The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-10

MAYORS C0URT-MAYoR MAYO PREsI-
DING.-Stephen Jordan, white, arrested
by policeman No. 81, was charged with
making noise in the street. His excuse
was that he was German, and had fallen
in with a friend who kept beer brewery,
and could not Withstand the temptation to
take few glasses. He promised to 60 to
Washington at once, and his Honor dis
charged him upon the strength Of that
promise. ...
Elam Washington and Robert Daggs, ar
rested by policeman No. n, were charged
with fighting. The defence of one of them
was that "We was funnin, Mister Mayo !;
we wasn't fghtin." Policeman No. n
deposed that the "fllnnin" consisted of
batting each other over the head; and the
little jokers were "set back"
Andrew Carter (negro), having settled
some family difficulty with his wife, Mary
Carter, by assauting her, was called up.
Andrew explained that he had never been
to the house since his wife ordered him
ont. and added: "All ] has done, Mr..
Mavo, was to walk along dat street, and if
YOU don't want me to do dat, won't do it"
The daughter of Mary Carter said the pri-
soner had called her out Of her name
~someting dat she nuvver could stan "
and begged that in order to save her the
trouble of taking his life he might be locked
up. Carter was discharged, but Mary, in
her anxiety to save his life, got committed
to iail herself for impudence to the court.
She closed her brief conference with the
court by announcing, on her way out of the
room to Jail, that "she nuvver see SIGH
man in her life" This remark was sup
posed to refer to his Honor the Mayor.
Jasper Taylor, negro, arrested by police
man No. ii, was charged with stealing
some bags of rags from ii. Ii. Potter, valued
at thirty-five dollars. The prisoner was
from Louisiana, and appeared in a United
States service coat, with the tail cut OIL,
which he had probably stolen. He ex-
planned the affair to the entire satisfaction
of all; hut as, unfortunately, there were
two colored and one white witness prove
that he was telling lie, nc was sent on.
Charles Hogan, for having an unruly COW
on Seventeenth street, was reported by
policeman No. 81, who testified that he
saw defendants cow "horning lady" on
Monday. The defendant was given twenty
four hours to move the cow from within
the limits of the corporation.
Richard l.. Bohannon, an idiotic hoy, was
up lorIstealing some law books from Mr.. d.
G. Mcintosh and trying to sell them to the
book firm of Randolph s English, on Thir-
teenth street. All the witnesses not at
tending, the case was continued.
A negro strike for higher wages was the
next case on the docket. Peter Dickson,
Peter Fentress, and Colman Allen were
charged with having threatened to assault
any screwmen who might take service in
the tobacco factory of Mr.. Hiram G. Oliver
after they had been discharged for not
being willing to work at the wages which
Mr.. Oliver thought he was able to give. 1t
appeared from the evidence that some OF
the negroes did assault Joshua, colored
man whom Mr.. Oliver had sent out to get
other hands in place Of those who had
L" struck" Another negro, named Bob
Deane, Il was proved, had said that he was
going to arm himself and shoot any man
Who attempted to work at the screws in
the factory. He and the rest Of the strikers
were set back.
Fred Geisi was held to bail for assaulting
Charles L. Ludwig. The assault consisted
in running up the steps after Lndwig and
grabbing him by the back Of the neck.
Geisi gave bail not to do so to Ludwig or
I" any other man for twelve months.