The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-16

LOCAli MAIIERS.
MANo"'s CorRr.--The Mayor held his Cour
yesterday IL IL o'clock. The case of Georg,
Mack. charged with burglary, was called
when the Mayor stated that the officer in com
l0and Al the city Jail declined 20 give up the
prisoner without an order from CAPTAIN
Shoemaker; ;hat he had sent to the Can
,ans Office, and he could not be fonnd he
had hoped 10 set The prisoner i'll time to in
ycstiSate IN" case yesterday but it was inn
l0ssibir, On Monday next the Jail would be
turned over 10 the civil authorities, when all
these difficulties would be removed
7. i. Fletcher, charged with making an as
sault upon Ell Ferguson, was then arraigned.
Ferguson testified that, on night before last
about o'clock in the morning" he Law in
h. bunk, in the kitchen, when Flcther came
IN and caught him by the throat and threat
eued 10 knock his id brains ont The
affair occurred at Thompson * Fergusons s,
where l had charge. The house belonged to
a. brother and Thompson. Witness had no,
aSSlSned his interest III the house to Fletcher
The latter was there as an employee since the
Hh Of November. Had never represented
hat il was Pitchers house. nor never made
such statement 10 Farquhar and Schultz.
Fletcher drunk when he committed the
assault He gave no reason for his conduct.
Wlne.. showed no fight but laid perfectly
stu
Frank Sheridan testified that, on the morn
lux OF the 18th instant, about four O'clock
Fletcher tered the kitchen, where Ferguson
Wa living upon a table. and caught him by
thr neck Took hold Of his arm and tried to
pull HIM of Could not say whether he struck
ham or not. The difficulty originated about a
tl for liquor to be paid to Mr.. Farqnhar.
d. Z. Farquhar gave detail of the business
transactions between himself and Ferguson
Ferguson told him, about the Isl of November,
That Fletcher had opened the house and was
going 10 run it thereafter. Told witness this
more than once. Knowing Fletcher TO be
good. gave him credit for some forty dollars
Ferguson still owed him bill, and on one oc-
tasion him al Davis Il Woods buying hay
and oats, and asked him for money, when he
pulled ont a 1ifty-dollar note and paid for the
hay and oats and put the change in his pocket.
Subsequently saw Fletcher, and spoke TO him
about his bill, when he said that he had given
ferguson the money 10 payi
NeSsrS. shepherd, Cordlc and Hamlet test-
led a. 10 their knowledge of the house belong
ms 10 Fletcher. Ferguson and Fletcher
hbi'cd various receipts to establish their
claims to HE proprietorship.
The Mayor decided that the fact had been
proven that Ferguson was assaulted in his own
house. and held Fletcher TO bail in the sum of
iirt" hundred and fifty dollars to appear be-
fore the Hastings Court in February next to
answer al indictment for misG!pmeanor.
Mary Campbell, charged with drunkenness.
10 witnesses appearing, the case was laid
over.
Thomas Dobson, n Wild looking youth of
Fifteen years, was charged with being drunk
and assaulting J. J. King. Mr.. King tes,i-
led, that on the previous day he was on the
basin, when the prisoner and another young
man came along and pushed between witness
'hd the wall. AS they passed, accused said,
"D-n you, you can't buy that woman. -
There was Il negro woman on board 4 canal
boat. They afterwards came back accosted
witness, and after some conversation, Dobson
struck him. Called Mr.. John r. Glazebrook
and Mr.. Mitchell to his assistance. They then
started TO run, and pursued them and caught
'his one. He tried TO throw witness into the
basin. Never saw either of them before.
Prisoner might have been drinking slightly,
but was not drunk
Ihcmother Of Dobson made a pathetic appeal
10 The Mayor on behalf of her She said
III" was the mother OF eleven children, but this
| and one other were all that were living. She
hoped this offence would be forgiven.
The Mayor said the offence had been fully
proven, and he would be compelled to send the
PRISONER on to the February term OF the Hus
'1hsS court. He was bailed in the sum Of one
h"horeo dollars for his appearance.
GEORGE MACK, having been brought up from
J'il' was arralgned ON the charge of burglari
ously entering the store of John F. Regnault
aCo.
captain James b. Peasants stated that he
was employed by Messrs. Regnault & Co. AS a
private Waterman. On the morning IF the
dh Of December, between and 2 O'clock he
Jaw man standing in the alley in the rear of
Tie store, and asked him what he was doing
there, He said lie was stopping at the {. kirk
"ood, and was there watching the stores |
lpld him 10 leave, and after some words he
od 20. Saw light in the store and heard a |
scramble. Another man came down the area
ana witness ordered him TO stop, but he refusd |
- obey. Then drew pistol and fired, and the !
man dropped behind box, but afterwards |
'ised np and fired at witness. Continued to |
"re' and on the third shot witness was
"'"hded. This man made his escape. An |
''''f man, coming from between the buildings,
vas arrested. Did not see him, but suppose |
-" prisoner was the man arrested.
'"i'h IL. MeAllister testified to some facts
.''ihing the arrest of the prisoner.
4i 'ohh = RcsnauIt testified that, Oh reach
' MS store on the morning of the 4th Of De-
-. i' ne found the casing Of the door priced
"a' oi the window sprung, and the win
o @pS'aiFs open. There We're evident marks
d. P's"iis had been in there and some pow.
Stolen " ">'' "'' ""'"'"s WIFE
Sta, Pam lillian L. Mamie eorroborated the
u his partner, Nh Kegnault.