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Arrests. --The civil police yesterday arrested Jordan Winston, a slave, for breaking into the house of James White and stealing a gold watch worth $95 and a dress coat worth $45. The man was looked up for examination before the Mayor this morning. Joe Dixon, a free negro, was ordered into custody by Dr. Hancock for trespassing at one of the hospital; and John Redcross, free negro, was locked up for stealing two horses--one from Bryan Floyd and one from Sarah Gennett.
he should commitment till Monday, for examination as vagrants, having no ostensible occupation. John P. Jones was committed in default of security, for interfering with the watchmen on Friday night while in discharge of their duty. John Rederose, a free negro, arrested for stealing one horse from Bryan Flood, and one from Samuel Gennett, was acquitted of both charges of felony, but being a suspicious character was sent to jail in default of security to be of good behavior. Jordan Winston, a negro, was sent on to be tried at the November term of the Hustings Court for breaking into the house of James White, a black man, and stealing a gold watch and dress coat, valued together at $140. Jonathan M. Wilson was brought up. charged with assaulting and beating Mary E. Wilson, his wife. No assault or battery on the part of Wilson was proved, and the Mayor discharged him. Mrs. W. introduced another female to prove that Wilson had asked her to come and keep house for him, b
an assault and battery on Elias Charles, another negro. He was found guilty and sent to Castle Thunder for sixty days. Joseph Barker was up on a charge of interfering with an officer in the discharge of his duty. He was released. Jordan Winston, negro, was charged with carrying concealed weapons, found guilty and sent to Castle Thunder for sixty days. John C. Fry, negro, charged with assaulting Rebecca Jones, was found not guilty and discharged. Frank Hall, negro, was arraigned on a charge of petit larceny, found guilty and sent to Castle Thunder for thirty days. James Washington, negro, was found guilty of resisting a policeman in the discharged of his duty, and sent to the Castle for fifteen days. Jordan Winston, negro, was charged with carrying concealed weapons, and sent to Castle Thunder for sixty days. George Washington was charged with being disorderly in the street, and was found not guilty and discharged. John Lewis, negro, was charge