Receiving stolen goods.
--For some time back large lots of candles, soap, pins, tape, and other valuables, have been stolen from the
C. S. Naval Storehouse, on the corner of Cary and 11th streets. Having reason to suspect the locality in which some of it had been carried, search warrants were obtained against
Mrs. Rosanna Ormsby and
Mary Riley, occupying adjoining tenements in "Solitude," on Cary, between 7th and 8th streets, and placed in the hands of
officers Perrin and
Morris for execution.
The parties were before the
Mayor yesterday morning.
At the house of
Mrs. Ormsby were found a pair of Confederate blue pants, several papers of pins, and a number of bars of soap, which were recognized by
D. D. Osborn, Clerk and
Assistant Paymaster of the Navy, as belonging to the
Government, and had been stolen from the Navy Department.
For the defence two witnesses were introduced, who testified that they were present when a white man, representing himself as a sutler in the army, applied to
Mrs. Ormsby to buy some soap, pins, &c., which she did. They were positive the articles in Court were those which were bought in their presence.
The officers next visited Mary Riley's house, a woman who is already under indictment for receiving stolen goods, where they found about twenty pounds of
sperm candles, which were also recognized as Government property.
Mrs. Riley explained that some time since she sailed out, with a large basket on her arm, to see whether she could purchase some articles of provisions for her own use, but being unable to supply her wants, she was about returning home empty handed, when, spying some candles in a merchant's window, the thought struck her that it would be best to buy them than return without anything.
There were about twenty pounds exhibited in Court.
When asked by the
Mayor of whom she purchased the candles, she replied that being an uneducated woman she could not read the signs, and therefore could not tell,
Mrs. Riley was quite garrulous, and was proceeding to enlighten.
His Honor with a history of every transaction of her life, when she was cut short with the remark--"If you don't hold your tongue I'll send you to jail." Whereupon she burst into tears and replied, "I wish to God you would, and hang me and be done with it."
Both parties were bailed to answer further examination before the Hustings Court.
