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The Daily Dispatch: February 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], European news. (search)
ontinued until this morning.--Francis H. Osgood and Geo. W. Nelson, alias Dick Johnson, two athletic looking white men, were arraigned for violently assaulting John Driggers, an Alabama soldier, on Thursday night, and taking from his person three letters entrusted to his care to be delivered at Manassas. Driggers, who was stoppingDriggers, who was stopping at the Ballard House, stepped into Bradford's restaurant, on Franklin street, where he met the prisoners and treated them several times. When he attempted to leave the house he was followed by them, and after getting a short distance was thrown down, garroted, beaten severely and robbed. He positively identified the prisoners as two of the party who made the assault. Nelson, alias Johnson, attempted to prove by Bradford's bar-keeper that he did not leave the house after Driggers did. He said that the latter was no doubt honest in his conviction that he was one of the men, but he was mistaken. At the request of Osgood, who wanted to prove that he was o
The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Federal Congress. (search)
, were at breakfast, a lady (one of the teachers engaged at the Lancastrian school,) saw the fugacious rogues, and sent over to the jail to let the keeper know what was in progress Mr. Hall hastened with all speed the rear of the jail, and passing into the room under the "work house," used as a coal-house, found there, in the act of getting through, the grating, the lock of which had been broken, a man named Francis Osgood, lately consigned to the jail for committing a highway robbery on John Driggers, and Alabama soldier, and Wm., N. Miller, the bogus volunteer Colonel, who succeeded in December last in swindling King & Lambeth, of this city, out of $700, by forgery and false representations. --Orgood, a burly ruffian, surrendered at discretion, but the doughty "Colonel," evinced a desire to go through at all hazards til brought to reason by the presentation of navy revolver. Being conducted to their cells, an examination was held into the extent of the injury inflicted on the jail
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Examination continued. --The two men called Francis Osgood and Geo. W. Nelson, alias Dick Johnson, charged with having waylaid, beaten and robbed John Driggers, and Alabama soldier, on the night of February 18th, were to have been examined at the City Hall yesterday before a called Court of Hustings, but the absence of the principal witness (who had gone to Manassas) caused further proceedings to be postponed until the regular term of the Court. The Commonwealth's Attorney will, no doubtJohn Driggers, and Alabama soldier, on the night of February 18th, were to have been examined at the City Hall yesterday before a called Court of Hustings, but the absence of the principal witness (who had gone to Manassas) caused further proceedings to be postponed until the regular term of the Court. The Commonwealth's Attorney will, no doubt, request the Secretary of War to permit the attendance of Driggers at the time indicated, if his presence be necessary to further the ends of justice.