The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-19
,o,,cr rron, Petersburg.

e,erw AYME> SENTENCED ~ .ns n,sn,,chI
..nopdcncc Of the Richmon" 1ss'"'c.,l
i'"'''' prTrHsBr.G. August IL, 1919.
man, IN the case Of the Common
ArS""' Dr Henry rAnson, charged Win
"r1"n r,hl,,rv. occupied a'l day YESTERDAY
G,-o"' ,tdc ca,r, and was concluded aoout
il ", ,a.t NIGHT, when the case. with very
D '"> ',,,,uc,,ons asked for by connsei ior
l9tf"' ,,,r was c,yt, to the Jury. Inc
ne = ,hsn sdiaurncd until 10 O'Clock this
coN' '"> Ahnut II o'clock the jury entered
T0r'"'u-' rnon with verdict OF guilty as
Il" eva, - the indictment and fixing the
Ghh-'. Torn, Of imprisonment IN the
q:'o", .; fifteen years. II coun.
T""'",''r Ilhnrcd Z2alonsiy for the
5" ..,,ar or their client, 1t may truly be said
aoi ,T.,.,,n', lawyers labored SO for him.
t@'' ,,., ~ court after the verdict is said to
I.' .,rr al a most touching character.
:a'' ,,,,.,n,r', mother, wife, brother, and
LAX lr,r,ry,s. were present, and their GRIEF,
oar ,,g. yi>ihiv manifested, may be better
"''' ,hau dr> crlbed. They had hoped
,,,rliial. and their disappointment
~ ,ro,, Rev. Vernon fAnson, brother
W., ,7'.n,,,,r:, addressed the court and jury
g. ,,..i4ioy, N terms so earnest and feel
ava -. -, nom, who heard but were touched
~ , w., s,%.n>,mya,hy for the tamily, aud many
W." u, lad ,csys. he made an e!oquen,
., . '''' " hqhalf Of mercy, and asked that q
~. ..,,, f,r the pardon OF the prisoner be
,.sa,d. ,,. ,,o fro ,,rr ,,oro
oman. for conviction from the hrst. they
'.-,..l a. to tie term Of Imprisonment.
80 ,,,n-cG q shorter and some longer
,'. M, fifteen years was finally agreed
.'','.,. a rumpr0:Ui>e. A motion Tor neT
a., o>crrUt.d by the court.
"f,,nrrf,, d.. tas. negroes Brooks and Fields
N. mn OF, nee was commenced to-day
.,ri..,i.! in iF"G?e>>. a verdict Ia tneif
g',... nr,v probably De reached to night.
". Niiirm 4. Moody, travelling agent
-,,y.. + ,1rnanI and York River route, bias
49,. -3nfcd 10 Il similar position on tue
f,,~...,,.. auG Weldon road.
T4.,. va, at the late George W. Boiling
.-.,t,f.., Tor IN" arrOlu;ment OF General W
!; :. Lee aud William y. Billing aS eX:cu-
-,,. tn, viii goes 10 probate III the HuSt-
~. Cour, .o-murrOW.
TN, :. assessment of real estate in this city
..-.,,~,,,lu.. aul will not be finished for
.-rnr ,,r,. vet. Il is believed that the aggre-
.y,..i.,tion VIII no: he much affected one
[y,r IT the other. While in many Instances
,',. p!,--M assessment Is regarded As too
los, IN ultuy others it is believed TO be too
in. Tar ca,r al the Petersburg Iron
WmE> property may be mentioned rs an iD-
..grrr If IN. later. II is at present assessed
- Uln. Under The RIA >essment It's val
rHiou la, been reduced 10 $1,000.
/ i proposed this evening to remove q
i..-efo.h NjuL u the bed OF the river, of
>,.,iS H:1ri. is Blasting. It lies about
,y.-rn fret !uIaw the water. and while it
does not u.,>'Iuct tie craft AZ present nav
..,irE the >'Etum, il might interfere with
.a-..r vessels ctMiug 10 our wharyes III the
!.'U.r.
Ear w~l!.kncan Hope MILL property,
in this CITY. ~ sold ~ auction to-day, and
h.a4.ht Sl&,2p0. Nr. Andrew Kevau was
iar Iurcna..!. ROBIN HOOP.
r>p,Cia e., gram 10 The Dtspa,chj
Psrh<YrKG. Angus, 1S.-Brooks and
Frrd>. u" nrgror> lrsd in the County Court
{. pMwillie to-day for highway robbery,
were found guilty aud sentenced 10 the peni.
..a,agy .cr eighteen years each.
ROBIN HOOP.