The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-16

MAYORS CoJRT-MAYoR MAYO PREsI-
DISG-THURsDAY MoRNING.-James Jones,
negro, and Hartman Schwartz were ar
raignod on charge of stealing q cow from
Robert J. Waddell.
Mr.. Waddcll testified that the COW was
missing from his house at the regular time
for milking on Wednesday evening. The
next morning Schwartz sent for him, and
asked him il he had found his COW. Upon
his reply in the negative, Schwartz said
that there was COW answering to the de-
scription of his being offered for sale. Wit
ness then went to Bakers alley, and failing
to find her, returned to Schwartz, who told
him that Policeman IS could tell him some
thing about the COW. Witness afterwards
went to Gregory's, near the corner of
Franklin and Nineteenth streets, and found
his COW there.
Frederick Brauer, +. Kastelbury, and
F. Null, butchers in the First Market, tes-
tilted that Schwartz had offered the COW to
each of them for sale, but she was too poor
| for beef.
Policeman Franklin testified that on
Tuesday, while on his beat, he saw the COW
tied in Bakers alley, and thinking that she
answered to the description of a cow he
had seen advertised, he hid himself in the
| alley to discover who came after her. Con-
stable Cole afterwards passed through the
alley, and witness got him to 60 to the mar
ket to find out whether or not the cow had
been offered for sale. ...a.-
Ned Brown, negro, testified that he
, worked with Schwartz, and that on Mon
day he was told by the latter to come to
his house early the next morning. He
went back at about daybreak, and found
Jones there with the cow. Schwartz led
the COW into the city, and Jones and him
self followed. The cow was carried into
Bakers alley and tied there. =
Jones and Schwartz were both sent on
to answer an Indictment for felony.
Sallie Anderson, negress, was arraigned
for stealing crockery from Annie Thomp-
son.
Annie Thompson testified that she en-
ployed Sallie as q chambermaid, and be-
coming dissatisfied with lrer, gave her no.
tice to leave. Sallie took French leave,
and carried with her pitcher and basin
and various other articles. She afterwards
got out search warrant, under which the
things were found in Sallie's possession.
Sallie was sent on to answer an indict-
ment for petty larceny. ..
Edward Reagan, for being drunk and
lying on the street, was committed in de-
fault of surety.
Jerry Lyme, seedy-looking Celt, with q
ruddy but honest countenance, for being
drunk and obstropolous," and walking on
all-fours in the street.
George Washington Edwards, small
negro boy, was arraigned for cutting George
Washington Evans.
George Washington Evans said that
George Washington Edwards "was comm
ND de street wild little boy, an he COM
mence foolin long wild him, and knockin
him. Arter o while he cut him wild o
knife, an as soon as he did SO, de blood run
outin his hand jess as same as Q hydrant."
Several other diminutive freedmen were
arraigned as witnesses, and from the evi-
dence it was very clearly shown that
George Washington Edwards was fierce
and unprovoked aggressor; wliereupon ne
was sent on to answer an indictment for .
felOnious assault. Es.se.
Peter Morriss, negro, was arraigned for
nrowlinp about the street at o'clock In
the morning with bag of beheaded
chickens, for which he could not answer,
and having on his person pistol and q
bowie knife. He was remanded fof In
dictment, and required to give surety ior
his future good behavior. - ~
John Obersy and Toby Rose were ar
rsisned for breaking into the house OF Mrs.
Sarah Turner and robbing it OF lot OF
iewelry. silyerware, and clothing.
Mrs. Turner said that on Tuesday morn
ing she had cause TO be absent irom aer
horse, and on her return she found that
her house hsd been brokeninto and robbed
Of her silvervsre and good many other
thinGs, She found ont that 4rs. 1nenc
had sent b thef h6use DIR soma thing1 q,
hors In fha ,uJtnArssa AahaAuea ~ s3fi0 want