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The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1863., [Electronic resource], A clean sweep Wanted in Georgia. (search)
The Prisons. --David Baum, charged with obtaining four pieces of calico, valued at $500, under false preferences, was yesterday committed to the cage; also, W. T. Vickers, a detective, charged with drawing a pistol and knife on John C. Taliaferro,-in the dining room of the Ballard House. At Castle Thunder another of the absconding deserters, who escaped on Friday night last, was brought in. This makes twenty-nine that have been recaptured, leaving six yet to hear from.
The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], State of affairs in Knoxville. (search)
Hotel' quiet disturbed. --William T. Vickers, a Maryland exile, was arraigned before the Mayor last Saturday to answer the charge of attempting to shoot and cut John C. Taliaferro, one of the proprietors of the Ballard House. Vickers, it seems, had been in a social party, and thoughtlessly indulged too freely in the poisonous compounds now sold as strong drink. Becoming crazy from its effects, he repaired to the hotel at meal time, took a seat at the table, and, imagining the white table cloth to be a mammoth dish, placed a beefsteak upon it, and commenced cutting the meat and the cloth. Mr. Taliaferro being apprised of his conduct, and having regard for the two hundred guests seated at the table, remonstrated with Vickers, whereupon V. arose from his chair, drew his pistol, and was about to give Mr. T. a blue pill, when Major Garnett seized the weapon. Vickers then drew his bowie-knife, which Major G. also took from him, and the police coming in V. was imprisoned. The Mayor
The Daily Dispatch: February 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Expulsion of citizens from "Subjugated" towns. (search)
erruled a motion for a new trial, and sentenced him to two months confinement in the city jail, and to pay said fine and the costs. Woodson, Henry, and Albert, slaves, charged with breaking into the store of John O'Niel and stealing five kegs of lard, were tried; whereupon the Court discharged Woodson and sentenced Henry and Albert each to receive nine and thirty lashes to be well laid on at the public whipping post. In the case of William T. Vickers, charged with assaulting John C. Taliaferro on the 20th December last and attempting to shoot him with a pistol, the accused was tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine of five hundred dollars, and a capias ordered to be issued for said fine and costs. The Attorney for the Commonwealth, with the advice and direction of the Court, entered a nolle prosequi in the case of Thos. Collier and Mike Walsh alias George W. Nelson, indicted for grand larceny. The charge against Robert Clarke, of stealing $300 i