The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-28

POLICE CoURT.-The Christmas festivities
necessilated the holding Of this court on
Christmas-day, and on Saturday also. On
| the former day Police'Justice White disposed
of the following cases
Jack Williams, Charles Warrington, Will
liam Barefoot, Thomas Farmer, and John
King, charged with "unlawfully assaulting
and beating John Fl. Parater while in the dis.
charge of bis duty asa policeman" The affair
occurred some distance from the ball, which
took place on Canal stree, Ito which aHusion
has heretofore been made. The case was
continued until Wednesday next, Both in
! stant. The accused were baled in the sum of
5000 each. Thomas jenkins became surety
for Williams, Peter Holloway for Warrington
and Barefoot, Henry W. Farmer for Farmer,
james Foster for King.
The following parties were fined: Scion
Johnson (colored), for being drunk and dis.
orderly, $3.50; Philip Lambert, for being
drunk and assaulting John Parham, $3.50;
John West and Monroe Quarles (coloreu), for
unlawfuIly fighting and creating disturb.
unce in the Street, SIS each; james Dicker-,
son, for being disorderly and assaulting and
threatening to beat Eliza Epps, 81; Charles
Cox, Frayser Branch, and Martha Harris
(colored), charged with fighting in the street,
Cox fined S., and committed for fifteen days
in default Of payment; Branch and Harris
discharged.
Several accused were discharged. a mum.
ber of cases were continued to future days.
On Saturday the following matters were
disposed of: David Reed (small colored
bow, charged with breaking the window
glass OF the store of John Toney, on Broad
street, and stealing a lot OF candy OF the
value of So, and two doll babies OF the value
of ST., was sent on to the Hastings Court to
answer for felony.
Emma Powell (colored), charged with
stealing six eggs Of the value of seventeen
cents, the property of r. E. Batkins, was
sent to Jail for twenty.four hours.
The Police Justice imposed fines on these
accused: William Trabue and John Flick for
trespassing upon the premises Of Yelling
ton Booker :sand breaking the window OF
said Booker's door "-Frick S., Trabue
$3.50; George Cosby (colored), for trespass-,
ing upon the premises of Y. S. Floyd and
firing pistol in bis house, 81; Phillis Win
ston tcolored), for assaulting and beating y.
L. TInsley, IS; Thomas Wesley, for being
drunk and disorderly, 81; Paschal Hill
(colored), for being drunk and creating dls-
turbarce in the house of Edwin Waller, VI;
SImuel Jones (coloredl, for using pIofane
| language in the street, 81; Cornelius Doug
lass, for being drunk and creating disturb.
ance in the streets, 81; Muscoe Henry and
| William Campbell (colored), for being dsor-
derly and threatening each other in the street,
81 each; w. Hill, Isham jenkins, and Charles
Frayser (colored), charged with being dis
orderly and interfering with persons on
the street-Jenkins discharged, Hall fined
CO Fr,vser 50: William EdmundS
icolored), for being drunk and unable
| TO take care of himself, 81; William l.. Rose,
same offence, 81; Fl. Caleb, for being drunk
and disorderly, ST; John c. Bolster, drunk,
81: John It. Lowry, drunk, disorderly, and
abusing the police and breaking WINDOW
of the stution-house, $3.50; John Fl. Cox,
fnr being drunk and dlsofderly in the house
of Andrew Krouse, 81 John l.. Tlnsley, ior
assaulting, cursipg, abusing, and striking
Phillis Winston with stick, %.
Mary Mayo (coloredl, for abusing and
| threatening to assault Arthur Brown with
brick, surety reqared for good behavior for
thirty days in the sum of $50. Committed
| in default. ats;eE i, ~. So
John j. Holloway, Tor creating a dis.
turbauce In the house of Peter Holloway,
was required to give surety to be OF good
behavior in the sum of $3.50. Committed
| to Jail in default.
4 very large number of other triflng cases
were patiently .heard2by The. Police justice,
and the circumstances fully justisying II Inc
accused were discharged.
The crowd of witnesses, accused and thelr
friends, and other spectators, in the court
room, was so large yesterday as to JUSTIFY sne
fear that the floor would break down under
| the enormous burden. The proceeding OF
the court had to be suspended long enough
| to allow the police, acting under the order
OF lhe Justice, to. clear the room OF all 3out
those actually having business with the court:
This relieved the court of the presence Q!
about two hundred persons and the boor o.
some tons weight.
so1iorrlse PAssENaEas.-Edvard Robin
son was fined S5 Saturday for soliciting pas
sepgers Mt the Petersburg depot "at n Q piace y