Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-21
THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
Interesting Social Eveni-A Prisoner Asking
for Trial-A sad Case.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dlspatchl

Interesting Social Event-A Prisoner Asking
for Trial-A sad Case.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dlspatchl
PETERSBURG, Jan. 20, 1856.
An interesting event, which for some
time past has been pleasantly discussed
in society circles, took place this after
noon at the residence Of DR.. II. G.
Leigh, on Union street. 1t was adouble
marriage ceremony. The contracting
parties were Miss Mary Eulah Leigh
daughter Of DR.. II. G.. Leigh and Mr..
John W. Hayes, and Miss Mary Eliza
beth Leigh niece of DR.. Leigh and
Mr.. Charles II. Robinson. The happy
couples were the recipients of the sin
cerest congratulations and good wishes
of their many friends.
The counsel for Holmes r. Puryear.
who has been confined in our city Jail
for many months on the charge of muir
deriDg his wife by poison, in Dinwid-
die county, have made application to
Judge b. A. Hancock to hold special
term of the Circuit Court of Dinwiddie
to give the accused an early trial. The
Judge has not been heard from yet,
but doubtless the request will be grant
ed. The defence are said to be anxious
for trial.
The father Of the young man. W. d.
c. Marrow, who was arrested here yes
terday on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretences from the
proprietors of the Purcell House in
Norfolk, came over from Richmond to.
day and visited him in the Jail. The
case is sad one. The prisorer is
under age, and this is reported to be
his first offence. The hotel proprietors
cashed draft drawn by the young man
for eco, giving him $50 in change.
The sergeant to-day received sub
pon0s from Lunenburg county for wit
nesses residing in this city to appear at
the next term of the court of that coun-
ty to give evidence in behalf of the
Commonwealth against j. W. Parrish.
charged with felony. The prisoner
some weeks ago brought horse to this
city, which two parties claimed to have
purchased from him. Before the case
got out Of the courts an elderly citizen
of Sussex county appeared and claimed
the horse as his property, declaring that
he had traded the horse with the pri-
soner for a mule, which was identified
as having been stolen from citizen Of
Lunenburg county. A warrant was
theTeupOn taken out in the county for
the arrest Of Parrish, charged with the
theft of the mule.
The Common Council was in session
uEtil past midnight last night, discuss
ing the best policy to be pursued for
the protection Of the interests Of the
city in the matter of the Virginia and
Carolina railroad, for the extension of
whose charter a bill is now pending in
the Legislature. A number of citizens
were present, who addressed the Coun-
ell. most Of them in opposition to the
granting Of any further favOrs to the
railroad company or OF allowing an ex-
tension Of time for the completion of
the road, and considerable feeling was
shown. Finally a resolution was
adopted for the appointment Of joint
committee of the Council and citizens
at large to 60 to Richmond this morn.
ing and lay the matter before the
Legislature.
1t is reported that in addition to the
forty-fve coupon suits to DE tried at
the term Of the Hastings Court of this
city which commences tomorrow.
some fifteen or twenty more are to be
added by counsel from Richmond.
The ice has been broken up in our
river, and navigation has been re-
opened and steamers are runsing as
usual. ROBIN ADAIR.