Mayor's Court.
--There was no case of especial importance before the
Mayor yesterday morning:
Augustus Jackson, a free negro boy, was ordered to be whipped for firing a pistol in the street, and having in his possession two pistols believed to have been stolen.
George H. Turner was sent on to the Hustings Court for stealing a box of tobacco from
Wm. B. Jones &Co.
This man was only about a month ago, pardoned out of prison, whither he had been sent for stealing a similar box of tobacco from the same firm.
The evidence against him is as equally positive against him now as it was in the first case.
Benjamin Wilson, a free negro, was ordered to be whipped for obtaining sixty dollars from
James McDonald on false pretences.--It appeared that Ben. who is a back driver, went into
Mr. McDonald's store on 12th street, near Main, in a great hurry, and represented that
Miss Molly Johnson, one of Mc's best customers, was on Main street buying some flour, and had sent to ask Mr. Me to lend her $60.
Mr. Mc without hesitation gave the negro the money, but on seeing
Miss Johnson learned that she had never sent for any money, and that the whole story was a fabrication.
Dolly Harris, a free negro, was charged with stealing clothing from
Nicholas Carroll.
An armful of clothing of various descriptions, was brought into court by the police who had arrested
Dolly, and
Carroll claimed it all, and also a small amount of silver and copper coin found in her possession.
Some of the clothing was proved by white witnesses to belong to the negro, and one pair of black pants were marked
J. C. Hobson.
The case was continued.
John Collins was fined ten dollars for trading with negroes without the consent of their owners.
Billy Jenkins, a free negro, who had been arrested in the street by
officer Griffin with two pieces of bacon, of which he could give no satisfactory account, was ordered to be whipped.
