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The Daily Dispatch: September 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Charmed life. (search)
Hustings Court, yesterday. --Present, Alderman Sanxay, presiding, and Messrs. Bray, Timberlake, and Regnault, aldermen. A nolle presequi was entered in the case of C. Keazle, indicted for keeping an ordinary without license, by paying the costs. The court released certain taxes erroneously assessed upon the York River Railroad Company. The case of Miss Lizzy Winn, indicted for keeping an ill-governed and disorderly house, on Locust alley, occupied the most of the time of the court yesterday. It appears that Miss Lizzy has changed her domicil, and now resides in some other place than the one specified in the indictment. The ingenuity of learned counsel was brought to bear for and against the accused, and the result was that the jury could not agree on a verdict, and the case was continued, and the jury adjourned over until eleven o'clock this morning, when the jurors will again have an opportunity of discussing the merits of the case in their room. This has prove
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Viscount Monck, the New Governor-General of Canada. (search)
Hustings Court, yesterday. --Present--Messrs. Sanxay, (presiding,) Bray, Timberlake, Anderson, Clopton, Regnault, and Binford. The court ordered a minute to be entered of record expressive of their respect for the memory of Harvey A. Dudley, deceased, late Deputy Sergeant of this city, and as a tribute to his worth as a man. Patrick McNeal was tried for a misdemeanor by him committed in resisting a police officer while in the discharge of his duty. The jury brought in a verdict of "not guilty." Joseph Vernon, indicted for assault and battery, was next arraigned. After hearing the evidence, the jury retired and brought in a verdict of guilty, and fining the defendant one dollar. To this verdict he excepted, as contrary to the law and the evidence, and moved the court to grant him a new trial, which, however, the court refused to do. He then excepted to the ruling of the court in several particulars, and took leave to file his bill of exceptions to-day. Gentry
The Daily Dispatch: October 15, 1861., [Electronic resource], From the West. (search)
Hustings Court. --The quarterly term of the Hustings Court commenced yesterday--Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Bray, Sadler, Timberlake and Clopton presiding. Licenses to keep ordinaries were issued to Jacob Wallner, Emelia Agnesia, and John Fry. Accounts for police service were allowed to R. T. Seal, J. R. Blankinship, E. H. Chalkley, W. T. Bibb, and B. M. Morris; and account for holding inquests to George A. Freeman, High Constable. A fine of $10 and costs was imposed upon Orlando Shay for permitting his slave John to go at large. Auguste Zahn, charged with feloniously cutting Augustus Miller, on the 9th of October, with intent to kill, was examined, and the Court remanded him for final trial before Judge Lyons. James M. Tyler, charged with swindling John W. Kiser out of $71.50, on the 20th of September, was examined and acquitted. George Black, formerly connected with the Polish Brigade, was examined on the charge of stealing a gold watch, worth
The Daily Dispatch: October 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway — reward. (search)
Hustings Court. --Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Binford, Timberlake, Clopton, and Anderson, presiding. The following business was disposed of yesterday. The proceeding against James Gunn, for permitting his slave Frank to go at large, was dismissed on motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth; also, a similar proceeding against Robert P. Southall. John A. H. R. Armistead, charged with stealing $450 worth of clothing from William S. Tupman, on the 10th day of September 1861, was set to the bar, and the Court having heard the evidence, remanded him for final trial before Judge Lyons, in November next. William P. Armistead, charged with receiving a lot of stolen goods from John A. H. R. Armistead, was arraigned, and a nolle prosequi having been entered, the accused was released from custody. Charles Pendergrass, alias Charles Williams, charged with stealing a Confederate note of the value of twenty dollars from George A. Riouse, on the 12th day o
The Daily Dispatch: November 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], An Extraordinary Devil. (search)
Called Court. --A special Court of Hustings was held yesterday, at the City Hall, for the examination of Jas. Davis, charged with stealing $124 from James Johnson, a soldier, on the 25th of October last. Present: Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Anderson, Beveridge, and Bray. The Court, having heard the evidence, determined to send the prisoner on for final trial, and he was remanded to jail. An application for bail was refused.
