The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-11

fl0llrcs puDHSDcu ytsttlustJ ioi shc AhSe
time are rs follows:
Number Of dwellings and busIness-houses 80
Number cfhouses in which gas IS uscd..... 3'647
Numberof houses In which gas is not used 1888
Hastings Court.
"GYPsY JACK" TRIED AND AcQUTTTED--sIX
MONTHS IN JAIL FOR SIX WOUNDS MUIR
pERER TO BE 1RIED-NCyEL BIGAhY CASE.
William st. John. otherwise known as
1Gvpsv Jack,n a borse-trader,) was ar
raigned in the Hastings Court yesterday,
and pleaded not guilty to an indictment
charging him with stealing bay horse OF
the value of SI5. the property OF A. H..
Fenton, Mr.. Fenton is an Englishman,
living i'm Henrico county. a Mr.. Coleman,
OF Chesterfield. saw the horse put up ut
auction at the Horse Bazaar, and run up to
a3g. but the bidder would not take him.
Subsequently he met st. John at the mar
ket. and traded with him for this horse,
and had il in his possession till it was clairl-
ed by Mr.. Fenton.
Constable John 4. Smith testified that
when he arrested ST. John accused claimed
to have "a receipt" for the horse showing
that hc lad honestly come into the pos
session OF Ii.
For the defence a white youth named
Jimmie Lady sworc that he saw st. John
buy this horse from colored man for
Sl6.j0, and witness rode the horse to the
Bazaar, where it was offered for sale. Mrs.
Mareno was introduced to prove that the
receipt was written at the counter in her
house, on Franklin between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets. MIR. Delaware
Eacho testified that he saw st. John pay
ing the colored man for the horse.
Here Mr.. Witt informed counsel for the
accused (Mr. L. {. Cabell and Mr.. Edgar
Allan) that he gave up the case. Verdict
OF mot guilty." st. John said TO the jury,
"Pm much obliged to you all, gentlemen"
THE BIGANY CASE.
The case OF J. l.. 1raya, charged with
bigamy, was set for trial on Friday next.
This case turns upon 4 law point. Traya
was member OF the United States army,
and during the war WAS married to 4
Chesterfield lady at Bermuda Hundred.
No license was obtained. The marriage
ceremony was performed by an army
chaplain. No record OF the marriage was
made anywhere, but there are eyewitness
es OF the fact. Before this wife died
Trava married again. The military mar
riage, it is admitted on all hands, would be
good rs TO the transmission OF property
and legitimacy OF children, &C.. but it is
contended Ivy defence that it does not full
ill the requirements OF the criminal law
sufficiently to secure conviction for bigamy.
The case will turn upon Judge Atkins's
instructions to the jury.
DEN-HOUsE EOBBER.
Henry Washington (colored) was next
put on trial 10 answer an indictment charg-
ing him with breaking and entering the
hen-hOuse OF Isaac Bernstein. There were
two colored men on the jury, and accused
appeared without counsel.
Mr.. Bernstein lives at III Cary street,
and his hen-house was robbed on the 9th OF
January, and he lost sixteen chickens. He
saw accused leaving his premises with
them. He found at WaShington's room a
bag which was his (witness's) own, and 1t
was full Of wet feathers. He identified the
bag and the feathers. a colored man cor
rOborated Mr.. BernStein's account OF find
ing the bag and feathers, &c. Accused put
a colored witness on the stand, who not
testifying rs he expected. be cross-ques-
toned him sharply, but the old fellow
proved a good witness for the Common
wealth. nevertheless.
The Jury retired and brought in n ver-
diet OF imprisonment in the city Jail for
six months and fine OF one cent.
HOMICIDE.
The case Of Sam Owens, charged with
killing Arthur Toles (both cOlored), was
fixed for trial for Wednesday. The two
men had a difficulty about Christmas about
II 4 lor "A
pulled deceased out OF a doorway, and fall
ing hcadiOremoSt upon the sidewalk, he
was killed.
Mr. Witt told prisoner yesterday that he
did not intend TO ask the jury to hang him.
/ Sam sand: " Il suttin am glad OF that. ]
wish you'd tOle me bcfo'. Why didn't you
tell me so at Police Court!" lie had
thought he was doomed 10 The gallows.
Mr.. George Bryan will appear as his
counsel.
AFFIRMED.
In the case OF Louisa Talbot the iudg-
ment Of the Police Court was affirmed
sixty days in Jail.
She was charged with the larceny OF Q
trunk.
SIX BLEEDING WOUNDS.
| Joseph Scott was put on trial, indicted
for cutting Louis Washington-both col
orci. The trouble occurred on Christmas
/ day, and razor was the weapon used, and
six wounds inflicted. The only proyoca-
/ ton for the cutting WAS, according to com.
plainant, that Scott came UP TO him aud
said: Louis Washington, il You is q big
niger you can't whip me-" Then fol-
lowed a quarrel, a seunie, and the cutting.
Washington declared that he had nc
malice against Scott, "but want to kno'
what he cut me fur"
Mr.. +. c. Cabell, counsel for the accused,
very iudiciOusly threw himself upon the
mercy OF his Jury. stating that accused had
| been in Jail ever since Christmas.
/ Verdict Of six months in Jail and s. iine'
Adjourned.
POLICE CoURT.-The following cases
were disposed OF yesterday: