The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-05
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Correspondence Of the Richmond DlspatchJ
SUPREME coURT-RECESs TAEEN-EExT SESSION
IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT coURT--CoSVlcTED OF
noRsE-STEALiNG-GRAND JURY-sTREET I'M
PRovEMESTS-ANo BRAKEMAN RUN
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STAUSToN, October 8, 1874.
In the Supreme Court yesterday the fol-
lowing business was transacted: In the case
of Martz's executor Us. Martz ct ais. the mo-
ton to set aside the judgment entered in this
cause on the 25th day Of September was
overruled.
in the case Of James B. Montgomery us.
the Commonwealth, upon writ of error to
a judgment of the Hastings Court of Rich
mond rendered on the 9th clay of July,
1874. in prosecution for felony, the court,
| upon consent of parties and for other sutti-
cicnt reasons, ordered this cause to be re-
moved to and placed upon the docket of this
court at its place Of session in Richmond to
| be heard and determined there.
The case of Lycurgus Little Us. the Com
| monwealth, upon a writ of error which is
TO operate IS SuperSededS to a Judgment Of
the Circuit Court of Clarke county pro-
nounced on the 18th day of October, 1878,
in prosecution by the Common wealth
against Lycurgus Little for murder. and in
which the punishment of Little is fixed at
fourteen years confinement at hard labor in
the penitentiary. was fully argued by Holmes
Conrad, ESQ, for the plaintiff in error, and
by the Attorney General (Raleigh T. Danier
for the Commonwealth, and the court took
time to consider Of their decision.
The court ordered that the next session
Of the Supreme Court of Appeals 10 the city
Of Richmond shall commence on Tuesday
the 1st day of December next (1S74), instead
of the 10Th day of November, the time here
tofore fixed for that purpose. s.
It was also ordered that the court at this
place be adjourned until Wednesday the 4th
day of November next.
In the Circuit Court on yesterday the
jury rendered verdict in the case of the
Common wealth Us. James Fitzpatrick,
charged with horse-stealing, finding him
guilty, and fixing his punishment at three
years confinement in the penitentiary. The
case had been argued aud submitted on the
day previous.
The case of Mary Cook, indicted for felony,
was partially tried yesterday.
The grand jury, which is still in session,
has found the following indictments
George johnson (coloredD, for attempt to
murder Hannah Jackson (colored1 for
bigamy; Alexander Tabb, Joseph ,Sherer,
Thomas Kennedy, and Charles TuShbaugh
for disturbing an assembly met for public
worship; james H. Trainer for obstructing
railroad; Luke Woodward for unlawful
trespasS.
The street Improvements in our city are
being pushed vigorously forward. Some
method and order can be seen growing out
OF the chaos Of destruction which has been
prevailing for some time. Even the most
doubling Thomases are beginning to believe
that the City Engineer knows what he is
doing, and that when it is done it will be for
the lasting Improvement and benefit of the
city.
The contractor for the erection Of the new
bridge near the American Hotel is busily at
work tearing down the old structure, and
the new one will soon be under way. The
erection of a derrick yesterday was an in
terresting operation 10 many of our citizens
who crowded around the scene Of operation,
interfering no little with the completion OF
the work which they were so anXiously
watching. 1t would be well for the city au-
thorities to require the police to prevent
crowd from congregating in the vicinity of
the work. Unless this is done there is every
probability Of some one getting killed or Sc
riously injured during the erection OF this
bridge. -----~------
Another man was brought to the city yes
terday with his leg mashed to pieces by the
cars. He was brakeman on freight train,
named Parent, from this place. On yester-
day morning at some point west OF here he
fell between the cars and was manned Tor
life. These accidents are becoming-So COM
mon that it is worth as much as mans life
10 run as q brakeman on freight train.
MAX.