Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-14
HICKS HAS TO LEAVE
HE WAS BAlLEo BY Mr.. PACE ON
THIS CONDITION YESTERDAY.
George w. Harris, Of Texas, Sent TO the
Grand Jury for Stealing a Horse
Other Cases.

Just ut the conclusion OF the Police
Court proceedings yesterday morning Mr..
Samuel NJ. Page appeared before the
Justice and offered to 60 on tie bond
OF J. II. Hicks, the North Carolinian
who was Jailed on Thursday for twelve
months. having been arrested by Ohicer
John T. Hall on the charge. OF obtaining
SIS from Thomas ~. Curd, the Church
Hill drug xist. The prisoner was brought
up from the White House Of Sergeant
Epps. and Mr.. Page went bail for him
In the sum OF 800 on the condition that
Hicks should leave the city before day.
Fight this morning This the "fakir"
agreed to do, and he started out of the
courtroom, but was caught on the
outside by Mr.. ii. st. John Coalter. who
defended him. and who was anxious TO
see thr lltte ing shekels which hal
been promised him for his services.
HARRIS AND THE HORSE.
Decidedly the most interesting case Of
the day In Justice Johns white chamber
was tina Of George w. Harris, who
claimed TO be a native Of Tennessee.
formerly lived In Texas, and now resides
in Petersburg. who was charged with the
larceny OF a horse from X. NJ. Duval.
who runs a livery stable on west Broad
street. The alleged animal-thief was ac-
cused of having entered the place of
business Of Duval. and e~ndeavoring to
pawn a watch. Mr.. Duval would not
put up anything on the timepiece. and
Harris, who had two or three aliases.
among them the names of David Richard
son. and Clark, according to the testi-
mony. jumped upon one Of the horses OF
the liveryman and rode away without
either saddle or bride. He was promptly
sent to the grand jury. During the
process Of the examination Thomas Il.
Miller, a colored ex-justica Of the peace,
who keeps a barber shop on Seventeenth
street, came into the chamber and swore
out a warrant against the prisoner. whom
he charged with breaking into his house
on Thursday morning and stealing the
timepiece which had been offered for sale
10 Duyal. The accused was sent on on
this charge, and for carrying a pistol.
On the charge OF being a suspicious
character he was committed to jail for
Twelve months in default Of $500 surety
required of him..
THE OTHER CASES.
The case of Albert Nelson. the negro
against whom Leopold Levy Is Son ire
ferred the charge Of being a suspicious
character, believing that he attempted
to rob their safe Thursday, was o n
tinued until to-day.
The deadly crap game came to the
front again In the case of William Jas
per, n colored youth. charged with fe-
loniously assaulting. cutting and wound
ing George Woodson, another black boy.
with a knife. and with cutting and
wounding George Lewis. a third colored
man, also. 1t was the usual bellicose Sc
quel 10 an unsatisfactory game with the
bones that caused William Jasper to be
sent on to the grand jury on both charges
of felony.
william Gatewood (colored), who had
used his horsewhip on Craig. a colored
boy. was taxed s. and costs.
The case of Jesse Hilton (colored),
charged with the larceny Of a coat, a
cheque and 81 in currency, the property
Of j. Burton Marye, was continued until
next Wednesday,.