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o woman named Sally Dabney, bringing complaint against officer Perrin for assault and battery. Sally and her better half hacation had been made for a division of their effects. Officer Perrin, it appears, had been sent down to see that an equitab, during which the old negro woman got in a scrimmage, and Perrin in endeavoring to pacify them had to handle her roughly. d aunt Sally lives on the other. I saw the fuss. I saw Mr. Perrin strike aunt Sally with a stick across the head and waistaunt Sally." The Mayor then appeared as a witness for Perrin, and testified as follows: "I have always regarded Perrin Perrin as a faithful officer. He always obeys my orders promptly, and I look upon him as efficient and obedient. I sent him (P.) o was permitted to give evidence in his own behalf. Mr. Perrin said: "I did not strike the woman. Her neck might possias exceedingly impudent and boisterous." This closed the evidence, and Mr. Sanxay promptly discharged officer Perrin.
mplishment. Last night the enemy pressed down on our pickets, when a heavy skirmish ensued, but which lasted but a few moments, the enemy being driven back and badly punished. Col. J. P. Jones, Inspector General, and Capt. Wm.Reid, of Gen. Bragg's staff, proceeded to the enemy's lines this morning with a flag of truce to arrange the exchange of wounded prisoners, at the instance of Rosecrans. The flag was met by Col. Jos. C. McKibben, Capt. D. G. Swain, Lieut. M. J. Kelly, and Surgeon Perrin, Medical Inspector, all of Rosecrans's staff. The preliminary arrangements were made conditionally on our part. The Yankee officers were full of chat and anxious to converse but our officers were very reserved. McKibben was formerly a member of Congress from California, and voted upon the Southern side of the Kansas question. Henry Roberts, formerly of Co. K., 26th Tennessee, who deserted at Tullahoma on the 1st of July last, and afterwards enlisted in the enemy's ranks, and
Daring burglary. --A daring burglary occurred on Shockoe Hill on the night of the 30th of November, and on the following day officer Perrin arrested Geo. Jacques, charged with being the perpetrator. Mrs. Mary Stevens, the keeper of a small saloon, and whose house was entered and robbed, made the following statement, on oath, to the Mayor, yesterday. She said: On the afternoon of the 30th ult., about four o'clock, the prisoner came into my house, and seeing several watches in my show casem on the floor, and searched the entire premises, stealing and carrying away $260 in notes on the State Bank of Alabama, $100 in gold and silver coin, and a gold watch valued at $500. The next morning Mrs. Stevens procured the services of officer Perrin, and accompanying him to the neighborhood of the Second Market pointed out George Jacques. The officer took Jacques into custody, and on searching him discovered some specie and two or three bank notes, which Mrs. S. readily recognized as he
called on Mr. Wm, Wade, formerly a consolable in Henrico county, and asked if he could have three negroes taken care of for the night.--Mr. Wade gave an affirmative answer, and about dark Elliott appeared with three negroes, the eldest not over twelve years, and left them for the night Mr. Wade, after satisfying himself that the children were born free in James City, reported the fact to the police, and had the children taken charge of On Saturday, after getting a description of Elliott, officer Perrin went in search of him and soon found him. Elliott was arraigned before the Mayor, and his examination continued until to-day. He says he purchased the boys as slaves, and expects to satisfy the Court that he has been guilty of no violation of law; but has himself been swindled if the negroes, as represented, are free Judge Crump has been retained as counsel for the defence. After the committal of Elliott the officers arrested L. B. Boynton and Robert H. Cotton, charged with being e
a State bank notes, $100 in gold and silver coin, and a gold watch valued at $500. The morning after Mrs. Stevens was robbed she procured the services of officer Perrin, and, accompanying him to Dillard's boarding-house, near the Second Market, pointed out George Jacques as one of the robbers. A portion of the stolen money being found on Jacques, he was committed for trial. Officer Perrin, at the time he arrested Jacques, noticed that Wood was a lodger in the same room. On Saturday last Mrs. Stevens received information that she could recover her money by calling again at Dillard's house. She says she did so, when a small man, whose name she d, that had been stolen from her. Being afraid to take it, she asked Wood to receive it for her, which he did, and afterwards paid it to her in her own house. Officer Perrin, on learning that Mrs. S. had recovered more of her money, saw her about it, and learning that Wood had brought it to her arrested him. --Before the Mayor Mrs
