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Selling without license. --Several parties keepers, of drinking houses, were before the Mayor last Saturday and fined for selling liquor without a license. E. Crouch, the keeper of a house on Franklin street, near 17th, had the receipt of the Commissioner of the Revenue, but had not obtained a license of the Court; and George R. Bagby, the proprietor of a drinking-house near Wall street, had sold out a few days before to C. Lipscomb, to whom the Court had refused a license. Both of the above parties were fined.
urt yesterday morning Recorder James K. Caskie officiated. Only from fifteen to twenty minutes were consumed in disposing of the following cases: Fuller, slave of John Enders, charged with stealing one cotton mattress from some person unknown, was ordered to receive twenty-five lashes. The same punishment was inflicted upon Mary, slave of Mrs. Moonalline, charged with stealing two breastpins from some person unknown, valued at $20 each, and two little negro boys, belonging to George R. Bagby, charged with stealing one shad from John P. Taylor, and a lot of eggs from some person unknown, in the Second Market. Silvery, slave of James Holeman, supposed to be a runaway, and Mary, slave of Sylvester Cocke, arrested with an improper pass and having in her possession a lot of tobacco supposed to have been stolen, were committed to jail to await a further hearing. The charge against Mary Stevens, of receiving one counterpane, the property of Theodore Fiega, knowing it to
ainst Mary, slave of Robert F. Taylor, and Mary, slave of Thomas Edwards, charged with stealing a breastpin valued at $3,000 from Mrs. J. E. Johnson, was again called yesterday, but for want of a witness was postponed till the 30th inst.-- Mr. Edwards's servant acknowledges stealing the breastpin and says she sold it to Mr. Taylor's girl; but as it appears the confession of the crime was extorted under a threat, Mr. Crane, the counsel in her behalf, asked a continuance in order to procure the attendance of Robert Craddock, to whom Mary made the acknowledgment. Hannah, slave of Frederick Caper, was ordered to be whipped for threatening to assault Mrs. Araminter Caper. The same punishment was inflicted upon Elizabeth, slave of George Dixon, arrested after hours without a pass and having in her possession a lot of ladies' dresses and other articles of clothing, supposed to have been stolen; also, Jim, slave of George R. Bagby, arrested as a runaway and for sleeping in the market.
Two hundred dollars reward. --Ran away from B. W. Green's farm, about the last of November, a Negro man, named Isaac, belonging to Miss. Francis Bagby. He is about thirty years of age; tall; stoutly built, and very black; speak rather slow, and wore side whiskers when last seen. He was seen a short time since several miles below will be paid on his delivery to Clopton & Lyne; or to the undersigned. Geo. R. Bagby, 136 Main street. ja 28--2t*
For Hire, a good Negro Boy. George R. Bagby, 120 Main street. ja 28--1t*
The Daily Dispatch: January 30, 1865., [Electronic resource], "rich man's War — poor man's fight." (search)
Two hundred dollars reward. --Ran away from B. W. Green's farm, about the last of November, a Negro man, named Isaac, belonging to Miss. Frances Bagby. He is about thirty years of age; tall; stoutly built, and very black; speaks rather slow, and wore side whiskers when last seen. He was seen a short time since several miles below Richmond with a forged pass. The above reward will be paid on his delivery to Clopton & Lyne, or to the undersigned. Geo. R. Bagby, 130 Main street. ja 28--2t*
in the lower station-house yesterday afternoon for stealing bed-clothing from the "National Hotel," on Broad street, between Ninth and Tenth. About four days since he came to the city, and sought new lodging- places each night. Monday night he presented himself at the "National," and paid for lodgings in advance. Yesterday morning he arose very early, and gathering up all the bed- clothing, put them into a new satchel; after which he left the hotel and went to the auction- house of Mr. George R. Bagby, with whom he left them for sale, obtaining a receipt for their deposit. The receipt was found in his pocket at the police headquarters.--Kennedy, alias Smith, says he is from Halifax county, Virginia, where he has a mother, the necessities of whom compelled him to adopt the method of stealing to supply her wants.--During the war, he states that he was a member of the Seventeenth Virginia regiment, and was captured on two or three occasions.--From his appearance, he might be taken fo
. Stubbs, proprietor of the house, testified that the accused came to his house on Monday night and was conducted to . He left the next morning at six o'clock, and after his departure it was ascertained that two blankets, two sheets and two glasses had been taken from the room. He was afterwards discovered in the street, and a receipt for the stolen articles, showing that they had been deposited at an auction-room, was found on his person. The articles were found at the auction-room. George R. Bagby testified that the articles were brought to his store early on Tuesday morning. He could not swear that the prisoner was the man who brought them, but he gave the receipt found on his person, and he had no doubt that he was the party. William H. O' Connor testified that he conducted the prisoner to the room on Monday night. He paid his bill before retiring. Kennedy, on being questioned by the Mayor, said he hailed from Halifax county. He was quite anxious to make a statement in regar