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The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1864., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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of felony cases brought to their attention. The following parties were indicted: Virgil Jones, one of the 2d of April rioters, for stealing goods from Pollard &Walker; James White, for forging, on the 13th of April, Mary A. Paris's name to a check; Frederick Gansler, for stealing 5 dozen calf skins on the 30th of October, 1862; Mary Johnson, for felony, (rioting and theft) John Jones, for ditto; John W Butler, for stabbing with intent to kill Albert H. Hardle, on the 16th day of April; Patrick Martin and James Organ, for garroting William H. Hardgrove and robbing him of a gold watch; Elias Vanderlip and Philip Colgow, for stealing a seine belonging to John Hitchcock; David Preston and Philip Reynolds, for breaking into the store of D. Epstin &Co., on the 17th of February, and robbing the same; Fendall Thomas and Charles Porter, for stealing a lot of writing paper from Adolphus Morris; John Murphy, for shooting Martin Callahan, with intent to kill, on the 27th of April; E. D. Kenney,
Hustings Courts, Wednesday, May 27. --Judge Wm. H. Lyons presiding — Patrick Martin was tried for garroting and robbing Wm. H. Hardgrove of a gold watch, in company with another man. He was found guilty and sent to the State's prison for five years. Virgil Jones was arraigned for breaking into the store of Pollard & Walker on the 2d of April and stealing a lot of bacon and other articles. Prisoner's counsel demurred to the indictment, but the Judge overturned the motion. The trial of Jones then proceeded, and resulted in his being convicted of the crime alleged. He was sent to the State's prison for three years. James White was arraigned for stealing a check for $137,56, payable to M. A Paris, whose name he forged. He presented the check at bank, when he was detected. When called upon to plead to the indictment, White confessed his offence and threw himself upon the mercy of the jury. He was sent to the penitentiary for one year. A jury was sworn to try Ann M
The Daily Dispatch: October 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], Vice President Stephens's views upon peace movements. (search)
ered to be inflicted upon Ralph, slave of William Turner, and Willis, slave of Richard James, charged with stealing $3,000 in gold from Joseph Brummel; Dick, slave of Francis H. Smith, and Cyrus, slave of William Scott, charged with stealing five hundred pounds of bacon from William H. Chastain; and Mary, slave of W. Pollard, charged with stealing one gold watch, the property of Powhatan Roberts. John Francis, charged with robbing Philip Lyberger of three hundred and eighty dollars in Confederate money, one silver watch, and a large lot of valuable clothing, was remanded for further examination before Judge Lyons. James Dawson, charged with stealing four ten dollar notes from Robert H. Walton, was acquitted. Patrick Martin, charged with stealing one mule belonging to the Confederate States, valued at one thousand dollars, was remanded to jail in default of security for his appearance before Judge Lyons to answer the offence. The Court adjourned till this morning.
Judge Lyons's court. --William L. Carroll, one of the parties implicated in the robber of John Werner, some three weeks since, was tried in this court yesterday and acquitted by the jury. The Grand Jury, who had the cases under consideration, returned into court and reported true bills against the following parties: Franklin Jones, charged with burglariously entering the house of Ann Thomas and robbing J. H. Dilkes of a new suit of clothes, a gold watch and chain and $600 in money; Patrick Martin, charged with larceny; and Isaac Jacobs, charged with obtaining money under false pretences. The court thereupon adjourned till o'clock this morning.
Judge Lyone's Court, yesterday. --Patrick Martin, indicted for stealing a mule, valued at one thousand dollars, the property of the Confederate States--acquitted. James H. Saunders, indicted for stealing brass from the Confederate States Arsenal — found guilty and sentenced to six years confinement in the penitentiary. Franklin Jones, indicted for burglariously entering the house of Ann Thomas and stealing from James A. Dilkes a gold watch and chain, five hundred dollars in money, and a suit of clothes — convicted by the jury and sent to the penitentiary for seven years. Alfred Moss, convicted last week of the larceny of medicines, received his sentence to one year's imprisonment in the penitentiary. The court will sit this morning at 10 o'cloc
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