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The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Disbandment of an English Indian regiment. (search)
culvert, the exploding of whose noxious exhalements caused so much alarm. The combustible nature of "earth gas" will be seen at a glance, when we assert that the explosion spoken of, as occurring on Sunday night, originated in the saloon of Robert F. Kirby, at the head of the Second Market, and was caused by Kirby's applying a piece of lighted paper to the end of the pipe which conveyed the surplus water and drippings from his "bar" into the culvert spoken of. The flame ignited the "earth gas,alements caused so much alarm. The combustible nature of "earth gas" will be seen at a glance, when we assert that the explosion spoken of, as occurring on Sunday night, originated in the saloon of Robert F. Kirby, at the head of the Second Market, and was caused by Kirby's applying a piece of lighted paper to the end of the pipe which conveyed the surplus water and drippings from his "bar" into the culvert spoken of. The flame ignited the "earth gas," and caused a disruption of the culvert.
The Daily Dispatch: August 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Rappahannock lines. (search)
Jim Butler, no papers and from Petersburg, ordered 39 lashes and committed for want of a register.--Albert Tappan was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court, for feloniously selling 17 bushels of cats belonging to John A. Lacy.--James H. Ward was sent before the Hustings Court for receiving from Elizabeth Taylor a number of pieces of jewelry stolen by her from Susan Walsh, amounting value to $100.--Clinton James, free negro, arraigned for using abusive language to and striking Ro. F. Kirby, a white man, was ordered 39 lashes, and appealed from the judgment to the Hustings Court.--Sam Johnson, slave to Mrs. Brock, was ordered 39 lashes for beating James Wade, a white person.--Archibald B. Bott was fined $5 for permitting a dead horse to be and remain on his lot for three days last past.--Geo. L. West was fined $5 for allowing a nuisance to remain on his lot for ten days past.--Henry Sall was fined the same amount for the same thing — J. F. Bradley was fined $5 for hucksterin
The Daily Dispatch: October 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
Discharged. --George Stutz, charged with selling powder belonging to the Confederate Government, appeared before the Mayor on Saturday last for examination. The evidence not proving sufficiently clear to justify the accusation, His Honor discharged the accused. Robert F. Kirby, charged with beating Wm. Badkins, in the Second Market, was examined and discharged.
The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Meade Recrosses the Rapidan. (search)
Second Market row. --Robert F. Kirby was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of being engaged in th assaulting and beating Henry Burns and John McLaughlin. Kirby, after taking several smiles of "head splitting fluid, " end that he retreated behind his counter, closely followed by Kirby, who had his temper up, and was in for a muss.--Finding it to escape his pursuer, Burns seized an old sword, and gave Kirby a cut between the two eyes, which made the blood fly, and enabled him to get out of the way, leaving the room to Kirby. Just their McLaughlin staggered in, very much fatigued from the effects of strong drink, and reeling up in front of Kirby, was knocked down and stamped in a shocking manner.--Finding no other antagonist worthy of his muscle, Kirby was about to retire, when officer Chalkley made his appearance and took him into custody. The Mayor, after hearing the evidence, held Kirby to bail in $500 to answer an indictment by the Grand Jury, and req
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Powder-Mill Exploded. (search)
tealing two bags, valued at two hundred dollars, the property of Fidel New, was found guilty and ordered to receive thirty inches. Ned Hudson, a free negro, charged with receiving a piece of bacon, which he knew to have been stolen from Robert F. Kirby, at the second market, proved that there was no foundation for the accusation, but that he purchased the bacon claimed by Kirby from a white man. He was therefore discharged. Mary, slave of John Brock, was charged with stealing from theKirby from a white man. He was therefore discharged. Mary, slave of John Brock, was charged with stealing from the wardrobe of Henry Klein a tin box, in which were about ten thousand dollars in coin, bank notes and jewelry; and Sandy, slave of John Brock, was charged with receiving the same. Mary acknowledges the theft and says that she gave the box and contents to Sandy, but Sandy denies knowing anything about it. The case was continued until the 16th instant. The charge against Ann James and Prisons Pleasants, free negroes, of feloniously having and receiving one horse, knowing it to have been stol
The Daily Dispatch: December 9, 1864., [Electronic resource], Two thousand Dollars reward. (search)
