The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-22

Mayors COURT-JUsTICE TIMBERLAKE
PREsIDING.-The case Of Mary Ann Glover
and Julia Marshall, negroes, for fighting in
the streets, was called, and the prisoners
were set back. a'' Z"
James Farmer, for assaulting Joseph
Powell, negro, with pair Of tongs, gave
security to appear and answer the charge
on Wednesday.
A case of attachment was called, in
which John W. Ferguson and William
Smelling had been summoned to appear
before the court as witnesses, and did not
appear. It was continued.
Overton Dickinson, negro, from Lynch
burg, was arraigned for being drunk and
disorderly in The street. He said that he
had only come to the city to visit his
"lations," and would 60 straight back.
Overton was required to pay two dollars
for coming in disorderly state TO see his
relations. He was arrested by policeman
No. 81.
Henry Kaiser, an Notwithstanding
German, was arrested for assaulting Eliza
beth Kaiser, his wife. She testified that
he had turned her out of the house while
drunk, but was very good when sober. A
pretty American girl testified to the fact of
the assault, and Kaiser had to give bail to
keep the peace in sum Of $3.50.
William Gillespie, a lank Oliver Twist
sort of boy, who suffered badly, was
brought up for being vagrant.
Presiding Justice.-Havn't you been in
the poor-housc Why didn't you stay
there
Prisoner.-Yes; but I didn't like the
house.
The boy was discharged upon promising
to leave the city.
Susan Johnson, big, bare-footed ne
gress, with rather neat dress and bonnet
on, was up for stealing four dresses, hoop
skirt, gloves, &C., from Mrs. George Dyer,
who had employed her. The value was
forty dollars.
The negro was sent on for examination
at the Hastings Court. She had been in
the employment of Mrs. Dyer only week
when she disappeared with the clothing.
She was set back, and did not seem to care
much for it. L....
Oscar Gibbs and William Glenn, truck
men, and William Simmerng, q clerk,
were charged with being in general fight
at the shed of the steamboat Petersburg,
in Rockets. The fight seems to have been
the result Of q disagreement about where
to back up dray or truck: One of the
prisoners, a negro, refused to remove his
dray, which he had backed into the place
claimed by white drayman, and when re-
monstrated with by the white drayman,
put in for a fight. For this, some "other
man." struck him over the head, and the
white drayman also suffered severely in
the melee. Policeman Dwycr, No. ii,
went in to stop the fracas, when he was
assaulted by several men. Being off duty,
he had neither club nor pistol, but grasp
ing the pistol of another policeman near
him, he soon cleared the ground. He then
pursued one of the participants in the fight
on board the steamer Petersburg, but was
stopped by the chief engineer, who ex-
planned in court that as the officer did not
have badge ON, he did not know that he
belonged to the police, but thought he was
one of the rioters. The chief engineer,
whose name is Rush, demanded warrant
before No. IL could enter the vessel; but
afterwards, No. II thinking he had right
to enter when in hot pursuit Of prisoner,
went aboard, but could not find the man he
was after. Mr.. Simmering and Mr.. Rush
were discharged, and the two truckmen
were held to bail in $3.50 each.