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The Daily Dispatch: November 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Proceedings in the courts. (search)
cavalry company, now stationed there, who was charged with stealing a watch worth $200 from a citizen of the town-named Lee Finney. The testimony showed that Bowhart met Finney in a acquestered place in Manchester, and pretending to believe that he Finney in a acquestered place in Manchester, and pretending to believe that he was drunk, he very coolly put his hand into Finney's pocket, took thence his watch, which he informed him he would return when he got sober. Finney immediately got out a warrant and proceeded to the camp of the cavalry company; but though he found BFinney's pocket, took thence his watch, which he informed him he would return when he got sober. Finney immediately got out a warrant and proceeded to the camp of the cavalry company; but though he found Bowhart, he could discover no traces of his watch. The arrest and examination of the prisoner on the charge of grand larceny followed as above recited. Captain Rodgers appeared as counsel for Bowhart, who was prosecuted by Colonel Burfoot, CommoFinney immediately got out a warrant and proceeded to the camp of the cavalry company; but though he found Bowhart, he could discover no traces of his watch. The arrest and examination of the prisoner on the charge of grand larceny followed as above recited. Captain Rodgers appeared as counsel for Bowhart, who was prosecuted by Colonel Burfoot, Commonwealth's Attorney for the county. The examination resulted in the committal of the prisoner, for final trial before the Circuit Court. The prisoner established a fine character by a number of witnesses, but the Court taking into consideration the
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], Proceedings in the Courts. (search)
rge with feloniously assaulting and beating Wm. Douglas, was committed until the 15th instant for examination, the party who sustained the injury being unable to appear against him until that time. John Gennini was committed for further examination on the charge of breaking into D. Maroney's house, and stealing $75 in C. S. notes. Sundry potty cases of no importance were disposed of, and the Court adjourned. Circuit Court of Chesterfield County.--Monday, Nov. 10th.--Hon. Thos. S. Gholson, Judge. Thomas Williams, alias William Wits, convicted of stealing a horse valued at $500 from Samuel E. Gwynn, was sentenced to five years in the Penitentiary. The trial of John Bowhart, a member of Rodgers's cavalry, for stealing Lee Finney's watch, was postponed until the next term. Scars, for the murder of his wife, sentenced to prison for 18 years, and Williams, alias Witz, were brought to Richmond yesterday by R. W. Sill, Sheriff of Chesterfield, and put in prison.