The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-28

AOAANAOAN0S AAA OxVAODA i I
MAroR's Counr.- The court room was
thronged yesterday morning with q motley
and the air was redoient with the steam from
damp garments The following is summary
of the business disposed Of:
"A young, and well-dressed female, named
Green, was charged with being drunk and dis
orderly In the street. The Mayor required her
to give security in the sum Of two hundred
dollars to keep the peace.
Philip Downer was charged with being
drunk and lying in the street. Being his first
| tion.
r. q. Allen was up to answer a charge of
assaulting and beating two Federal soldiers.
missed.
Philip Lambert was charged with fighting
and disorderly conduct tn The street po-
company with = drunken man, and saw him
knock the drunken man down. He made no
noise, and seemed perfectly sober. The Mayor
dollars for his good behavior for the period
OF twelve months
George Sullivan, a slender youth, was up
for stealing breastpin from the store of OF
morning of the 3d. while he was wrapping
up goods for a customer, the accused came in
and talked about buying q breastpin, but
while there he put one in his pocket without
leave. He did not denylhavina taken the ar
ticle, but begged piteOusly to 06 let off. The
Mayor sent him on to the Hastings Court on
the charge Of larceny - -
Harry Langhorne, a rough looking young
chap, was up for committing an assault upon
his own mother. It occurred on Sunday last.
His mother said he had always been a good
child, and did not wish to have him punished.
The Mayor discharged him upon her represen-
| tations.
John McMann was charged with being
drunk and disorderly On his promise of re-
n
James w. Camp was up on similar charge.
The Mayor warned him against a repetition of
his offence, and released him from custody.
Ellen Mccarthy, a wotpan with young
child in her arms Louisa Langford, Virginia
| Wade and Mary Collins, portion of the pop
| ulatiOn residing in the old United States Ho-
| tel, on the corner of Nineteenth and Main
| streets, were up on the charge of being disre-
putable characters and general disOrderly con-
duct. Mr.. Jesse +. Keesee testified that the
| woman Mccarthy had never paid any rent,
and he had given her repeated notices to quit
Another witness testified to the general disOr
| derly behavior of the other parties. Captain
Quinby stated that their place was general
resort for drunken soldiers, and that fights
were of frequent occurrence. After hearing a
mass of testimony to the same effect, the Mayor
required each of the accused to give securi-
ty in the sum of three hundred dollars to keep
the peace. They were committed in default.
| 1T is necessary that the reporter should
make a correction in yesterdays account of
the Christmas proceedings at the Mayor $
stolen n watch and with being drunk and dis
orderly. He was not charged with stealing,
but only with the latter branch of the offence.
His honesty has never been impeached, his
only failing being fOndness for strong drink. !
| PKovosr CouRr-BREvEr-Co COLONEL McExrEE
| PREsIDINa:-The following cases were disposed
! OF in this Court yesterday
| George Smith, alias John M. Decker,
Twelfth United States Infantry, charged with
being drunk and disorderly plead guilty and
to cf1n Thnndnr fOr do
| John Smith, Eleventh United States In
fantry, and William Winnick, plead guilty to
! the same charge, and were each sent to Castle
| Thunder for fifteen days.
| Henderson Taylor, negro, charged with
stealing Il hat, plead guilty and was sent to
the Castle for thirty days.
| George Williams, negro, charged with car
rying concealed weapons, plead guilty and was
sent to the same institution for thirty days.
| COley Williams, u negro woman, charged
| with lying in the street drunk, plead guilty
| and was sent down for thirty days.
| Many other cases are on the docket, and con-
| tinued, the Court having been engaged nearly
all day in hearing the case of seven negroes,
charged with stealing Mr.. Lyons horses.
| Our PoLICE.-1t is a matter of cOngratula-
tion to our citizens that we have at last
police force in the city that is i'll some measure
sufficient for their protection.
In the good old days, long gone by when the
roaring Of the falls Of the noble '' Jeems - was
all that broke the silence of the hight in Rich
|
citement for weeks, and when we could
fill columns of our paper with the parti-
culars Of burglary, we listened with
wonder at the marvellous tales of the
ubiquitous metropolitan policeman, and
wondered why Mr.. Mayo did not organize such
a force in Richmond. How innocent we were
then!
But now, since we have been brought within
the pale Of g civilization" beyond which we
were excluded for four years. new institutions
and new arts have been introduced amongst
us, which have led to the establishment of the
long wished for police organization, which
makes Richmond, beyond all doubt, a ''fou-
rishing place.
While we regret very much the necessity fol
have, we are glad that the necessity has been
promptly met. We have now one hundred and
twenty policemen armed and for duty. Major
Claiborne the efficient chief, with the conf
dence and respect he enjoys from the citizens
needs only the support and co cooperation of thu
authorities to bring our city back to its former
peace and quiet.
A COMPLICATED CAsE.-Judge McEntee, il
the Provost Court, was engaged nearly thu
whole of yesterday in the investigation Of {
horses from Mr.. James Lyons on the 7th o.
December. The case was not disposed of, bu
will be resumed to-day. 1t was necessary t.
infiict an amount of cOrpOreal punishment
upon one Of the number, George Tripp, peni
tentiary convict, to extort the truth from him
Another of the party, named Hiram Harris
came to Judge McEntee's Office on Tuesday
and gave himself up, voluntarily stating tina
he received the horses from Tripp, took then
to Petersburg and offered them for sale. Th'
case is one which presents many difficulties
yet it is believed that the whole seven were il
some way connected with the theft.
The WEATHER yesterday was rainy, disa
greeable and unreasonable. The OccasiOna
showers reminded one strongly of an Apri
day, while the atmosphere was less like De
cember than any previous period OF tn
season. Overcoats were really burdensOm
to their wearers, but necessary to be worl
on account of the rain.
LARcHxY-Two negroes, named Eliza Jen
kins and Mary johnson, were arrested Tues
day night by Constable Cole, of Henrico, TO
stealing pocket book containing twenty
seven dollars, white dress valued at tel
dollars, and one gold locket, from johnson