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The Daily Dispatch: August 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
Mayor's Court. --Yesterday's proceedings are embraced in the following list: Francis Cravan was charged with maliciously assaulting and beating with an iron bar, with intent to kill, Washington, slave of O. H. Chalkley. Mr. Cravan and Wash are employees at the Danville Railroad depot in this city, and on Saturday last information was received by the former that the negro fellow had spoken disrespectfully to his wife. Upon accosting him about it, some dispute ensued, during which Washington made the remark that his (Washington's) wife was as good as any white man's, whereupon Cravan picked up an iron bar, with which he chased him out of the shop and around the depot yard, striking him over the head once or twice. In the absence of witnesses the case was adjourned over till Wednesday. Three boys named-John Barton, Thomas Doland and Monteith Regan, were brought before His Honor on the charge of sleeping in the First Market house on Sunday night. The accused having been be