Proceedings in the Counts
Mayor's Court,Monday, November 3.--Wm E
Jones, a Welshman, and member of the 6th South Carolina regiment, was brought up for exemination on the charge of shooting and killing
H. Snow, of the 10th Louisiana, Sunday ovening about 4 o'click, on Broad street, near the corner of Brook Avenue. The circumstance attending the affair, as appeared by the testimony of a number of witnesses, were as follows:
Jones, being under marching ordere, had obtained leave of absence from Camp Lee to visit the city.
He had getten nearle to
Mr. Kelley's blacksmith shop, on the corner of Mar. hall street and Brook Avenue, when he had occation to pass a grogery kept by a woman named
Mary Stephens.
In front of this place (which was open) was a large crowd of idle, dissolute, and half drunken men some soldiers and some civiliaris.
Some one of the party stepped in front of
Jones, and, with his hand drawn up claw-fasbion, grabbed at his which was torn considerably on the right side by the finger-nails of his assailant.
His expression of anger on the occasion wer treated as good . He finally got into the
Avenue, and was tening away from the scene of the renconter, when Snow and his companien started for the purpose of beating him. Seeing them coming, as the witnesses said, he retreated to the line, of the reilroad, and called out that he knew the crowd, and that they could not safely further molest him.--The resolution of
Snow's companion seemed to have failed him here, on seeing the two revoivers which
Jones had drawn.
Snow however kept on or near the sidewalk, endeavering to get a chance at his opponent, who meanwhile, continued his source down the street on the railroad track.
After getting down about three squares, Snow.
ran behind a carrlage standing on the sidewalk, and
Jones, deeming this an offensive demonstration discharged his pistol at him, without effect.
Snow thereupon immeciately advaced on him, when
Jones discharged two more shots--one with his right and the other with his left hand Snow continuing to advance, he discharged another ball at him at the distance of seven yards. which took effect in the side and caused Snow to sink exhausted on the sidewalk, whence he was removed to the
Louisiana Hospital, where he died during the night, After the last shot
Jones went up on the steps of a neighboring house, where he was captured by two citizens and handed over to the police, and ladged in the 24 station house.
The
Mayor said the accused had not committed a murder; on the contrary he was inclined to regard the act justifiable homicide.
Jones was sent on for examination next Saturday before a called Court of Hastings, for killing Snow, and admitted to bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance.
Edward C. Rice, a man in uniform, and professing to belong to
Captain Louis J. Bossieuxis company, was fined $10, and required to give security in the sum of $500, for breaking a tray of dishes on a negro woman's head in the street, and after wards slapping her in the face.
Mary Staphens, proprietress of a house rear Brook Avenue, having been sent for, appeared in Court, when she was arraigned for keeping her establishment open on Sunday, and allwing disorderly persons to assemble there, fight, drink, and make a great noise to the disturbance of her neighbors — She was required to give security both forther good behavior and to appear and answer and indictment by the
Grand Jury.
Anthony Bradley was charged by
E. Grouch, with unauthorizedly appropriating to his own use several pieces of lumber belonging to complainant.--
Bradley was sent on for trial before the Hustings Court on the charge of petit larceny.
John Mclntyre, charge with stealing three cabbages from
John Wood, was let off after an admonition on the enornity of his offence.
Andrew Taylor was fined for driving his muleand cart across the sidewalk of the Second Maket on Saturday, and creating a nuisance.
Anthony and
Catherine Baker charged with an assault on
Mary Leary were let off after promising to stop their wrangling with
Mrs. Leary, which, it appeared, was about the possession of certain premises which neither party had a very clear right to.
John Kelley and
James Gannon appeated to answer the charge of robuing
A. H. Franklin of $200, a
silver watch, his commission as captain in the army, and other articies
Gannon, a stalwart- looking ruffian, with British papers, maintained during the examination a composed look, but rather defiant attitude, evidendy considering himself an illused man, while
Kelley played the
role of a wounded soldier with a nicety that denoted some practice in the are. The detectives of the
Eastern Distric, who made the arrest, testified that they visited Hughes's Row Sunday, on learning that
Franklin was there in the back-yard helplesely drunk, carried him to Castle Thunder, and learning that he had been robbed, went back and arrested a number of men, among whom was
Kelley and
Gannon — On the former they found
Franklin's pocket diary and $15 of his money; on the latter, his commission as
Captain.
Franklin tesfied that when he went into Hughes's Row he was perfectly sober, took one drink, and never recovered his consciousness for eight hours. Shortly after taking it he was carried in the back-yard of
Jas. Grogan's house, where he was robbed.
