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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Court proceedings. (search)
Court proceedings. Mayor's Court Friday, March 13th. --Andrew S. Kerns was held to bill for his good behavior for assaulting Charles Colgate. Alice Sounders, who had been picked up by the watchmen on Thursday night, while wandering about drunk, and having no place to stay, was committed in default of surety for her good behavior. The case of William slave of Arthur Ballook, charged with entering Joseph F. Dabney's store and stealing sundry pairs of boots and shoes was partly heard, and continued, on account of the absence of important witnesses, till Monday, March 16th. Virginian, slave of B. Jones, was examined for stealing a trunk and carpet bag, containing a lot of wearing apparel the property of Peter F. McNames, and sent on to be tried before the Hustings Court for grand larceny. Jane and Lucy Bathtuck, two free negroes, were committed for migrating about the city without copies of their register. Frederick Grusler was examined for stealing two h
The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Another Yankee raid. (search)
Hustings Court. --Charles C. Pedrick, feloniously stabbing and killing John Massering, on the 15th of February, examined and sent on. Landon W. Shell, charged with the murder of Patrick Curtis, on the 5th of May, was examined and sent on. Owen Riley, resisting Wm. N. Kelley, a police officer, in the discharge of his duty, was found guilty and fined $5 and costs. Robert Burch, breaking and entering the shop of Joseph F. Dabney, and stealing $100 worth of boots and shoes, was sent on for felony. Wm. H. Zimmerman was fined $60 and costs for selling liquor, to be drunk where sold, without a license. John W. Butcher, free negro, charged with stealing two hams from Thomas W. Brockenbrough, was called, and a nolle prosequi entered. The prisoner was then remanded to the Mayor to be punished for petty larceny. Lewis, slave, stealing a cow from Wellington Goddin, was ordered 39 lashes. Albert, slave, stealing $100 worth of crockery ware from Hall Neilson
The Daily Dispatch: October 5, 1864., [Electronic resource], From Northern Mississippi. (search)
r his distinguished attainments as a gentleman and a companion. February 7th, 1861." In consideration of the fact that the gathering took place in the day-time, and was gotten up in honor of a birthday, the Mayor discharged all but Mary Bradley, at whose house the arrests were made. She was required to pay a fine of twenty-five dollars and admonished not to indulge in such celebrations again. Edmund, slave of A. A. Hutcheson, was charged with feloniously breaking into the shop of Joseph F. Dabney, on the night of the 18th of September, and stealing a pair of boots, valued at $100, and a pair of ladies shoes; but the witnesses in the case not being present, the accused was remanded for a hearing at some future day. Hannah Lynch, the keeper of a small fruit stand on the south side of the basin, was fined $20 for purchasing apples in the Second Market to sell again. Confiscation of the apples was also ordered. Charles Hubbs, charged with drunkenness and resisting the off
The Daily Dispatch: October 10, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court. (search)
Mayor's Court. --Nothing of special interest was done in the Mayor's Court on Saturday. The case of Morris Kauffman, charged with receiving five hundred dollars' worth of leather, which he knew to have been stolen from George W. Bluford, was again continued till Wednesday. Edmond, slave of A. A. Hutcheson, was charged with breaking into the shoe shop of Joseph F. Dabney and stealing one pair of boots and a pair of shoes, valued at one hundred and fifty dollars. No testimony was given which could warrant, a conviction, and the accused was therefore discharged. Prior to vacating his seat, the Mayor rendered his decision in the cases of James A. Moore and J. W. Philpots, versus the wood measurer of the city, they refusing to comply with an ordinance allowing certain fees for measuring wood and requiring all wood brought here to be measured. In the case of Mr. Moore, it will be recollected that the measurer of wood, Mr. John F. Glazebrook, testified that he ascertaine