Proceedings of the Courts.
Hustings Court.--The regular monthly term of the
Alderman's Court of Husting, commenced yesterday at 11 o'clock in the City Hall.
Margaret, a bright mulatto girl, slave of
Samuel C. Tardy, was put on trial for causing the death by violence of Frances Dean Tardy, infant daughter of said Samuel C Tardy.
Prisoner was defended by
B. R. Weliford, Jr. The
Court, after hearing the evidence of
Drs Philips and
Deane, declared the prisoner guilty of murder, and sentenced her to be hung on Friday, January 9th, 1863.
E. C. Wortham qualified as
Notary Public by giving bond and taking the several oaths required by law.
A. W. Richardson was fined $10 for allowing his slave Stephen to go at large and hire himself out, contrary to law.
James M. Elmore and
John Phelps Dunbar were examined for stealing on the 2d instant, from
Ro. Henderson a horse valued at $250, and committed for final trial before
Judge Lyons.
James McQuade and
Charles P. Murrell were set to the bar for examination, charged with having on the 3d inst., stolen from
Daniel B. Fisher, $70 in C. S. Treasury notes and four pieces of
gold coin, worth $5 each, and from Re,
Lumpkin, $188 in C. S. Treasury notes, one $20 gold piece and one blanket, worth $5. The alleged robbery took place at
Lumpkin's hotel, in the valley.
The accused,
McQuade, was sent on for trial before
Judge Lyons, and
Murrell was honorably discharged, there being no evidence produced of his guilt.
Cyrus, slave of Miles
Crenshaw, was tried for stealing
R. G. Morriss's cow on the 27th November, and ordered 39 lashes.
John Deane and
John Marx, free persons of color, emancipated since 1806, having petitioned the
Court for permission to remain in the
Commonwealth, it was ordered that the justices be summoned for the purpose of hearing said application on Friday next.
A
nolle prosequi was entered in the case of
Jno. Dunn and
Peter Doyle charged with grand larceny.
William Pitts, charged with committing a felony on the 27th Nov., by breaking and entering the stable of
Asa Snyder, in the night time, and stealing a chisel from
Chas. W. Allen, worth $5, was set to the bar, and after an examination, was discharged.
Jordan, slave of
Jno. N. Thacker, was put on trial for stealing one gold watch, of the value of $95, and one coat, of the value of $45, on the 31st day of Oct., from
James White, a free negro.
He was found not guilty of the offence.
Beverly, slave of
James H. Grant, was tried for having, on the 3d of Dec., made an assault on
John Lloyd, a white man, and, by putting him in bodily fear, did steal $60 worth of C. S. Treasury notes, and other writings of value.
The
Court not being unanimous in its opinion as to the guilt of said prisoner, do order that he receive 39 lashes on Wednesday and the same number on Saturday next for said offence.
Mayor's Court, Monday, Dec. 8.--
Thomas R. and
Daniel Dwyer were required to give security for getting drunk and being disorderly on Broad street, and rolling sunday empty hogsheads off the sidewalk.
George Brady was required to give security for trespassing on the
Ballard House, while drunk, and breaking
Mrs. R. M. Allen's bonnet box.
James Simmon, arrested for being drunk, acting disorderly, and drawing a knife in the house of
Timothy Cavanagh, was examined and sent to
Capt. Turner, of the
Libby Prison, he having, not long since, while in confinement there, given leg bail.
James Driscon was committed for want of security on the charge of getting drunk, beating his wife, and disturbing the neighborhood in which he lived.
Ann Shannon was committed in default of bail, on the charge of drunkenness, disorderly conduct in the vicinity in which she lived, and abusing
Capt. Pleasants, of the
night watch, when he requested her to stop.
Melvin Davenport, free negro, without a register, having in his possession a lot of bacon, coffee, and tobacco, supposed to be stolen, was ordered to be whipped.
Kile Norten, a
South Carolina darkey, employed at Castle Thunder, arrested with
Capt. Alexander's pass, was let off.
Anderson B. Duke was required to give security for getting intoxicated Saturday night and Sunday evening, and making a bed of the sidewalk of Main street.
Thomas Eanes, of
Petersburg, was admonished for using
Emanuel Semon's passage way for a sleeping apartment, Sunday night, while corned, and was let off.
John C. Butler, charged with getting very drunk and breaking the window of
F. Honaler's tenement, was committed for want of security.
Pat. H. Downey was committed for drunkenness and trespassing on the
Ballard House Sunday.
John W. Sarden, formerly a member of the 1st Texas regiment, was brought up for feloniously shooting at and wounding
Thornton Kennedy, a resident of Screamersville, Sunday evening
Gideon B. Thompson was arraigned as an accomplice.--
Kennedy not being able to appear, the case was continued till Tuesday morning, and the witnesses desired to appear.
The shooting was performed with a
Colt's revolver, two sizes larger than the navy pistol.
The police say that Sarden and his companion entered Kennedy's house, and, without saying a word, the former raised his pistol and pulled the trigger.
The ball, striking obliquely between
Kennedy's eyes, glanced around the skull, tearing up the skin to the bone, and buried itself, four inches in a wall in his rear.
Carter Padlock, arrested as a person of evil name and reputation, and having no visible means of support, was committed to jail for want of security.
Wm. H. Robinson was committed for getting drunk and behaving disorderly in the neighborhood of the
New Market.
Bridget Holt was required to give security to keep the peace for ‘"unlawfully abusing
Catharine Burnes."’ And was committed.
Five or six negroes, picked up by the watch for going on the streets without passes, were appropriately disposed of, and the
Court adjourned at 1 o'clock, after a session of three hours.
Released on Bail--A man named
Augustus White was brought before
Judge Meredith, at the State Court-House, Saturday, on a writ of
habeas corpus, and admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 to appear before
Judge Lyons, to be tried for grand larceny,
Frances J. Kelley becoming his surety.
White was sent on by an examining Court of magistrates on the 1st of December, and refused ball.
The circumstances attending the offence alleged to have been committed by him are as follows:
White and another party made a bet as to the contents of a pocket-book.
White could not close the bet for want of the necessary funds.
A man standing by offered to loan the amount necessary to make the bet. The offer was accepted.
White lost the bet. The party loaning the money asked for his funds, and they not being forthcoming preferred the charge of grand larceny.
It was in proof before
Judge Meredith that he was in the act of repaying the borrowed money when arrested.
C. S. District Court--Yesterday, in this Court, before
John D. Halyburton, and order was entered in the case of the
Confederate States against
Frederick Hoffley for the sale, by
Receiver Thos. P. Giles, of a quantity of furniture belonging to said defendant, an alien enemy.
The
Court will sit again on Wednesday.