In the house of the latter were many drunken men. A witness, who saw the robesery perpetrated, testified to his belief that another comrade of
Kelley and
Gannon had gotten the principal part of
Franklin's money.
The
Mayor issued a warrant for the arrest of
Jas. Geogan, and he appearing before his Honor, was held to bail to appear before the Hustings Court to answer for keeping a disorderly house, and selling liquor without a license.
Kelley and
Gannon were committed for examination before the Hustings Court.
L. J. Leak, of
Mississippi, who assured the
Mayor that he was never corned but once, was arraigned for drunkenness and riotous and disorderly conduct on Sunday, on 13th street, part of which consisted in hurling a stone vielently through the glass of
Mr. B. W. Ropr's private carriage.
Security for good behavior in $150 was required, and a fine of $10 imposed for violating a city ordinance, by throwing a rock in the streets.
James Jones, a white man, was arraigned on the charge of stealing a truck and contents, the property of
Capt. James G. Hawthorn.
It appeared by the evidence of
Francis Craven, watchman at the Danville Railroad Depot, that
Jones and one or more other foot-pass waylaid an old negro named Billy, belong to
B. J. Sizer, of
Manchester, as he was bringing the trunk to
Richmond, about 3½ o'clock yesterday morning.
The old darkey gave the alarm, and when
Craven arrived at the spot he found
Jones with the trunk nearly opposite
Mayo's new tobacco warehouse.
He gave chase, and
Jones, flourishing a bludgeon with which he had been beating the negro, retreated into the depot yard.
He was clamped by
Craven and givan in charge of the watch
Mr. Sizer identified the trunk, having marked it at his tavern, at the request of
Capt. H., who was going South.
The prisoner professed to recollect nothing about the occurrence.
He was committed for examination on the charge before the Hustings Court next Saturday.
George Annaker, charged with taking unlawful possession of
Mr. F. Laube's hack on Broad street, Sunday, and attempting to drive off with was fined for being drunk on the occasion.
Prudence
Johnson,
Mary Peters, and
Roberts Henry, all members of the colored fraternity, were arraigned for being in the city without free papers.
The negroes were discharged on condition that they would leave the city forthwith.
Archihaid Wilkinson, half-grown lad, arrested for trespassing on the promises of
Margaret Willis, a negro women, was committed in default of security.
Jefferson slave of
Maris Vaughan, was ordered thirty lashes for stealing a stove from
Miss Josephine De Merrit, on 10th street, Saturday last.
The examination of
Francis Fawley, who, together with
Tom Jones, robbed.
J. B. Randle, of Arkaness on Saturday night, of $91.30, and who was arrested in Rham's alley by the watch on the same night, was heard, and the money proved to have been stolen from one of the hospitals where Ranles was a patient.
The prisoner was committed for examination before the Hustings Court.
The
Court adjourned at 3½ o'clock.
Called Court-- A special term of the Hustings Court was hold yesterday at 11 o'clock, at the city Hall.
Present:
Recorder Caskie,
Senior Alderman Sanzey, and
Aldermen Bray,
Anderson, and Clop Sigiamond Zulaski, late a Lieutenant in the army, was called up for examination on the charge of having on the 31st of August last, stolen or concealed from its owner,
Capt. Wm. B. Reed, of the
Presidents Guard, at
Mrs. A. B. Maynard's boarding-house on Broad street, a coat worth $40. The proof was deemed sufficient by the magistrates for them to committee the prisoner for final trial for the alleged offence before
Judge,
Lyons.
The examination of the desperado
John Boyle, who lately despoiled
O. M. Hancock of $28 on Franklin street, below the
Exchange Hotel, did not take place, being continued to the regular term on account of the absence of an important witness.
Hustings Court, Monday, Nov. 3d. --Present:
Hon Wm. H. Lyons,
Judge,
William Blankinship was set to the bar for trial for the murder of
Geo. Crow, in Sidney, about seven mouths ago,
Wm W. Crump.
Esq, appeared as counsel for the prisoner.
The circumstances attending the murder were in brief as follows:
Crow and a number of other young men went to Blankinship's house, where some of them had been in the habit of going and doing as they pleased.
While there they took some liberties, not only with
Blankinship's householed furniture, but made observations on his daughter deemed highly offensive by him. He ordered them out of his house.
A portion of them left, among whom was
Crow.
The latter, irritated at the occurrences in the house, threw one or more missiles into the house, when
Blankinship appeared at the door with an old musket, commanded him not to do so any more, and on the offence being repeated discharged his musket, with fatal effect,
Crow dying shortly thereafter.
The trial had not concluded at sundown.
C. S. Dostrict Court.--This Court was not in session yesterday in consequence of the indisposition of
Judge Halyburton.
