The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-09-09

will come before the Mayor this morning.
ALLEGED ASSAULT UPON 4 CITIZEN Br AN
OFFICER.-At the Mayors court yesterday
policeman c. X. Jones was arraigncd to an
swer for an assault upon Mr.. J. c. Smith,
of the firm of Smith, Potter & Co. The
assault is said to have been committed on
the night of the fire.
Mr.. Smith testified that having been ac-
lively ut work at the fire he came round on
Main street to 90 to the engine for some
purpose, and on getting under the rope
was stopped By policeman and ordered
outside. lie then crossed the street, and
asked prominent citizen if he could not
come inside the rope, stating his bust
ness and on being assured that there
was no harm in SO doing, he again
attempted it. After going about III
teen feet in the direction for which he
started he was stopped by policeman
Jones and ordered back. Being treated, as
he thought, badly, he demonstrated, when
the policeman arrested him and started for
the station-house. The policeman, q very
athletic man, held him in the collar, and at
Fifteenth street he demonstrated against
being chokcd by the grip which the police
man had on his collar, Saying that he was
no fclou, and there was no necessity OF cho-
kim him in order TO take him to the cage.
AS he said this, he tried to unlooSc the hold
of the policeman from his collar, when the
policeman raised his club and struck wit
ness over the head, knocking him senscIess.
lie Law in this condition five minutes, and
was then taken 20 the cage and bailed.
Mr. Smith stated that he never drinks
Intoxicating liquors, and had no arms at
the time but a pcn-kniie.
". II. Baker confirmed the tcstim ony Of
Mr. Smith as to the arrest and assault
adding that policeman Jones was under the
influence of liquor.
Joseph Hirshbcrg testified rs to the
assault, and stated that Mr.. Smith remained
inscnsible five minutes. On account OF his
condition he offered to aid the policeman in
taking Smith to the s!aton-housc, but the
policeman declined his assistance.
CAPTAIN Torgcc knew nothing OF the
affair, but saw Jones as i o'clock, and he
WAS then sober.
Policeman Ball, the policeman who first
put Smith outside the rope, testified that ne
had been with Jones from II o'clock until
the arrest, and he had not in that time
taken drink. Smith, he thought, behaved
badly, and had been drinking. He had
only been in the police force seven months,
and didn't know Smith vas a merchant.
The Mayor said there was no evidence OF
fcIon;ous intent, and he would therefore
send Jones on to be indicted for mIsdc-
mcanor.
Policeman Jones, in cxtcnuation of his
<Io S-nIt n
to Jerk from him he put his hand behind
him az if to draw Il pistol or knife.
Police RECORD. - Major Xix (colorcd)
was lodged in the second police station
house at about 10 O'Clock on Tuesday night
bv Constable Franklin, of Hcnrico. Hix
was charged with insulting some ladies Oh
the Brook road and resisting arrest there
for. He was yesterday taken to Henrlco
county. ..
william Clay (coloret), charged with
unlawfully receiving three dollars from
William Clendcning, was brought up
before Mayor Chahoon yesterday, and the
case dismissed. The complainant was
advised to bring civil action against Clay.
William Glover charged with having in
his possession one lot Of iron stolen from
the fire on Cary street, appeared before
the Mayor and was discharged, the charge
not being sustained.
james Thomas and Bella Welsh, charged
with throwing rocks into the house Of Chris
tian Erhard, thereby endangering the lives
Of his family, we're discharged from custody
by Mayor Chahoon, and warned not to
throw rocks any more.
4 colored man named William Henry
Johnson appeared before the Mayor yes
terday, having been arrested by the police,
charged with feloniously assaulting and
beating Ned Stanton, at Manakin, Gooch-
land county. Without investigating the
Gaze. the Mayor having no jurisdiction, the
accused was committed to jail to await a
rcquisition from the authorities of Gooch'
land county.
Ecbelt 7. Bass vas again before the
Mayor yesterday charged with having il
his possession two horses identified as the
property of II. A. Pendleton, of Amhers
county. The evidence was partially heard
) and the case continued till Friday.
FlNED.-Thc following parties we're ar,
raigned before the Mayor yesterday anc
fined