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The Daily Dispatch: September 1, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Chicago nomination. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday --Recorder Caskie presiding.--William S. Isaacs, member of the Fourth Texas regiment, was charged with stealing a horse from Lieutenant John H. Parker, of the Confederate States navy. A young man named W. H. Harris, belonging to the Twenty-fourth Virginia cavalry, was caught with the horse in his possession, but it turned out that he had traded a horse which he owned with Harris for Parker's horse. The absence of witnesses necessitate a postponement of the case till to-day. Jerry Dunnivant, a young man with a soldier's uniform on, who has been up before the courts on several occasions before, was charged with stealing a pocket-book containing $60 from some person unknown. While the evidence was not sufficient to convict him of theft, yet the general character given him by the witnesses induced the Recorder to remand him in default of security in the sum of $300 for his future good behavior. Lewis H. Frayser was fined in two instances for per
The Daily Dispatch: September 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Escaped from the enemy. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday --Recorder Caskie presiding.--William D. Boltz, charged with cutting and stabbing with a knife William Morris, was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court; James Kirphey, a soldier from rewry's Bluff, charged with drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and resisting the policeman who arrested him, was committed to jail in default of security for his good behavior; the case against William 8. Isaacs, charged with stealing a horse valued at two thousand dollars, the property of Lieutenant J. H. Parker, was further postponed till Saturday next in order to give the accused every opportunity to procure witnesses material to his defence; the recognizance of Mary Miller, summoned to answer the charge of using threatening and abusive language towards Carrie Bentley, was declared forfeited, and another subpœns was issued for her appearance this morning; Porteaux, a slave of John Priddy, was ordered to be whipped for stealing flour and bread and going at lar
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court, yesterday. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday. --Recorder Caskie officiating.--William O'Brien, charted with drunkenness and indecent conduct in the street, was sent to the Provost-Marshal to be forwarded to his command; Richard Richards, charged with stealing one oil cloth from John C. McCutchan, was remanded for indictment by the Grand Jury of the Hustings Court in November; James Barry, for assaulting and beating Catherine Sullivan, was committed in default of security to keep the peace; Mary Miller was required to give security for good behavior, on the charge of using abusive and threatening language towards Carrie Bentley; Henry Robinson, a free negro, charged with aiding and abetting Eme line, the property of Edwards, to escape from her owner, was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court; a charge was preferred against Emanuel Raymond of stealing three hogs, the property of the Officer's Hospital, but there being no evidence to sustain the accusation, he was discharged [In none of t
The Daily Dispatch: September 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], Three hundred dollars Reward. (search)
Mayor's Court, Saturday --Recorder Caskie presiding.--James Willis and John Miller were charged with being deserters and obtaining by false pretences a box of vegetables belonging to one of the Confederate hospitals. The evidence was insufficient to convict them either of willful desertion or an intention to steal, and the Recorder therefore dismissed the charges, and turned them over to the Provost-Marshal to be forwarded to their commands. Another straggling soldier, named James Toombs, was also remanded to the custody of the military authorities for the same treatment. Richard Hodges, a free negro, and Ann, slave to some person unknown, were charged with stealing sixty-four dishes, four dozen forks, three dozen tablespoons and twenty-four tin plates, the property of the Stuart Hospital. The evidence sustained the accusation of theft against Dick, and he was ordered thirty-nine lashes; but Ann was discharged, she having been the recipient of some of the articles, uncon
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1864., [Electronic resource], Queen Victorias farms. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday --Recorder Caskie presiding.--Thomas W. Bass and John Harrington, charged with swindling negroes in the market by the exhibition of a game at which there was no possibility of winning, were committed for want of security in the sum of $500 to be of good behavior; Willis, slave of Turpin & Yarborough, arrested with corn in his possession supposed to have been stolen, was ordered thirty-nine lashes; Sam, slave of city of Richmond, charged with breaking into the store-room of Samuel M. Price and stealing groceries, shoes, &c.--suspicion light, punishment thirty-nine stripes; William Sullivan and Thomas Dolan, boys, attempting to enter Conrad Sauer's cellar with false discharged with an admonition; Ben, slave or J. H. Gentry, charged with breaking into the room of a slave woman named Maria and stealing a trunk containing a valuable collection of clothing, jewelry, &c., was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court; a charge was preferred against Ju
The Daily Dispatch: September 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], From Petersburg. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday-- --Recorder Caskie presiding.--In this court, yesterday, no case worthy of elaboration was brought forward, and we only append a brief summary: W. B. Sims, a tailor, living on Second street, was fined $20 for dealing with a slave without permission from his owner; a similar fine was imposed upon James Moore for permitting his slave to go at large; John H. Metior was also fined $20 for selling liquor without a license; William Spicer, charged with stealing a cow from Dr. John R. Garnett, of Henrico, was remanded to the custody of the officers to be taken before a county justice for examination, the offence having been committed beyond the limits of the city; about one dozen negroes were ordered to be whipped for a variety of delinquencies charged against them.
