The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-04

Indictment for grand larceny. He was ad-
Judged guilty of petit larceny and sent to
the city Jail for twelve months.
Henry Hitchcock was found guilty Of
robbery and sent to the pcnitentiary for
six years.
The motion To set aside the verdict in
the case of Henry Williams, sentenced to
the pcntentiary for four years for robbery,
was set aside, and the sentence passed on
the prisoner.
Mayors Court, SATURDAY MORNING
RECORDER REGNAuLT Observation-Disclosures
Mayo being absent from the city, Recorder
Rcgnault presided over his court Satur-
day, and disposed of the following cases: !:
James Harris, negro, was arralgned on
charge of stealing a calf from some person
living on the Mcadowbridgc road, and
trying to sell it in the Second Market. lie
was sent on for further examination at the
next Grand Jury term Of the Hustings
Court.
Emma Jane Bell, ncgreSS, was arraigned
for being drunk and diSordcrly in the street.
She was fined five dollars.
Sam Johnston and Edward Samanni,
negroes, were arraigned on charge OF steal
ing five dollars from Augustus Staples.
They were sent on.
Edward George, negro, was charged with
unlawfully interfering with the arrest of
negro girl who was in custody of Mr.. Timo-
thy kcrsc. He was required to give one
hundred dollars security for his future
good behavior.
Albert Gary, negro, was arraigned on the
same charge, and required to give fifty
dollars security for his future good be-
havior. He was subsequently discharged
with a warning.
Maria Winfrec, a small negro girl, was
charged with beating small child of
Timothy kerSc. This was the girl with
whose arrest the two negroes above men
toned interfcrcd. She was dismissed upon
the hearing of the evidence, which was so
contradictory as to leave the matter very
much in doubt.
Joshua Fry, negro, charged with dis
respect to Il police officer and diSobcying
his lawful orders, was required to give nifty
dollars security for his future good be-
hayiOr, and committed in default thereof.
WOLF IN SmEEP'S CL0THING-THE CASE
OF THE CATHOLIC PRIEST.-On Saturday
We announced the arrest of man named
John McGill, claiming to be Catholic
priest, for miSrcprcScnting himself and OBJ
tanning money under false prctcnccS. lie
was arraigncd on the same day for trial. 1t
NAV be as well to correct here the state
mcnt that his arrest was made under
charges preferred by Father Andrews.
Father Andrews did not desire his arrest,
I III IN l,iy tn hrnNnni -
soon as he heard that there was any pro-
liability of it. We give below a report Of
the investigation:
Father Andrews testified that during the
last week the young man came to him and
asked him what he could do for poor
priest. He had heard Of the character Of
McGill, and refused to give him money,
but offered to get him a ticket to get ont
of the city. Accused said that he must
have money. Witness had been asked it
he believed McGill to be Il priest, to which
he replied that while hc had no doubt
but that he had been ordained, but that he
did not believe he was Il priest in good
standing.
The accused asked Father Andrews what
ne called priest in good standing. Father
Andrews replied that the fact that he did
not belong to any particular diocese and
was not recognized by any bishop was
sufficient evidence To him that he was not
a priest in good standing. Bishop McGill
had refused to give the accused "ceEebrdt,'
or power to celebrate mass in his diocese.
The accused here produced papers which
he said would prove his authority and
standing as priest.
Policeman O'Dwyer stated that his at
tcntiom was called To McGill by seeing him
going around on his beat soliciting contri
buttons. Hearing that he was begging as 4
poor priest, he went to Father Andrews
and made inquiries concerning him. Fa-
ther Andrews told him that the accused
was man OF bad character, and not what
he represented himself to be. Upon this,
witness proceeded after McGill, and found
that he had been begging from some per-
sons upon the representation that he was
"A poor priest and wished To get away from
the city, and from others upon the state
mcnt that he was raising funds to build
church. Thinking this sufficient cause for
his arrest, he arrested McGlll and carried
him to the Station-houSc.
Several other witnesses appeared and
gave evidence that the accused had been
to them begging, with the statement that
Bishop McGill had refused TO give him the
means to 60 away.
Here McGill produced his papers, with
the request that they should be examined.
Mr.. Sturdivant, Commonwealth'S attorney,
aided the Recorder in examining the pa
pcrS. First was produced paper, written
in Latin, styled "Exeat." This was the
permission of Bishop Whcclan-in whose
diocese he was ordaincd-to go into other
dioceScS and perform the functions OF a
priest, if permitted by the bishop of the
diocese in which he would apply for such
authority. The paper also stated that he
was free from ecclesiastical cenSurcS.'
Upon this latter the accused especially
urged his claim rs a priest in good stand
ing. He also produced letter from BIZ
shop McGill, which he said caused him to
come to Richmond. He asked permission,
after his papers had been read, to make II
statement of the affair, which the Court
granted him. He then entered into long
story of his life, commencing from the time
of his ordination, and ending with an cX-
PLANTATION of the cause OF his arrest mere.
He said that he was ordained i'll Wheeling
some three or four years ago, and served
i'm that diocese until his health became 50
bad that he was compelled to travel in
order To rccupcrate. After travelling Il
| good deal, he returned To Pcnnsylva-
MIA about month ago, and was in
tolerablc health. Feeling that he wasable
to take charge of parish, he addressed a
letter to Bishop McGill, asking employment