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The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Negro Hiring for 1862. (search)
Homicides. --On Tuesday evening, last, a difficulty occurred between two negroes — Robert Napier, slave of Mrs. Waddell, of Staunton, and Sidney Robinson, slave of Mrs. Graham--at the store of Milton Williams, near the corner of Broad and Mayo streets, which resulted in the stabbing of the former, whose injuries terminated fatally next morning. The murderer fled, and has not yet been arrested. The fact was made known to acting Coroner Sauxay, who held an inquest on Christmas day, and the jury returned a verdict that Robert's death was caused by a stab in the left side, inflicted by Sidney Robinson. On Tuesday night, two free colored boys, named Beverly Randolph and John Henry Ashby, apprentices to Robert Francis, barber, got into a playful controversy about a knife, which the former had in the shop, where they were employed, on Main street, below 17th. Beverly first rapped John on the head with the knife, but this had no effect, and finally he thrust it into his left si
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Negro Hiring for 1862. (search)
ntagious, and a courage second to no man's. He has picked up a Yankee musket, which I loaded for him more than once. I was near him when he was shot. He placed his hand on his thigh where the bullet entered, and then staggered and fell. I heard him exclaim, "they have hit me, but I'll give them one round more" Sulting the action to the word, he drew up to a log and fired his musket and several barrels of his navy revolver with deliberate him. He continued to urge on his men till Lieut. Robinson and another bore him off the field. This was about 11 o'clock, and the enemy were then recoiling before our incessant fire and deadly aim. It is just, also, to say that the battle was commenced by this Battalion. As soon as his scouts announced the approach of the enemy through the woods, on our right, Col. Hansbrough led his battalion to meet them. He got within 125 yards of the enemy and gave them a deadly volley. The 31st and Reger's men, were 400 yards distant, and out of s
The Daily Dispatch: December 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Daring Exploit. (search)
Cage Cases. --Sidney Robinson, slave of Miss Hartley Graham, was arrested yesterday for causing the death, in December, 1861, of Bob Napper, slave of Mrs. Sarah Waddell, by inflicting on his person divers stabs and cuts; James A. Minor, by officers Kelly and Griffin, for committing a forgery; Thomas W. P. Goodman, for stealing a horse from Horatio H. Hobson; and Emanuel Olliberg, for exposing his person in the street. Patrick Connally, hearing of a charge made against him for assaulting Patrick Disney and Patrick Gilmore, came to the cage and surrendered himself.
The Daily Dispatch: December 29, 1865., [Electronic resource], Provost Court.--brevet-colonel McEntee Presiding. (search)
son and Beverly Morris, negro boys, charged with fighting, were released. William Green, negro, charged with stealing shoes, was discharged for want of evidence. Stephen Henry, negro, charged with carrying a big and dangerous club, something like the "billies" of the police, only much larger, was found guilty and sent to the Castle for thirty days. Robert Washington, negro, charged with stealing shoes, was found guilty and sent to the same institution for sixty days. Sidney Robinson, negro, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, plead guilty and was sent to the Castle for ten days. Squire Thornton, negro, was found guilty of firing a pistol in the street and sent to Castle Thunder for fifteen days. Tom Jefferson, negro, was charged with having been disorderly on the street, but there being no evidence against him, he was released. Edmund Diggs, negro, charged with shooting John Allen, was found not guilty and released. William Randolph