Named Entity Results, John J. Lindsey

Charged with swindling. --John J. Lindsey was arrested by Constable Robinson, of Henrico, on Friday last, charged with swindling Messrs Deane & Brown out of $1,200 worth of goods. It is alleged that Lindsey, who had formerly made several purchases from Messrs. D. & B., called at their store on the day in question, and represLindsey, who had formerly made several purchases from Messrs. D. & B., called at their store on the day in question, and represented that he was the agent for Chimborazo Hospital, and had been sent by the surgeon in charge to purchase some country produce. Not suspecting anything wrong, he was permitted to take away about twelve hundred dollars' worth of butter and Irish potatoes; but, instead of carrying them to the hospital, they were resold to parties y were resold to parties in the city, and the proceeds pocketed by him. On learning these facts a warrant was obtained for Lindsey's arrest, and he was taken before Justice Nettles; but that officer, believing the offence to have been committed in the city limits, turned him over to the Mayor. The case will come up this morning.

Mayor's Court. --The following business was transacted by the Mayor yesterday: John J. Lindsey, charged with obtaining by false pretences forty one bushels of fresh potatoes and forty pounds of butter, valued at $1,211, from Deane & Brown, was discharged. The case, as reported on Saturday, represented that Lindsey obtaiLindsey obtained the goods as an agent for Chimborazo Hospital, and afterwards sold the same on his own account, there being no business connection between himself and that institution. It was proven yesterday, however, that the facts had been perverted, and that Lindsey's operations were perfectly fair and honorable. His authority to purchasLindsey's operations were perfectly fair and honorable. His authority to purchase was fully shown, and all informalities in the case involved were satisfactorily cleared up. Joseph Gussen, charged with stealing one superior set of chamber furniture, valued at $4,000, the property of Smith & Harwood, was sent on for examination before the Hustings Court. Gussen claims to be a fourth partner in the furnitu