The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-20

CHARaH OF PrCKIx0 POcKRT.-John Wren.
charged with picking the pocket Of james
Callahan, at Daniel Wren's saloon, on Seven.
teenth street, was yesterday arraigned before
the Mayor. Callahan testified that he went
into Wren's house on Saturday evening, took
4 drink, gave a ve-dollar note, and received
the change /; and as he was about leaving,
John Wren approached and ran his hand into
his pocket and took out one hundred and two
dollars lacking some thirty cents. Callahan
admitted that he had taken q number of
drinks of ale before he went in there He
fully identified the prisoner as the man who
took his money. The first drink he had was
between three and four o'clock, and when he
went to Wren's it was between five and six
O'Clock. He did not keep a memoranda of the
number of drinks he took. He treated two men
while at Wren's. He further stated that John
Wren gave the money to Dan /; and on asking
the latter if it was his brother, received an
Affirmative answer. He then left the bar
room, and had John Wren arrested the next
morning.
Callahan stated, on his discrimination
oy Mr. Crane, that he took a number of
drinks before he received his pay on Saturday,
nut could not remember how many. He met
number Of soldiers on the corner opposite
difficulty with them. He was Knocked down
by one Of these soldiers. He remarked to them
that they might as well give him some of the
sidewalk, when one kicked him. When he
first went to Wren's he could not gain admis-
sion. The alteration with the soldiers lasted
some ten or fifteen minutes. When he found
ne could not get in at Wren's, he went to
Ryan's, door above.
To- hrn~ :acSA
ming, between six and seven O'Clock, he was in
at Wren's saloon, and heard Callahan ask Dan
Wren if his brother did not wear 6 butternut
coat" and receiving an affirmative answer,
said he had been robbed, and meant to have his
brother arrested. Dan Wren told him he
could do as he pleased. Saw Callahan in an
with some soldiers before he came
in. He was drunk.
called: +-..
Daniel Wren testified that on Saturday eve.
ming he had just paid off his barkeeper and dis
charged himIfor the night, when he heard that
an alteration was going on up the street. and
ordered the shutters to be put-up. Some time
afterwards Callahan came in. There were
several persons in the house at the time. and
Callahan asked them all up to drink He paid
witness for eight drinks. Subsequent to this.
Callahan came in and said he had been robbed
by John Wren. He handed witness ten dollars
to keep for the night, saying it was all the |
money he had. This sum he gave back to him |
On Sunday morning. He was quite drunk at |
the time. Witness believed that this charge
had been gotten up to extort money.
John Ryan testified to the fact of the fracas
with the soldiers, and that he afterwards came
into his saloon and took a number of drinks. |
He was very drunk at the time. Did not see
my money. ...
John j. Brown testified that he heard con- |
versation between Callahan and Daniel Wren,
On Saturday evening, in regard to the robbery !
Callahan told Wren that he was satisfied that |
John Wren had not taken his money.
The Mayor decided to send the accused on to |
he Hastings Court for examination; and in
consequence of the fact that he had received
nod. .-""" S. Major Croft stating that he had |
-, escape from the Libby prison, he de-
'lined to admit him to Dali. '''' '-o W. |