Mayor's court.
--A very large number of cases were booked for the
Mayor's consideration yesterday morning, a summary of which will be found below:
Richard Drew, free, and Jacob, slave of Ann Ford, and
Carter, slave of
Jacob F. Keesee, were charged with burglariously entering the storehouse of
Jacob N. Hoeflich, on the night of the 14th instant, and stealing several thousand dollars' worth of sugar, molasses, coffee, tobacco, &c. This case was referred to yesterday morning, when it was stated that the proof against the accused was very strong, as a part of the stolen goods was found on their premises, and was therefore virtually in their possession.--For reasons, however, deemed sufficient by His Honor, no investigation took place yesterday, and the prisoners were remanded for a future hearing.
The charge against
Mrs. Mary Collins, of assaulting and beating
Elizabeth Winholdt, was again taken up and witnesses examined as to the character of the parties to the prosecution.
Against
Mrs. Winholdt very hard things were said, and a petition was presented, purporting to have been signed by "the neighbors," requesting the authorities to have her removed as an annoying nuisance to them.
Upon the subject of the petition,
Mr. John N. Davis, counsel, intimated that the signatures to it were forged, whereupon his Honor continued the case till this morning, and directed subpœnas to be issued against all the signers for their appearance also.
The complainant in the case against
Monteith Reagan and
Antonio Briton, two very young white boys, charging them with stealing a pair of pantaloons from
Mrs. Lorman, not appearing as witnesses, the matter was dismissed.
Mrs. R. Gaiser was fined twenty dollars for violating the market ordinance in buying apples to sell again.
As in all cases of a similar character, confiscation of the purchased articles followed.
