The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-04-17

! or two exceptions were blacks. The follow
/ ing were among the, cases disposed of
| Charles Upshur, negro, charged with steal
| ing iron from the Richmond and Fredericks'
burg Railroad Company, was sent on for fur
ther examination before the Hastings Court.
William Robinson, William Watkins, Lett
tia Carter, and Susan Jones, negroes, were
arraigned on charge of having in their posses
sion lot OF shoes stolen from the store Of Mr..
John Briggs Oh Thursday night The shoes
were found with these negroes by Sergeant
Callahan and Detective Knox, under a search
warrant for cloth stolen from Messrs. Burke
Beahl The negroes said that they had
bought the shoes from Peter Myers, who, with
another negro, named Tom Brown had robbed
both of the stores. They were all sent on for
further examination.
Elijah Jackson, charged with stealing Il pair
of mules. was discharged upon the hearing OF
the evidence in his case.
Isaac Cooper was charged with threatening
the life of John Jackson. One George Dabney
Wootton Esq, conducted the case OF Cooper
in his peculiar sklful manner.
John Jackson, 4 respec table looking mulatto
boy, appeared and gave in his testimony, from
which it was shown that Cooper had threat
ened his life, and had in his possession a pair
of brass knuciles TO attack him with
After his evidence had been given, Counsel
lor Wootten commenced q searching cross-ex-
animation, which elected facts almost histori-
cal His Honor, however, interrupted his
efforts by the remark: Well, and what has
all this to do with the case ?"
Wootten.-" Well, but your Honor, I'm
going to show something. Witness, hasn' I
this man Cooper staid at your house several
times and what was your object in entertain
ing him?
Witness Yes, sir, he's stad wild me, and
I'll tell you--"
Wootten.-'Stop, sir answer my question ="
Mr.. Mayo quickly. -" Let the witness
alone
Wootten continuing - This man had stad
a your house several times, and the other day
you asked him to leave. Now, why should you
ask him TO leave after you had entertained him
before ?"
Witness (eXctedlyl.-" Because he had told
stories on me; and if Il man staid wild you,
and did such n thing as dat, would you let
him stay wild you? ask you dat sir"
Mr. Wootten.-" Answer me properly, sir ;
and reIcvantly, sir :"
Mr.. Mayo" 1t is time to put stop to this
investigation. Both Of You shut up
Jackson's wife, al intelligent and genteel
negro woman, was next called up, and corro-
borated the evidence given by her husband.
Again Counsellor Wootten began his searching
invest tigation.
Mr.. Woottcn n.-"IIad your husband and this
man had quarrel before this occurrence"
Witness" No, sir.
Wootten.-" Well but
Mr.. Mayo" Never mind, Mr.. Wootten,
(holding up pair of brass knuckles) his hav
ing had these things III his possession will be
sufficient ground for me 10 hold this man 10
security for his future good behavior, unless
YOU have other witnesses 10 prove -
Wootten temphaticallyl.-" have other
witnesses, sir-I have them"
4 number of other witnesses were called,
and the testimony OF some OF them taken !;
but his Honor did not consider the evidence
pertinent, so he discontinued the evidence and
held Cooper to bail in the sum of five hundred
dollars for his future good behavior.
Wootlen tappealngly) -" That is an enor-
nous sum, Your Honor
Mr.. Mayo" Never mind that, Mr.. Woot-
ren TO Cooper. Boy, when you give bail
you Gun 20 dOOuI tOhi buSIHtSo uIIliA -" wv
give ii, go 10 Jail.
Wootten, his client, and the Freedmen ; Bu-
reau man, We're shortly afterwards in close
consultation. As soon as they had finished
Cooper returned TO the box, piteously looking
When shall we three meet again ?"
A number of petty eases were disposed of by
his Honor
Nf put
Myers and Thomas Brown, charged with
breaking into the store of Messrs. Burke 4
Beahl and stealing therefrom Il lot of cloth
valued at twelve hundred dollars. Myers was
also charged with breaking into the store OF
Mr.. Briggs and stealing shoes. The negroes
who were sent on for having some of the shoes
in their possession gave evidence that they had
bought them from Myers. The stolen cloth
was found by Detective Knox at the store of Il
Jew named Feltner, on Broad street. The
cloth was identified by MessrS. Burke Beahi
as that stolen from them on Friday night.
Feltner stated that his wife had bought the
cloth from Il negro. Mrs. Feltner stated that
she had bought the cloth for fifteen dollars
from Thomas Brown. Brown and Myers We're
sent on for felony, and Feltner and his wife
were taken into custody for buying stolen
goods.
HONOR TO THE DEAD.-This paper has ire
quently called attention TO the neglected con-
dition of the graves of the dead who fell III
the battles near this city or died OF disease
or wounds in our hospitals. The city, heark-
ening to our suggestions, promptly proceeded
TO enclose Oakwood Cemetery and to i'm
prove it in other respects.
1t is gratifying to see the public becoming
more and more interested upon this subject.
The ladies who are ever foremost III all mat
ters which touch the heart and appeal 10 the
nobler sentiments of our nature, are moving
in this matter, and when they rally TO the
support of an enterprise, it must unquestlon'
ably succeed.
We take occasion 10 call the attention OF the
ladies OF Shockoe Hill to these demons trations
on the opposite side of the city. The graves
of the soldiers near Hollywood are dreary and
bare enough. This is the very time, amidst
these yernal showers, for turing and dressing
them up. We trust that the ladies of neither