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had purchased from a Dutch tailor named Unkel, on Broad street, was ordered to receive thirty-nine lashes. The bowie-knife found by the bedside of Vanburg was identified by Mark Downey as his property, which, together with the clothing, as it was doubtless bought with money stolen from Mr. Downey, (in whose employ he has been for several years,) was surrendered into his possession. Unkel was fined ($100) in five cases for trading with the prisoner without permission from his master, and required to give security for his good behavior for twelve months. The following cases, noticed before, were further continued; Eliza Whitehurst, charged with receiving six knives and forks from a negro, which she knew was stolen from the Confederate States, and George, slave of John C. Burch, charged with stealing a horse, valued at $500, the property of the Confederate States. Six or eight fines were imposed upon as many parties charged with permitting nuisances to remain on their lots.
Mayor's Court, yesterday. --Eliza Whitehurst was charged with receiving six knives and forks, the property of the C S Government, knowing the same to have been C S detective, who had been employed to ferret out the robbery, heard that Mrs Whitehurst had them in her house, and on going there was informed by her that she had urner also stated that he arrested the negro boy, and learned from him that Mrs Whitehurst bought the knives and forks. She was to pay him $30 for them, and had givearance before the Hustings Court. Another charge was preferred against Mrs Whitehurst, of receiving a diamond breastpin, the property of Lt Col Nilligan, of the breastpin was stolen from his scarf.--Suspicion rested upon a young man named Whitehurst, son of the accused, who was occupying a seat beside him on the train; but bee managed to escape. Subsequently the pin has been seen in the possession of Whitehurst, as well as his mother, who, it is alleged, received it through jailor Hall,
midable bowie knife, and threatened death and destruction upon any one who attempted to molest her. As she was leaving the court room, on her way to jail, some one accidentally stepped on her dress, which so excited her ice that she pitched into him in handsome style — with her tongue.]--Jordan Miller, receiving a horse, valued at $300, the property of Edwin J. Duval, knowing the same to have been stolen; Jan. R. Shumsker, charged with stealing a saddle and bridle from Chas. A. Snowden; Eliza Whitehurst, for stealing a diamond breast-pin, belonging to Lt. Col. Jas. Nelligan; and Susan Thompson, Mary Burke and Kate Fitzgerald, charged with receiving one dozen knives and forks, belonging to the Medical Purveyor's Department, knowing them to have been stolen. John C. Allen and L. Abrams were each fined for permitting their servants to go at large, contrary to the requirements of a city ordinance. Butler, Jacob, John, and Addison, slaves, charged with stealing several articles of
committed to jail to await the arrival in Richmond of important witnesses. This case has been continued for several days, and the Mayor determined he would not again set any particular time to take it up, but would grant a reasonable time for the parties interested to collect their testimony. To an inquiry from Mrs. Donnovant whether her son would be allowed bail, His Honor peremptorily objected, remarking at the same time that he was one of the worst scamps that now infest the city. Eliza Whitehurst, the mother of one of the above-named prisoners, charged with receiving the breastpin, knowing it to have been stolen, was dismissed. George, slave of Eliza Hall, was ordered to be whipped for stealing $35 in Confederate money from Augustus Hebermehi. Two negroes, named respectively John, slave of Rebecca Leach, and Henry Stanard, free, arrested for conducting the restaurant business in violation of law, were, upon the first hearing of the case, fined $50 and ordered to be com