Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-19

The chair thsn enpRFai Il tilcfu were any landlords
present who desired % sly arythlhg, NO one re-
sponded, and then Mr. l. Bowman called on tn5
that h.. had some houses, for some Of which lie did
not get more than two prices while for Others he got
les, than that and for some not Is niue As he got
l.f5,e the war and that If he was an eXtOrtiOnate
landlord they would not see him at that meeting.
Mr. ENall then made some remarks expressive OF a
coincidence Of views with the committee; and then
Mr. r. Il. Ercden moved an adjournment. but he
fore the question Was put, Mr.. J.. Bowman
moved that the chair appoint five landlords !"
draw up and sign their names . 4 call on The
landlords 10 meet on Tuesday next, at /. n.
The notion var carried. and the char appointed
Mr. r. Il. Bneeden, Henry ENal. T. Alien, ). J..
Watkins aud r =. Smith. rBnceden, t.Nah ana
Smith declined and. on motion OF Ar. EN1ll, second
ell by Mr. r. COl,lsmit the resolution was recon-
sidered. aud thereupon a motion was put aud car
rirJ that the meeting invite the landlords % meet
at the CITY Hall, on Tuesday evening next NJ o
o'clock and the meeting then adjourned.
M,YoE's Counr-MAYoR SAUNDERS PRESIDING
The courtroom MAS AGAIN crowded Yesterday morn
ing.
Philip Bawman, charged With aSSaultns anu beat
ing 4. I.eary va, before the court and IN 'he "u
,enre OF witnesses and the party assaulted t' Wy
or discharged BaWmau. 49,, &c., /,
john Kelly, a inuk dealer on Twentieth street De-
tween Main and AIRY, wa' gan he'"'5 .l' a.,
same Ia have been stoeH, belonging 10 the estate Z" J.
Walden, deceased. -. ,.i......,
..r.,,, IN NV fathers factory. Ny brother h''Ie1
ut 49,, tli factory Sunday before last and found
81, ,,,;..ipu tl.n informed the police in Man
~ SIR and Richmond -Four OF the tobacco screws
,.,. r,nnI nj kelly's shop. am under the imprs-
s,,D that they arc worth SlUO apiece. They are m
cod ORDER but have not been UNed since 1861.
certainly saw them u the factory Iu lN6l or lAb2 !
have not been iu the factory more than once or tWce
since then. ] recognize tine screws brcIuse one Ut
them has Tue band ell and the OrherS because they
have the bands ON them. From TN long acquaint-
ancc ia the factory with these scteNs, could ecos-
ME them anywhere.
Vim. r. Nthea-l saw the ScreNS either last
November OF December, while Was shipping some
Government tobacco stem, irum the factory. /
went with the police % kclyS shop and SAW the
four screws alluded To- and recognized them as be
iuw "a. property oI the Naidcu estate. Kelly told
In. that he employed a man 10 do that pant Ul the
business that Is Ia buy old IRON and other metals
he told me, II I recognized the screwi a being
mine, that could take them with me.
T. v ErOOke-On Wednesday, the lUth OF the
prc>ent month, went 20 kclly's shop but didn't -er
Kelly there. ! saw the screws there, and was IN
formed that an freshman usually buu"bt old mon
and metals for Kelly.
The witnesses Tor the defence were then sworn.
Hogan aui employed al Kelly shop AN en-
gayed ia buying old metals iur h.n. have an idea
that bhueht ssme three or four >crcNS lr"m negro
man; { received instructions from nelly not 10 buy
auNthiu. that I would consider illegal, Kelly w.ts
not pg,.,,ut when ] boua ht them bought them
with a lot of old iron. since the evacuation, old
install, have been SD Cnmmau that We have, since
them hnught most all kinds, don't think told Nh
Brook, that had not bought any Large screws but
then, wen, some small la The pile OF old mon
I am the receiver OF all tn old non that comes 10
tn, shop hut never set the price ON 1T ! send the
ticket into the office and Kelly sets the price and
PAYS for the same; Kelly is scarcely halt the time AT
Ia, shop; he is generally flying around attending To
outside business.
- Perry am in the junk business and buy Old
iron aud other metals. have purchased fire. Iueutly
strcy, Is old iron, and shipped them to the North
aud sold them such. There are now, on Main
street one hundred dollar screws that have had
application 10 buy.
- Immediately after the evacuation
was in the junk business. have pnr'hA''d t'h"r-
60 screws ~ old iron-pu,baby about fifty.
Mc,srs. OErien * Smith testified ID having bJush;
tobacco screws frequently.
A. MllSpaugh-l have furnished frequently YES
SclS for Kelly To ship or o.d iron and rags. have
known him several months. rs far a. know, he
has always borne good character.
- Khan testified % having had large trInSlc-
tons with Kelly IA the roH business. lie has always
proved 90 be gentleman in all h transactions with
him.
- Grauuon. aud others, testified to the good
character OF Kelly.
Mayor saunders ut the close Of ihc testimony said,
the ou't haas listened very patiently M the argument
in the ease. The court IS OF the opinion that there
strong suspicion aeliut Kelly Ii therefore refuses
To hlil him. and sends him GA Tor trial before the
neat term ui the Hastings Court. Kelly was IT.
utauded t0 Jail.