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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Chapter 44 battle of Mobile Bay . (search)
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., chapter 48 (search)
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., Petty officers and crew. (search)
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War., chapter 51 (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 68 (search)
The Daily Dispatch: December 4, 1860., [Electronic resource], A Cotton Dealer Refuses to sell 1,000 bales of Cottons (search)
Felonious assault
--The negro fellow Lewis Pleasants, who was arrested and caged on Saturday last for striking with a brick and nearly killing John Shields, a child about six years old, was examined before the Mayor yesterday, and remanded for final trial at the next term of the Hustings Court.
The assault on the child was entirely unprovoked, and will doubtless be punished as it deserves.
Daring outrage.
--A small lad, aged about six years, named John Shields, son of Mr. William Shields, of this city, was knocked down and seriously injured last Saturday afternoon, by a blow with a brick bat, which was thrown by a negro fellow called Lewis Pleasants, slave to Dr. Petticolas.
The circumstances connected with this affair are these: William Shields, the brother of the injured child, and other boys, were at play in Idain street, near the old United States Hotel, when, seeing the negro pass, they began to throw at and annoy him. Getting into a rage, the negro picked up a brick bat and threw it with great violence at William, but missed him and struck little John in the forehead, knocking him senseless at the time.
The negro then ran off, but was pursued, and finally captured and caged.
The injured child was carried to his father's residence, where Drs. Dove and Peachy were called to see him. On examination, it was found that the blow was an oblique one, which prevent
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1860., [Electronic resource], Congressional debate, Monday
Hustings Court.
--This body was in session yesterday, and transacted a large amount of business.
The first case called was that of Lewis, slave of Erestus Chandler, charged with feloniously assaulting and beating with a brick, on the 2d of December, John Shields, a child nine years old, son of Wm. H. Shields.
After hearing the evidence and argument of counsel, the cause was submitted to the Court, who found the prisoner guilty, and sentenced him to transportation beyond the limits of the United States.
The Court then ascertained his value to be $100.
William Martin, charged with feloniously breaking and entering the storehouse of Porter, Harris & Horner, on the night of the 26th of May last, was examined before the justices, and remanded to prison, to be indicted by the Grand Jury in February next, and tried before Judge Lyons.
Frank Banks, a free negro, arraigned for feloniously stabbing and wounding a slave named Henry, the property of the Misses Wingo, on the 19th
The Daily Dispatch: September 14, 1861., [Electronic resource], Exhibition of 1862 --the Eccentricities of genius. (search)