The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-16

The CASE oP ALLEGED HORSE STEALING.
Chastain Hampton and John Turner, charged
with stealing two horses-one belonging 10
Major John A. Sclden, OF HenriCo-and one
10 Dr. John ID. Turner, Of Hanovrr-were ar
raigned before the Mayor yesterday for ex;lni-
nation. Mr.. NJ. Johnson, Colonel Ould and
Major Darlington appeared as counsel.
From the testimony introduced by the Com
monweallh, il appeared that the horses We're
stolen from Major Selden's premises on the
night of the Sth Of December, and that on tn"
previous evening, two men, answering the
description Of The prisoners, had been seen
lurking about there. The horses were tracked
nearly 10 Richmond. The horses were adj
vertised, and he subsequently, found his horse
i'll possession Of DR.. Sam HobsOn, of fPOwhatan,
and br. Turner found his at Mr.. WI llllam /.
Haviland' ) in III" same county.
Henry Surrat, u carpenter, who was nj work
At Curle's Neck Major Selden } place of resi-
d"ncel on the sIh Of December, testified that,
10 the best OF his knowledge and recollection,
he saw the prisoners there on that evening
They asked him II there was any ferry about
there, but said nothing else and passed on
| was about rundown. and they were not
walking very rapidly.
John Patterson recognized the accused as
two men whom he saw Ut Curlc's Neck on the
evening Of the sth of December, aboht fifteen
minutes after sundoWn. They asked hun
several questions about the stock. Had been
sent TO sec where the men were going, their
presence there being regarded with suspicion.
with them some five minutes.
Benjamin Foster was aCquainte ted with the
prisoners. He saw them on the morning Of
the Sth Of December, about O'Clock, mile or
- from Richmond, going down the turnpike.
He knew nothing of where they We're going.
Had known Turner all his life, and never
heard anything against his integrity.
This closed the testimony for the Common
wealth, and several witnesses were then called
on the part Of the defence.
John +. Garter, brother in law of Turner,
testified that he saw The latter purchase TWO
horses on Rockets bridge, between the Sth and
18th of December that the parties proceeded
10 the saloon OF John Charles. on Seventeenth
street, where he paid one hundred dollars for
the horses taking receipt for the same. Alr.
Johnson here produced receipt, given TO John
X. Turner by Peter &. Watson, Of New Kent,
for money paid for two horses sold BY him 10
Iuucr--Ouc n roam and the other sQrrcl
Witness sWorc that Turner was n his house
on the oth of December from o'clock in the
morning until late in til" evening. Thought 1t
was the next day that he saw him purchase
the horses.
Mr.. Goodman saw Turner buy two horses on
the 9th Of December, ON Rockets bridge, from
man he did not know. Saw the receipt
given, and believed the paper produced in
Court was the same. Witness saw Turner II
Mrs. Carriers, lhis sister, on the Sth OF De-
cclnber, al II o clock In the morning. and again
at 5m the afternoon. Hc could swear posi-
lively that the horses were purchased by Tur-
nrr Oh the 9th of December
John Charles remembered that Turner Dor
rowcd a pen and ink inh his honse 10 write re-
cript but he could not rccollrct what day il
was. nor anything else about the matter.
Mrs. Garter testified that Turner was III her
house on the Sth Of December. and spent the
entire day, until late in the evening.
Dr. PEBBLES repeated his testimony given on
Saturday as 10 The good character Of Turner,
who was employed in tn" Medical Director
Department during the war. DR.. Brock, Mr..
Smith, J.. !. Grant, Major Darlington, Mr..
Farrar and others testified 10 their previous
acquaintance with Turner and 10 his general
good character.
y the close of The testimony, the Court was
briefly addressed by Colonel Ould for the de-
fence, who alluded 10 the accumulated cyl-
dcuCc Of the innocence OF Turner, and 10 his
good character. attcs:cd 10 by Il number of re-
Spectacle witnesses. If the Mayor had not
already made up his mind upon case 50 plain,
he hoped he would postpone il, 10 give the de-
fence IN opportunity OF procuring further les
timuny upon these points.
Dr.. Turner said that, ii sufficient TINE We're
allowed, il could be proved that tn" hOrsrs
were offered for sale, in PcWhatan county, on
the morning oi Saturday, thc9th OF December :,
and the Mayor, dccming the evidence Of the
witnesses from POWhalan important, conlin-
ucd the case until Friday morning next al II
o'clock.
The accused We're permitted 10 give bail in
The sum of one thousand dollars for their
appcarttucc which Turner promptly save.
Hampton was committed in default