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Hustings Court, April 9th. --Present: Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Lipscombe, Sadler, Regnault and Anderson. The case of Wm. J. Cummings, charged with bigamy, was continued until Thursday, and rules were a warded against his witnesses for non-attendance. The Court ordered rules to be awarded against John Curry, Philip Lambert and others, witnesses against two parties, named Bloomer, charged with a felonious assault. Frederick Fromer and Jas. Rogers, aliens took the oath of allegiance to the U. States, and were admitted to citizenship. Moses McDevitt, indicted for misdemeanor, was tried and acquitted by a jury. The specific charge was receiving a lot of rope knowing the same to have been stolen.
Riotous. --Four or five young men appeared before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of riotous and disorderly conduct at the Theatre on Saturday night, the 16th inst. The evidence proved that some one of the party insulted a gentleman from the country, without cause, and that they afterwards followed him into the Theatre and attempted to renew the disturbance; but as the witnesses could not identify the leaders, the Mayor adjourned the investigation until Tuesday next, and required Frank Britton, Philip Lambert, John Curry and John Carnell, to give ball to appear and answer at that time.
False Pretences. --Philip Lambert, a young soldier, was arraigned before the Mayor yesterday to answer the charge of obtaining a pair of boots, worth $150, from Jacob Morbus, Morbus stated that three weeks since the prisoner and Charles Riddle came into his store. Charley wished to purchase a pair of boots, and was shown a pair which were rather large. Charley decided to have a pair-made, and for that purpose left his measure, and paid in advance $160, promising to pay $15 more when the boots were finished. The next day Lambert called on Morbus, countermanded the order for the pair to be made, said Charley had sent him to get the pair he tried on, and paying the $15 due, took them. Charley afterwards called and demanded his money or the boots, but got neither. Henry Lambert, the father of the accused, testified that he sent his son to bank with a check for $400--that some hours after he learned that Phil was drunk, and going in search of him, found him and the money, mi
Mayor's Court. --His Honor had quite an array of colored subjects before him yesterday, to answer for trivial offences with which they were charged: Charles and Thomas, slaves to R. P. Archer, for stealing empty bags from the C. S. Government, were ordered to be punished. John Travis was heard for threatening violence to Mrs. Ann Shea, and then discharged. Philip Lambert, charged with being a deserter, was turned over to an officer of his company. The Mayor enjoins his night police to strict, untiring vigilance when on duty, to protect the people from burglars and garroters. If they are not more successful, he threatens to apply to the Council to have the force dismissed, and let the people become their own protectors.
f: A young, and well-dressed female, named Green, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in the street. The Mayor required her to give security in the sum of two hundred dollars to keep the peace. Philip Downer was charged with being drunk and lying in the street. Being his first appearance, he was released with an admonition. R. Q. Allen was up to answer a charge of assaulting and beating two Federal soldiers. No witnesses appeared and the case was dismissed. Philip Lambert was charged with fighting and disorderly conduct in the street. A policeman saw the accused Monday night in company with a drunken man, and saw him knock the drunken man down. He made no noise, and seemed perfectly sober. The Mayor required security in the sum of three hundred dollars for his good behavior for the period of twelve months. George Sullivan, a slender youth, was up for stealing a breastpin from the store of Mitchell & Tyler. Mr. Tyler said that, on the morning of t