Proceedings in the Courts.
Mayer's Court, Thursday, Nov. 13th.
The case of Hunter Taliaferro was called to-day, and, without being heard on its merits, was continued until Saturday morning, defendant being meanwhile admitted to bail for his appearance in the sum of $2,000.
The Mayor reheard the case of Dick, slave of Mr. Gabriel Wortham, charged with threatening to assault Michael Shea, and using very abusive and insulting language towards him, because by mistake he had delivered a coat left with him by Dick to the wrong darkey, whereby Dick lost his garment.
On the first hearing he had been ordered thirty lashes, which decision the Mayor affirmed.
An appeal was taken to the Hustings Court.
John Lovell, a bright mulatto, hailing from Augusta Ga., and heretofore servant of Col. Casey of Kentucky, charged with using impudent language to the superintendent and watchman of the Spotswood House, having been punished on his first arraignment for the offence, was permitted to give ball in $300 for his good behavior for ten months, and allowed two days to gather up his traps and leave this section of the Southern Confederacy.
A fine pistol taken from Lovell the Mayor declared confiscated to the use of the Commonwealth.
Elizabeth Parmeter, alias Weinhoolt, was required to give security in the gum of $300 to be of good behavior, on the charge of keeping a disorderly house on Shockoe Hill.
Charles, slave of John M. Davenport, a small darkey, caught by the watchmen, near Rham's alley Wednesday night, with a lot of coal, stolen from that establishment, was ordered to be whipped.
Charles Lindner and Frederick Grobe, were arraigned on the charge of having in their possession sundry counterfeit notes on the Bank of Danbury, Conn., U. R. The parties were arrested on the application of S. H. Owens & Son, who had purchased the stuff ‘"to run the blockade with,"’ giving 100 per cent. for it. It was sought to be established by Mr. Crane, counsel for defendants, first, that Grobe obtained the money in Petersburg, thinking it good and sold it for speculative purposes; second, that Lindner, an operative at the Crenshaw Woollen Mill, acted only as his agent in disposing of it to Owens, having no very extensive acquaintanceship with either the English language or the solvency of Yankee banking concerns.
Several brokers, among them Mr. R. H. Maury, testified that in their opinion the money was bad; though the money, which was all in $5 notes, having been issued in a foreign country, they could not pronounce a positive decision on its merits as currency.
The case was continued until Monday next and the parties admitted to bail for their appearance on that day.
Robert H. Jackson, a free negro, was examined for entering the house of Reuben Morton, another negro, in the night time, and stealing a number of postage stamps Jackson was condemned to receive 15 lashes.
George, slave of G. A. Weed, was brought up for having in his possession Wednesday night, when the watchmen laid hold of him, $272.50 in C. S. notes and four pounds of brown sugar, all of which the watchmen were uncharitable enough to think he had stolen.
The accused represented the money as being his savings as a tobacco factory operative and himself as the purchaser of the sugar.
To as certain the truth of the story the case was continued until the 14th inst.
Chastain Gray, a free negro, was ordered to return to Amelia, where he came from and three slaves, found without passes, were discharged.
Hustings Court--Recorder Caskie presiding.--Thomas Kelly and James Gammon, charged with drugging Capt Alexander H Franklin, and robbing him of $200, on the 2d of November, were examined and sent on for final trial.
John J. Hockaday, charged with assaulting and beating Sam T Pearce, a watchman, was tried and acquitted.
The Attorney for the Commonwealth, by consent of the Court, entered a nolle prosequi in the case of the boys Tom Turpin, Jim Logan, and Bob Lotsy, and they were discharged.
Chas. Mitchell, charged with stealing a coat from the Columbian Hotel, was found guilty and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment.
The following parties were indicted for misdemeanor:
Lucien Polk, Dick Duff, Julius Sholley, Geo. W. Nelson, James Coggin, Thomas Tardy, John Maley, and Michael Whalery Charles Summers, Marsden Holleway alias Martin Harvey, Jos, Mitchell, and Patrick Murphy; and Casper Marsden and other composing the Richmond Typographical Society, for conspiring to extort money from the public, and especially from John M. Daniel, proprietor of the Richmond
All the misdemeanor cases will be called to-day. 