The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-26
THE COURTS.
Yssierdsy's Records Of the Various Tribu-
mails Of Justice.

The only case tried was that Of William
KENNEDY. a coIored man. charged with as
saulfing and woundng Thomas i. Turner
with a stick. When the evidence had been
heard the ease was submitted without ar
pnimcnt The jury returned go their ROOM
and after q short absence returned WIN "a
verdict of guilty. and fixed kcnncdN's pun
ishmenf at one year in the pcnitcntiarN.
MIR. -. {. Richardson. counsel for the prs
oner addressing the Court said that he dld
not think that the evidence SSOWcd lciohi-
ous assault. and he thought the punishment
excessive: that they admitted " was w
lawful assault and had hoped the Jury
would have rendered verdict accordingly
and given the prisoner a term IN me Guy
iai1. lie asked the Court 70 set aside the
verdict and grant the prisoner new trial,
The Commonwealth Attorney said That
if there ever had been a case before me
conf when a Jury had rendered lu~t YER
diet this was one. and he thought the YER
dict ought 10 stand.
Judge Witt said jury Yesterday sent
man 10 iail for six months who went 10 a
mans house At midnight. made an assault
upon him and broke his leg. Here Is a case
where a man i'm the heat of passion strikes
another over the head with stick ana the
Jury gives him one year in the pcniicntiafN.
which does not look like eNcn-handed JUS
ice. MT. l,lfHdiu~'iis I II ltN' l'i0 ""'-
fer under consideration until tomorrow
In the case of Richard Cash and Joseph
Bailey. charged with as~aulting and rObbing
Ira Nelson. = aoiic proScgVj was entered.
the only witness for the prosecution having
recently been adiudgcd a lunatic.
The case Of W. Il. Bowie had been fixed
for trial. but his counsel stated hc was SICK.
and asked that the case hc continued ana his
bail renewed. which the Court directed 10 be
done.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Two suits were instituted in the City Cir
cult Court Yesterday J. :. Moore against
j. VI. Gregory: action of debt for Sloj.,2.
:. :. Moore against L. Il. swami: action Of
debt for Sli7.91. Judgment confessed.
PoIICE COURT.
Rosa Stoyall (colorcd). charged with steal
ing one dress pattern. the property Of Annie
GREGORY. The evidence was not sufficient
10 convict. but Rosa was required 70 give
security for her good behavior FOR sixty
DAYS. Committed in default.
Frank stevens (colorcdl. sleeping in the
markct-houso. Fined s. and cost
Robert Brown (cOloicd). drunk and break
ing the window Of John Laiouche. Fined
- and cost
Fleming Pryor (colorcdl. di~ordcrly ON
the street. Fined $50 and cost.
Philip Conway tcolorcdl. was fined $40 for
beating his WIFE
Unity James (colorcdl. drunk and dis
orderly on the street Fined 800 and cost.
Michael Carmod, was fined 80 for keeping
his bar-rOOm. corner of ScNentccnth ana
Marshall streets. open CA sunday
Charlie, Gordon and Randall johnson. two
little negroes. were charged with being Va
grants. Sergeant Matthews testified that
the two boys were brought 20 the station
house TUESDAY night by Policeman I;cdiord.
who said that he found them -tr0llmg about
the street. The Sergeant said that hc knew
the bows had for months been sleeping $50
dry goods boxes and doorWays. The boys
said they had nowhere 10 stay and nopa-
rents. Justice Cruichhcld said that hc lis
liked 10 send the bows to Jail. Justice Royal
Racks. of jackson ward. came forward and
agreed to take one of the boys. Another col
Orcd man took tine other.