and robbery of, Michael Rourke, on Tenth and Cary streets, on Wednesday night. They were committed. Sam, slave of Ann Brook, and Augustus Staples, free negro, were charged with having in their possession one gold watch, the property of Robert F. Kirby, they knowing the same to have been stolen. The negroes were discharged, and Kirby hold to bail in the sum of one thousand dollars upon another, and separate, charge; that of attempting to shoot William J. Eppes with a gun, in a personal diKirby hold to bail in the sum of one thousand dollars upon another, and separate, charge; that of attempting to shoot William J. Eppes with a gun, in a personal difficulty, in the Second Market. Andrew J. Boyd, for breaking a door-plate glass, of the value of one hundred and fifty dollars, in the store door of A. Gipperick, jeweler, corner of Fourteenth and Main streets, was hold in $300 ball to answer before the Grand Jury of the Hustings Court. William Haynes and Thomas Haynes, boys, charged with the theft of a blanket and overcoat, belonging to George Mason, were send on to the Hustings Court. Carey Trabue, boy, charged with stealing a
The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 10 (search)
To-Day the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond holds a session at the City Hall. Among the first cases to occupy its attention will doubtless be that of Mrs. Kirby, who was recently sent on for examination on the charge of killing her husband, Robert F. Kirby, on the 21st of November. The accused, it is known, has given decided indications of mental derangement. The City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this afternoon at the Council Chamber. To-Day the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond holds a session at the City Hall. Among the first cases to occupy its attention will doubtless be that of Mrs. Kirby, who was recently sent on for examination on the charge of killing her husband, Robert F. Kirby, on the 21st of November. The accused, it is known, has given decided indications of mental derangement. The City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this afternoon at the Council Chamber.
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1865., [Electronic resource], Important from Mexico. (search)
The Kirby murder case--Mrs. Kirby before the Hustings Court--the case continued. --Mrs. Anne E. Kirby, charged with the murder of her husband, Robert F. Kirby, on the 21st of November last, was arraigned before the Hustings Court yesterday morning. Her condition was much the same as heretofore reported — either insane, or so well feigned as to deceived the majority of spectators. The witnessed for the Commonwealth were called, and all but two--Messrs. Ambrose Carlton and J. P. Tyler--re The Court — What is the ground of the application? Mr. Crump repeated that Mr. Johnson, who was the original counsel in the case, was absent. He himself had not even heard the testimony. In addition to this, he had been informed that Mrs. Kirby's youngest child was very sick. There was, moreover, an important question to be argued, with a motion to the Court, which required the presence of Mr. Johnson. Mr. Edward Y. Cannon.--I would further state that Dr. Trent, one of the physi
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t--Mrs. Anne E. Kirby, charged with the murder of her husband, Robert F. Kirby, by shooting him with a pistol, at the Second Market, on the 2s Polly Hix. Dr. Peterfield Trent testified that he had been Mrs. Kirby's family physician for several years. He saw her at the jail thiinsanity. Major J. N. Croft, Chief of Police, testified that Mrs. Kirby was placed in his custody on the morning of November 21st, and rest about 9 o'clock. Mrs. Collins testified that she had seen Mrs. Kirby every day for the past two weeks--was there one night. She beliehe murder. Miss. Mary Collins testified that she stayed with Mrs. Kirby night and day. She talked wildly all the time, and was a crazy woman. Mrs. Kirby believes her husband to be still living and in Wilmington; she expects him back next week. She has three children--one aged . We had supposed that the Court would be so well satisfied as to Mrs. Kirby's mental condition that they would refuse to go on with the trial
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1865., [Electronic resource], Georgia. (search)
d sworn. Alexander Edwards testified that Kirby stayed at his house, this night before he was killed. Mrs. Kirby was down at the market the day before, but he got away from her. She frequently came there and created disturbances with Mr. Kirby, accusing him of intimacy with Mrs. Liebhauser. illed, witness went to carry some letters to Mrs. Kirby, which her husband had got from the post-offexhibited a pistol, and said she meant to kill Kirby and Mrs. Liebhauser both. Informed Kirby of tKirby of these facts, and he declined to go home, and went and stayed with witness. The next morning at an early hour she came down and said to Kirby, "D — n you, you didn't come home last night." He repliedard the first discharge and saw the others. Mr. Kirby was shot through the neck, carried home, andg any longer to be considered as counsel for Mrs. Kirby, in her present condition, as she was unableication will be made to Judge Lyons to admit Mrs. Kirby to bail. The prisoner was attended duri[1 more...]