Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-22
THE GROOM CAME NOT.
Tho Guests Assembled. hut There Was No
weddIng-otber Court Cases.


Robert ID. Mosby (colored) was before
/ tine Police Court yesterday charged with
/ betrayng the affections of Mary Robin
/ son under the promise of marriage.
While on the estand Mary testified that she
had known Robert for nearly five years. had
been engaged TO him for three. and that
they fixed the day for the wedding about
three months ago. The uuptials were 10
have been solemniZed last Wednesday.
MANY guests had assembled TO witness the
hymeneal. and Brother Wells was on hand
TO consummate their earthly bliss, but the
bridegroom came not. The bride was
dressed and waiting. and not liking such
treatment finally. when the parson and
guests had departed. set out inscarch OF her
prospective spouse. whom she soon found.
| lie managed TO calm her anger by proinl-
sing TO marry her, and fixed day shortly
afterwards. Again the lOve-lorn VIRGIN
was deceived. though on this occasion She
had taken the precautiOn of not inviting
her friends. Finding that Robert was a
base dcceiyer.n she sought vengeance
through the medium of the law.
Mosby was discharged notwithstanding
the lamentable story Of the would-oe
bride.
ONLY TOOK RrrE.
George Il. Howell and Frank Hessler
were charged with stealing horse ana
buggy. the property of William Loven-
stein. The buggy was hired from Dir.
Iovcnsteln "Wednesday, and late in the
afternoon he received q message from the
man who had hired II stating that 1t had
been stolen. He went out to look Tor IT,
and found il IN the possession OF two whlte
men. When he called to them the horse
was whipped up and startedt0 run, but he
overlook them on Brook avenue near
Broad street.
Hessler said he was under the influence
of LIQUOR At the time that he got III the
buggy and only intended to take rlde.
He had no idea of stealing the turnout He
SAID he invited Howell 10 ride with HIM.
Hesaler was fined $40 and costs for dlsor-
derly conduct. Howell was discharged.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
Sophia Briggs and Mary Toast (both
col0redl were charged with steallnga pack
age Of goods, the property Of Sarah Briggs.
The evidence showed that the package
was delivered by the Southern Express
Company's agent 10 Sophia by mistake.
and that on being asked by the driver OF
the express-wagon If she expected such an
ono she replied in the Affirmative, and
claimed the bundle. Subsequently 1t was
learned that the package was intended tor
Sarah Briggs and Sophia Was requested 10
give IL up. but she claimed TO have DIS
posed of most of the articles contained
in IT.
Justice Crutchfeld, after hearing tho
testimony. decided that no larceny had
been committed. as the package was dI-
rected TO ;. Briggs. and the party 70 whom
II had been consigned having agreed TO
take sc for the missing package the arti-
cles which had not been disposed OF were
the property of the agent who paid the
money To her. Mary Toast. the alleged
parficcps c,.iu,iRis. had nothing to do with
enc package except TO receipt for 1T ior
SophIa. her mother. when it was left at
her house. She was also discharged.
OTHER CASES.
Samuel Johnson (colOredl was charged
with feloniously cutting and wounding
Willie Carter with intent to Kill.
Carter testified that the wounds were re-
ceived in a friendly scuiile and that john
son cut him accidentally.
Johnson was accordingly discharged.
Joseph Ross (coloredJ, carrying con-
cealed weapon-a razor. Fined $50 ana
costs: also, $3.50 for being drunk.
Samuel Briggs lcolOred), charged with
stealing a lot of plaster and mortar, the
property of A. q. Billings. Sent to jail for
SIXTY days.
Chris. Thomasson, A. Anderson. and
Charles Hogskett, charged with being de-
serters from the schooner William Fred
enck. Continued until August 3Oth.