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The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], From General Lee's army. (search)
breaking open the house of Mary Smith, living in Rocketts. The complainant testified that Townsend came to her house on Tuesday night and demanded admittance. Upon refusal to let him in he commenced kicking at the door and finally broke it down; after which he entered the house, broke up some crockery, and threatened to take Mary's life. For this conduct His Honor sent the prisoner to the chain gang for ninety days. A charge was preferred against Mary Ankers, of threatening to strike Burton, a little son of Mrs. Mary Shaw. Several witnesses were examined, whose evidence showed that both parties were at fault, and that at best it was one of those trivial matters which should be kept from the Courts, and ought to be settled by the parties interested themselves. Taking this view of the case the Mayor promptly dismissed the parties. Mary and Hannah, slaves, were whipped for stealing a lot of thread from one of the variety stands at the Second Market. Henry, slave of Wil
The Daily Dispatch: May 19, 1864., [Electronic resource], Robbery. (search)
100 Dollars Reward. --Ranaway from the Midlothian Coal Mines, a negro man named Joe, or Joe Hampton. He is about 25 years old, of dark brown color, spare made, about 5 feet 10 inches high, with rather large eyes, and somewhat wild expression of countenance, though generally smiling when spoken to. He was bought in January last of Mr. C. C. Burton, near Petersburg, where his friends and cennexions are, and he is probably in the neighborhood of that place. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery in any jail, or to the agent of the Company, at their mines, or in Richmond. my 12--ts