The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25

dispatch that the docket wes CLEARED by twelve
o'clock.
The first case that attracted our attention was
that or tho United States Us. Sam wilson, for
the assault and battery Of Sam. Washing
ton' Washington appeared as prosecutor, and
what with his half-rlosed eyes, peculiarly thick
lips, and picturesque costume, was cert ainy
qui-sicsl youth. 1t appeared that Washing
ton had little Irish proteso in the Market
whom Wilson struck Oh the legs with a
stick. The little boy having no other protector
Washington seized hold Of Wilson and threw him
down and held him until the police came up and
he had him arrested. Meantime, while no was
holding Wilson down, that individual did not
submit without resistance, but pummelled him
! vigorously-for this pummelng no brought the
| charge The Court ordered Washington into the
dock beside Wilson, and sentenced them bo tn to
pay fine of SIS, or be kept at hard labor on the
streets for six days.
James Lacey, burly, good looking negro man,
with large moustacho, WAS brought up for an
assault and battery on his step-daughtor NINA
Burroughs. Emma testified that she and the
prisoner had been on tho best terms until this
occurrence, and thought great deal Of each
other, but that on this occasion her ma started to
church, and the prisoner did not want her to 60
and came after her in q great passion and she,
thinking he was going to strike her ma, told him
not to do 30, and he told her to mind her own
business, and kicked her off the pavement
The Court being anxious to know the extent of
the injury done, asked her where the prisoner
kicked her, but sho seemed confused by the ques-
ton, and declined to tell, saying that she was
very little hurt. The Court admonshed tho pris-
oner to be careful in future how he controlled his
stepchldren, and sentenced him to pay n fine of
a1)oro fhn OBJ
days.
Wm Meyers, little negro boy, about years
old, was brought up for stealing razor from
man who had employed him to clean fish and
who had given him q dinner Being convicted of
the double crime of theft and ingratitude he WAS
seat to the Freedmen's Bureau to be taught better
morals.
A muIatto man and black woman. who had
been sleeping in the market, were charged 50 for
their accommodations, and sentenced in default
of payment to three days hard labor on the
streets.
negro man, who had been for long time
past the porter in large establishment on Meet
ing street, and had enjoyed the respect and con-
fdence Of his employers to an unusual degree was
up for stealing goods to the amount of $5. He
acknowledged that he had sold the goods, but
said that the man he sold them to promised to
pay him in a few days. and then he intended to
report the sale to his employers and hand over
the money. He appeared to be very much dis
tressed at the position he occupied and still more
30 when he was sentenced to pay fine Of SIS, or
be imprisoned at hard labor for sixty days. It is
to be hoped tnat he was able to pay his 6ne, and
will take this as q warning to be more careful in
his transactions in future.
white man, who acknowledged that he had
hnnt, Ir,,r, had 10,
proven to have given an old negro man an uu-
mercful beating without cause, was sentenced to
pay fine Of $780, or be confined at hard labor for
| sixty days.
Mary E. Small, dirty colored girl, was brought
up for committing an assault and battery on Caro-
| line Lawrence.
Caroline, who is rather good looking, dark
| brown girl, appeared as the first Witness and was
very lofty and disdainful in her STYLE She enter-
| ed Court as closely covered as the yelled prophet
OF Khorassan, but on taking the oath raised her
veil and displayed face which, though conoeited,
WAS not hideons. She testified to the prisoner
brickbating her house and striking her on the
head, beSides abusing her, and behaving other
wise in very outrageous manner, and that the
blow gave her headache from which che was
st suffering. Next Caroline's sister confirmed
this statement, and then their Aunt Elizabeth
Lowndes, another Mokanna, and this time sufi :
ciently ugly to bear out the smie. She said that
the prisoner had struck her well as the witness
and had been abusing her all the morning, but
that she thought too much of herself to retu rn
the abuse. Henrietta Oakes, the mother of the
prisoner, testified to her daughter having been
very much provoked previous to the assault, and
to witness going about in such a manner as show
ed that they could not be SICK Guilty. $40 or
twenty days hard labor.
bakers boy (colored) was up for stabbing q
woman. 1t seems he was on his morning rounds,
calling 'fFresh Bread /" when soma little negroes
who had been fed rather high OF late, expressed
their disgust for "fresh bread" in no very polite
phrase. The bakers boy and little negro fel.
low who was one Of those who had been eating
too much bread, drew their knives on each other
A colored woman, who interferrtd d TO stop the dis
turbauce, was dangerously cut by the bakers boy
in his efforts to strike the high-fed juvenile th
opean.
, The prisoner was sentenced to $40 or sixty days
hard labor the streets; and told II he hal heer
t a man he would have been turned over to tn,
o Military Commission for severer punishment.
r Elizabeth Small (colored). by her own confes
sion, was shown to have assault ed another coloret
i woman and tore her dress. She justified hersel
by sayinp that the other wona, atnIa ,,,onav o,,