The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-22

| William Washington, negro, indicted for
grand larceny, was found guilty, and sent
ia the penitcntiary for three years.
Henry TAYLOR, negro, indicted for grand
larceny, was found guilty Of petty larceny,
but no sentence was passed upon him.
Amanda Harris, ncgrcss, indicted for
grand larceny, was fonnd "not guilty."
and discharged.
MAyoR's CorRT-MAYoR MAYO PREsr-
DING.-Thc following cases were disposed
of in this court yesterday:
Peter Lawson, butcher, was fined two
dollars for not having water, tight box in
his stall at the Second Market.
James NJ. Wilde was mulctcd in the sum
of five dollars for a similar offence.
The interesting case of Ida Milton, 3iHS
Ida Moore, and Alice Bragg, charged with
using abusive and insulting language to
Isabella Xix, was next called up. Mrs.
Rix stated that Ida Milton came into her
house and took young man out. She
told her she must not do such thing
again. In a day or two afterwards, Ida
bought the license of the Rising SUM-"
and set UP a bar-room on her own ac-
count. The girls had since been constantly
passing up and down by her house, flirting
their dresses and calling her all manner Of
vile names. Finally, one of them called her
daughter ga calf" and said her mother
was u "ncgroficd cow" Mrs. Rix said
further that she was in bed when this re-
mark was made. 1t was too much for her
patience, and she went off and got war
rant for their arrest.
Miss Martha Page, an habitue of the
lower part Of the city, as fluenuy as she
could for an impediment in her speech,
and casting a suspicious eye upon Puss
| Xix, testified in substance that she knew
nothing about the matter.
Mr.. Graham, who lives in the immediate
nciglhorlood, sworc that he was entirely
ignorant Of the character of the houses
occupied respectively by Puss Rix and Ida
Moore, or any Of the others.
Mrs. Graham testified that Puss Rix was
a nuisance in the ncighborhood that her
voice could be heard from one end of the
street to the other. She was always
abusing the iddicS in the ncighborhood.
Ida Moore then entered 4 complaint
against Puss Rix, that she was etcrhally
calling her names and not only did this
herself but made her little daughter and
negro woman, and every one on the lot, do
SO also.
The Mayor said he we'll knew the cha
ractcr of the houses they kept; and that
if he had not sufficient evidence Of the
fact before him now, he would have it be-
fore long, for he intended to place police
man there to watch the whole party. He
then required them all to give security in
the sum of $50 to keep the peace and he
of good behavior for twelve months, and
imposed fine of ten dollars upon each.
Puss Rix complied with the terms, and
the others went to Jail.
Samuel Adams, white, was charged with
abusing and maltreating his wife. Mrs.
Adams, in a very rapid and vehement
manner, testified that she was the lawful
wife of Mr.. Adams, having been married
to him for ten years. He had always
treated her like dog, and when her chill
drcn were born in regular succession he
had an evil habit of accusing her of inf
deity. She had tried in every way togct
along with her husband, in order to keep
the r4,s OF the world from talking about
her. She stood in great dread Of him, for
on a recent occasion hc took n bowic-knifc
and made the significant remark that he
might lave a particular use for it before
| long. She did not know what he was 60
| ing to do with it unless he meant to Kill
| her, Before God, she was rs innocent and
| blamclcSs as an angel before the throne.
There is no telling how long the voluhc
Mrs. Adams might have gone on had not
the Mayor cut her oil with the remark that
Adams must give him security in the sum
OF $500 to keep the peace.
Mrs. Adams.-But that don't satisfy me.
want him TO nc made to support me.
| Mayor.-I'vc got nothing to do with that.
| shall make this man keep the peace to-
wards You, and you must settle the matter
of support among yourselves.
Mr.. Adams then gave the required Sc
curity, and the happy party left the court
| room.
John II. Brown, small negro boy, was
sent on to the llustings Court to answer
for stealing cap from al lsraclltc named
PinkcrS, on Broad street.
Henry Wingo, alias Henry Gwathmcy,
was charged with having in his possession
sundry articles of clothing stolen from
Henry +. Hungerford. A venerable negro
called uncle Bob swore that Gwathmey
came to his house on Monday morning at
6 o'clock, and left bundle, which he af-
terwards opened and found to contain a
pair of pantaloons and three or four pill
low-caSes.
Gwathmey.-Mr. Mayor, dis is all done
through animosity. Turning to the old
ncgro.l What you know about me
| Uncle Bob knows you to be one OF
de grandest rascals in de worl.
This did not seem to be very satisfactory
to the accused, who continued to urge that
it was all done through animosity, because
he had sworn against Adaline, one of his
former wives.
Mr.. lIungerford said he identified the
pantaloons as those stolen from him,
though they had been cut off. lie found
them in a house occupied by Edith Lee
and uncle Bob.
| A negro woman testified that she saw
the accused in front of uncle Bob's house
on Monday morning with bundle in his
hand. He asked her to carry it in, as un.
Gle Bob did not know her, and he wished
to catch him in trap.
Gwathmey introduced several of his fe-
male friends, who swore that he was at
home at o'clock on Monday morning.
At the close of the testimony the
Mayor remandcd Gwathmey to answer for
the offence before the Hastings Court, not
withstanding his protestation that he was
"ies as innocent of it as cat"
| RopBERIEs.-The thieves have lately
turned their attention to the saddlery and
harness business to some extent. The
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