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Mayor's Court.
--The cases before this Court yesterday, though many, were of a trifling character.
The case of Patrick Jacobs, for stealing Simon Fleisher's gold watch, was continued until the 30th.
Alexander Muilony was committed as a suspicious character for falling to give security to be of good behavior.
John Field, slave of J. W. Jones, was punished for going into Joseph May's store and using insolent and provoking language to his wife, John Thornton was required to give security for committing an assault and battery on Charles J. Miller.
The examination of Andrew J. Hawking, charged with being engaged in a riot on the 20th of April, was continued on account of the absence of witnesses, as was also the case of John Logan, for breaking into Fred. Weidemyer's smoke house and stealing 300 pounds of bacon.
Sundry members of the colored fraternity were punished for petty infractions of law. such as smoking cigars in the street, going without passes, &c.
The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The "Rebellion" not to be Crushed by "Mere Weight." (search)
Mayor's Court.
--This court was crowded with prisoners yesterday.
Wm. Purroe, Patrick Kallahan, and Wm. Appleyard, were charged with stealing a ream of paper from Mr. James Woodhouse. Mr. Woodhouse identified the paper as some stolen from him. The accused had sold it to Mr. J. W. Davies, and were arrested by officer Granger when they called to collect the money.
They were committed.
Charles J. Miller was charged with entering the premises of George Hirsh and forcibly carrying off a lot of bricks.
The case was continued.
Grandison, slave of Thomas Bass, was charged with having a large lot of pens, paper and books, stolen from the different departments of Government; and Bob Sprigg was charged with stealing a thousand dollars worth of paper from the Engineer Bureau.
In the absence of witnesses these two cases, which are intimately connected, were continued.
A white boy, named Francis Lewis, who said he worked in the Laboratory, was charged with having a well