Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-06

noted for being peIipaietic 10 any con
siGerab,o extent, but, all ihc same, most
OF them. Ike the Masons, have travelled
during their existence. On February 20
| 1874, Judge Guigcn, OF the Hastings Court
entered an order. changing the place az
the meeting Of the Chaucery Court 81
this city from the Cd cry HAN 70 The
building numbered -. corner OF Broad
and Tenth streets. This was prior 10 tie
building Of the one-stcfy Clty Hall on
the lot nearby. recently vacatei for the
new city Hall. The reason Tor the order
was that the old city Han h1l been con-
dtmued as an unfit place for The court I
sessions. and unsafe f0r the pceservdtien
az its records. The court Nneu az Nc. 81.
was located in the second story Of the
building. while the genial Clerk Of that
dag. Benjamin II. BerTg. La, found a
Judgment Tor his business ana effects iu
the main auditorium, below. TIE premises
are now and have been for number q
years past occupied az place Il business
by that aIabe ci,iZrn, Herr Patrice Won
Rafter formerly Of County Mayo. in
Hesse Casscl. Germany. When the Chan
Gerry Court sat AZ No. 81. T. II. Ftzhugh
WAS Judge. ana J. ". Wright, Sheriff
anu executive officer of the court BOth
Of these gentlemen died several ago. Tho
most important decision rendered BY
Judge fizhugh during the year <f h.s
death WAS the one in favor Of Betty
Thomas lewis, which passed otvr
TO her possession an estate valued At
more than $4,000. The Charcery Court
stayed * 81 til the building OF tn -
cently-vacated old city Hall. and he.l
forth at the latter til it moved to the
present new city Hall The officers %,
the court now are James G. Lamb. Judge:
.tHVH
din. Clerk; c. T. Savillo deputy clerk.
1t used To- be dangerous t. fool with
pork. especially in its progress towards
being turned into bacon on the 7th day
OF February. 1893. before the Hastings
Court OF this city. consisting Of John Bar
ret. gentleman. Mayor. and George NicDl-
son, Richard Adams. Jr.. William DuNal,
and John Foster, gentlemen. aldermen.
was tried. Isaac. negro man slave, tn
property Of the James-Riyer Company for
feloniously breaking and entering the cell
lar OF David Lambert, and stealing go
worth Of pork. The prisoner being ar
raigncd. and asked 10 plead. said he
was in no wise thereof guilty." but the
court thought otherwise. and Isaac wa
sentenced 70 be hanged on the third FRI
day Of the following March The ultimate
fate OF Isaac was that he was taken over
10 tne penlttntldry, where the Superin-
tendent sold him 10 a trader, bound FOR
New Orleans. On the same day OF the
above trial. Lewis. a tree black man."
was tried for stealing wearing apparel.
of the value OF 81 tho property Of William
Faer!ss The prisoner petitioned the court
70 be discharged on receiving twenty
lasnes on his bare back. which petition
was granted. and execution ordered. to
be done by one OF the city constables.
The late Mr.. David Barclay. OF this
city. was the last OF Richmond's ancient
regime TO daily wear top-boots and knee
pants. The boots were called Butchers,
or Suwarrows, after one OF the generals
commanding at the battle OF Waterloo.
though Mr.. Barclay and his old country
apparel were in evidence in Richmond
long before 1916. Mr.. Barclay died at an
advanced age few years before the war.
He was Scotch by birth. 1t is related
of this genial old citizen that, IL being
once rumored In the city that ne intended
TO discard his old-time toggery. his frlends
held meeting and protested against his
SO doing. At any rate. he continued TO
wear the same style OF dress till he died
q. c. w.