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

OUrpAagors ArrRxpr 70 MvxDHa -.On As'
Friday night, whilst Mr.. Charles Brice. VINO
resides about three miles from the city on the
line of the Fredericksburg railroad, was ma
king customary visit among his out buildings,
he was struck in the forehead by parties who
had concealed themselves behind . pig-pen,
then fired two loads of buckshot from dou-
BILE barreled shotgun into MS right side,
making, from their close proximity, fright
full wound. The scoundrels fled LII the direc-
bers of the family, who were attracted by the
firing. DIR. Sinton was Immediately called in,
and extracteda few Of the shot
Mr.. Brice was relative, and resided with
the family of Mr.. Thomas johnson, formerly
a we'll known bookseller Of this city. He Is
upwards of seventy years old, and q most es-
timable citizen. Weare glad to learn tnat ms
wounds, though painful, are not considered
dangerous. The shock to his system Is very
great.
JUDGE LroSs's CouRr.-Judge William H.
LYONS, of the Hastings Court, held q session
on Saturday, but disposed of nothing but civil
business Of no interest to the general public.
MAYoR's CoURT.-In addition to the pro-
tracted hearing of the case of Mrs. Isabella
Ould, detail of which is elsewhere given,
the Mayor disposed of the following business:
George Hickman was charged with stealing
whom the fowls were stolen could not swear
that Hickman was the man who took them
although he missed them from his wagon
There being no evidence sufficiently positive
to Justify the detention of Hickman, he was
discharged.
James Smith, youthful vagabond of some
twelve years, was charged with having been
drunk and disorderly in the streets. He had
q white woolen comforter wound around his
head in the place of a cap. No one appeared
to testify against him, and he was released
with the usual admOnitiOn. Smith left the
courtroom with such an erect and soldier
like Tpin to cause II hearty laugh among the
Frank Smith, another boy Of about the same
age, with dirty face and closely cropped hair,
was also charged with having been drunk and
found lying in q door between and 4 o. clock
in the morning. The Mayor remarked that he
was a very small boy to be guilty Of such an
offence, but pleading the approach of Christ
mas as an excuse, he was discharged with some
good advice.
Robert w. Starke, who was up on Friday
for drunkenness, again made his appearance
on a similar charge. The Mayor required him
| to give security to keep the peace for twelve
months.
Frances Loving, who appeared on Friday
under the name Of Frances Smith, was again
up for drunkenness. Policeman Epps testi-
fled that he found her lying in perfectly
| helpless condition upon the street, with bot
! tie OF whisky by her side She stated that she
| by the advice of a physician. Having given
| the Mayor a solemn promise not to appear
again before him, and in consideration Of the
/ 1dCt tudt d pIOtEsSCteu AAASA
! prove fatal TO her, she was discharged.
John Welch, charged with making an as
sault upon his wife, was called; but, failing
! to appear, his bail was declared forfeited.
| PRovosr -CoLosrI McEx
TEE PREs1DIEG.-fhe following cases were dis
posed of in this Court ON Saturday:
| Sarah Stephens, negro, charged with drunk.
enness and disorderly conduct, was found
guilty and sent to Castle Thunder for twenty
| days
Charles Wilson, of thes Eleventhg United
States Infantry, drunk and In the city without
| Il pass, was sent to the Castle for twenty
! DAYS.
0Armis stead Robinson, negro, was tried on a
! charge of petit larceny, found guilty and sent
/ to the Castle for sixty days.
|. Lewis Ransom, negro, was found guilty o.
stealing q pair of shoes, and sentenced to thu
! Castle for a period of sixty days.
Ned Dabney, negro, charged with petit lar
| ceny was sent to the same institution Tor {
| like term.
| James McFee, charged with having beer
! implicated in robbery, was committed to th'
| Castle to await trial by court-martial.