The Daily Dispatch: September 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], One hundred dollars reward. (search)
Mayor's Court, yesterday. --Recorder Caskie presiding.--Frank, slave of Richard Glazebrook, charged with stealing an overcoat, was whipped; the same punishment was inflicted upon Albert, slave of Charles Palmer, charged with having in his possession five pounds of sugar supposed to have been stolen; Lawrence Nelson was fined fifty dollars for purchasing fruit in the First Market to sell again — confiscation was also ordered; John Leathers, a white boy, dressed in soldier clothes, was convicted of stealing a shirt belonging to Elijah Brittingham, and remanded for examination before the Hustings Court; a fine of five dollars was imposed upon James Golden for allowing his horse to stand on the sidewalk.
The Daily Dispatch: September 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two hundred Dollars reward. (search)
Mayor's — Court, yesterday --Recorder Caskie presiding.--Charles W. Havennor, member of the Twenty-fourth Virginia cavalry was charged with attempting to pick the pockets of Joseph Smith and Warren D. Payne, soldiers, at the Georgia Wayside Inn, on Main street, on Thursday night. The evidence proved that, late on Thursday night, when Havennor supposed everybody in the building was asleep, he noiselessly got up, and, going to Smith began feeling about his pockets, which caused him to star; whereupon he left and went over to Payne. Just as he was about inserting his hand in Payne's pocket, that gentleman jumped up, cried "robber, " and pursued Havennor to the door, where he was arrested with the assistance of other occupants of the room. For the defence, it was shown that the accused is a man of respectability; had been on a spree for some days, and when in an intoxicated state was completely bereft of reason. In consideration of his not obtaining anything in his attempt to rob
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], Our wounded at Winchester. (search)
Mayor's Court. --The proceedings of this court yesterday were brief, and of no special interest. Recorder Caskie presided in the absence of the Mayor. P. Walker was charged with beating Aaron, a slave. As no one appeared to substantiate the charge, Mr. Walker was discharged. Ned, slave of Mrs. Mary Newton, was ordered to be whipped for stealing a bag of corn from the Government horse lot at Bacon's Quarter Branch. Peter, slave of John Clopton, was, after examination, sent on to the Hustings Court for breaking into the salt-house of O. H. Chalkley & Co. and stealing eleven beef hides. The hides were found by watchmen Everett and Webb in Richmond's blacksmith shop, near Mayo's bridge, in which the accused had slept; and his coat and hat were covered with hair, rubbed off the hides during their transportation from the salt-house, which had been broken into by wrenching a large bolt from one of the windows. John Pugg, a free negro Confederate teamster, c
The Daily Dispatch: February 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Mayor's Court. --Recorder Caskie disposed of the following cases yesterday morning in the absence of the Mayor: John H. Emberton, charged with drunken and disorderly conduct in the street, was discharged with an admonition, upon a promise to "go, and sin no more." Albert Simmonds, a friend of the above, charged with interfering with the watchmen in the discharge of their duty, and attempting to prevent the arrest of John H. Emberton, was sent to the Provost-Marshal, to be by him forwarded to his command. The cases of William Bass, free negro, charged with receiving four ambulance springs, knowing the same to have been stolen from the Confederate States; Elizabeth Jeter, charged with threatening to assault and beat Ellen Mitchell, as well as to poison her son; Albert Groomes, charged with felony, and Henrietta, slave of Thomas Friend, charged with forging passports, were called; but, owing to the absence of witnesses, were continued for a future hearing. Edwin
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