The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-08-01

MAYORS COURT RECORDER REG
NAuLT ACKNOWLEDGMENT MORNING.
BnrWell Beazley, charged with picking the
pocket OF Wilson Coutts Of sl3, was called
up. he was discharged in the absence of
evidence against him to prove his guilt.
Lucinda Pleasants, colored, was called
up TO answer the charge Of assaulting and
beating Lucinda Baylor. Lucinda the
First, a lady of decidedly Ethiopian fea-
lures, nappy head, jimber jaws, and thick
lips, came to the stand with young pic
cannini in her arms. We recognized
epic" as an old acquaintance from his in
nocence and African simplicity of coun-
tenance, and a "conger bag" with peony
root in it around his neck, which latter ap-
pendage had been placed there by his So
licitous maternal to Keep him from having
fits. epic " will never have fit or take
anything that don't belong to him as long
as he has this "conger bag" with its tails
manic contents around his neck.
While epic" amused himself patting
the soft and sable cheeks of his mother, or
fooling with huge horse-pistol on the
stand in front Of him, Lucinda the Sc
cond related the story of her wrongs, re-
ceived at the hands of Lucinda the First.
The aforementioned lady met the other one
down in the Valley, somewhere, and ac-
cused her of alluring her husband from
his duty to her. She then went to work
and "tored all do hair off her head, all
de skin outen her mouf, and all her finger
nails off,"
Lucinda the First was set back, and
epic" gave his wonted chirp, tu-weet,
and gamboled and frisked about the floor,
blisstully ignorant Of the troubles of his
mother.
Caroline Braxton, colored, was arraigned
for assaulting and beating Ann Eliza Oak
ley. Numerous colored feminine wit
nesses testified that Caroline Braxton had
raised quite a rumpus on the premises,
and Caroline, finding herself cornered,
turned upon her accuser and said: 81 say,
CONAN, dos you swar an kiss de bible dat
you did not call me lie F'
Recorder.-"Loo here, that woman is
on oath already"
Caroline" Yes; but beat her for call
ing me lie; an I want to see if she
gwine to swear she didn't
Recorder" Well, yon acknowledge
that you beat her, and you must give
surety for your future good behavior"
Ereunt 0mneS, except Caroline, who
marched solemnly to the prisoners bench.
Nancy Hobson, another lady of color,
charged with trespassing upon the premi-
ses of Jennie Saunders, was required to
give surety for her good behavior.
Mary Smith was sent to the "Valley
Inn" for using indecent and profane Ian
guage.
John Burns was arraigned for assaulting
and beating Julia Carter. From the evil
dence it appeared that Julia Carter had
j trespassed upon the premises Of Burns,
Lzand the row had ensued in consequence
e thereof. The whole party were sent away.
! Jerry Regan was arraigned for being
drunk and disorderly, and assaultiDg and
resisting the police in the discharge Of
their duty. Jerry was fined and required
to give surety for his future good beha-
vior. One of the witnesses, Michael Ha-
gerty, was proven to be implicated in the
affair and to have threatened one Of the
police with violence. he was fined ten
dollars and required to give surety for his
good behavior. =
| John McElroy, charged with threaten
ing to assault Allen Tinsley, colored, and
1 interfering with the police IN the arrest OF
Regan, was fined ten dollars and required
= Ito give surety for his future good behavior
4 The continued cases of John Ferguson
and James Hewlett, charged with keeping
and exhibiting faro, were called up. Z,
number of witnesses were examined, ana
J. the Recorder sent the parties on to an
, swer indictment.