The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-26


Lyons yesterday:
George Washington, negro, indicted for
felony. was arraigned, found guilty, and
sentenced for three years to the pcniten-
tiary.
John Bell, negro, indicted for felony, was
arraigned, found guilty, and sent to the
penitentiary for four years.
Daniel Nelson, negro, was tried on an IN
dictmcnt for felony, but was adiudged rs
only guilty of petty larceny, and sent to
the Jail for six months.
MAYORS Court, FRIDAY MoRNING-lloN.
JosEpH MAYO PRESIDING. - William T..
Jones, William Applcyard, and William
Pearman were arraigncd on charge OF being
engaged in the fight in the courtyard OF
the county courthouse on election day
Thursday.
Sergeant Southall testified that, party
of men being engaged in a fight mt the court
house, he proceeded to put stop to II.
Jones interfrrcd, pulled him away from the
party, and called him Il son Of a -. APP
plcvard struck him whilst he was bringing
Jones out of the crowd.
Policeman Allen swore tOthe same facts
as were given by Sergeant Southall. lie
was present, and assisted him to arrest the
parties.
Mr.. James T. Tennill said that he was
called upon by Sergeant Southall to assist
hira during the fight. lie was struck by
Applevard on the chin and on the back
part of the neck.
Several other witnesses appeared, but
no new facts were elected.
The parties were required to give each
four hundred dollars security for their iu-
ture good behavior, and admitted to bail
in the sum of four hundred dollars to ap-
pear before the next term OF the Grand
Jury. They were committed in default OF
security.
MolIic White, ncgrcSS, was arraigncd on
the charge of stealing twelve dollars in sill
yer from negro man. She was sent on
for indictment.
George Lindsey, charged with trcSpass-
inc upon the premises of Mr.. Hamilton
Peasants at night, was sent to Jail in de-
fault of security for his future good be-
'havior.
BENJAMIN Jones and John Brown, ne
grocs, charged with cmptying filth in the
dock, were committed in default OF Sccu-
rity for their future good behavior.
lshman Robertson and William Byrd
were charged with attacking and cutting a
soldier with a knife, in negro dance
house, on Wednesday night. From the
evidence it appeared that the soldier was
attacked in the negro dancC-house, Whist
looking for Il dcScrter, by large party OF
negroes. He was Knocked down by one,
whom he recognized rs lshman Robertson,
and cut with knife by William Byrd.
Evidence was introduced to show that the
soldier had cut his hand with pane OF
glass in the door, which he knocked
through with his fist; but the cut on his
hand showed that it was done with knife.
They were rcmandcd for further cXamina-
ton before the Hastings Court.
- Hill, the negro who keeps the dance
house, was held to bail in the sum OF
two hundred dollars to answer to-day the
charge of keeping disOrdcrly house, W IL
liam n. Tinslcy going bis security.
Robert Henry AShby, mulatto, charged
with stealing watch from Mrs. Barbara
G0odc. was sent on for Indictment.
-Ihc case of Mrs. Callaghan, charged
with stealing Il dress, was brought up. Mrs.
Shay, 4 Wltnc>S, appeared anu ''Hl'i't '""'
,Shc saw Mrs. Callaghan buy the dress
whcrcupon she was discharged.
A nero named William Evans appeared
before the Mayor and gave evidence that,
being at the Statioil-hou,c on "Wednesday
night, he was kicked down the steps and
severely injured 10y Policeman O'Dwyer.
Several policemen appeared and testified
that the negro was not kicked down the
steps. but that he was drunk, and upon
being told to go away by Policeman
O'Dwycr. returned a very inSoIcnt reply,
whcrcupon hc was taken to the door and
showed down the steps. The case was
continued until to-day.
Charles Wade, negro, was arraIgncd on
charge of passing counterfeit coin. lie
was examined some months ago by Mayor
Saunders and sent on to the Grand jury
for felony. The Grand Jury, upon an cN-
animation of his case, sent him back 10
the Mayor for another trial. Upon the
consideration that he was strange negro
in this country-bcing from the West
Indics-and not familiar with American
coin, he was discharged.