Mayor's Court.
--The following is a brief synopsis of the business transacted before the
Mayor yesterday:
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A negro woman named Lucy, slave of
Jane Nelson, was arraigned on the charge of stealing from
Fanny Burnce one pitcher and a pair of china candlesticks some months since.
Miss Burnes testified that about twelve months ago the articles enumerated were stolen from her room, and having reason recently to suspect the accused, a search was instituted, which resulted in finding them in her room.
Lucy stated that they had been given her by another lady, who occupied the same room as
Miss Burnes did. The
Mayor, discovering some evidence of cander in the negro's statement, dismissed the case, and surrendered to the complainant the articles which had been stolen.
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A charge was made against William, slave of
Peter Foster, of having in his possession twenty- five pillows, six bedticks, and one pair of boots, supposed to have been stolen.
William introduced a white witness, who testified that the articles had been given him by soldiers for various little attentions which he had shown them.
The
Mayor continued the case for further consideration.
The continued case of
John W. Cariton, charged with stealing one horse from
Geo. Miles, of
Lancaster county, was called, but, without going into any further examination, it was sent on to the February term of the Hustings Court.
The examination into the charge against
Benjamin Bolton, of receiving five bottles of wine stolen from
N. Tinsloy Pate, knowing they were not honestly gotten possession of, was further postponed till Tuesday next.
The charge against
John Slaughter, of going at large, was referred to the Hustings Court for final settlement.
A negro named
Peter Scott, alias
Peter Williams, was ordered twenty-five lashes for having in his possession an improper pass.
Several other negroes were ordered stripes, varying in number from ten to thirty-nine, for various trivial offences, the nature of which would be entirely uninteresting to our readers.
