The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-14

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Rogers. The Court ordered that defend
ant deliver mp to plaintiff possession of
the premises situated on Jackson street. in the
city Of Richmond, on the 26th day of February,
1885,
HrsrISas COURT.-With the exception of the
examination Of the Kirby case, noticed else
where, this Court did nothing yesterday but
hear applications for licenses to keep "ordi-
naries." The Court adjourned over to Friday,
when all who have not yet procured their
licenses will have an opportunity of doing SO.
MAYORS CoURT.-Only one case was tried
before Mayor Saunders yesterday, namely,
that Of John T. West a white man, charged
with purchasing thirty two law books which
were stolen from the offices of MIR. James B.
Peasants and Mr.. J. L. G. Danner lawyers,
of this city, he knowing them to have been
stolen.
Mr.. banner testified that, for two weeks pre-
vious to the arrest Of the accused, he had
missed books from his library, and at last the
matter became SO serious that he suspected
his servant boy Of the theft and took steps to
ferret it out. Learning that West had been in
the habit of buying books from the servant, he
obtained the assistance of two police officers and
inquiring of him whether he had bought any
law books, or had any on hand, he promptly
replied in the negative; whereupon the police
men proceeded to search the premises, and in
the cellar found about two barrels of law
books, among which he identified nine or ten
Of those he had lost, and a much larger num-
Der which he recognized rs having seen in the
office of Mr.. James Il. Peasants. Upon this
discovery, West was taken into custody. Wit
ness had lost upwards of thirty valuable law
books, and believed they had all gone the same
way.
Mr. Peasants stated that he knew nothing
of his loss until informed by Mr.. banner of
the discovery he had made, when he went at
once to police headquarters, where the books
had been deposited, and there discovered some
that had been stolen from his office. He sup
posed he had lost in all thirty odd, and set a
high value upon them
Witnesses testified to the good character of
the accused; but the Mayor felt so fully salts
fled of the knowledge of West that he was
buying stolen property that he remanded him
for examination before the Hastings Court in
two cases of petit larceny.
PRovosr JUDaE's COuRr.-In consequence of
the indispostion of Colonel McEntee, Provost
Judge, no court was held yesterday.
ARRESTS The following arrests were made
by the military police yesterday: J. J. Giles
pie, of Buckingham county, for robbing sol
diers; Samuel Gardner, Second battalion
Eleventh United States infantry for attempt
ing to take, by force, property from negro
girls; John Farley, negro, for assaultipg and
beating woman of his own color William
Gallagher, for careless driving and breaking
the wagon of q negro man Moses Thwacker
and John Mahaly, small white boys, for
fighting in the First Market released on their
promise not to offend again) John Jackson,
little negro, for stealing iron George
Fields, Twenty fourth Massachusetts regi-
ment, for assaulting a lady William ORay
nor, Third battalion Eleventh United States
infantry, drunk and without a pass (; Nancy
Smith and Lavinia LigOn, negroes, for fight
ing and David McCarty, for getting drunk
and creating disturbance in the street.
STOLEN HORSES RECovERED.-On Wednesday
evening OF last week the stable of Mr.. James
Lyons, OF this city, was broken open and two
valuable horses stolen therefrom. A day or two
SINCE Judge William H Lyons heard that the
horses had been taken to Petersburg, and 1t
once started in pursuit After diligent search,
he found them in that city in possession of a
negro man, who on being charged with the
crime of stealing them, confessed his guilt and
was taken into custody. The Judge took the
horses in charge, and was about having them
started for Richmond. when, to his surprise,
he was approached by certain parties, who
claimed them as Government property. He,
however, had little difficulty in establishing
his title to the animals, and they We're taken
to the depot for transportation to the owner S
stable. The Judge returned home on Tuesday
evening, well satisfied with his exploit in the
detective line.