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The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway.--$10 reward (search)
Mayor's Court --The young man charged with swindling Wm. H. Burton out of twenty dollars was further examined yesterday and commended for trial. His name is John C. Dawson, and he claims to have enlisted very recently in an artillery company. George Brown, charged with cutting Francis Castighone with a knife, was required to give surety in $150 for his good behavior — from widen we inter that the cutting didn't amount to much. Terrence Cassiday, charged with interfering with military discipline at the Government prisons, was hold to bail to keep the peace. Edward Redden and Catharine Keys, charged with stealing three sticks of wood from the Confederate States wood pile, were locked up for the present, and meanwhile will be in in the of the Ten Commandments. Antone Baker was fined $15 for selling liquor on Sunday; and several small violations of law, human and divine, were continued for further investigation.
The Daily Dispatch: November 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], [from the Selma (Ala) Reporter, Sept. 24th, 1861.] statement of the "Magnolia Cadets" and officers of the Fourth Alabama regiment, Vindicating Capt. Dawson. (search)
porter, Sept. 24th, 1861.] statement of the "Magnolia Cadets" and officers of the Fourth Alabama regiment, Vindicating Capt. Dawson. Camp Joner, near Bristol. September 3, 1861. We, the undersigned, members of the Magnolia Cadets, hearing that certain reports have been circulated derogatory to the character of our Captain, N. H. R. Dawson, imputing to him a want of courage on the battle field of Manassas Plains, on the 21st of July last, take this method of publicly denouncing the report Stokes, Jake Marshall, J R Daniel. Editor Reporter Sir: Please find enclosed a card from the members of Capt. Dawson's company, denouncing certain reports derogatory to his character and courage. We presume that every member of the coama Volunteers, in view of the many reports now circulating, concerning the conduct of our brother officer, Capt N. H. R. Dawson, of the "Selma Cadets," at the battle of the 21st of July, at Manassas Plains, and reflecting upon the same, take this oc
The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Army of the Potomac. (search)
Called Court. --A special session of the Court of Hustings was held yesterday, for the examination of John C. Crewson, alias John C. Dawson, for feloniously and falsely pretending and representing himself to be a Lieutenant in the Army of the Confederate States of America, having on the dress of a soldier, and being in company with another person whom he represented as his Sergeant, and by the aforesaid false pretences, obtaining from Wm. H. Burton one Confederate note, of the value of twenty dollars. On motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth, the examination was continued to the next regular term of the Court; and a rule was awarded against Wm. H. Burton, Thomas Payne, and John P. Lloyd, to show cause why they should not be fined and attached for contempt, which rule was made returnable to the next term.
The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], Capture of three Lake steamers. (search)
berlake, 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 entered in the case of John C. Crewson, alias John C. Dawson, arrested for obtaining money by false pretences and he was discharged from custody.
The Daily Dispatch: September 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayon's Court, yesterday. (search)
e 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 Mmeans 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.