The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-23

DECEMBER %, 1865.
guilt, but he had never originated the subject.
Never sent message by Henry Banks,
colored man, to Mrs. Ould, during her i'm
prisonment, except about . watch never sent
her proposition to leave town. Do not re-
collect whether Oh not she was ever In state
Of pregnancy at any time during our intimacy.
but do not think that she was in that condition
Franklin street was rented in her name.
contributed some forty dollars to set mp the
house. Was employed In the Confederate
Arsenal until near the close Of the war, and
had not been married since.' When witness
went to Alexandria, Mrs. Ould gave him $50
and 946 in specie. Promised to bring my niece,
young Lady Of sixteen, to see Mrs. Ould on
my way from Alexandria to Manchester. Did
not do this. Did not take a bible in Septem-
Der, 1863, and make an oath to be faithful to
each other. After I was shot she gave me
some eighty or ninety dollars, which I had
previously given her. This money was taken
from the drawer in the bar.
Mr.. johnson here presented q receipt for one
months rent of the house, given in the name
Of Mrs. Ould.
Meade stated that she paid the rent, but that
hefurnished the money, which came out of the
business. She pawned a watch and raised fifty
dollars on it, and afterwards borrowed q hum
dred dollars from Mrs. Lewis to pay for the
license. Mrs. Ould made me present of the
suit of clothing have on, and also some under
clothing. After some further testimony on the
part of Meade, the counsel for the defence in
troduced number of receipts, made out in the
name of Mrs. Ould, for house rent and other
expenses, and sundry letters from Meade to
Mrs. Ould, expressing the tenderest ailments
of affection for her; he loved her better than
anything on this earth, (said the letter, } and
would do so as long as he lived that he would
be home soon and would not go to Manchester
"no more.'
Edward J. Tyler testified that some time in
September he was employed as a private
watchman on Franklin street heard the re-
port Of pistol, and a man who was opposite
Mrs. Ould said: Arrest that woman"
Called policeman Jones and had her arrested.
Then call was made for the arrest of the
man, and he was arrested; he said he was
badly wounded, and was carried to DIR. Whites
Office Mrs. Ould had a pistol in her hand at
the time she was arrested. Believed that Mrs.
Ould was in a state of frenzy, and did not
know what she was doing. The shooting at
that time was all over. He had seen Mrs. Ould
every night on his beat, and she knew him
we'll.
Meade, being recalled, stated that he was
confined to his bed some twelve Of fourteen
days on account of the wound.
Andrew J. Ford stated that he knew nothing
about the case.
DIR. White gave description of the wound.
It was about an inch and half from the
spine, and being SO near the muscles of the
back, it was impossible to probe it.
At this point, Mr.. Saunders adjourned the
further investigation of the case until o-day
at IL o'clock. Witnesses were recognized to
appear.
Marmaduke johnson, Esq, and Colonel D.
G.. Mcintosh are the counsel in this most ex-
traordinary case.
BuRGLARIoUs RoBBERY.-The tobacco fac
tory Of Messrs. Butler Il Mathews, on Cary
street, between Fifteenth and Seventeenth,
was broken into on Wednesday night and
robbed of eight boxes Of manufactured to-
bacco In the morning, about half past s
O'Clock, four boxes of it was recovered by Mr..
j. II. Franklin, formerly city watchman,
who discovered, as he was going through Ex-
change alley, Federal soldier having in his
possession a bag, which the fellow dropped
upon seeing him. In this bag were three
boxes of the stolen tobacco, and further on
was one other box of the same lot. This por-
tiOn of Messrs. Butler Mathews's stolen to-
bacco has been returned to them. Robberies
are of nightly occurrence, and we recommend
to merchants the propriety of always having
some one to sleep in their stores.
A BURGLAR SHOT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RoT
A ASToRE.-We are pleased to learn that, a few
nights since, a burglar was shot in Chester.
field county, from the effects Of which he has
since died.
1t appears that Mr.. S. S. Goode, citizen OF
that quarter Of Chesterfield county known al
Skinquarter, had missed several articles from
his store, and in order to prevent any further
robbery, put his clerk to watch for him. The
burglar entered the store during the night,
and was fired at by the young man, who dis
charged both barrels, striking him in the
lower part of the thigh. After a considerable
struggle, he was tied and conveyed to the
county Jail, where we learn he has since died.
He was a negro, formerly a slave to William,
Goode, but our informant did not ascertain
his name.
BREAKING THE PEAcR.-Robert Thompson,
wearing a blue uniform overcoat, was arraign-
ed at the Mayors Court yesterday on the charge
of being drunk and making an assault upon ne
groes. Mr.. r.. H. Barnes testified that the ac-
cused came to his store on the previous day
very drunk, and he prevailed upon him to 60
out. Some negroes were standing upon the
curbstone, ,and Thompson made an assault upon
them, and afterwards threatened to whip Mr.
Barnes himself. Called an officer and had him
arrested, and he resisted stoutly. The Mayor
required security for his good behavior, and
also fined him ten dollars, under an ordinance
Of the city for resisting On officer. He declared
that he had no recollection Of the occurrence
having been under the influence of liquor al
the time, which is quite probable; but the
Mayor declined to receive that As an excuse.
FIaHTIxa IN THE MARKEr.-George w. Dun
can, young man apparently not twenty ont
years Of age, was before Mayor Saunders yes