that night Ellett arrived in a carriage with the three negro boys named above. After depositing them Ellett showed Wade a bill of sale for the three, remarking that they belonged to a friend, and that he would call for them the next morning. The bill of sale was made to L. B. Boynton for the three boys, in consideration of the payment of $6,000, was dated Dec. 4, 1863, and signed John Holt. That night the negro boys were taken into custody by order of the Mayor, and the next morning officer Perrin arrested Ellett, and found in his possession the bill of sale already noticed. Ellett told the officer that the negroes belonged to a friend, and wrote a note to Boynton to see him at the Court House. The officer next arrested Boynton, and that afternoon, when Cotton called at the station-house to see Boynton, he too was looked up. Cotton denied knowing anything about the negroes, but passes found in Ellett's possession showed that the two were connected in their operations. The t
Stolen Goods. --Joe Gaines, a free negro, was before the Mayor yesterday morning, to answer the charge of stealing a buggy valued at $1,000, the property of John W. Frayser, and with having in his possession boots, shoes, etc., stolen from John Tyndall, knowing the same to have been stolen. Gaines is the keeper of a stable near 7th and Cary streets. Officer Perrin, on searching the premises, found the buggy, which had been taken to pieces and newly painted; a roll of carpeting, and several pairs of boots and shoes, which were taken from Tyndall's shop on the 13th inst., the shop having been broken open. There were also in the stable three mules and a horse, supposed to have been put there improperly. Gaines, on being arraigned, stated that the larger portion of the stable had been rented to a white man, who claimed the mules, horse, and buggy; that the carpet was in the loft when he rented the building, and that he had never seen the boots, shoes, etc. Desirous of giving t
Trouble. --On Friday last officer Perrin, when passing Marshall street near 5th, detected a negro boy in the act of firing pope crackers, and, as was his duty, attempted to arrest him. The boy, finding himself detected, started to run, when Perrin threw his cane at him, and striking him on the head, knocked him senseless. APerrin threw his cane at him, and striking him on the head, knocked him senseless. A crowd of persons seeing the affair rushed up, and the excitement increasing the cry was made so mob the officer, supposing the boy to be dead. Fearing personal violence, and not knowing the extent of the injury inflicted, Perrin fled the city, the officer who was with him falling to arrest him. The injured negro has partially redead. Fearing personal violence, and not knowing the extent of the injury inflicted, Perrin fled the city, the officer who was with him falling to arrest him. The injured negro has partially recovered, and the offending officer will no doubt return to the city to be tried for a thoughtless act which came high resulting fatally.
Council, by ordinance or otherwise, any alterations they may consider expedient in the present ordinance concerning health and the city hospital. A communication was received from the Mayor, announcing that he had been obliged to suspend officer Perrin for giving way to violence of temper and assaulting in an unjustifiable manner a small negro boy. On motion of Mr. Scott the communication was referred to the Committee on Police, and officer Perrin, was suspended till the further actionng that he had been obliged to suspend officer Perrin for giving way to violence of temper and assaulting in an unjustifiable manner a small negro boy. On motion of Mr. Scott the communication was referred to the Committee on Police, and officer Perrin, was suspended till the further action of the Council. A communication was received from ex-Gov. Letcher, returning his thanks for the complimentary resolutions to him recently passed by the body. On motion, the Council adjourned.
cer Kennedy yesterday took into custody Jane, slave of Wm. Wyatt, charged with stealing one gold chain, one apron, and one pair of earrings, valued at $50, the property of Mary Wolff. Joseph Maria, a white man, was yesterday arrested by officers Perrin and Adams for committing a violent assault upon, and attempting to shoot, Perrin while in the discharge of his official duty. A white man named Philip Bolding, while in a state of inebriation and interfering with persons in the street, Perrin while in the discharge of his official duty. A white man named Philip Bolding, while in a state of inebriation and interfering with persons in the street, was arrested by officer Baptist and put in the lock-up. Officer Granger committed to the lock up on Sunday a white woman, named Lucy Grogan, on the charge of threatening violence towards Mary Broderick. Capt. Pleasants, chief of the city police, took in custody on Saturday night a negro fellow belonging to Christopher Bowers, detected in stealing one lot of knives, one lot of spoons, three dresses, and a tin can of flour, valued at $200, the property of his owner. All of these par