The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-12

MAYORS COURT-MAYOR MAYO PRE-
sIDING.-Ezekicl Grew, small negro, was
charged with stealing brass kettle from
Roda Christian, also colored. Lawyer
Wootten made the plea "that the prisoner
was an infant" but the Mayor couldn't
see it, and sent the infant on to the Hus-
tings Court.
Mark Seeley, white man, who could
hardly speak English, was charged with
receiving the stolen brass kettle from the
"infant," and having the same hid under
pile of rags. He was sent on to the
Hastings Court also, and gave bail for his
appearance.
Robert Smthers was put up on the
charge of ofmoving his market wagon around
on Broad street while there was still room
on Sixth street, where the wagons belong.
The clerk of the market, who reported
the case, said that this had become nui-
sance, and he had been for some time try
ing to break it up. The defendant and
four others charged with the same offence
were fined one dollar each.
Mary Harris, negro, was up for using the
bydrant of John Rerdon without permis-
sion, and then knocking him over the head
with bucket because he didn't like it and
ordered her to stop. The hydrant, it
seems, was attached to q tenement house,
and Mary was using water that she had no
right to. She was set back.
William Jones, United States soldier,
was arrested for beating Charles Thomas,
negro. The prisoner acknowledged to
having been in several scrapes previously,
and was sent on for examination.
Thomas Devinc, good-looking and we'll
dressed man, was charged with creating q
row in the house of Isabella RiX, near the
corner of Twenty-fourth and Main streets.
He had smashed some furniture and caused
q girl in the house to cry murder, when a
policeman, hearing the cry, went to the
house, and after o good deal of delay,
caused by Devine's refusing admission, got
in and arrested him. The prisoner, who
was under the influence of liquor, was
abusive to the officer. He was held to bail
and having given it, was discharged.
Barbara Goode was fined five dollars for
a nuisance, with the privilege of abating it
and getting rid of the fine.
Lawrence Brown, United States SOL
dicr, was arraigned for knocking negroes
over along the streets. One negro, in
double breasted coat with military buttons,
testified that Brown came down the street
near the Central railroad, and said, "Damn
you, what are you doing with two rows OF
buttons-you don't belong to the United
States army"; and with that struck him.
The prisoner was set back.
Robert Walker, negro, very black, was
arraigned for stealing pocket-book from
Thomas Jackson, near the First Market.
The complainant sells vegetables, and while
it was raining put his pocket-book under
some onions to keep it dry. The prisoner,
in turning the onions out, bagged the
pocket-book, as the witness believed, for
it was not there when he looked for it.
The case was continued.
Ed. Beasley, white boy about ten years
old, was arraigned for beating negro boy
named Thomas Davis, about the same age.
1t proved to be neighborhood quarrel, in
which both children were "entirely inno-
cent" with the exception Of the fact that
in throwing rocks at each other one had
aimed little better than the other, and
given him q scar on the head. The youth
Davis who got the scar'appeared in court
with a table cloth, or something very much
like it, around his head, and excited the
curiosity of the Mayor so far as to induce
him to order the bandage of. The bandage
having been taken of, the Mayor was
astonished to find that the wound was
nearly as large as three-cent piece.
"Why," said his Honor, 81 thought your
skull was broke. All of you 60 away from
here, and don't let me hear of any more
quarrelling among you"
The case was dismissed.