The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-07

have the DAILY DIsPArcH sent them at sixty
cents per month. Orders left at our counting
room will receive attention.
HrsTIvGs CorRT-JUpGE WILLIAM II.
Lyons rREsIDING.-The court was engaged
Yesterday in the trial of the suits Of Mrs.
Crawford and Mrs. Atwood, administrators,
against the Mutual Life Insurance Com
panv. The suits are brought TO recover
the amounts for which McSSrs. Atwood
and Crawford had their lives insured in
this company. The payment of the money
| is resisted on the ground that the war VI
tiatcd the policies. In Crawiord's case
the premium on the insurance was offered
in gold to the agent, Mr.. b. W. kowlcS.
Inthc other case, a bond, well secured, was
offered in payment OF the premium.
Mcssrs. johnson, Guigon, and Mcintosh are
counsel for Mrs. Crawford, and McSSrS.
Crane and Doolcy for Mrs. Atwood. Mr..
IIowson represents the company.
MAYORS CorRr-MAYoR MAYO rEEsI-
DrSG-MoNDAY MORNING, ArGrsT 6, 1866.
Contrary to the usual state Of things on
Monday, the scoop" had but few occu-
pants.
Thomas johnson, negro, vas called up
on the charge of swindling Billy Booker, a
negro man from the country, ont OF ten
dollars in currency. The swindlc was cf
fected in this way Johnson came across
the old man on ScvcntceI'h street and Of
fcrcd to sell him apcculiaf Kind OF watch he
had-t could be wound up without key,
and was 4 very curious affair 10 the old
country negro. He made an offer for it,
and showed bis money. After finding that
the old man had some money, Johnson
spicd piece OF paper on the ground. He
picked it up, aud found that 1t had a
th.ee-cent piece wrapped III II. lie laid
il back where he found il, and very soon
another negro came up and picked the
paper up. Then a bet between johnson
and the last conner was propo>cd--a bet "t
ten dollars that there was no thrcc-cont
piece in the paper. johnson was anxious
to make the bet, but had 10 money. lie
asked Booker if nc had ten dollars. He
said ne had and then johnson proposed to
borrow il to make the bet, and to pawn his
watch a. security for the money. At
this stage of the game IA white man
made his appearance, and became stake
holder. The ten dollars and tho watch
were both placed in his hands. He pro-
posed 10 give Johnson eighteen dollars for
his watch if he would 90 home with him
for the money, but insisted that no one
else should go-hc did not want a crowd
at his house. Johnson agreed to this. and
the party started oil. johnson had Of
course lost his bet. The old man from the
country followed them into Eighteenth
street, and whilst his attention WAS called
in another direction, they slipped int" all
alley and disappeared. He began +"
"Smcll rat" and asked advice oi a man
he saw on the street. He told him 10 o"
for policeman. lie found policeman,
who sent him to an officer, the officer sent
him To magistrate, the magistrate was
lust about To 20 court, and lad not time
to attend To him. He pcr>cvcrcd, how
! ever, got warrant, and had Johnson ar
rested.
| 4 negro never fails TO attempt to prove
an dhbi. Johnson tried this dodge, but
the old mans tale was SO straight, and he
was so sure that Johnson was the party
who had swindled him, that his Honor paid
no attention to the alJi, and sent johnson
to the lIustings Court for indictment, and
committed him to Jail.
Martha Bradley, negro, was called up
on the charge Of being drunk and with
using prolanc and indecent language III
, the street. She was fined five dollars, and
committed in default Of one hundred dol
security for her good behavior.
Mary Shay, white, who got 50 drunk that
| She could not take care Of herself, was ta-
/ ken in by the policemen, and committed
/ to Jail in default of security for her good
/ behavior in one hundred dollars. Mary
! wcpt when this Judgment was given.
! Frederick BoSchcn and Fleming Ea>lcy
were called up Oh the charge of fighting IN
the bar-room Of Otto Morgcnstcrn. Bo-
schcn, who was the aggrcSSor, and had
map of the war on his face, was made to
give security in three hundred dollars Tor
his good behavior for twelve months and
sent on to the lIustings Court for indict-
mcnt. He was bailcd in one hundred and
fifty dollars for his appearance. He was
under bonds to keep the peace, and his
/ bond was declared forfeited. Easlcy was
discharged.
! George w. Isaacs, white youth, and No
! tier Warden, negro, were called up on the
! charge Of fighting in the streets. \ num-
! Der of witnesses were examined for lSaacs,
and when Motier's witnesses were called,
n black cloud arose in the lobby and
"came to the book" They We're all
heard, and not getting to the bottom of the
affair, his Honor postponed the further
hearing of it until this morning.
Jane Washington, negro, was called up
said to be crazy, and charged with fighting
her husband. He said that "Janc fit him
in the awiulcst manner, and threatened to
'buss the head OF the child wide open
and killed the chickens in the yard
Jane was set back to have tie state OF
her intellectual faculties inquired into.
After imposing sundry fines for violation!
of city ordinances, the court adjourned.