The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-13

, POLICE CoURT, MoNDAY-Justice J. j
White presiding.-John j. Phelps and r
E: Phelps (white), and Pleasant Dabnev
Willis jackson, Rufus Gwathmey, Pete
Davis, Edward james. and Lewis Crum1
(coloredl, were charged with exhibitin!!
"kerds :. and playing of box and dice ala
chuek-a-luck, on the premises Of Phelp
called the "Court House," were arraiened
The whole party were sent on except Dab
ney and Davis. Dabney was recognized o.
witness and Davis did not answer.
Mary Melton, charged with unlawfuly
entering the house of Joseph Folkner ani
using abusive and threatening language to-
wards him, the said Joseph, was called and
her case continued until the 18th.
i Joseph Folkner, for unlawfully retaining
twenty-five cents, the property of MARI
Melton, and using threatening and abusive
language to the said Mary, was called, and
the case continued until the 18th.
Charles Fisher, charged with being va.
grant and stealing wood from the basin
bank, was set back.
Lewis E. Gordon, drunk and resisting a
policeman, was fined S..
Alexander Smith (colored), for assaultinc
and striking his wife, Lucy Smith, was bound
over to keep the peace.
| Thomas Norton (colored), fighting in the
streets and resisting the police, was called.
1t appeared that Tom was carrying an un-
ruly @ better half" home, and "wan't gon'
that he was good boy, he was let off with
a fine of 81.
| Henry Christian (coiored), for using abu-
slVe, insulting, and threatening language to
Jane Thomas, was fined 81.
| James Harris (small boy), charged with
| abusing Mr.. KOurnty and calling him very
| bad names, was fined 81.
| W. 4. Davis, charged with creating dis
turbance in the street, was discharged
conway Wagner, charged with being
drunk and disorderlY in the street, was fined
Joe Anderson (smalI sized negro). charged
with stealing package of prize candy from
u. Columbus, was discharged.
Polly Hays (colored), charged with steal
ing five-dollar note from Bette Boiling.
One of the witness said 81 don't know
nuthin' tall bout dis case, cep'n dis, which
| does know I knows her father we'll, and
he live in Coolfeld, which it is in Chester
field, and den when she cum down here
she walked down, which she didn't had
cent. DE reason say so is because if she
had been had cent she wouldn't walked,
and dat's what make me say what l do"
At this point the case was continued.
Henry Clay and Rebecca Clay and Will
liam Roach and Ellen Roach (colored) were
arraigned on cross-Warrants for being in
volved in general family and neighborhood
row. The Clay faction testified that dat.
Roach party called his wife and himself,
cussed him and his wife, and called her very
participatin names, and accused his wife Of
f1uttin round and putin on necessary ars.
An den old Aunt Harriet also call us desc
participatin names, which spoke Onrespcct-
full of the whole neighborhood." AT this
point it was found that ole Aunt Harriet
said said "dat dereH ole fadA aunt p1 Harriet was con-
family for six months right so, %. atitff thittfftiQp
Roach heard 'em abusin and carin on out
before de door right so, and he demonstrate
wild 'cm right so, and say if dere was any
flIrss bout de money for de cookin stove
whar he bought ne would fix it right so an
dey KEEP on busin and conttlSln one nutner
right So"
Old Aunt Harriet was called up, and
dome done nuttiinH, st stand saying: Well, aint
collect cole t nuttin bout it, bilrt ~. don't re-
terday dough. j ant done nuttin dough-"
Witness ''Yes you is dough. Cote,
dat CONAN is tifty-four years old. and she
was standin out dar turnin summersets jess
| as same as nuthin."
Aunt Harriet: "Ies, but I aint done
nuttin dough. Eff | aDas drunk L don't
recollect nllttin bout it. | don't rccollect
nuttin when Pm drunk dough. / know l
amt done muffin dough-" The whole party
was fined $3.50 each.
+ Lewis johnson, charged with being drunk
and disorderly, was fined 81.
BalSey Gravin, charged with striking
Amanda Lockman, was called. Amanda,
who had creased tongue, spoke with
much rapidty, setting forth that Mr. Gra-
vim chad been busin and cussln her Tor
some time, and she stood it untwel he hit
her 'pow!' right side he hade."
| A colored witness said she didn't see Mr
Gravin strike Mandy:
| MANDY "What, Lucy! you say you
didn't see him hit me? Well, well, well
| suttinly didn't think you was goin back
on me in dat style. Done gone back on me,
sure"
Mr.. Gravin was fned 81.
John Hill (colore6 was charged with
stealing piece of beef. From the evidence
it appeared that John was subject tc
spasms, and during their continuance he
would take anything he could lay his hand:
on. He was discharged.
Tom Sage and Jerry Looney (colored)
charged with resisting Detectives Wren ant
Rogers and creating disturbance, were az
raiSned. Looney was fined s., and Sage
was discharged.
Major Williams charcoal blossom)
charged with fighting in the street, wa
committed III default Of Il fine.
/ A number Of other cases were disposed OF