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The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battles on the Peninsula. (search)
led, as Kelley was instantly deprived of life by having a knife passed through his body.) was Richard Duff, alias Richard Pearce, a consummate scoundrel and thief, well known to Baltimore people in Riet his affections. He is now under arrest. Patrick O'Neal was also arrested as an accomplice of Duff a s Pearce in the murder. It appears that a comrade of Kelley's, named Downes, was most dangerouowned by a negro, near the corner of 15th and Poplar streets. About one month since the fact that Duff altas Pearce had been committed to Castle Winder as a deserter and desperado of the worst descripthe murder, though the bloody knife with which it was done was found on his person. Pearce alias Duff may pass in some other localities, but not in this we feel confident. At 11 o' clock on Satuted to insert for want of room. Enough was testified to show that several other ruffians besides Duff were engaged in the melee. Alice Hardgrove, Julia Selden, Susan Beveridge, L. M. Carter, (polic
The Daily Dispatch: may 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], From North Alabama. (search)
Arrest on a serious charge. --The police yesterday evening caged a man named Frank, alias William Guy, as one of the murderers of Patrick Kelly. It will be remembered that Richard Duff and others are already in custody for killing both Kelly and Downes, who were members of Read's heavy artillery company, and whose mysterious murder on 17th street, a few weeks since, by unrecognized ruffians, threw the whole city into a fever of excitement. The evidence against Guy, if indeed he prove one of the assassins, will be elicited on his examination this morning before the Head of Police.
The Daily Dispatch: August 14, 1862., [Electronic resource], The battle of Southwest Mountain. (search)
nd repairing to the rear of the prison, prevented it from being entirely evacuated by its enterprising inhabitants. Up to sundown last night none of the parties had been arrested. The City Sergeant will give $25 a piece for each one brought to him. The wall they burrowed under was not long since built up with stone, under the direction of the City Engineer, at an expense of $800. We append a list of the fugacious jail birds: John Fritz Kriebel and John E. Lelimoney, murder of Philip Sautter; George W. Nelson, robbery; Julius Shally, do.; Geo. W. Cassady, several cases of grand larceny; Richard Duff and Dan. Broderick, murder of two men in Butchertown; James Coyne alias Finnoven, murder and burglary; Wm. Guy grand larceny; Chas. Foster alias George Rigby, horse stealing; Wm. Amey, grand larceny; James M. Armour, murder of Ed. Dunn; Mike Shehan, highway robbery; Mike M. McLaughlin, horse stealing; Thomas F. Eanes, felonious cutting and assault. The city jail is notoriously insecure.
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Rockbridge Artillery. (search)
Caught. --Richard Duff, the companion of Daniel Broderick in the murder, up the valley a few weeks since, of two artillerymen, and who broke, out of the city jail a few nights since, has been apprehended and again placed in jail. Of the fifteen who escaped with Duff, four have been caught and returned to prison. The balance are yet boarding about the city and will be apprehended sooner or later. Caught. --Richard Duff, the companion of Daniel Broderick in the murder, up the valley a few weeks since, of two artillerymen, and who broke, out of the city jail a few nights since, has been apprehended and again placed in jail. Of the fifteen who escaped with Duff, four have been caught and returned to prison. The balance are yet boarding about the city and will be apprehended sooner or later.
The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Barbarity of the enemy in Louisiana. (search)
Proceedings in the Courts. Hustings Court, Friday, October 24th --Present: Hon. Wm. H. Lyons, Judge.--Richard Duff was put on trial for the murder of Patrick Kelley, an artilleryman, on the 9th of last May, on 7th street, in front of a house of ill fame. The prisoner, Duff, was charged jointly with a man named Daniel Broderick with the commission of the murder, which was effected with deliberation and in the absence of any provocation on the part of the unfortunate victim, who, the testimrick, with 14 others, escaped from the city jail some months since, and was not present to undergo the ordeal of a trial. Duff was without counsel. The testimony adduced threw so much doubt and mystery around the affair that the jury were unwilling to enter a verdict of guilty against Duff as a principal in the bloody deed, and he was acquitted. He is yet held for trial on the charge of murdering William Downes, a companion of Kelley's, who was deprived of life at the same time he was, and by
The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], The affair at Williamsburg. (search)
Hustings Court --The regular monthly term of It is Court commenced yesterdays. James White, for stealing a check; Patrick Martin and James Organ, for assault and robbery; Richard Duff, for robbery, Mary Smith, for robbery; Samuel P. Drumheiler, for assault and robbery; Mary Johnson, (one of the rioters,) for felony; Virgil Jones, (another rioter) for felony, John Farrell, for theft; James Williamson, for theft, were all sent on for final trial before Judge Lyons. The "rioters" were refused ball Henry Firebaugh, charged with obtaining a pistol under false pretences, was acquitted.
The Daily Dispatch: May 8, 1863., [Electronic resource], Speculators alarmed. (search)
City jail. --Since the withdrawal of the former guard around the city jail and the substitution of another, the prisoners have made several attempts to escape. A few days since twenty were found engaged in a vigorous effort to get out, which was only defeated by a timely discovery. On Wednesday morning Richard Duff and John Orrell, charged with felony, got out by cutting through the roof.
The Daily Dispatch: May 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Mississippi. (search)
ling a lot of sugar from John W. Gilliam, on the 21st of April; Harry Chadwell, for stealing Wm. S. Kemper's horse, on the 1st of May; Mary Smith, for stealing $100 in C. S. notes from Joseph Kefler, on the 7th of April, Benjamin Slemmer, for breaking into the store of Joseph Knotts on the 2d day of April; Edward Murphrey, for breaking into W. D. Blair's store on the night of the 21st of April; James Hensly, for receiving on the 19th of April a lot of crockery stolen from persons unknown; Richard Duff, for stealing $170 from Charles Donoboe on the 3d of April; John Ginotti, for breaking into the storehouse of Dionesia Meoni on the 9th of November, 1862, with intent to commit larceny. Frank Hartford alias Frank Rosencranz, was tried for entering Powhatan Weisiger's hat store with intent to commit larceny, found guilty, and put in the penitentiary for 2½ years. George Burns, tried for stealing jewelry belonging to Thos. H. Ould's wife, was found guilty, and sent up for one year
The Daily Dispatch: July 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee rejoicing (search)
Hustings Court. --The Hustings Court of Magistrates commenced its quarterly term Monday. Besides the usual amount of civil business, the following criminal cases were disposed of: Wm. M. Smethy, for permitting his slave Henry to go at large. Plead guilty and paid a fine of $10 and costs. James Powers and Richard Duff, charged, with misdemeanor; nolle prosequi entered. Leno Eacho, a young lady of sixteen summers, charged with stealing $66 from John E. Brook, was examined and remanded for final trial before Judge Lyons Wm. Fitzgerald, charged with feloniously shooting, with intent to kill, John Froner, a city watchman, on 27th June, was examined and sent on for trial before the Judge. Wm. Riley, for assaulting and robbing Jas. Parten, on the night of the 6th of July, of $85 in money, his hat and knife, was examined and remanded for trial for felony before the Judge. Robert Ryan and Jas. Logan, charged with stealing $125 worth of jewelry from Miss Vir