Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1863., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for John L. Curry or search for John L. Curry in all documents.

Your search returned 3 results in 1 document section:

The Daily Dispatch: July 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Gen. Lee's army. (search)
Not a felonious homicide. --On Saturday morning last the case of Wm. W. Jones, charged with beating John L. Curry on the 21st of June, and causing his death, was finally disposed of by the Mayor. His Honor briefly reviewed the evidence and after alluding to the fact that the Doctors could not say the beating Curry received hn, he was bound to dismiss the charge against the prisoner of, felonious homicide. He, however, thought that Jones was guilty of unlawfully assaulting and beating Curry, and required him to give bail in $1,000 to answer an indictment for that offence. The Mayor then gave as a reason for not disposing of the case on Friday, hi Wyatt, and Wm. Pessley, were each held to bail to answer an indictment for gaming on the Sabbath day. Before taking bail for Jones, Mr. Crane, on the part of Curry's friends, handed in a list of twelve names to be summoned as witnesses; but his Honor declined to re-open the case, stating that he had concluded the examination