The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-07
his door, and wi.hou. any ptovocaHOn struck him two

his door, and without any ptovocadon struck him two
| blows, which unned him.
For the defence William Hoard, colored, testified that
the defendant " dunk but no. noisy. and that he
crossed from E..ttstreet to the alley, and that he
walked up man and talked for q minute, and then
witness defendant i've the man clap with the BACK
| OF his hand the sitting down; woman then
out of the house with tick of lighwood In her
hand and struck le defendant severe blow across the
face and picked up brick and hit him heavily on the
head Sentence deferred.
James Henry, colored.-Attempt to steaL-Julius
wagener te ed that he keeps store at the corner OF
Queen street and ast lay and that he happened to 60
into his sample room on Thursday last, at about !
O'clock when he discovered the defendant leaning
the counter trying to get into the money drawer on the
other side. Witness said that defendant evidently
had sneAked in and when asked what he wanted there
said he wanted TO buy tobacco while as witness saw
his pockets were full Of tobacco Witness stated that
he had often missed money from that drawer; had
never seen defendant before. Being old offender.
the defendant sentenced to so days imprisonment
William Board colored-Carrying conceale weapons.
Policeman Behrens testified that thursday night he
on duty in Elliott street. and that there was color
ed ball in said street. that several colored soldiers
to witness and told bim 10 arrest and take out man
from the ball room who had drawn revolver. Witness
told them that he could not in to arrest him. but If
they would bring him out and they, the soldiers, go
with witness to the Guard House and state their case
he would arr est him They then brought out defendant
and he arrested him. Witness said tLn he saw no re-
vover the defendant aud that he went quiey to the
Guard House Defendant made statement, upon which
the Court found him not guilty.
Francis Anthony and Samuel Huggins, colored boys,
arrested for throwing rocks and bricks the Citadel
Green to the danger Of the heads Of the people, were
remanded until to-day.
MAYORS CoURT.-An individual caught peddling
writing paper and Other heavy articles informed by
his Honor that he would be fined So unless he took out
license which costs 500 he retired evidently doing
sum in his head 80 as to zee which was the cheapest
A man who told whskey without license was fined
by the Mayor and having been fined before for selling
the same, he dispose OF the liquor as refined
whiBkey.
Another who p' ddling cheap physic, was put
in the category with the frs; pedder far the
fifty dollars concerned but think he Is going
to give up the profession for the Mayor had
mentioned the penalty be privately asked one of the
watchrhen to show him tae way to sausage factory,
which gives strong impression that he is gong TO
throw physic to the dogs"
Two SONS Of Neptune. one Of whom drunk
that he couldn't abe OF himself and the other inst
drunk enough to take Of aomebodys table cloth,
were fiji ed and sent aboard OF Their ship.
msn who was royalty tight, but who asserted that
this the first time, having all his fo been
Der of the temperance society," he coud show by GER
tihcaes was fined s5 by the Mayor for breaking the
pledge