The Daily Dispatch: November 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Hint to the Government. (search)
Hustings Court. --Present, Recorder Caskie, Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Timberlake, Cloptop, and Binford. In the appeal of Albert Rush, a slave, from a decision of the Mayor, (sentencing him to the whipping post for petty larceny,) the court reversed judgment and ordered his discharge. Opie Staite, charged with forging the name of J. W. English to an order of the Circuit Court of Giles county, and the signature of James D. Johnson upon the back of the same paper, was examined; and after hearing the evidence, the Court remanded him for final trial. John Wade, charged with shooting William V. Mott, on the 5th of October last, with intent to "maim, disfigure, disable, and kill," was discharged from further prosecution. The Grand Jury yesterday made the following presentments; The Commonwealth against Charles Wood, for petty larceny; John Haake, for retailing ardent spirits without license; George Nelson and Joseph Calvin Henry, for petty larceny; George Williams,
The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Capture of three Lake steamers. (search)
Hustings Court. --The monthly term of this Court commenced yesterday. Present--Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Lipscomb, Timberlake, Anderson, and Clopton. John Walthall, charged with the murder of Wm. Hamilton, was examined and remanded for final trial. Wm. Watkins, charged with stealing $63 from Wm. H. Major, was examined and remanded for final trial. Wm. Clarke, charged with stealing a bag of pepper, a coat, and a pair of pants, from Bernard Gattleib, was examined and remanded for final trial. Joseph Gray, a free negro, charged with stealing a silver watch, valued at $40, from a slave named Henry, was tried and convicted; whereupon the Court sentenced him to be sold into absolute slavery, according to the provisions of the act of Assembly passed March 29th, 1860. John Houke and Richard Sealing, indicted for retailing ardent spirits without license, severally appeared and plead guilty, and were fined $60 each. A nolle prosequi was ente
The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], Negro Hiring for 1862. (search)
y a gentleman living beyond Bowling Green in the vicinity of the Federal army, that a few days since Gen. Rousseau and staff, including Surgeon Wm. H. Gardner, were riding cut one this side of Green River, and upon approaching the Dutch pickets, regularly posted there, one or more of them fired upon the company, the result of which was that one received a mortal wound — a Minnie ball breaking both of his legs. The name of the officer our informant, could not learn. One ball also came very near killing Surgeon Gardner, grazing the breast of his coal. Accidents. --Mr. W. T. Washington, of Stafford county, Virginia, lost a negro Christmas eve by a wagon upsetting and falling on him. A negro, belonging to Winter Bray's estate, shot himself in the face on Monday by carelessly handling a pistol loaded with buckshot. The South Carolina Legislature adjourned size on the 21st inst. They passed forty-six bills, among them one authorising the banks to issue small notes.
The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
Accidents. --Mr. W. T. Washington, of Stafford county, Virginia, lost a negro Christmas eve by a wagon upsetting and falling on him. A negro, belonging to Winter Bray's estate, shot himself in the face on Monday by carelessly handling a pistol loaded with buckshot.
The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1862., [Electronic resource], Wanted to Hire-- (search)
Hustings Court. --The following magistrates were on the bench yesterday, Recorder Caskie, and Alderman Bray, Binford, Regnault, Smith, and Anderson. James Slater and Francis Sheridan, charged with the murder of William Clarke, on the 2d day of December last, by "shooting him with a plated loaded with gunpowder and leaden balls." were arraigned for examination, Messrs. W. W. Crump and Edward Y. Cannon appearing as counsel. The Court, after hearing the evidence, discharged Sheridan from further prosecution, and remanded Slater for final trial. Joseph Keller, charged with breaking into the drug more of Dove & Co. and stealing $5.56 and $3.40 worth of postage stamps, on the 15th day of December, was examined and remanded for final trial. Henry, a slave, the property of Bernard Peyton; Ephraim, the property of Harriet Kellum; and Jack, the property of J. H. F. Mayo, were tried for stealing a trunk containing money and clothing belonging to Peter H. Anderson. Jack was
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