The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-12

non. HUGH McCuLLocH, Secretary Treasury, Washing
ton, d. U.
PROVOST COURT, JUNE IL, 1S66-Uned States
william Godfrey. colored and Johu Godfrey colored.
sleeping In Markst-Private CoLLINs OF tho polio
sworn, says: Sunday morning, about three O'clock
iound defendants sleeping in MarSet. while
au'y there Sent them Off twice. Found them n third
time. Arrested them and took them to the Guard
House. SIS each. or nvo day. hard labor.
United States Daniel Ri, ,ers.-Drunki the Streets
sergeant PouLSoT Police, sworn, says: at fpast
eleven O'Clock. Saturday night found defendant sleeping
on tho sidewalk, of Church and Elliott stroets
Drunk and quite helpless.
Policeman MCDONALD. sworn, says: Arrested dofond-
ant, who WAS intoxicated, by order Of Sergeant Pou1-
NOT and took him to Guard House. 50 or throe days
hard labor.
United States Daniel Edwards and Jacob Mathewes
tcolored-Break,ng in Houso.-Policeman JACKSON
sworn, Last night in KDg about half past
ono O'Clock, saw three out an alley way;
they wore barefooted, and street whom they
saw witness; witness went towards them told them
to stop, when they all ran of, aud witness pursued and
captured Edwards; he had a bag and large scrcw
driver In his possession, and witness arrested him
suspicious characer policeman FITZPATRICK arrested
defendant Mahewes ut the request of tho otho police
man.
Morris Simons being told to kiss the Bible show ell
his idea OF that monthing process by licking Having
into his house in Tradd street. about hours before
day. and got In bed with witness and wife of witness;
witness wife caught defendant by the collar, and de-
fendant caught tho wife of witness by night
and tried to pull her out of bel; witness then woke
and ordered him of, when defendant threatened to kin
witness and wife if they said anything; defendant
came to him again about O'Clock and told him he
would blow his brains cut If he said anything.
Mrs. Charity simons (coloredl, with large fauner
oko oaudfnu nundd n
Mathewes in bed with her; woke up her husband who
colared defendant: defendant threatened to stab him;
defendant pulled witness out of bed; witness husband
got him ont defendant broke open outer doors deend
ant came back a second time
Defendant Mathewes found guilty aud fined $40 and
sentenced to sixty days hard labor the streets De-
endant Edwards for want of sufficient evidence, not
guilty. and recommended to be discharged.
United States rs Elias Webb colored-Assault and
Battery.-Robert Williams. colored, face bandaged aud
looking witha very interesting. sworD, says: Defend
ant and were working Saturday, about A. NJ, in
moving lumber for Mr.. IRWIN defendant commenced
to abuse me. and said had not done enough work. and
said he would cutmy id neck off, We had some
words; he dared me to repeat what sad did So and
he hit the face with the butt axe and said he
would kill me. 7 had him arrested.
Defendant guilty, and sentenced to pay fine of $40
or thirty days hard labor on the streets.
United States Us. JOHN Somers-In aludipg to this
case yesterday morning our words gave room for the
surmise that Sergeant wEscoAT overcome by John
Somers Alone This is incorrect We learn from every
quarter that the Sergeant behaved In the most prompt
and gallant manner, and only succumbed when owe r
powered by some half dozen strapping negro men.
o.
MAYORS COURT, MONDAY MORNING, June 1.-THE
Court Room was bright with unus1sl array Of the
fair SEX in neat attre-which last an ext raordnary
incident in the history of this Court.
Two individuals were called up account of hgh
In Eniottstreet, but only appeared. The who
appeared was to knock the other one down. The
party appearing WAS not druok, but tho party VIII
did not drunk Present ndivl ual said that abs mt
individual was maniac. As maniac did not appear,
present individual was discharged. Msuia, was sufi.
oien' a'n' To denosit ten rars for fe of pho