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The Daily Dispatch: November 29, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Military defence of North Carolina. (search)
Cage cases --The civil police arrested yesterday John McNally, for encumbering the — sidewalk of Main street; Bridget Holt, for committing an assault on Catherine Byrnes with a large paving stone and using obscene language in the street; two runaways, and a white man too drunk to give his name.
Proceedings in the Courts. Mayor's Court. Saturday, November 29. --Elizabeth Bowelt, arrested as Bridget Holt, was required to give $200 security for her good behavior, on the charge of assaulting Catharine Byrnes with a paying stone, and using obscene language. Louisa, slave of Porter Alexander, was committed as a runaway. Alice Hardgrove was committed in default of $200 on the charge of trespassing on the Columbian Hotel. It appeared that a man, representing himself as a lieutenant in the army, had introduced and installed her at the hotel as his wife. A discovery of the matter resulted as above. Charles Grace, heretofore required to give security for his good behavior, was surrendered by B. Calligan, his ; and, no other party offering to befriend him, he was sent to jail. Benjamin Courtney, who had been caged Friday night for drunkenness, appeared to answer that charge and the still more serious one of taking $5 from the pockets of Pat McNally, an inmate
e former raised his pistol and pulled the trigger. The ball, striking obliquely between Kennedy's eyes, glanced around the skull, tearing up the skin to the bone, and buried itself, four inches in a wall in his rear. Carter Padlock, arrested as a person of evil name and reputation, and having no visible means of support, was committed to jail for want of security. Wm. H. Robinson was committed for getting drunk and behaving disorderly in the neighborhood of the New Market. Bridget Holt was required to give security to keep the peace for "unlawfully abusing Catharine Burnes." And was committed. Five or six negroes, picked up by the watch for going on the streets without passes, were appropriately disposed of, and the Court adjourned at 1 o'clock, after a session of three hours. Released on Bail--A man named Augustus White was brought before Judge Meredith, at the State Court-House, Saturday, on a writ of habeas corpus, and admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000