The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-25

CHARGE OF EELONY-A MAN HE6fsTfEd AR
REsr--HR Ia Shot BY THE PoLIcH.-At IN early
hour on Saturday morning, a man, named
James Clarke, made his appearance Mt the
lower stajon-house and reported that he had
been KNOCKED down and robbed of forty-ffve
dollars by an Irishman, who gave bis name as
William Burch. A policeman was at once
sent TO arrest him, and on reaching the door OF
the house, saw Burch, and told him he must go
along To this Burch consented; but on getting
outside of the door knocked the policeman
against a lamp post, and turning upon sol
dier Of the Twenty fourth Massachusetts regi-
ment, also gave him a severe blow Burch
then went into the house and closed the door
The policeman returned to the station house,
and stated that he was unable to make the
arrest without assistance. Mr.. Clarke then
went before 4 magistrate and got u warrant
for the arrest Of Burch on the charge of felony,
and Captain Belts sent two policemen to take
him into custody. Clarke himself going with
them. They saw Burch, and when the police
man presented the warrant, he remarked, with
great GOODNESS, that he had likewise a warrant
for them and going into the house, picked up
4 double barreled shot gun and fired upon the
party. They ran behind q wall in the vicinity,
saved themselves from injury, and subsequent
ly returned to the station-house and reported
that it was beyond their power to arrest man
who was so ferocous as Burch. Captain
Belts then sent Il very resOlnte policeman,
named Harper, in company with the. party
who had returned. Harper went and searched
the house, bnt Burch could not be found Har-
per returned to the station house to report
this fact, leaving the two policemen be-
hind him, and they soon discovered Burch
crossing q bridge over the canal at
the foot of Eighth street. They got the assist
ance OF Sergeant Thomas, of the police force,
and thus reinforced, they made demonstra-
tion upon Burch, who left the bridge and got
into Il boat. Sergeant Thomas followed, and
a struggle ensued, in the course OF which
Bureh attacked the officer with the butt of the
gun whic4. he had previously discharged.
Thomas then drew his pistol and fired, the
balls taking effect in Burch's left arm and right
hip, and one making a hole through his left
ear. This had the effect of bringing the des-
perado down, after which he was secured and
taken to the upper police station. DR.. G. w. P.
Brock was sent for, who, after examining his
wounds, probed them, and extracted the ball
from his thigh, but could not get at the other
The wounds are merely III the flesh, and not
considered dangerous. Barch was subse-
quentiy taken to the city Jail, where he re-
mains ut present. After his arrest he gave the
name Of William Lightfoot He is man OF
immense physical power, and appareAtly about
forty years OF age.
Sergeant Thomas was formerly 4 captain in
the Confederate States army, and at the time
Of the above occurrence was suffering under
the effects of wounds received in the service.
ARREsTs.-At the lower station house, on
Saturday. the following arrests We're reported,
and some others which were examined before
the Mayor, detail OF which Will be found in
| the proceedings Of that tribunal: Andrew
Jackson, Il negro, for stealth. ten dollars from
JOIQ IcETln sACE TT. Il ntiuDtI VI tAc
Eleventh United States lnfanty, for repre-
senting himself to be 4 policeman and being
concerned in the robbery Of john Perrin
Armls.sad Robinson II nesr" Tor s'sailns
Charles Wilson, of the Eleventh United States
Infantry, for being drunk nd disorderly i'll the
house Of Belle Somers Sarah Stevens, tor
disorderly conduct in the street and threat
ening TO shoot Sarah Smith; Lewis Ransom
a negro, for stealing shoes from Morris i
Hess Charles Copeland, negro, for carry
ing firearms; Isaac Brown, q negro, for dis
charging a gun in the market George Will
lia1ns, a negro, for carrying concealed wea-
pons H. X. Allen citizen, for assaulting and
beating two Federal soldiers; Sylvester Over
ton, a negro, for insulting policeman while
in the discharge Of his duty Henderson Tay-
lor, a negro, for stealing hat from Joseph
Hirshberg, and Robert Harrison, negro, fo1
stealing shoes from Wise 4 Harrison.
AT the upper station house the following ar
rests were recorded William Green, a negro
for stealing shoes from Morris & Green Z. S.
Woodbridge, for stealing q horse from r. A
Cooke. In this case the accused was admitted
to bail by Justice Binford. He alleges tina
he can prove he bought the horse, and was moi
within twenty miles OF Richmond on the day
the robbery is charged to have been commit
ted William Lishttoot, alias William Burch
charged with felony and resisting and at
tempting to kill an officer in the discharge OF
his duty Samuel Pleasants, a negro, for steal
ing lot of groceries from Marshall r. Bur
ton Isaiah White, negro, for fighting in thu
with O knife and George N. Brown for fight
ing in the same place Robert Randolph, a ne
KrO for having been drunk and disorderly aic
resisting a policeman; and John Wyley, Z
Washington City negro, for stealing six chairs
valued At fifteen dollars, from II. r. Emerson
Fanny Taylor, pauper, for being drunk aut
! creating disturbance III the poor house.
! Some few arrests for trivial offences were
registered at the police stations last evening.
! HORSE STEALING.-Thefts are becoming sucl
! common occurrences that it is dangerous tol
I a citizen to leave any properly exposed with
out q guard. On Saturday night, Colonel
W. Richardson, OF Hanover, went int
Zetelle's restaurant to get supper, leaving hl'
horse and equipments, and valise containing
some papers, in fronts of the house. When h
| returned, he found, to his surprise, that al
! were gone. The horse was found dnrlng tn
night by policeman Sweeney, and turned owe
! to the Colonel yesterday morning.
| A Horse THIEF SENT TO THE PENITESTrARY.-
| A negro by the name of Claiborne Briggs wa
| arrais sned before Judge McEntee On Saturday
! charged with horse stealing. The animal II
question was stolen from Charles K. Cullen
| of Hanover, on last Wednesday night 1twa
found in the possession of the prisoner, an
identified by Mr. Cullen rs his property.
Briggs pleaded guilty, and was sentenced I