The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-22

FREEDnEx's Corar-1nSonrAxT CAss.-IThe
uninteresting monotony In the proceedinGe Of
this tribunal was broken yesterday by the ap-
pearance Of case Of general interest and Of
an important character.
The style Of the case was Christian (color-
ed) rs. r. H. Maury Co. and r. w.
Hughes. It seems, from the records of the
Court, that box, containing bonds and other
securities to the amount Of some el0, eco, was
deposited with Maury / Co. for Christian,
las claimed by the plaintin,) and that h. W.
Hughes, acting as administrator. removed the
bonds without compstent authority.
The argument yesterday arose on motion
made by the defendant to postpone the trial
till dispositions could be taken in Wisconsin.
Judge Crump opened the case by making the
motion, and holding that the deposition was
necessary.
Mr.. J. Harmer Gilmer, Jr., followed for
the petitioner. He argued that the motion
arose simply from spirit of delay; that the
deposition was not necessary, and that If it
was, the witness should be made to come In
person. He said that the second day Of Janu-
airy, proximo, had already been set for the
final trial of the case upon it's merits; and
therefore If the Wisconsin witness had any
thing to say he could get here as well by that
time as in six months.
Mr. J. H. Gilmer followed for petitioner, con-
tending that in this case time was the essence
of Justice, and protesting against delay.
Judge Crump closed the case by holding that
the ordinary courts would grant his motion,
and requesting that this tribunal would do the
same.
The Court decided to take up the case on
the I'd of January unless further cause for
delay could be shown.
PRovosr CorRr-BREvET- COLONEL McESrEE
PREsIDIxa.-But few cases were disposed Of in
this Court yesterday. The following is a sum.
mary:
G. S. Peasants, charged with selling liquor
to enlisted men, was fined twenty-fl dollars.
William Burton, negro, charged with steal
ing q load of coal and Offering it for sale,
pleaded guilty, and was sent to Castle Thunder
for sixty days.
Joseph Williams ulids Dayy Jones, negro.
was convicted Of being drunk and lying down
| in the street, and was sent to the Castle for
ten days.
| James Ferguson, OF the Twenty fourth Mas
sachusetts volunteers, arrested for drunken.
ness, was sent to the c astle for ten days.
AKRBsrs.-The following arrests We're made
by the police yesterday:
| Thomas Field, (negro,) for stealing iron from
the ruins of the old Columbian Hotel, on Cary
street. George w. Duncan, for fighting in the
market with James Wilkinson, and james
Wilkinson for retaliating upon George w
Duncan. James Carshin, for assaulting ant
knocking down 4 citizen Colin Lee, NEGRO,
for throwing piece Of iron and striking q littl'
girl Mary Jane Coleman and Mary Sykes
(negroes,) for disOrderly conduct and making
disturbance in the streets and r. Thompson
of Hanover, for uproariOus conduct in publ,
while under the influence OF liquor.
! The following arrests were registered at th'
upper station house:
James Washington, (negro,) for stealing irol
from J. A. Belvin, and Anderson Edwards
for fighting ON Broad street, near the Frede
ricksburg depot, with negro named D. Green
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