The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-17
Richmond.

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INTERESTING CAsE--THEATR1cAI
DEVELOPMENTS interesting case
was begun in the Court of Cancellation
yesterday. 1t was suit brought by Mr..
John F. Regnault, of this city, against
Mrs. Elizabeth Magill and r. b. Ogden,
well known as the proprietressand man
ager of the Richmond Theatre. Messrs.
Steger and Sands appeared as counsellor
Mr.. Regnault, and Messrs. James Ly-
ons and Thomas P. August represented
the defendants. Mr.. Regnault in his
petition says that, shortly after the com
pletion of the theatre, he, at the urgent
solicitation of Mrs. Magill, reluctantly
consented to go to Europe as her agent
to engage corps dranadtique for the the
relied entirely on his ability to accom-.
plish the object proposed, and was will.
ing to assume all risks In case of failure.
The contract was entered intoon the 23d
of April, 1868, the power of attorney
having been executed by r. d. Ogden
and Mrs. Magill. At the time Of maxi
ing the contract nothing was said about
the compensation which Mr.. Regnault
should receive for hisseryices, the friend
ly relations existing between himself
and the parties justifying him in leav-
ing the question open. Mrs. Magillgave
the petitioner, previous to his departure,
$lS,SO0 in Confederate money, which he
himself converted into gold and
exchange. Gold was then worth about
six for one. William HI. King,
an Englishman employed at the
theatre at the time as treasurer, was sent
along to assist Mr.. Regnault. Arriving
in Europe, Mr.. Regnault there engaged
five actors and four actresses, and to in
duce them to come, he found it necessa-
~ to make small advances on their sal
aries. The theatrical company was then
placed i'm charge of Mr.. King, who sail
ed with them for New York, Mr.. Reg.
nault paying their expenses to New
York, and also furnishing Mr.. King
with money to pay their expenses from
the last-named place to Richmond
The parties engaged came on with Mr..
King as far as Norfolk, and the petit
toner alleges would have come on to
Richmond, but for breach of faith on
pany at Norfolk, and played them there
for his own benefit. After the return
of Mr.. Regnault, the petitioner, he fur.
nished Mrs. Magill with an account o.
his expenses, showing that they exceed
ed the money paid him by Mrs. Magil
by the sum of EGO 9s. Cd. The petition.
er now claims 5000: % in gold, with legal
interest thereon from the 18th of OcfO
Der, 1868, and compensation for his SER
vices as her agent for six months, which
he places at 81 800 in gold, making an
aggregate of SIS, 790:2S.
Mrs. Magill makes very lengthy re-
ply to the petition of Mr.. Regnault, in
which she denies that she owes him q
cent; that the failure of getting the Eu-
ropean company to Richmond was
wholly on account of his incompetency;
that he went to Europe as rluch on his
own account, for specializing purposes
as to transact business for her. and there
fore, in her opinion, he should have been
contented with having all his expenses
paid by her while he was engaged in
transacting business for himself.
The best part Of the time of the Court
yesterday was consumed in hearing the
evidence of the numerous witnesses in
the case, which had not been concluded
at the hour of adjournment. lii
The case will come up again to-day.
NEGRO DANGEROUSLY STABBED BY
SOLDIERS. "A negro named Thomas
Watkins was attacked on Thursday
night, about IL o'clock, at the corner of
Main and Ninth streets, bytwo soldiers,
who attempted to rob him. The negro
undertook to defend himself, when the
soldiers both drew knives and stabbed
the negro in both arms and in the
shoulder. The cries of the negro at
tracted the attention of policeman Hea-
ley, but before he could get up to the
negro's assistance the men made their
escape. The negro lives at the residence
of Mr. Howison, on Governor street,
and is represented as an orderly and in
offensive individual. .,q ..1s,
TRIAL FOR MURDER.-The Military
Court, which sits at the Capitol, has,
during the past ten days, been engaged
in the trial Kloss of Kernst for the MUIR
der of soldier named Staum, which, it
will be remembered, occurred in this
city several weeks ago. The Court sits
with closed doors, but we believe the
case has not yet been concluded. Il
,-'-uORTANT MIssIoN.-Col. Woolley,,
I'M. ST Marshal of Baltimore, lett
the Proves. evening of the 18th for
that city on the -'hern papers, in
Richmond. The MOI. weak of his
announcing his departure, sr one.
mission as "highly impOrtan. ~
the nature of which cannot now be
made public" but say that sit win
eventually lead to important develop
ments." .t 2 49,