The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-16
LOCAL MATTERS.

POLICE CoUET-Justice J. j. White pre-.
siding. - Rebecca Walker (colored J,
charged with unlawfulTy striking and as
saulting Edmonia Newton with brick, and
Edmonia Newton (colored) charged on cross.
warrant with assaulting Rebecca Walker,
were arraigned. and they were discharged
by Squire Holmes, on payment of costs, Of.
ter mutual reconciliation.
John Tyler and Ann Tyler (colored),
charged with unlawfully fighting on their
premises and creating disturbance in the
neighborhood, were fined 81 each.
John Houston (colOred), charged with as
ton, was bound over to keep the peace.
The Justice informed him that he must get
good security.
Sally OATS right. Make him git eX-
curity; den he'll 60 to Jail, cause bin wild
him long time, and amt seed him had
any excurity Mt ALL" John went back.
Lizzie William Ben (colored). charged
with stealing piece OF muslin, valued at
s.. from Lewis CHASER, was arraigned.
From Mr.. Glascr's statement it appears
that Lizzie VILLAIN Ben and companion
came into the store and began to examine
some of his goods. Ben after while started
out, leaving the other one in the store. Mr..
G. missed his piece of muslin, and thus re-
lated his quandary:
I" don't know vat Pm goin' to do, be-
cause dat voomans was gone from mine
store, undt de oder Won was in de store,
undt vat Pm goin' to do; undt hold on to dat
vo0manS vicn was in de store; because il
room after dat oder voomanS she schteal
dam sight more as dat oder Won and by
Got. ever dam one of desc yoomans." Ben's
companion testified that she did not steal
the muslin, with the remark: "Ef she stole
dat muslin, I tells lie; cause | nuyer
seed her take it. and he didn't pintedly see
her, nuther." Lizzie William Ben was dis
charged.
Harrison cambridge (colored), charged
with stealing basket Of coal from some
person unknown, was required TO give
surety for hi future good behavior.
William Henry (very small freedman),
charged with being concealed in dry go0us
box on Broad street, was called. Young
William appeared, and defended himself in
true oratorlcal style, gesticulating with the
following defence 81 nuver was here be-
fore, sir. may it please you and has been
in dis city Of Richmond, and was goin'
arfter dis to Hanover county; an went to
sleep in dat dry goods box; but [ nuyer
was here before, ef l was | was out'n my
back tor sale-keeping, it appearing that he
was regular lodger in dry goods boxes.
John Davis (colorcd), charged with being
drunk on the street, was fined 81.
John Robins IN was arIalgned for being
drunk and d>ordcrly and trcspa>sing upon
the SpotsWood Hotel. Said John: " Ye
see, yer Honor, | wasn't drunk, We see !;
because why, / has spells, ye see, an when
! has these spells / knocks mecsel hail to
pieces, We see and when I knock meesel
f:alI TO pieces, we see, can't do nothin' NJ
all, yc see, but lie down I'M go to sleep, ye
see. Now, yc: Honor, it warn't drink, We
see, because why. aven't the money to buy
the rum with, ye see; and L simply knock
ed mcc,rl hall to pieces, We see. And now,
yer Honor, I'm iiingiShman, We see, an
its my honest hinfent!0n To leave hentirely,
and at the same time haltogether: an [
certainly will leave. yer Honor; that is, pro-
yidin' don't git non o these spells OH to
me t. make me knock meeSel hall to pieces"
John was alleWed TO go.
Harriet Boiling (coloreO was charged
with unlawfulty aSsaulting, beating, and
abusing IN infant child, named Auanias
Jackson. Ananias was 4 miniature Speci-
mtu OF an miantiIe frecdman-So small that
the Police Justice couldn't see hip-and
his mother testified that Harriet " "tlunged,
and ilungcd, and tlunged rocks at him, and
then she took him and cotch ahold 'un him
and sgtShcd him. This settled the mat
ter: l!arrict might have gotten oil, but she
"Squshed" the boy, and Harriet WAS fined
g ior "sQuShing" AnaniaS.