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The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
D., into the circumstances of the murder of James Clarke, of the Twenty fourth Virginia cavalry, toos mother, on Fifteenth street, near Poplar, Mrs. Clarke testified that, on Wednesday morning, a man came to her house and inquired for James Clarke, the deceased; said he had stolen his gun; that he was a s — n of a b — h; that he (Clarke) had a furlough for twenty days, but that it would not do hiif I saw him. Heard before the occurrence that Clarke was in company with one of Kershaw's men. The under the influence of liquor, and think that Clarke was, also. Corporal A. F. Clements, of thtinel called me there. When I got up, I asked Clarke for his papers, informing him that I had autho slipped from my fingers and went off, killing Clarke immediately. I was not more than five or six at had taken place. Did not see any weapon in Clarke's hand, nor do I know whether he had any. I dien each one rendered as their verdict, that James Clarke, the deceased, came to his death from a gun[3 more...]<
The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
Mayor's Court. --The following cases were booked for His Honor's consideration yesterday: Moses Harris, free negro, charged with breaking into the house of Dr. Foote and stealing therefrom two trunks, containing one thousand dollars' worth of clothing, was remanded for examination before the Hustings Court. The case of John W. Deas, charged with feloniously shooting and killing James Clarke, on the 22d instant, was called, but, in consideration of the fact that a jury of inquest had been summoned to meet at four o'clock and investigate the matter, the Mayor declined to go into an examination till said coroner's inquest render their verdict. Charles, slave of Jane Griffin, was charged with stealing a carpet, valued at five hundred dollars, from some person unknown, and William, slave of Napoleon Burke, was charged with receiving said carpet, knowing that it was stolen. Both negroes proving a good character, and establishing a probable title to the ownership of the