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The Daily Dispatch: June 13, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Yankees and the gamblers. (search)
Mayor's Court. --The following business was transacted in this Court on Saturday: Macklin, slave of H. J. Jennings, was charged with having in his possession a quantity of goods, valued at $5,477, stolen from M. L. Jacobson, and one side of sole leather, a sheepskin, and one box of candles, supposed to have been stolen from some person unknown. Watchman Marcellus Hicks and Capt. J. B. Pleasants over hauled a negro man named Robert Smith, on Friday morning, with a side of leather, whi of fine mourning calico, two pieces of brown linen, about one hundred yards of fine alpaca, one piece of checked domestic cloth, one piece of linen handkerchiefs, one box of candles, &c. The goods recovered were identified before the Mayor by Mr. Jacobson as part of the lot stolen from his dry goods store, No. 87 Main street, about two weeks since. They were mostly packed away in a fine leather trunk, marked "Charles Wenzell, M. D., Charleston, S. C." Before deciding the case, Macklin, by perm
The Daily Dispatch: June 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court, yesterday. (search)
yed by the crying of a child which she hold in her arms, he reconsidered his decision and discharged her, with instructions instantly to leave the Court-room. Macklin, the negro man in whose room a large amount of dry goods, stolen from M L Jacobson, were found, was, after examination of witnesses, ordered to be whipped, and then committed for further trial before the Hustings Court. Macklin had, at a previous examination before the Mayor, been remanded to the Hustings Court; but, upon then and Addison, slaves, were charged with having in their possession four flannel shirts, one pair of linen pants, several pocket handkerchiefs, four pocked knives, a pieces of domestic, one black silk wrapping, &c., which they had stolen from M. L. Jacobson's store a couple of weeks since. Detective Westherford, who arrested the above parties stated that he found the enumerated article about equally divided among them. For further testimony the was continued till this morning. Gotegry, s
The Daily Dispatch: June 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Latest Parisian style. (search)
Police Arrests --Antonio Eminhiser was arrested yesterday afternoon charged with receiving fourteen pocket knives, valued at $300, the property of M. L. Jacobson, knowing them to have been stolen; Charles Kleinhardty was arrested for having in his possession one gold and three silver watches, supposed to have been stolen from some person unknown.
The Daily Dispatch: June 16, 1864., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court, yesterday. (search)
lly stepped on her dress, which so excited her ice that she pitched into him in handsome style — with her tongue.]--Jordan Miller, receiving a horse, valued at $300, the property of Edwin J. Duval, knowing the same to have been stolen; Jan. R. Shumsker, charged with stealing a saddle and bridle from Chas. A. Snowden; Eliza Whitehurst, for stealing a diamond breast-pin, belonging to Lt. Col. Jas. Nelligan; and Susan Thompson, Mary Burke and Kate Fitzgerald, charged with receiving one dozen knives and forks, belonging to the Medical Purveyor's Department, knowing them to have been stolen. John C. Allen and L. Abrams were each fined for permitting their servants to go at large, contrary to the requirements of a city ordinance. Butler, Jacob, John, and Addison, slaves, charged with stealing several articles of dry goods from M. L. Jacobson, were each ordered to be whipped. Similar punishment was inflicted upon Joe, slave of Thos. Owens, for driving a wagon across the sidewalk.
The Daily Dispatch: July 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Hustings Court. (search)
was remanded for trial before Judge Lyons's Court. Jordan Miller, charged with buying E. J. Duval's horse, knowing it to have been stolen, was sent on to Judge Lyons's Court for final trial. Eliza Liggan, charged with stabbing Albertino Cephas, was examined and sent on for trial. Ball was allowed her in the sum of $500; but, being unable to give it, she was remanded to prison. Charles Doherty, charged with robbing John Driscol of $170 in C. S. money, was examined and sent on for final trial before Judge Lyons. Macklin, slave of A. J. E. Jennings, charged with robbing M. L. Jacobson of a large lot of dry goods, was ordered to receive thirty-nine lashes to day, the same to be repeated next Saturday. Rebecca Chandler, charged with stabbing Henry, a slave of Wm. A. Wright, was, for want of sufficient evidence to convict her, discharged. Also, William Ballard, charged with stealing $104 from A. W. Luck. The Court then adjourned till 11 o'clock this morning.
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Our prisoners at Fort Delaware. (search)
Hustings Court of Magistrates. --After the transaction of the following business on Saturday the court adjourned till the next term: Mrs. E. Emenhiser, charged with receiving a lot of dry goods, knowing the same to have been stolen from M. L. Jacobson, was examined; but the jury failing to agree, were discharged, and the accused bailed for her appearance at the next term. James Ryland, a shoemaker, charged with petty larceny, plead guilty, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment in the city jail. John Straylor, charged with the same offence, plead guilty, and was sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in jail; and Alfred Myer, also charged with petty larceny, acknowledged his guilt, and received the sentence of sixty days confinement in jail. Jerry and Morris, two slaves, charged with a misdemeanor, and ordered by the Mayor to receive twenty lashes, were tried on the appeal taken by them, and the Court re-affirming his Honor's disposition of the case, they wer