The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-22

MAYORS COUET-RECoRDER REGNAULT
PRESIDING-FRIDAY MoRNING.-HiS Honor
the Mayor being indisposcd yesterday
morning, Recorder Regnault presided in
his stead.
William A. Smith, deaf and dumb
man, was arraigncd for being drunk and
disorderly on the street. He was set back
preparatory to being sent to the aims
house.
Matilda Hill, mulatto, was arraigned to
answer the charge Of selling liquor at a
ball on Wall street without license. A
bevy of witnesses were called up for the
defence, all of whom Swore that they saw
"nothin at de ball 'cep'n egg-nog, and a
little liquor for de musicianerS." Matilda
was fined five dollars.
The continued case Of Anderson john
son, James Johnson, and Fleming White,
charged with garroting and robbing Robert
McCluskey OF $3.50, was taken up.
Colonel Marmaduke Johnson, summoned
as Z witness, testified to having seen the
arrest of Fleming White, and stated that
his impression, from the hesitation shown
by McCluskey in recognizing him, was that
his arrCstwas owing to mistaken Identity.
McCluSkey repeated his evidence, and
insisted that White was one of the parties
TO the robbery, and that there were five
negroes engaged in the robbery. (He
stated on Thursday that there were four.)
Betsy Baker, mulatto, and an old negro
woman who lives in the same house with
White, testified he was at home all night
Wednesday night Uhat of the robbery.
The parties were, with the exception OF
I. e,y,f n,,I Il InI tn
bail in the sum of $500 each, Johnson
having proven that he was proceeding on
his way from the Norfolk boat, and was
met by McCluskey, who was drunk, and
accused him of helping to rob him.
Morris Mills and Ralph Robinson, ne
groes, were arraigned Tor fighting on the
basin. Morris Mills said that he was
"goin on arrant when de disturbment
happened, and lie didn't never contend for
no such occasion 10 have tooken place."
He then went to give version, winding up
with the arrival of the policeman Bout
dis time, Court" said he, de valiccman
cumd up, you know Cote, and he cum'd
up Jess as natural and jess as easy as any
gcmman ever seed in M life. He done
gin YOU de statement of dc case arter he
got dar, and | commits his statement to
you, cause he done tole it jess as good as
| kim"
Recorder" Can you pay me ten dol
lars !'
Both.-"I aint got it."
Rccorder.-Weil, then, you will have TO
give me security in the sum Of $500 for
Your future good behavior"
Morris Mills, scratching his head medi-
tatively.-"A skurity Of $500 for my
good behavior. Times is tough; dat's
mighty hard to git, but 1 might git it.
You know, Court, | didn't want TO have
nothin tall to do wild dis here diSturbment,
cause dey is things whar heap ruther be
ont dan into. II you let valiceman
come go long wild me, | might find skurity
somewhar.''
Recorder" Well, You must try and
get it. Go back there haven't time to
listen to yon."
Morris, stopping to tie his shoe.-" Hold
on Court. jess wait a minute, Court, till
tie my shoe. You know, Court, | don't
want to keep you here any longer dan you
want to stay. / wouldn't keep you here for
anything in de world; but jess want to tel
YOU"
Recorder" Yes, but you must go back
there"
Morris.-"Al right, Court, youd doin zacly
right, | spec. ! commits de case TO your
options, and permits you to do jess as you
thinks right. stands by your incislon o.
de case"
The court did as it was permitted, and
Morris and his antagonist were set back.