Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-23
KENNY was DISCHARGED.
No One Would swaar to the New WAL
rants-Othsr Police Court Cases.

| No One Would Swaar to the new W.T.
rants-Othsr Police Court Cases.
There wns largo congregation OF sim
ncrs at the Police Court yesterday morn.
| ing. The gentle summer zephyrs DID not
| daily with the capillary substance OF the
vast assemblago OF craniums, and perspIra-
ton trickled down many faces The most
important case of the day was that OF
Robert j. Kenny. charged with setting nre
to his store. No. 6ls east Main street, ana
with removing two violins and q music
rack from said premises with intent 10
commit arson. The accused was repre-
sented by Mr.. VI. NJ. Smith, Jr.. and q
number of witnesses were placed on the
stand. Officer Tallcy testified that when
Kenny came up TO the store after the fre
be asked what had become Of his violins,
and that these instruments were found III
his own room later In the day.
Mr.. John M. Higgins and others VINO
have known young Kenny for many years
stated that he bad always been known as
an honorable and upright young man. No
| one swore that the accused was seen set
ting fire TO his premises and when the jus
tIce had prepared q couple OF properly
drawn warrants no one would swear 10
them. . the accused was discharged. DIR.
Jud. b. Wood. in whose house the fire oc-
CURED, stated that he did not think the
young man intended TO burn his building
even If no we .e guilty of the charge against
him.
Tho Commemorative Attorney took all
of the witnesses into the Justices once
and talked with them. 1t is probable that
he will endeavor 10 have Kenny indicted
at the next term Of the Hastings Court.
When the examination was in progress an
attempt was made TO produce the IN
surance policy as evidence, but Mr.. onitn
objected, saying this was the very point
he had made in the beginning, that II Ken
nv was to be charged with any crime 1t
should be with intent to defraud tho IN
surance company. The. officers bad re-
fused to make such a charge against MS
client. or rather no one would make oatn 10
the warrants. Mr. William VI. Mccarthy,
secretary of the Virginia Fire and Marine
Insurance Company. was sent for, but on
his arrival was not allowed to testify:
$. w. Robertson (oolored) paid Sl0.5O
and costs for beating his wife. The woman
tried TO get her husband out of the trou-
bic, but the dIsfgured condition OF her
mouth and face gave her away.
James Granger was assessed 50 ana
costs for assaulting, cursing. and abusing
o. ID. MINI.
II. NJ. Duval was fined $40 for unlaw
fully beating Robert Nuckols:
William jackson, cOlored lad. was sent
on 10 the grand jury of the Hastings
Court for stealing q diamond ring from
William Preston Nuckols. He admitted
his guilt, but said he did not know that
the stone setting was diamond. Inc
Justice told him that he should have
known that negroes were not allowed TO
wear diamonds in Richmond.
Oscar Myers paid IS and costs for
striking Charles Il. Collins in the eye.
Berkeley Taylor and Martha Thomas
(colored) were taxed similar amounts for
fighting in the streets on Sunday.
Morris Fountain. Samuel Pryor. and Will
lie Shelton (colored boys were fined $3.50
each for fighting.
Margaret West, an old white woman.
was sent to Jail for thirty days for drunk
ennesS.
Dan. Mahoney and John Elan. two white
youths, were chargedlwlth stealing lot OF
horse shoes from the Old Dominion Iron
and Nail-Works Company. There was no
evidence against them. but the Justice
continued the case until this morning In
order that Mr. A. b. Clarke. president OF
the company, could be present.