The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-11-14

battery, and one for keeping 4 faro-bank
True bills were not found in ten cases. The
grand Jury adjourned until Thursday, and
the court adjourned until to-day.
MAYORS CoUKT-MAYOR MAYO PRESI-
DING-TUESDAY MoRNING.-John Williams,
saucy-looking black negro, for resisting
arrest, was required to give $500 surety for
his future good behavior.
John Smith, an Englislman, was ar
raigned for stealing five blankets from 4
blind Federal soldier named Patrick Gold
en-. Pat said that he had missed his
blankets, and that little negro boy who
guidcd him saw Smith with them. He had
Smith arrested, and the little boy identi-
fled the blankets as his. Pat said that nc
could 60 to the man who sold him the
blankets and prove that they were his.
The Mayor told him to 20 and get the man; !;
and Just as he was about to do so, John
Smith addressed himself to the court as
follows: Gentlemen OF the jury, it haint
no use hin scndin' after that man. hac-
knowledge that the blankets hare u.s."
This was sufficient so John was sent on to
answer an Indictment for larceny.
\. WeStman, for treSpaSSing on the pre-
misses Of and abusing lady, was required
To give $500 surety tor his future good be-
havor.
Parker & Mcclure, proprictors of the
"Opcra House, were again called up TO
answer the charge of giving exhibitions
without Il license. Mcguire was told by
the Mayor on Monday that he must not
give another exhibition without getting ont
tI,. of nj
policemen it was shown that IN exhibition
had been given on Monday night. His
Honor said that since the examination on
Monday he had inquired into the nature
Of the exhibitions given at the Opera
House, and from what he had been told Of
them by reliable persons, he was astonishcd
to think that policemen Of the city should
not think that they were indecent. He
fined Mcguire twenty dollars, and told
him that lie must stop giving these cXhibi-
tions. He could give no license for them.
Mcguire asked him why he did not send
somebody down to see the exhibitions.
His Honor replied that he had heard the
evidence Of policemen who had witnessed
his "Show,' and that he considered il suf-
iicent ground for the prohibition Of the con-
tinuation Of the performance. Mcguire
said that there was evidently something
wrong about the case. His Honor replied
that he had SO discovered, and on this ac-
count he had ordered him to stop his en-
hibitionS. Mcguire rcjoined that he thought
there was some prejudice among the
policemen against his house. If there was
not, there would not have been so much
contradiction in the evidence. He only
asked a fair trial. "Well," concluded his
Honor, 81 will give you fair trial-you
will be required to answer an Indictment
before the grand jury" Mcguire was then
recognized for his appearance before the
grand jury. ,
James Madison (ncgro) was arraigned
for maltrcating his "bctter-half." Mrs.
Madison was called, and walking mp to the
witness stand; looked at the Mayor, non
Gquis oculis, and testified that James had
returned one day from his work Tor ms dlh-
ner, and "squez'd her very hard. She
"didn't want make no mirations bout 1t
dough, an she was willin' to make it up"
James said abe was willin' to make it up,
too; he was jess plagin' his wife, and didn't
mean to squeZ her SO hard"
His Honor said this "squezin" must be
stopped. The treasury of the Common
wealth was not in condition to pay four
or five dollars for every squeeze negro
choose to give his wife. He hoped that
the Legislature would pass law deprivlng
constables of fees for arrests.
Sergeant Callahan, upon this, came for
ward and testified that Madison did not
only "squcz" his wife, but twisted her
arms and beat her.
Madison said, "Why, hi I suttinly was
playin' wild her. Any man. liable to play
wild his wife when he come home to din
ner."
His Honor didn't think that his "play-
ing" was justitiable, so he committed
Maaison in dnlault of surety.