The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-07-06
Mayors CorEr, THURSDAY MoEsISG-

Mayors Corgr, THURSDAY MORNING
MAYOR MAYO PGEsIDISG.-Wilham Kopert,
son, mulatto, charged with assaultiDg and
striking q negro girl on the side OF her
head with brick, was sent on for indict-
nent aud required to give surety Tor ms
future good behavior.
! Several cases were called, but the noise
IN the passage Just outside of the door
compelled his Honor TO address hinself to
Sergeant Perrin. "Mr. Perrin" said he,
go to that door and tell those negroes
that they are not on Bank street now, inso-
lently refusing to let me pass. If they
| don't go away from there and stop their
noise I'll have them all put in jail" Ser
geant Perrin repeated the order at the
door, and dispersed them. In short time,
however, they gathered again as thick as
before. 1t seemed impossible to get them
away.
The Mayor complained heavily Of the
conduct of the negroes on Capitol street.
They took entire possession of the street,
and it was impossible even for funeral
! to proceed To DR.. Moore's Church until q
force OF policemen were sent for. He
gave orders that in future the sidewalks
should be kept clear, and that all ice-
| cream and fruit stands should be moved
away.
William Gray, sailor hoy, charged with
| fighting on the street, was sent TO Jail in
| default of surety.
| Lucius Crane, negro, charged with steal
! ing bricks from Thomas X. Price, was sent
on for further examination, and bailed for
/ his appearance before the next term of the
Hastings Court.
George Washington Booker Boiling, ne
gro, charged with stealing sixty pounds of
bacon, has been conveyed for trial 10
Goochland Courthouse.
The case of Charles Duncker, charged
| by Hungel Schwartz with robbing him of
twcnty-thrce dollars, was dismissed in the
absence of any evidence To criminate the
accused.
Jim Rix, negro, was arraigned on
charge Of stealing a carpet-sack from John
Gilmcr, an Alabama darkey, containing
lot of clothes, Il silver watch, a sum OF
money, and other articles. john Gilmer
appeared in court with big banjo on his
| shoulder, and being sworn, gave his evil
tlence as follows:
"Ole Master, cum from Alabama, |
did Use rcb do, but cant help it. l
fought in de Coniederix army in de war
times, and now de wars over ! alnt no
better'n | was den. In Alabama, whar
cum from, my nanny had twenty-tour
childcn, an certainy is one OF dem chill
den, / swar is. amt gwine to tell you
muffin tall cept de truth, an ccrtainy is
one of dem twenty -four childen. l cum
to town lie other day, did, to see my sis
ter, an bein Il stranger here, / seed some
black BOYS, and axed EN- whar could stay.
Dis here man-pointing to the prisoner
saw You can stay wild me. Cum along wid
me- | went along wild him. did, an |
seed everybody | meet say, uowdy, jim
Rix,' Hello, Jim Rix. | say myself,
I've. jim Rix.' I say, You seems to be
berry poplar rom here. ccriany can trus
YOU wid my things Jim say, Yes, you
can dat So gin him my things, did"
John then commenced to narrate how
Jim Rix tool; his things, and gave him the
slip after he had staid with him night.
He looked aud looked for jim RiH, and
could not lind him. His gestures were
very amusing, and sometimes he would be-
! come so animated in his narrative that he
would let his banjo 60 and raise both OF
his hands up. As his banjo would drop he
would turn quickly around and say: "For
God sake, don't let my banjo broke"
His banjo was the instrument of his sue
cess in catching Jim Rix. He narrated it
As follows: 81 was down on de street las
night pickin my banjo when Jim XIX cum
along. He didn't know twas me, cause
he didn't know ] was 4 banjo man. Ole
master (herc he raised his banjo over his
head and stood in very comic attitude),
Tse 4 banjo man, sir, by inner nature. !
jus can pick it, can. Well, Jim Rix cum
up soon as he heard me picking. seed
him, and / said, Dis you JIM and as
said de word grabbed him and carried
him long down 10 jail"
jim said that he had Johns cl"thc, at
home whereupon his Honor sent an oil.
&C. with him to get them. Jim returned
with ragged carpet-sack filed with rags
which he attempted to prove as the same
given him by John Gilmer. He could not
do so, however, So his Honor sent him on
for further examination.