Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-04-17

Mayors CoURr-MAYoE MAYO PKEsIDNs.-Tbe
prisoners box was filed principally with negroes Of
both sexes, charged with offences ranging from bur
glary 10 drunkenness. The lobby Of the courtroom
was also packed with negroes, many Of whom have
been time and again before His Honor.
Charles Upshur, negro, charged with stealing rail-
road iron from the Fredericksburg railroad cOmpa-
nv. was sent on for trial before the Hastings Court
William Robinson, William Watkins, Lettia Car
ter and Susan Jones, in whose possession were found
portion Of the boots and shoes stolen from the
store Of Mr.. Robert Briggs on Thursday night last,
were sent on for trial before the Hastings Court the
men upon a charge OF felony and the women for
having committed misdemesnOr.
Richard Vance. a rudy individual was up for
being drunk and abusing Major Claiborne and the
police generally. In extenuatiOn Of the offence he
said that his head had been once fractured and that
he was treated by the police, while at the station
house, most "uEjustfEL"
The MayOr-It was whiskey that fractured your
head. and you got nothing more than your conduct
merted.
He was fined five dollars and required to give 800
security.
Ysnce-Fn give you a check for it, won't that
dol
MayOr-NO; not if you give me the Bank of Eng
land.
Henry s. Pickering, of Newark, New Jersey,
guilty of the same offence was locked up in default
Of 800 security.
Mary Susan Hill negress, convicted Of being
drunk and using obscene language in the street.
fined IS and required to give 500 security for her
good behavior. Not being able either TO pay the
fine or give the security, she was sent to jail
John Moran and Martin Callahan were charged
with being drunk and fighting in the street
The Mayor said Callahan had been sufficiently
punished for being drunk, and discharged him. No
ran, in default of security, was locked up.
His Honor remarked that, under the vagrant act,
he could net send away drunken vagabOnds who
belong here, but he could put them in the chain
gang and make them work, and intended to do so.
Frank Farmer, charged with stealing clothing
from Mr.. Snellngs was sent before the next Grand
Jury term of the Hastings Court, to answer the
charge of petit larceny.
Isaac Cooper, negro, was charged with threaten
ing the life Of John Jackson.
Mr.. woOtten his counsel was proceeding to ask
Jackson lengthy string of questions, when His
Honor asked, what has all this to do with the
case2"
Mr. WOOtten-YOu viii see directly
The Mayor can't zee it now.
Mr. WOOtten continued in the same strain until
His Honor ordered him very peremptOrily to stop.
A pair Of murderous brass knuckles were found
upon the person of Cooper at the time Of his arrest
In default Of $500 security, Cooper was locked up
Elijah Jackson, negro was charged with stealing
two Government mules. Jackson admitted to the
officer who made the arrest and to Mr.. Faulkner
W 10 is connected with the Qusrtermasters Depart
mo, t. that he sold the mules to Mr.. Boltz for man
whose name he did not remember.
II was shown that the mules were seen in the pos
session Of Nnother party, who offered them for sale
before thew anne into JacksOns possession. Jack
son was discharged
Peter Myers an d Tom Brown. negroes, charged
with breaking into Burke Behrs, were sent on for
trial upon the charges of burglary and larceny.
Myers was also one IF the burglars who broke
open and robbed Mr.. Briggs shoe store on Thursday
night last.