The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-02-03

verse to the petitioner, and he was there
upon remanded to the custody of Cap
tain William II. Fry, at Camp Lee.
The case Of John Thomas Branch was
continued till the 10Th.
The court will lneetagain this morning
At IL o'clock.
Mayors CouRr.-The following cases
commanded the Mayors attention yes
terday:
Benjamin Courtney, charged with be
ing drunk and running after boys in tn.
street with a drawn knife. There being
another charge pending against the sc-
cused, which His Honor was unable TO
hear, he was committed for another
hearing.
George ". Loman and James Hop
kins, charged with disorderly conduc,
and fighting in James Notices Alabama
saloon, were required to give security for
their good behavior.
Elijah Pitman, free, was up for stealing
three hundred dollars, the property OF
Captain Theo. c. Cone; also, charged
With stealing two hundred dollars be-
longing to Mr. Leonhard. The charge
was fully sustained, whereupon the &C
-cused was reman&cd for examination
before the Hastings Court.
Fanny Taylor, white, was committed
to Jail in default of security for her good
behavior, she being charged with drunk
enness in the street.
The continued case Of Mrs. Ann Per
rim, charged with running slaves through
the lines, was taken up and disposed Of
Her case is connected with that Of Gum,
the young man who was brought up a
few days ago. We append the following
testimony, upon hearing which the Mayor
sent the accused ON for examination be-
fore the Hastings Court.
Captain boswell testified, that when
Gum was arrested, he (Gunn) stated
that he was merely Mrs. PERKINS, agent
in the matter of running negroes through
the lines, and that Mrs. Perrin had re-
ceived half dozen silver spoons from
one negro and silk dress from another
as q reward for running them through
tho lines. Went to Mrs. PERKINS, resi-
dence, in company with Detectives Reese
and Craddock, and arrested Mrs. Perrin
The accused acknowledged that she had
the spoons in her possession, and also
the dress.
Nessrs. Craddock and Reese testified
to the effect that they went to Mrs. Per-
rims house on the mig ht of the arrest.
Reese asked for the silver spoons that
had been given to her for assisting
negro through the lines. Mrs. Perrin
hesitated, at first, in her answer, and
then said, "What spoons - Witness
said, "Those silver spoons" After IA
little VIII l., Mrs. Perrin said that the
spoons were at the house of a man
named Blankinship. Craddock and
Reese went with her to Blankinskips
house and called him out. When Blank
inship appeared, Mrs. Perrin said, LET
me have those spoons that gave you to
find out whether they were silver
Blankinship brought the spoons out and
delivered them to Reese. Mrs. Perrin
claimed. that the spoons were brought
her by free negro, who wished to have
them sold for the benefit of her aunt.
twas shown in the evidence that the
spoons were tho property of Mrs.
Dade, and the dress belonged to Mrs.
Halsey. There was some doubt as to
whether the negro woman who brought
tho spoons to Mrs. Perrin were free or
not; but the other, who brought the
dress, was slave of Mr. IIalsey.
Mrs. Counsels, daughter Of Mrs. Per-
rim, testified that the dress was bought
by her from a youth named Childress,
and that he (Childress) divided the money
between himself and Gum.