Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-28
BEFORE JUSTICE caUrcHrrELD.
several Cases Certified 60 the Grand
Jury of the Bustisgs Court.


In the Police Court Yesterday morning
G.. w. Honniugham was sent on to the grand
iury oi tue Hastings Court 30 answer the
charge Of allowing unlawful gaming in a
room connected with his bar-room, which Il
under the ST. Claire Hotel. and w. ]. Doyle,
Robert +. Morris. Jr., and ". J. Robertson
were sent on for participating in the game.
All four OF the accused we're baied for their
appearance before the grand jury on Mon
day next, March 4th. Mr. Samuel NJ. Page
represented the Commonwealth for Com
monweslth's- Attorney SpolswoOd, who, for
private reasons, did not care to appear. 1t
appeared in the evidence that Honningham
gave one OF the witnesses a glass OF neer
Sunday afternoon, aud he was fined S25
under the Sunday liquor law.
w. G.. Scott was one OF the accused in this
case, but @as made Commemorative wit
ness by the acting Commonwealth's Attor-
ney. aud the prosecution against him was
therefore dismissed.
VLOUR, wAsHBOARDs, &C.
James Lewis alias Dagger (colored) was
charged with stealing a barrel OF -four worth
SO. the property Of Anderson d Newman,
and halfdoZen washboards, the property
OF raylor H. Powell. At the request OF the
officers who made the arrest the case was
continued until this morning, when more
important one connected with this one VIII
come up. On n search warrant executed by
Officer Sweeney these articles, alleged 10
have been stolen, were found IN the house OF
Luther N. johnson. No. 70f north Third
street. Upon Information received justice
Cruichfeld issued q warrant for the arrest
Of Johnson's wife, and general lnVestlga-
ton into the matter will be made In the Po-
lice Court this morning.
FsLONIOUs CUTTING.
Sidney Nicholas (colored) was charged
with fclonlously nssaulting, stabbing, aud
uounding Willis Smith with rsz r, with
intent TO XIII; also, with stealing one pair OF
Kid gloves, the property OF Thomas oiarke.
The cutting was done on the 10Th OF last
November aud Smith, who has sioee recoV'
cred, was almost discmbOwelled. The troH'
ble occurred on the night named at dance
given in house near the FREDERICKSBURG
shops, and was the result OF dispute az 10
which OF the gallants should dance with q
certain damsel. After rough'roll-and.tum-
HE fight. In which Nicholas gave Smith on
eicbt-Incb cash across the back, the prisoner
made his escape and was not arrested until
Tuesdsv. The accused was sent on to the
grand fury IN the first case and Tor the second
offence he was sent TO Jail for fifteen days.
Nelson Humphries (colored), drunk and
assauluug and cutting James Childress WIN
some sharp instrument Continued until
TO- dav. The wound in this case was very
tri1ing one.
OTHER CASES.
Willie Harris. a colored boy about eight
wears old, was charged with stealing gold
watch worth $50, the property Of Caroline
II. French. Mrs. Preach lives on Lyon
Inll. and the accused was employed on the
premises rs errand. boy. The watch was
living on the mantel. and 1t is supposed that
the boy stole It. as IL was found 10 bis pos
session bv Policeman Hughes. The case
was continued until to-day.
Charles Owens (colored(. charged with
stealing one pOcket-boOk containing ~, the
property OF w. +. Taylor. Surety required
for thirty days in the SUN oil 800.
Robert White (coored) drunk and disor-
derly in n. j. Smiths barro0m. Fined %
aud costs.
robert II. Banks (colored) was charged
with stealing two steers, the property OF
some person unknown. The case was con-
tinued until March Sth. The accused was
arrested Tuesday afternoon by Otlcefs
Howard. Curlc, and Butler. The cause oil
his arrest was his Offering TO sell the oxen
for much less than they are worth. Banks,
VINO id he came from New Kent county,
first asked S32 for the steers. and then agreed
TO sell them to Gypsy Jack for Sl3.
Captain j. y. Angle received the following
telegram yesterday from Gloucester Point
Va:
"Rohert Banks wanted in York county
for stealing cattle. II still held LET me know.
"W. =. DENNIS. Deputy Sheriff."