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The Daily Dispatch: October 9, 1861., [Electronic resource], Wanted (search)
Wanted --100 Boot and Shoemakers, to work on coarse work; also to work. Also the good Fitter and Cutter needed Apply to James Knotts, 114 Main st., Smith's Clothing Stors.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
Rioters Convicted. --The Circuit Court of the city of Richmond, Judge Meredith, commenced its session a few days since, when the cases of the parties charged with rioting on the 2d of April, were taken up. The Grand Jury indicted a number of the accused for misdemeanor. On Saturday, Wm. J. Lusk, one of the parties, (the same man who, jumped into the window of Jas. Knotts's store and busied himself in throwing out goods,) was tried by jury, found guilty, and fined $100. The Judge sent him to jail for one year, the maximum punishment allowed by law. Ann Bell, another rioter, was tried, found guilty, and fined $75. The Judge, in consideration of the fact of her having three small children, assessed her confinement in the jail at only thirty days. More of the accused will be tried to day.
The Daily Dispatch: May 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], The 7th Congressional District. (search)
receiving on the 27th of February a large quantity of dry goods stolen from the same firm; Ann Murphy, stealing on the 16th of March $30 in C. S. notes of John White; Thomas Samanni, (a free white person, in conjunction with others,) on the 2d of April, feloniously destroying the property of Minna Schweitzer; Thomas Samanni, robbing Schweitzer's store of $200 in dry goods on the 2d day of April; Sarah Clampion, for stealing, on the 2d day of April, a lot of shoes, &c., from the store of James Knotts; Thomas Alexander, for stealing, on the 23d November, a $30 Shawl from Chas. DeKobe; James Morries, for stealing sundry watches from Hammet A. Pearce, March 13th; John W. Sartin, for maliciously stabbing Trenton Kennedy, with intent to kill, on the 7th of December, 1862; James H. Gilman and Archer T. Walton, for stealing a sorrel mare from Clement C. Tinsley, on the 9th of March. James Organ was put on trial for garroting and robbing Wm. H. Hardgove of a gold watch, in conjunction w
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Banks on African soldiers. (search)
In the Hustings Court, Judge Lyons presiding, several criminal cases were disposed of yesterday. Frederick Gansler, insisted for stealing 500 sheep-skins from Joseph Heirholdzer, was tried and found not guilty. In the second case, that of stealing 200 lambskins, the trial was continued to the next term, and Gansler admitted to bail for his appearance to answer. Benjamin Kemper, indicted for engaging in a riot in April last, breaking the door of James Knotts and stealing goods, was called and continued to the next term. Jesse White, indicted for the murder of John J. Andrews, continued to the next term for trial. John Farrell, charged with stealing a coat. The jury not being able to agree, were discharged, the cause continued to the next term, and the prisoner admitted to bail. Edward Murphy, breaking into W. D. Blair's store. Acquitted.
The Daily Dispatch: September 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from Europe. (search)
presented a memorial from the mechanics and working men of the city of Richmond, which had been handed him by the committee appointed by the meeting held at the City Hall on Saturday evening last. The memorial is signed by the committee appointed at the meeting. Mr. Randolph also presented a petition from certain citizens of Richmond whose property was destroyed and carried off by the mob in April last. This petition is signed by Messrs. Tyler & Son, John T. Hicks Pollard & Walker, Jas. Knotts, Mena Sweitzer, and Marcuse and Hutzler. The petition was referred to the Committee of Courts of Justice. The communication of the Governor, enclosing the report of the Superintendent of the Penitentiary, was reported back from the Committee on Public Institutions, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Armstrong offered a resolution that the Committee on Roads and Internal Navigation inquire into the expediency of so amending the 25th section of chapter 61 of the Code so as to require
The Daily Dispatch: February 22, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
t, finding it on fire, made their way into the front room, on opening the door to which a draft was created, which drew the flames after them. As it was stated by one of the witnesses before the Coroner that he called to Mr. Stebbins and his wife to jump out of the window, but they failed to do so, and soon afterwards turned away, the presumption is that, just at that time, they must have beard the screams of their children behind, and perished in attempting to go to their assistance. The building in which the fire originated was, with the exception of a small portion of the rear end, destroyed. Mr. Hutzler lost his furniture and most of the contents of the store. It was owned by William Ira Smith, of this city, and insured to the amount of eight thousand dollars in the Mutual office. The tenement on the west side, occupied by James Knotts as a shoe and trunk factory, also took fire, and the two upper stories were considerably damaged. The contents were, however, saved.