The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-05-28

JrpGE LYoNs's CorRT.-This court was
in session Saturday, and disposed of the
following cases:
Edward Tyler, indicted for stealing
watch, was sent to the city jail Tor sixty
days.
George Washington, negro, indicted for
stealing n set of harness from Mr.. Duncan,
of Norfolk. was found "not guilty." and
discharged.
Peter MYERS. alias Peter Mills, indicted
for forcibly entering and robbing the shoe
store of Robert Briggs, found guilty
and was sent to the pcntcntmry Tor hVc
years.
William Robinson was tried for the same
offence, found guilty" and sent to the
pcnitcntiary for four years.
4Rlliam Watkins was found "guilty OF
the same offence and sent to the pcnlten-
tiarv for six years.
Peter Myers made application for new
trial. 1t was refused him, and time given
him to file bill of exceptions.
| ACAtLrp Court OF MAGISTRATES was
held in the City Hall Saturday morning.
| Present: McSSrS. Rcgnault, Tlmbcrlake,
Mccarthy, Allen, Roystcr, Bodeker, and
| Jones.
| Henry Thompson, charged with stealing
fifty dollars and pistol, was sent on to the
September term of Judge LyonS's Court.
Conrad Feltncr and Eliza, his wife,
| charged with buying large quantity OF
stolen goods, knowing them to have been
stolen. He was discharged, and She was
sent on to same court, but admitted to
| bail.
Fannie Moses, for stealing clothing, was
sent on to same court.
MAYORS CorRT, SATURDAY MoRNING,
| Hon. JOSEPH MAYO PRESIpING.-Ihc con-
tinucd case of William Hill, negro, charged
with keeping a disordcrly house in Soil
| tudc, was taken up, and additional
| evidence taken. The statements OF most
of the witnesses were exactly opposite
To each other. The white witnesses
testified that Hills house was a resort for
di>ordcrlv white and black people of both
sexes. whilst the blacks SwOrc that "dcrc
was muffin but blacks dar," and that Hill
was a "mOnStrouS proper man." During
the investigation, two white girlS-Annic
Miller and Emma Jane Caw-prcScnt
under charges, were made to stand up, and
| the NlIltTtDl NllUtSNtN 'Ih'Nli'Il'' - "
whether or not they had seen them in Hills
house. All said they had not. Hill was
sent on for Indictment by the Grand Jury.
The two white girls above mentioned,
and three negro girls, charged with indie
cent conduct at Hollywood, were com
mttcd 10 Jail in default of security for
their good behavior.
The case of Policeman O'Dwycr, charged
bva negro man named William Evans with
kicking him down the Station-houSc steps,
was continued from Friday, and the WIT
ncSScS summoned lay the negro examined.
The testimony was very conflicting ->olnc
swearing that the negro was drunk, ana
others that he was not. His Honor dis
missed the ca>r, rcgrctting that anything
Of the kind had occurred. He cautioned
the policemen that if, in future, there
should hc amy person in the Station-houNr
50 drunk aS to require pushing anywhere,
he should he pushed into Il cell, and not
down the steps. The citizens were gene
rally inclined to find fault with the police,
and il was necessary that the police should
50 conduct themselves as 10 prevent them
from 50 doing.
Jane, II. Tanner, charged with assault
inc Theodore kroncr, was discharged.