Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-15

MAYORS COURr-NAYOE SAUNDERS PEESIDING.-
The Mayor had Lis hands full on saturday. The
Court met at n o'clock and continued until three in
tha evening. Twenty odd eases were eNJm.GeJ.-
Some were sent on for tuIl before The uu>tju. IS
t,,urt while Others were fined and few renamed
40 Jail for want Of security MANY spectators wee
present. Among Others We noticed the cro>>-eNcd
boy jim smith. who has been before His HuaJC not
les than four or i've times within mOatl past
jim had conspicuous place, having taken stand
in one Of the tail windows ia trout % tIe May
LAWYERS were numerous eagerly SeeSinE 10 GvNuIr
whoever might cOCle within their reach. Several
were seen daEng through tie crowd but alas, there
WAS nothing for them. About the hour Of noon they
we're seen leaving the COURTROOM. one by one, u.t
finally none were left with the exception OF Pea~cly
aud Dudey'- representatives.
John f. Gaines was again before the Cont on Sac
same Old charge Of getting drums lie rie1GrI iE "a
nu5.e sty.e for h.s release AND $40 Hy J'l'd NJ
Get TRANSFORMATION Cut OF tie city, that lie wuhlG
walk out This man las recently been released irlm
Camp Chase and Is on his way hone. He says tAat
General johnson has promised 70 give nm iF"n>Po'-
tstoS to Augusta and II tie Mayor Nou't 3n'y ,,'
him OF this tine. that he would immediately leave
for Georgia. His Honor willingly greed % 10 So
Jim smith. the crOSs-eyed Jnn. was mp on The
charge Of seaiing quarter Of mutton. There heiES
no evidence against hun. the Mayor released hlln
Lewis Z. Dunn and Thomas Powell $40 dirty
faced boys, were up on tie charge OF stealing Odd
iron.
Mr. Lyle testified TO the hard character Of the boys
and % their stealing iron at various tm,~, ai.cr
which his Honor concluded TO Scnd them on To an-
swer an indictment before Tie Hastings court. Tie
boys on hearing his decision, approached thc Mayors
desk with tears in thereyes, begged Tor mercy sly-
ing IL Only let oil tbs time that they wuuIl not De
caught again before the court Their appeals
amounted 70 nothing, and Captain Jenkins CON
durted them % the prisoners box.
Lucy Ann West was before h;S Honor upon the
charge Of receiving nule, belonging % 6. D. Mar
Tin knowing the same % have been stolen Lucy
Ann said at Gsst that Sac was ready for tgiaL and
then she wasn't ready, after which, his Honor post
Doned the case until Friday next at IL O'clock. which
seemed 10 be agreeable to her. The witnesses were
All recognized 10 appear. Tie Mayor appeared to be
literally disposed towards Lucy AEn, On account OF
her rural appearance.
Ann DoIan charged with keeping open her store
on sunday was before the couIt-when Captain Poe
testified that he was passing up Main street and saw
tbe gas burning in the daytime. with the door partly
onen. Hsre Mrs DOlan sail hat her husband had
only been dead tgo months, and since his death she
always keeps her gas barring. Ife Mayor fined her
ten dollars, which she reluctantly pulled out and
counted on the reporters desk.
A similar charge against W. U. Black was dis
missed.
Lewis Brizzi.ari was also up on the same charge,
and in broken English, protested h's innocence
The Mayor fined him twenty dOliars.
II. NJ Smith, charged with allowing wagon 10