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The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Patriotic resolutions of an old Richmond company. (search)
Attempt to break jail. --Geo. Bunker and Wm. Coiner, Yankee deserters, awaiting trial before the Hustings Court for stealing a large amount of silver, gold, and Confederate money from Alexander Craig, attempted, to break jail yesterday morning. The guard of the prison discovering their design in time to prevent it, took them in charge and placed them in double irons.
The Daily Dispatch: March 12, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Alexandria. (search)
following is a summary of the cases which were before the Mayor yesterday morning: Leslie C Craig, a young man of genteel appearance, was charged with stealing a gold watch from John A. Hicks, aded to attend his funeral. On the way to the burying-ground in a back with four other gentlemen Craig, who was among the number, offered to pay the undertaker the funeral expenses; but he, (Hicks,) some further examination, and, knowing that the deceased had a very fine gold watch inquired of Craig what had become of it, receiving in response the answer that he had it, and would hand it over t refused to give up, whereupon he got out the warrant which led to the arrest.--For the defence, Craig proved that himself and the deceased were from the same State, and had served together in the saded to all his affairs and been his constant companion. A short time before his death he handed Craig his watch, and requested that he should wear it for his sake. The Mayor promptly discharged the