dirt from her
yard to this line on Sunday morning, Mrs. W.,
swept it back, Mrs. c., then threw dirt on Mrs.
W, with her broom, and Mrs W., threw dirt
back with her broom, and Mrs. c.. discovering
that the wind was in favor of Mrs. W, pickedup
handful of dirt and threw it in Mrs. VIZ, face,
where upon Mrs. W, who had succeeded in almost
hiding Mrs. c., in cloud of dust, raised her broom
handle and sttuck Mrs c., blow over the head;
Il the parties now chnched and Mrs W., put her
finger in Mrs. C's., mouth by way ofholdng her
Scratch scramble and screech now the order
of the day, when the lords and masters of the la
dies appeared, one with brick bat and the other
with any quantity of fight in him. They in
dulged freely in boisterous words and finally
ouieted down Mrs c., now sent for doctor
who dressed her wounded head, and yesterday
morning, applied, as above, to the Mayor to,
have her wounded ''pheinks' healed. The Mayor
thotght that the best way to keep the peace in,
their house. waste bind all parties oven (which
he did in the SUN of one hundred dollars each
Mayors CouRr, Portsmouth.-5 Henry Jordan,
a juvenile negro, and George Ballentine, white
lad, for fighting ON the ferty Rwhaff, throwing
stones, and other dsoraerly conduct, were turned
over to the Military Court iniths city for trial.
Dennis Callahan was on compla mt of his wife,
q WHO charged him with drunkenness and abusing
her, fined in the of ten dollars and costs,
amounting in all to $3.50, but in defautsof pay
ment of same was committed to Jail.
VIM Hope praying for a distress warrant
against Joshua Barnes, for house rent, amounting
to seventy dollars, was granted one but up
to the time our local left the Court, the warrant
had not been served.
r. T.. Smith, ChoWan county man, was ar
rested for selling grapes in the market from an
unsealed measure, but, it appearing that he was
ignorant of the Portsmouth code regarding
weights and measures, he was excused and the
case dismissed. eH""*
The shooting case between Alonzo Montague
s. and tenacious Howe, (reported Home in yester-
days issue) was brought up yesterday, and a
SYNOPSIS of the evidence adduced is as follows,
viz Fbtif' ..t,, af%
VIM. W allace heard Howe give Montague the
lie direct. Montague returned the compliment
with the prefix of d.. Howe's corporation was
Knocked down, and while onthe ground he drew
his revolver arose and fired, Montague replied
with his shooting, stick, but fortunately neither
party was struck. gf., " $3.50 Fl
Benjamin Lee heard discussion between the
parties, relative to dog owned by Howe; heard
the same language sworn to by above witness
pass between them !; saw Howe strike Montague,
and corroborated the statement relative to the
firing. Did not hear the preliminary squabble,
but saw Howe give the first blow
Mr.. Howe brother to the implicated party,
testified to seeing Montague with pistol in hand,
&C., ands said he believed it was the intention of
Montague to kill his brother.
After listening to the pro and con in the case,
Mayor Collins remarked that,he did not think the
parties intended killing each other, or they could
easily have done so at the short distance from
which thew fred and alter advising them to
leave their pistols at home for the future, and to
Il behave Themselves as becomes good citizens, fined
each of them ten dollars and costs, andrequired
them to rive bond and security in the sum of one
thousand dollars each, to keep the, peace for one