The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-29
LOCAL MATTERS.


court at the usual hour yesterday morning
under the observation Of Lieutenant Town
send, OF the Freedmen's Bureau. The follow
ing We're among the cases disposed of:
1shmael Robertson, negro, was charged with
unlawful gaming. 1t appeared that Ishmael
had been taken in by party of thimble-
riggers, and was the injured party; where
upon he was discharged.
Kit Baker, negro, charged with carrying con =
cealed weapons and having In his possession 4
piece ofiron supposed TO be stolen, was fined ten
dollars, and committed in default of security
for his future good behavior.
Richard Harris, Cornelius Tyler, and Abra-
ham Taylor, negroes, charged with breaking
down houses NJ ChlmboraZo and stealing lum-
ber therefrom, were turned over to utenant
Townsend, being without the jurisdiction of
the Court.
Walter Boykin and Ransom Dufreld were
arralgned on the charge of being Migrants and
having no visible means of support. Captain
Poe and Washington Goodrich, of the police,
testified that Boykn had been pointed out TO
them SIX weeks since as man who had had
his head shaved at City Point, and had been
driven away from that place. They had
watched him closely since that time, and he
had been industriously engaged going from
the different railroad depots to the steamboat
landings, and that he was generally at those
places at the arrival and departure of the
trains and boats. Within the last week or So,
Dufiield had been seen constantly with him.
Both of them had acknowledged that they had
no occupation. Their case was continued unit
to-day, in the absence Of witnesses.
Prank Iarman, q small boy and big thief,
was arraigned on the charge of aiding and
abetting Thomas Dobson in stealing pair of
shoes from Charles Hess. The evidence proved
his guilt, and he was sent on TO the next term
of the Grand Jury. This was the second or
third time that this youngster had been ar
raigned for stealing on the streets.
Harrison Williams, q small negro boy,
charged with stealing a pistol from Charles
Stansbury, was sent on TO the next term of the
Grand Jury.
Alfred Smith, negro, was charged with
stealing four pairs of boots and clothing to
the value of forty dollars, from G. Shoemaker,
negro. He was sent on to the next term of
the Hastings Court. This negro Is n notOri-
ous thief, having served several terms in the
chain-gang, and barely escaping the peni-
tertiary once.
Thomas Dobson, small boy, was charged
with stealing n pair of shoes from Charles
Hess. Young Hess testified that he saw Dob
son take the shoes, and had him arrested i'm
mediately. He was sent on to the next term
of the Grand Jury Mayor Saunders said to
him: Little boy, I'll only require You to give
one hundred dollars security for your appear
ance before the Grand Jury. You had better
send after your father, and get him to bail
you Little boy Never mind, I'll git out
You see if don t."
Peter Farr was charged with being drunk
and trespassing on the premises of Captain
Stanard, and being q yagrant. He was let off
on condition that he would leave the city i'm
mediately.
Bill Johnson, negro, was charged with steal
ing clothing from Peter Dickinson. Peter
said dat Bill come to stay wild him all
night, and dat Bill got up in de mornn fore he
knowd it, and Tux his clothes clean Oft" He
pointed TO the clothing that Bill had on, and
said " Denis mine he got on Several other
witnesses appeared and testified that Bill had
on HPetes close Bill confronted the wit
nesses with, u How come You know me, Mig
ger? bin in de army, l is. What you know
bout me?" He was sent on to the next term
of the Grand Jury.
John Callam, for being drunk and lying in
the street, was fined five dollars and dismissed.
James Fleming, negro, charged with creating
filth on Il vacant lot on Ninth street, was tined
five dollars and dismissed.
David j. Cox, charged with assaulting and
beating Colonel L. L. Townsend, was fined ten
dollars for fighting in the street, and required
to give five hundred dollars security for his
future good behavior.
w L. NuckolS was arraigncd on charge OF
being without visible means of support. His
father appeared and stated that he would take
his son 70 the country i'll few days. his
Honor discharged him on this condition.