The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-02

MAYORS CouRT.-The Street Inspector reported the
following cases of nnsances, for which warrants were
issued, viz Sarah Anthony, solomonsky, and d.
| +. Evans.
Commonwealth u.s. G. ". Clark--chargcd with stealing
| the pocket-book of Thomas Burke while drunk and
asleep in the barroom of Church Kayton corner of
Union street and Rleas lane. From the evidence adj
duced it appears by Burke himself that he was asleep
and drunk and his testimony confused vague and
incoheren that it evident to close observer that
his unsettled imagination still very much twadded
or he played of effectively upon the creduty of tho
Court Not being able to identify in any manner
mpcate the accused the Mayor discharged the prisoner
there being testimony at all to sustain the charge
Commonwealth rs. Philip Northumberland with
burglary and larceny on the morning of the 25h of July
upon the premises of J. NJ. Freeman, eweler &c. The
Commonwealth introduced the testimony Robert Patter
who represented himself to j. NJ Freeman "as poor
unfortunate creature" &c., but from his own admission
and the evidence drawn out it apparent all
that Patterson had grown gray in niquty having served
term in the Pententiary for shooting in Rich
mond for stealing one of his geese. This Patterson IL ap-
pears, rents place the of Cumberland and
Queen streets, and has small shoema1crs shop and
bowling saloon, which he used fence for stolen
goods than for labor at his trade of shoemaking II
made apparent that IN order 10 hedge and make on the
swag which stolen he voluntarily called Mr. Free.
and told him that his property all safe at the
time giving Mr. Freeman List of those persons he
knew be implicated in the robbery facts which he said
he had obtained from Sullivan, and which the latter ill.,
formed him that Williams mythical character had told
him while no was asleep, nearly And make along
story short Patterson told but truths in
the whole examination. He, upon being questioned
acknowledged that he did not know Hinchman
The next witness called was the boy John Sullivan
alias Grill who canddly admitted having been engaged
in the robbery, explaining in detail the modes operad
where how aud when he entered &C., stating that pater.
had put mp the job and he only wanted favorable
opportunity to crack the crib which he accordingly
did He also admitted to having robbed the store of Griffin
Greenwood, but denied having anything to do with
knowledge of either the robbery of Lockhart Stiner
l the attempt upon Dunn Co. From the evidence adj
dueed it apparent to the court and every else
that Philip IInchman and John Sampson were perfectly
innocent of the charge, and both honorably dis
charged Sullivan pleaded guilty of the charge and Robt
Patterson pleaded not guilty Both committed 1t
will, therefore, appear evident to Dur readers that
| the only persons guilty of the Freeman robbery
| were Patterson and Sullivan, from their own admis
sions. The Commemorative Attorney viii have but
| little trouble making out a dead case.
The question arises what motive could have infu-
enced Patterson to have implicated two perfect strangers
to himf In mind, it was piece of studied niquty
to not only impicate them by suspicion, while he drew
the benefit of his apparent honesty and get of. Thus
has the language of the poet been fully realized by this
examination, namely