The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-24

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i MAYORS. CoURT-MAYoR MAYO PREsI=
D1NG-T HURsD a r MORNING. WI lillian
Wade atlas William johnson, charged with
being drunk and unable to take care Of him-
self, was examined and booked for the chain
gang, which will give. little variety to his
monotonous life Of idleness.r8 .TE3T 8C1
Harrison Jones (negro) charged: with
stealing 100 pounds Of old iron, was5sent to
headquarters chain artillery, notwithstand-
ing his plea Of hunger as o justification for
his theft. ,,s. q 'ss.s pr, ..4g ; IL @
Vercana Gerard, charged with having in
his possession an anvil belonging to- Joe
Green, was discharged upon a hearing. so
THE DE CosTE MuRDER.-Isaac johnson,
the negro accused of the murder Of Eman-
.uelDe lCoste on the "a instant, was again
before Justice Nettles yesterday for exami-
nation. sE .g5so .sd} io n. ss -. III.
Mr.. John W! Gathright testified that the
deceased lived with him. He described the
appearance of the, body. when he found it
lying in theIroad or. the morning Of the. Sd
April, but no new facts were elected on this
point q He did not see anything which, led
him to believe that the murder was COM
mitted where the body was lying. There
wasslittleg blood in the, cart more IN the
road IA day aortwo befor. the murder witness
saw: the deceased, having even, Or j eight
dollars in pocket-book, but neither. the
pocket-book nor the money was found on
the corpse. Besides the oats and groceries
boughtsin town for Che witness on the day
before the murder, De Coste was bringing
|some meal for negro charcoal burner, and
all these things were found, in the cart. The
charcoal burner, lived between the eshouse OF
witness, and the spot onEWhich the body was
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+ Thomas Turner (negro) testified that he
was acquainted with the prisoner, but he
had was never at his, house. Miss Edwards
had testified that the accused said he was
going to Turner's on the night Of the mur-
der " to see hisgirl.D' Nobody ylivedIat his
house but his. wife and daughter. No girl
was living there. Did NO not see the prisoner e. e
on the night Of the I'd Of April. Tom wife
and daughter testified to the same effect: "a
Mr.. e. d. Eacho testified that he saw De
Coste at about o'clock on the night before
the murder He drove up 8to Mr.. Lows
store, on Main street, and asked witness I'd
mind his cart q, few minutes, while he went
to see Mr.. Low. Afterwards another coal:
driyer;dro,,yie up, and, after some converse
/ ton about, unimporta = matters With De
Coste, they went off together.n,L s,sxs.o.sss co
:: Miss Courtney Edwards being recalled,
testified that on the day after the murder
fhs prisoner prison told her that he had been to
Turner's, and had seen his girl. He said
that while he was king TO her charcoal
driver came up, and they had some words
about utmoneysSHe said=hezt the =cfarcaaa=
driver that if hesdidH't alsngaabout his
business he wenld knock him ont of the
cart. ttif&t. Y = s.ss1 49, : :.
To q Question of the hprisensr ocounsel,
Miss Edwards replied THAT she had not had
any ddHfffSuffty Wiithf The prisoner Did moi
tell anybody u that hesWasaat home abed on
that night. iHe had requested . her b N not e
tell. about ,his going out. 80 asiss4asf .eE
The evidence for ithes dsfence was thel
heart. Affer sa patient investigation, Jus;
/ TIDE Netties decided that the Common:
Wealth.y TED stimonY was insufficient iustif
the -ccommitta1 ofs the prisoner and hasNss
|therefofs disc chargsd: !. aA JIG 30 -.,.o, 81
3 OTTwooD MENoRIxL sAEoTIAyIoY.lhs
ladies Of this Association having Finished
the rWofks OF erecting hsAdSosrds, are nov
anxaougte bsautifyshe glsoands ~ piantne
Eshsuhbery. and earnesttY ii bee perEopss either