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The Daily Dispatch: March 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], Railroad disasters. (search)
Threats against a witness. --Wm. Carson, an operative at the Tredegar Iron Works, was carried before the Mayor on Saturday, for threatening to take the life of Ann Beazley for appearing as a witness against Edward Keeling, the latter being charged with a malicious attempt on the life of Fred. Smith, at a house of ill fame in Butchertown. Carson and Keeling both hail from Baltimore. The Mayor required Carson to give $150 security for his good behavior. Threats against a witness. --Wm. Carson, an operative at the Tredegar Iron Works, was carried before the Mayor on Saturday, for threatening to take the life of Ann Beazley for appearing as a witness against Edward Keeling, the latter being charged with a malicious attempt on the life of Fred. Smith, at a house of ill fame in Butchertown. Carson and Keeling both hail from Baltimore. The Mayor required Carson to give $150 security for his good behavior.
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Martial law. (search)
company is now engaged perfecting itself in drill. On Monday night Jim, a slave, owned by John Chewing, of Fairfax county, on some slight misunderstanding occurring at the Monticello House, between himself and Andrew, slave of Mrs. Sally Gray, of Port Royal, Caroline county, drew a bowie-knife and plunged it to the hilt in the breast of the latter, who fell dead. The murderer, a half-grown negro, was arrested. The Coroner's jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above facts. --Edward Keeling, a redheaded and desperate looking fellow, was brought before the Mayor yesterday for aiding Richard Wright to commit a felonious assaults on Fred. Smith. The case was continued to the 20th instant.--Eli Vanderlip and Mary his wife, two unpromising subjects, gave bail before the Mayor yesterday to appear before the Grand Jury, and answer an indictment for making an unprovoked assault on James Breedon--.In obedience to a requisition from Gen. Winder, Recorder Caskie and the Mayor yesterd
The Daily Dispatch: March 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], The New Secretary of War. (search)
Mayer's Court, yesterday. --There were but few cases before the Mayor yesterday. Offenders are deterred from indulging their inclinations for mischief by reason of a wholesome dread they entertain of the military guard of the Provost Marshal. Drunkenness is at a discreet, and even fashions darkies, usually impudent, obstinate, trifling, and indifferent to sensitizations of an ordinary nature, new to the supremacy of the law when it is endorsed by the aid of the bayonet. Very few of them are now caught prowling around in out-of-the-way places, pickers up of unconsidered trifles. Edward Keeling, who was apprehended some two weeks since for feloniously aiding and abetting Richard Wright in stabbing and cutting Frederick Smith, and breaking open the house of Mary Walden, was brought up yesterday from jail, to which he was again remanded by the Mayor until the 26th inst, in order to allow the officers time to apprehend one of his accomplices.
The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Royalty in Disguise (search)
specially brilliant, the material for any clever performance being non est. Case of Wm. Reynolds, for an assault (characterized in the bench warrant as "violent,") on Benedict Simon, was continued until the 29th.--Martha, slave of Jas. Bolton, was ordered twenty-five lashes for assaulting and attempting to cut Mrs. Harvey with a knife.--Gabe Smith, Sue Mosby, Joe Adams, and Kate Hall, free negroes, here without permission from a neighboring county, were sent to jail to be transported back.--Bill Scott, free, charged with an attempt to swindle, was again brought up and remanded, and Wm. White a black man, who had pestiferously obtruded himself on the proprietor of the Exchange Hotel, was set to work on one of the batteries near the city.--Edward Keeling, the Baltimorean charged with aiding to stab Fred Smith and break into Mary Waden's house in the Valley, was again marched to Court, but nothing came of it, as after a time, like the King of the French, he marched down the hill again.
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1862., [Electronic resource], Correspondence. (search)
n Wednesday, disguised himself in liquor, and while in that condition, besides pelting little boys with hen eggs, had chased a number of ladies who were passing near the Old Market. The defendant, who proved indeed to be really a "merry cuss" was sent to prison in default of surety.--Frank Ward, arrested by Lt. Carter, for selling himself as a substitute, and then deserting from Captain John Ewell's company, was delivered to his commanding officer.--Frederick Smith, charged jointly with Edward Keeling of causing the death of Richard Wright alias Chas. Moore, was arraigned for an examination, which was postponed until Saturday, on account of the absence of a witness deemed essential.--Robert Jordan, slave of Henry Beal, was ordered to jail as a dangerous character. It appears that Bob had once been convicted of the crime of enticing slaves to leave their owners in Northumberland county, but escaped the penalty by some means. The Mayor, knowing the facts and being made acquainted with
The Daily Dispatch: October 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Emigration to Hayti. (search)
and A. B. Lipscomb, for permitting a blacksmith shop to become a nuisance. The investigation of the fight at the 2d Market, last Saturday, is postponed for one week — Raymond, the principal witness, being too severely beaten to appear yet. Hustings Court.--Yesterday, Wm. D. Bowman, indicted for felony, was brought to the bar of this Court for trial, when, for good cause shown, his trial was postponed until the next term, and the prisoner set at large upon bail. The trial of Edward Keeling, indicted for felony, was also postponed until the next term, and the prisoner remanded to jail. John Latigan was tried for stealing a sum of money from J. R. Keiningham, and convicted and sent to the Penitentiary for two years. James Austin was tried for felony and acquitted. Upon petition of Edmand F. Goode, setting forth that his son was unlawfully held by Capt. W. S. Reid, a writ of habeas corpus was awaited commanding Capt. Reid to bring H. C. Goode before the Court t
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], Edward Everett. (search)
Throwing rocks in the street. --Edw. Keeling, lately discharged by Judge Lyons, for want of witnesses, from an indictment charging him with felonious stabbing, was arrested yesterday evening for throwing rocks at people on Main street, and resisting the officers. Prisoner, when pursued, cut and ran like a quarter horse, but was seized by Captain Alexander and detained for examination before the Mayor. Keeling is a refugee from Baltimore. Throwing rocks in the street. --Edw. Keeling, lately discharged by Judge Lyons, for want of witnesses, from an indictment charging him with felonious stabbing, was arrested yesterday evening for throwing rocks at people on Main street, and resisting the officers. Prisoner, when pursued, cut and ran like a quarter horse, but was seized by Captain Alexander and detained for examination before the Mayor. Keeling is a refugee from Baltimore.
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], The recognition question. (search)
patients of the hospital by selling them various indigestible articles of cookery. The parties were ordered to be whipped by way of an admonition. Mrs. Mary Vanderlip, proprietress of an oyster saloon on Broad street, was required to give security in $300 for her good behavior, and the same amount to appear before the Hustings Court on the second Monday in November, for assaulting Mrs. Maris Butles with her hands, and by casting oyster shells at her person. Patrick O'Neal and Edward Keeling were brought up for throwing stones in the street and abusing the officer who spok to them about the matter.--It was proved that O'Neal did the rock throwing, but that keeling would persist in accompanying him as a friend, and offering annoyance to the representative of the law. Both parties having been long imprisoned in the city jail for stabbing Chas. Moore to death, the Mayor said he should commitment till Monday, for examination as vagrants, having no ostensible occupation. Joh