The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-14


MAYORS Court. OF t,celue sorry-lookine
individuals in the dock, only t,ro were
whites, and one of those was poor half
witted yagabond, who has been often intro
duced into the court for petty thefts. The
morning was warm, and we felt gratefai tt
his Honor for the rule he has established
for keeping the courtroom clear OF ldiers,
On such morning, had the apartment
been crammed with such motley assem-
bly as we have seen there, the place would
have been uncomfortable. All the civit that
all the "good apothecaries could vouch.
safe would have been unayailing In SUD-
DUNG the rising, reeking odors. .
Several cases were called and no VIII
nesses were present, whereupon his Honor
gently chided the police, and urged them
to better diligence in bringing up w.t.
nesses. Finally, the Mayor got to work.
The first case was that of August Jack.
son, arraigned for grand larceny, and as
his mother was both complainant and wit.
ness, she was the only witness who was
punctual! This August Jackson was a
boy of eighteen years, very black, little
head, small face, and black twinkling eyes
His mother, Judy Randolph, very de-
cent and rather pensive-looking woman, as
black as her son, stated that she had left her
house on Sunday, and when she returned
on Monday, she found that she had been
robbed of $25-$2.50 in gold, the balance
in greenbacks-and learned that her son
had entered her room. A colored girl
testified that he had entered Judy's room
with the dining-room key, which would
bn nj III
He told her he was going to Petersburg,
then to Washington, and so on to New
York. Thus expansive were his views OF
travel to foreign parts upon his mothers
money. The Mayor told August he would
have now to go somewhere else, and sent
him on for trial.
Three negro boys, charged with gar
roting and robbing a negro fellow Of fifty
cents, and all his available effects, possibly
worth a dollar or so, were sent to the
county, as the offence was committed out
of the city.
Joe Williams, white youth, charged
with throwing rock on Sunday last at
Ebcnczer (c0lored) Church. The police
man who arrested him testified that ne dis
covered Williams making time to the best
of his ability-like a frog pursued by a
black snake-followed by a crowd OF
blacks, crying "catch him" shoot him. y
and uttering other exclamations calculated
to stimulate the speed Of man SO clrcum-
stanced. Williams said he could prove
that he didn't throw the rock, but that
another gentleman "threw it accidentally"
The Mayor adjourned the case till to-mor-
row to give time to bring up witness TO
prove this.
James Dunn, taken up as vagrant, had
no home, and annoyed persons by sleeping
in the passages of their houses. Dunn had a
stupid appearance and although he has
specuated by taking other peoples pro-
perty in a small way, yet there was nc
speculation in his eye. When he presented
himself before the Mayor, his Honor asked
him rather sharply" You little rascal,
what are you doing here again! You have
been a rogue all your life.' Dunn, with
shrill voice, emphatically replied, Il never
done nothing. He took me up for nothing
The police stated that he arrested Dunn
for vagrancy. He was complete vaga-
bond. The Mayor sent him to Jail.
The next case involved three colored
gentlemen" in purloinng five pieces OF
bacon. valued at seventeen dollars and
half. Henry Bates was arrested with the
bacon bv officer No. IL. He confessed that
it was stolen, and that it was given him by
the porter in Mr.. Trueman's store to take
TO his sweetheart in Manchester. The reaI
porter in the store is William Blair, hui
Frank Harden had been employed there
for time as house servant, and Bates tG
another policeman had named Harden a:
the man who gave him the bacon. The
Mayor held all three to appear before the
uustings Court, where the matter could be
unravelled.
Daniel Robinson, mulattO man, charged
with attempting to cut out the pocket o
T. S. Terry, of Charles City, on Tuesday
night while he lay in his market-cart II
Richards's lot. Terry kicked him of, anc
saw him enter a loft in the lot, where M
remained all night, as he saw him come ou'
of it in the morning. Terry showed III:
pocket, which had been roughly "incised'
and very nearly detached from the unmen
tionables. Robinson denied the accuse
ton, and earnestly assured his Honor tha
he never-no, not in his whole life-did al
act like that. He could prove he was
home all the night of Tuesday.
The Mayor, to give Robinson time u
prove an abb, put off the case till Thurs
day next.
Aaron Parker, black, charged with keep
ing disorderly house; but evidence no
being clear, his Honor commanded hlm I
"go about his business"
Henry Hungerford, charged with unlaw
fully exhibiting the game OF faro" In
accused, very good looking young man
of polite and manly appearance-not on
to be suspected of association with TN
ferocious I" Tiger" who is known TO de
your so many young gentlemen betwee1
the hours of and 3 o'clock at night. i'm
portant witnesses absent, the case wa
postponed until Tuesday next.
William McGrain, corner of Twentiet
and Main streets, charged with keepin
| cross and fighting dog, who had thre
fights last Sunday, and had bitten soldie
and a gentleman. Officer Shields say
! McGrain shove off little boy who wa
irving to rescue his dog, quiet and inol
fensiye hound, from the jaws of the ca
nine bully, and heard MEG. set on his dog
The little boy testified to the same effect
McGrain protested his innocence-his ow
amiable disposition, and his exertions :
protect dogs, and especially the little boy
dog, from the sharp teeth of the dog Gale
his, but which was not his, as 1t be
! longed to sub-tenant, a negro woman
All the worse, that You should be settin
on another persons dog, said His Honor
1 who fined him two dollars for disturbin
/ the peace and ordered the dog, ifnot take
to the country or licensed and chaine
before night, to be killed. -
A number of cases relating to nuisance
Il ,.o., avor;naJ and fines impOsed