The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-23

MAYORS COURT-MAYoR GEO. CHAHooa
The Reiss Forgery Case.-B. Reiss, the
Frenchman who forged the name of Colonel
Coppens, came up for the third time for q
hearing. MIR. Mitchell, who held the notes,
said he had loaned Reiss ten dollars on
them, but he did not know anything about
them, or whose name was signed to them.
Mayor !" Do you lend people money ON
paper without knowing who the endorser
is :"
Mitchell : Z" I do, sir, when consider
them friends. would have loaned him
ten dollars without the notes." NJ tZEcarS &
Mayor !: Well, sir, what has become Of
the notes?' s.ss-.aa All ia ays
Mitchell: "The money has been re-
funded me, and have turned them over to
that gentleman" (pointing TO Mr.. Noise,
counsel for the accused). f.s 5@sesaa
Mayor to Mr.. Noise: " Have you those
notes ?'' -..-. -.t.,... l.. -,,.s,i,,,s, ..gr
Mr.. Noise: 81 have them ct my Office,
on my desk, and can produce them in
fifteen or twenty minutes" -v AHs 7'sl2m
Mayor: Well, will continue this case
for that length of time.'' ''nxe#s 81 - TIA
After few moments absence Mr.. Noise
returned into court and said he could not
find the notes, and hoped the case would be
continued. The Mayor continued it until
to-day. e,a III Sect 5&E aa 81
Horse-Stealing. William D.. 0gg, the
man who was arrested by Detective Knox
on the charge Of stealing horse from Mr..
Averett Melton, near Louisa Courthouse,
came up for hearing, and was sent on for
indictment. Ogg is also charged with
forgery. o1 !. MA,
attempted Ro5bery.-John Price (ne-
gro) was arraigned on the charge Of ,secre-
ting himself in the store of L. Powers for
the purpose of stealing. Sent on for in
dictment.
Drunk and DISQUALIFICATION Long,
drunk, disorderly, and exposing his person
in the street, was fined FIVE dollars and re-
quired to give security in the sum Of two
hundred dollars for his future good behs-
vior. #.t a5 = @a-a-AEzsf2s. 1a3 iiosis h''+b
Stealing Pair of Pants-James Mitch-
ell, for stealing 8 pair of pants, was dis
charged. - t-.s.r u, IA ana. >.
Unlawtul Posssssion.-Kste Green and
Sarah jackson (negroes), having in their
possession one bed-quilt and counteTpane
the property of Mrs. M. j. Clements. Kate
Green discharged, and the examination Of
Sarah Jackson's case continued until to-
morrow.
Centinued.-The case Of Barney Tracey,
charged with being drunk and disorderly,
was continued until Monday. rsrS $50 II
| Exposing his ,Person.-Willism Bond
| (negro), for indecently exposing his person
in the public street, was fined five dollars,
aud slO0 security required. fIAf ze< s'lti
| Susp;cious.--JohnW Williams <Hhite) and
Robert Smith (negro), yagrants and suspi-
cious characters, were required to give 800
security each for their future good beha-
vior.
Selling uithout Licesse.-Mr. sf. Sam.
bourn was arraigned to ansser for offering
to sell goods by sampls without license.
Continued until to-day. .;
Discharged. .-Horatio Moore, asssultins
and beating e. Freeman. 1t 'ta'a2..H
| Assault and Battsy.--William Wash
ington and Samuel Williams (negroes},
drunk and violently assaulting and beating
each other. Washington came up with his
mouth cut open, and Williams with aseyere
gash over the right eye. Both we're sent
on for Indictment.
! Andrew Jackson (nsgro), assaulting and