The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-13

PROVOST CoURT, July 12, 1s66.-United States us
sophia Phenix (colored) Breach Of Trust
Breach OF trust being no crime, but only ground
for civil suit, this bird Of beauty WAS allowed to
rise from the ashes of her disgrace and revel in
the sweetness Of the outer air.
United States ps. Abraham Brown (colored) -
stealing boat.-The evidence being insufficient
TO convict, MIR. Brown was allowed to paddle his
o'on canoe without further interruption.
United States us. Edward Montgomery Color
ed).-Lying down drunk.-Pleads guilty. Sem
fenced to pay fine Of IS, or be put at hard labor
for ten days.
United States Us. -, colored-Stealing s30.-
The prisoner in this case is discharged soldier
Of the United States Colored Troops, who lost his
hand in one of the battles on the coast of this
State, but the theft for which he was brought up
and of which he was convicted, was 30 contempti-
BILE and disgraceful that we will not assist in Civ
ing him fame notoriety by putting his name in
print.
An old mauma, who was the victim Of the ras-
cality Of the prisoner, the only witness, gave
her testimony in a very excited manner, and with
such volubiliy that it was impossible to take down
moro than the substance Of it, which was as fol-
lows:
I am the cook of the Spanish Consul; in May
last the prisoner came into the kitchen whore
i i
could not give it to him then, as was just going
to carry in dinner to the white people, but that
when they were done would share what had
yictuals; he said ought to be paid, but said no.
gave it out Of the warmth of my heart, and as
there was q God above me, that wanted no pay;
on no soldier clothes, but that he was secretary
who went about to if the white people paid the
colored people their wages; he asked me how
would give it to him he would give me back $50,
and that would pay for the victuas; would not
let him have the money; then he went of, and at
supper time he came back, and said he wanted to
see me about the business; went with him and
got the money, and showed it to him, but wouldn't
let him have it until he showed mo new black
he said the pocket-book was just suit
ed to hold the money; and then he took tho money
and folded it in the pocket-book; he said he
couldn't shut the Pocket-book, and asked me for
ing he held the gate open, and when stopped
down to get the straw he dashed out of the gate,
and went off 80 fast that the devil in the air
couldn't catch him; he carried my $50 off with
him, and never saw him or the money again un-
til last night; saw him by the mineral well, and
got policeman to arrest him and take him to the
Guard House.
During the narration Of her story the old
mauma became more and more excited and
theatrical in her style, and when che came to the
fgurative sentence Of the devil flying through
the air, with her hands above her head and her
head and body thrown back she was quite sub
lime.
The Court having been thus foroibly impressed
with the rascalty of the manned hero and the in
nocence OF his victim, could do no less than sem
tence the villrin to pay fine of s100, and be put
at hard labor on the streets for sixty days.
United States us. Robert Miller (colored) BEAT
ing his Wife-Alas for connubial felicity Here
was another case of wife mauling amply proven.
Miller's wife WAS the CHEZ witness, and in the
course other examination some interesting details
of the domestic history of the couple were brought
to light They had been married ten years and
were without children Miller WAS encumbered
with two other women. One Of whom, a country
field hand with three brats, was produced in
Court, and made quite an interesting family pic
tire. The couple had but one slee ping apart
m ant, and Miller being sick, brought his uncle to
sleep in the room with him. His wife, not liking
this, went to sleep with her mother, and when she
returned in the morning Miller slapped her face
and tore her clothes. The ungallant spouse was
fined SIS, or sentenced to thirty days hard labor
black boy was brought up on a charge Of
stealing a. pocket-book from an old negro man,
but there being no evidence to convict him, he
was discharged.
MAYORS COURT, Thursday, July 12.-Before His
who had been stealing figs, and not Satisfied with
robbing the owner, had called him all kinds of
ugly names. His Honor said that as he had
already tried scolding means to remedy this
evil, and as it had no effect on such hardened
young Villains, he would be obliged to adopt more
stringent measures. He accordingly fined them
So, and if their fines were not paid, ordered that
they should be locked up five days, j. @. one day
for each dollar. This produced weeping wailinp
and gnashing of teeth among the Juveniles.
TILT1Na SKIRTS AND FALSE CALvEs.-We heartily
endorse he following from the Augusta Cons,itu-
taonalis though we must say, to the credit of the
ladies OF Charleston that have not yet Witness
ed these abominations
A PRoTEsT.-We had hoped for the sake of
Southern ladies', especially those of our city that
the indecent, immoral fashions of the demi-n,onde
Of Paris would never be introduced among them.
But it is with sense of shame we saw We have
been disappointed. In the land that we love, in