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The Daily Dispatch: January 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], Letter from the Gulf shore. (search)
h case, for his appearance next term. An attachment was issued against absent witnesses. R. H. Vest and Robert B. Tyne, indicted for issuing small notes, were each fined $10 and costs. S. Mason, indicted in two cases for issuing small notes, was discharged by nolle prosequi, on the payment of costs. Sylvester P. Cocke, indicted in four cases for issuing small notes, paid a fine of $10 in the first case, and a nolle prosequi was entered in the others, on payment of costs. Dillon McCormack was tried for an assault upon Peter Doyle, found guilty, and fined $5 and costs. John Harper and John Williams, charged with breaking into the Columbian Hotel on the night of the 20th of December, and stealing a lot of clothing from a soldier, named Richard A Cox, were examined and remanded for final trial. The Court ordered that the tables and gaming implements taken in the case of the Commonwealth against Wm. Burns, be burnt by the Sergeant in front of the City Hall.
The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1862., [Electronic resource], Empty Menaces. (search)
that she (witness) took it away from him. The parties reside near the Basin. The Mayor.--Was there no man present? Witness.--No man, except his wife ! Watchman Burgess testified that he was called to the house and found the woman bleeding. Arrested Kinney. Had been sent for to suppress a difficulty at the same place previously, when Bridget McMann was very drunk and quite turbulent. After some further investigation, the Mayor required Kinney to give security in the sum of $100 to keep the peace. John Williams and John Harper, charged with stealing a lot of clothing from a soldier named Richard A. Cox, at the Columbian Hotel. These parties had been once sent on for grand larceny, but in consequence of some informality were returned to the Mayor, who yesterday again remanded them for examination. John Q. Vaughan, charged with assaulting Francis Vaughan. This case was continued 23d inst. eral other cases of a trivial character were disposed of.
The Daily Dispatch: February 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], The surrender of Biloxi. (search)
gs Court, February 12th. --Present — James K. Caskie, Recorder; Richard D. Sanxay, James Bray, Wm. W. Timberlake, John W. Beveridge. Wm. B. Smith, and George N. Gwathmey, Aldermen. Nat, a slave, owned by Caroline Garnett, and John W. Butcher, a free negro, were tried for maliciously cutting, stabbing, and wounding, on the 2d of February, Fleming, a slave, the property of Wm. J. Eppes. John W. Butcher was declared not guilty, and Nat being found guilty, was ordered 39 lashes. John Harper and John Williams were examined for committing a felony, on the 20th December last, by stealing from the Columbian Hotel a trunk, containing a lot of wearing apparel, belonging to Richard A. Cox, worth $42. The prisoners were remanded for trial before Judge Lyons. Austin Connelly and John T. Smith were examined for feloniously, and by force and violence, and by putting one Frederick J. Gardner in bodily fear, on the 7th of February, stealing, and carrying away from his person, and w
The Daily Dispatch: February 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Disgraceful riot in Lynchburg. (search)
Courted. --An athletic young thief, named John Harper, was tried before Judge Lyons's Court yesterday, for an attempt, several weeks since, at the Columbian Hotel, to steal all the wearing apparel of an invalid Georgia volunteer, named Richard A. Cox. The witness said he would be back to testify at the final trial if alive, and being very sick at the time, and not making his appearance yesterday, the inference is that he died. The case went to the jury without his testimony; but the evidence was so direct that they found the prisoner guilty and assessed his term of imprisonment in the Penitentiary at two years.
The Daily Dispatch: April 8, 1864., [Electronic resource], The "Rebellion" not to be Crushed by "Mere Weight." (search)
maker, were charged with stealing a box of tobacco from Christian & Lee. Jim was whipped, and Claiborne discharged. Isaac Lomax alias Lomax Smith, was ordered to be whipped for having in his possession a lot of valuable shoemaker's tools, stolen from Mr. Wm. C. Page. This man, who is a shoemaker, when arrested gave his name as Lomax Smith, which led us into the error in yesterday's issue, that the respectable free negro barber of that name was the party arrested. James Gain and John Harper, two ruffianly individuals, arrested as vagrants, were sent to the enrolling officer. Matthew Eagan was charged with interfering with the commissioners of election for Madison Ward whilst in the discharge of their duty. The case was continued. George, slave of Thos. Y. Catlett, and Jno Roots, and John Freeman, free negroes, charged with having two pieces of bacon, stolen from Mr. James R. Chiles, were discharged, Mr. Chiles failing to identify the meat as his. Henry, slave
The Daily Dispatch: April 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], Runaway. (search)
ing matters were before the Mayor yesterday: Wm. Leber was charged with stealing two horses from Wm. S. Munson. The case was continued. Pink Mull and John Harper, were sent on to the Hustings Court for stealing five pairs of ladies' shoes, from the auction store of D. F. Booth, on 10th street, between Main and Cary. It was shown that the prisoners came into Booth's about a week ago on some pretence, when Harper having slipped a parcel of five pairs of shoes under his coat, they both ran off. That evening officer Granger pursuing Harper on another account, the latter threw away the shoes, which were identified as the same that had been stolen fromHarper on another account, the latter threw away the shoes, which were identified as the same that had been stolen from Booth. Jacob Mœbus, shoemaker living near the Second Market, was fined for firing a musket in his back yard. Robert Lumpkin was charged with permitting his driver to charge exorbitantly for the use of his hack. Mr. E. C. Mayo, stated that he had employed the hack to make a trip from the corner of 11th and Marshall stre
The Daily Dispatch: September 28, 1864., [Electronic resource], Judge Lyons Court, yesterday. (search)
Judge Lyons Court, yesterday. --James R. Shumaker, indicted for stealing a horse, was tried and convicted, and his punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary. Frederick Miller, charged with stealing a gold watch, boots, hat, &c., from David McDaniels, was sent to the penitentiary for three years. Having before been in that institution, an additional term of five years imprisonment was pronounced against him. John Harper, for felony, was convicted and contracted to the penitentiary for one year. Five years additional was imposed upon him in of having been there before. John Ford, indicted for stealing a hundred dollar note from P. H. Gilmour, was acquitted.
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