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The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
n the case ascribed to them the commission of a considerable amount of lawlessness, embraced under the common heading of drunkenness, fighting, and disorderly conduct. Daniel Wrenn drew a pistol on Robt. S. Thompson, bar-keeper for Edwin W. Ussher, keeper of the Grapes Saloon; and Ryan, and the others, pounded the unfortunate mixer of liquors "without sufficient cause," and in a manner which was decidedly detrimental to his good looks, on his attempting to get off. After "clearing out" the Grapes Saloon, and putting its proprietor in great bodily fear, the parties proceeded to Thomas M. Granger's, on 23d street, and enacted similar doings, to the disgust of the proprietor, and the using-up of his water-gutter and door. Inasmuch as Morris Wilcher, John Chappell, and Jos. Fordsell, were claimed to be present, and acting with the parties in their unlawful capers, and had not been arrested, the Mayor continued the case until to-day, and remanded the parties to jail in default of bail.
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Movements in the army and Navy. (search)
The Six Young Men charged with behaving in a disorderly manner on Saturday night and Sunday morning last, were brought before the Mayor yesterday. The specific charge, besides that named above, was for breaking up and injuring certain property belonging to Thomas M. Granger. On this charge, Daniel W. Wrenn, John Ryan, John Butler, John Chappell, Wilcher Morris, and Jos. Fordrell, were remanded for indictment by the Grand Jury. Chappell was bailed out by John Lindsay, and Ryan by Philip Toppin — the others were sent to jail. The proprietor of the Grapes Restaurant says, in reference to the disturbance raised by the above young men at his saloon, nearly at the time of the proceeding above mentioned, that "neither myself, or my bar-keepers were beaten; the desperadoes attacked two gentlemen, (Messrs. Thompson and Belknap,) who were quietly talking in front of my bar. After these gentlemen were struck repeatedly, they ran to the back part of the building, but were headed off an
The Daily Dispatch: may 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ates. He would only have been whipped for the above crime, but it appeared that he had been convicted of grand larceny in stealing a $225 gold watch, on the 11th of September last, and ordered 39 for that offence. Charles Smith was examined for forging the name of Warwick & Barksdale and P. T. Moore & Co. to two checks for the payment of money, and sent on for final trial before Judge Lyons. He is now committed on six cases, the above included. Ordinary licenses were granted Thos. M. Granger, Peter Chick, Wm. E. Scherborn and James Kirk. [A large number of Ordinary keepers have not renewed their licenses, and the Court sits to-day for the purpose of renewing them.] The case of Elijah, slave of Stephen Hunter, for burglary, in breaking open Jas. H. Beagleston's store-house, and stealing $300 worth of groceries, was continued until the next term. E. Beathy was tried for misdemeanor. The jury failed to agree and were discharged. The defendant was then let off on p
The Daily Dispatch: may 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], From the Pacific Squardron. (search)
Sent to jail. --Jas. Early, on failure to give security for his good behavior, was sent to jail yesterday by the Recorder. James has been taken by the watchmen in an inebriated condition.--B. W. Bernard, arrested on Sunday as a suspicious person, was sent to jail for further examination.--Hugh McMeen, for breaking Thomas M. Granger's window, and otherwise conducting himself in a disorderly manner, was committed in default of $200 surety for his future good behavior.