The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-23

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M,YoR's CoURT-REcoRDER REGNACLT
pREsIpISG.-Owingt to the sickness of the
Mayor, the bench in the temple of justice
was occupied yesterday by Recorder Reg
nault. Tho following cases were disposed
of:
Cornelius Walker, very black negro,
was up on a charge of entering the store
of Joseph kampncr, on Seventeenth street,
in the daytime, and stealing sixty-three
dollars and five cents from the money
drawer.
Kampncr testified that the negro came
into his store and wanted to buy some
goods, but said he could not do so until he
sold his wheat. Witness had just de-
posted in his drawer one hundred and
ninety-five dollars in grecnbacks, and
while his attention was attracted in an
other direction, portion of this money
was taken out and he Immediately seized
the negro and found in his pocket sixty
three dollars and five cents, which he idcn-
tilted as his own. He detained the negro
until the arrival Of policeman, who took
him into custody. He offered witness his
load of wheat to let him off.
The prisoner informed the Recorder
that he took tho money, but understood
that he was told by Mr.. kampner to help
himself, and use the money until he could
sell his wheat. He was remanded for fur
thcr examination before the Hastings
Court on the charge Of felony.
William Robinson, venerablc-looking
darkey, apparently from the country, was
arraigned on the charge OF carrying con-
ccalcd weapons. A policeman caught
him on the wharf with an immense bowie
knife strapped around his waist. lie was
fined ten dollars and required to give Sc
curity to keep the peace.
William L. Savage, white, appeared to
answer charge of using insulting Ian
guagc to Miss Hester IIeckert. This
young lady stated that she sent to him for
Il small amount Of money due her father,
at which he became very angry, threatened
to split her head open, and called her all
manner of bad names. Mr.. Savage de-
MED the accusation, but said she was
very abusive to him, and he told her if she
was man he would mash her head for
her. The Recorder required Savage to
give security for his good behavior.
Alkaline Stevens, white, was called upto
answer 4 charge of threatening to shoot
Ann Tucker. The accused keeps con-
tectionery in the old United States Hotel
building, and Mrs. Tucker lives in the same
ncighborhoor. There seemed to have been
some prcyious IL. cling between the par
ties, and it w proved by Mrs. fuckers
son and dau, hat on Tuesday evening
the accused T., ne 20 their house, inquired
for Mrs. Tuck n, applicd to her foul
name, and said if sc would come out she
would shoot her. witnesses thought she
had pistol. The Recorder fined her ten
dollars and required security in the sum of
two hundred dollars for her future good
behavior. She declared she would neither
pay the fine nor give the security, and be-
came so dcmonStrative in her conduct in
the courtroom that the Recorder ordered
her under arrest for contempt. Subsc-
uucntly, the requirements of the law having
been complied with, she was admonlshcd
and discharged.
Mary Murphy, white, was up on charge
of being drunk and trcspassing on the pre-
misses of d. C. Johnson. 1t appeared that
she was an old offender, and was let out
of the station-housc only the morning pre-
vious. The Recorder told her he would
take measures to have her sent to the
poor-houSc.
A little negro boy, about three feet high,
was arraigncd on charge of pelting q
little white boy, q head shorter than him
self, with eggs, in the Second Market. lie
was required to give security for his fu-
turc good behavior.
A considerable sum was added to the
revenues of the city 10y the imposition OF
fines for ordinance violations.