Mayor's Court, yesterday.
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Michael Shanahan, charged with keeping a disorderly house, where divers persons do assemble, to the great disturbance of the neighborhood, was required to give surely in $150 for his good behavior in future.
Ana
Dobson, on same charge, received the same judgment.
Emelis Agnesia was brought up, charged with selling ardent spirits to be drunk at the place where sold, without a license.
Agnesia confessed the truth of the accusation, and was fined $10.
Meyer May's case was again continued.
James Staves, free negro, was ordered twenty-five lashes for fighting and disturbing his neighbors.
Benjamin, a slave, was ordered ten lashes for trespassing upon
Mr. Chenery.
W. S. Pendleton, charged with being a deserter, but who claimed to have been commissioned as a Lieutenant after joining the company he deserted, was turned over to
Gen. Winder.
Joseph Keller, charged with petit larceny, was discharged, but admonished not to be found before his Honor again.
Michael Mitchell was arraigned on the charge of feloniously shooting and murdering
Charles O'Riely.
An officer of
Mitchell's company was present looking to his case and manifesting a proper interest in his fate His Honor decided to send
Mitchell on for examination by a called court on Tuesday next.
William Alexander, charged with aiding and abetting
Mitchell in the killing afore said, was discharged.
The case of
John Laney, charged with selling ardent spirits without license, was held up for further investigation.
Napoleon B. Devinney,
non campas metter was again before His Honor.
He had several pages of manuscript prepared for perusal by the
Court.
James Hogan — the same one mentioned yesterday — was sent to jail in default of giving surely in $150 for his good behavior, he having been found guilty of drunkenness and very disorderly conduct.
Edy, for insolence to the police, was ordered to receive fifteen lashes.
George Allen, charged with being drunk and lying on a sidewalk was discharged.
Elizabeth Roberts, for being without free papers, and from home, was ordered ten lashes, and to return to her own county.
John slave to
A. Trabue and Christina Marks, charged with unlawful habitation.
The former whipped the latter sent to jail.
Michael Moran, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and trespassing on the
St. Charles Hospital, was discharged.
Three soldiers, heretofore comitted to jail, were delivered to their officers.
Mosses, slave to
Isaac Staples, charged, with stealing bacon, clothes, &c., to the value of $14.50 was ordered to receive 30 stripes.
David P. Turner was sent to jail for being disorderly in the streets.
Mrs. Mary M'
Donough's complaint against
Lawrence,
Cushing was dismissed.
George Sharp, charged with shooting a negro, was acquitted of this charge, but fined $5 for firing a gun in the city.
The case of
Thomas Conly, charged with stabbing a man named
Doyle, was continued till this morning.
Mrs. Margaret McMahan's case of assault and battery came up again.
Mrs. Lancy, the prosecutrix, and several other ladies, were present, and a war of words was at one time threatened but was prevented by His Honor's firmness.
The parties complaining and defending were both required to furnish surely for their good behavior.
