Mayon's Court, yesterday.
--Thomas Divine and
James E. Jestis, two young men from
Petersburg, while in a state of intoxication, visited
Andrew confectionary store on Thursday night, and, after eating each a plate of
ice cream, the latter threw his saucer on the floor, breaking it into pieces.
Upon being admonished about his conduct, Jestis paid the damages, but threatened to break one of the
show-cases.
Divine, who was standing by, then commenced throwing peach seed at
Pizzini, and finally threw a pound weight, which narrowly escaped striking his head.
Pizzini thereupon threw back at Divine a two-pound weight, when both parties becoming exasperated, a serious difficulty was likely to ensue; but a crowd collecting at this time, the matter was finally settled.
Subsequently Jestis and his party turned up at Ann Thomas's house, on Cary street where a fight took place between Divine and herself, in the course of which she was dreadfully beaten about her face and eyes.
Ann was in court yesterday, but was unable to give any intelligible testimony, and the
Mayor therefore continued the investigation of the assault upon her till this morning.
The parties were each required to give security in the sum of $300 for their good behavior for twelve months on the charge of notorious and disorderly conduct in
Pizzini's store, and also entered into bonds in the sum of $500 for their appearance this morning to answer the charge of beating
Ann Thomas.
John Francis, a sailor, stopping at the
Naval Hospital, charged with drugging
Philip Lybarger and robbing him of one ten-shooting pistol, $500 in money, and sundry other articles of value, was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court.
[The circumstances of this affair will be found in the proceedings of this court of Thursday.]
Hamlin Ghering was charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the street.
Officer Griffin, who made the arrest, stated that Ghering was very drunk, and, taking his stand at the corner of the street, in the neighborhood of the
Second Market, interrupted every person who passed along, using all the time the most profane and indecent language.
The
Mayor remanded him in default of security for his good behavior.
John C. Dawson, an idle, dissolute person, without any visible means of support, was sent to the enrolling officer as a fit person to go into the army.
Dawson had on his person when he was arrested a burglar's key, made out of a piece of wire.
Sarah Murphy, charged with using threatening and abusive language towards
Ann Planker, was remanded in default of security for her good behavior.
A free negro, named
Maria Clark, charged with having in her possession a
gold locket and one silk dress supposed to have been stolen, was ordered to be whipped.
