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The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mayor's Court. (search)
Mayor's Court. --David S. Chilton and Albert L. Riddell, charged with passing counterfeit Bank notes, were brought into Court on Saturday, and the case was further continued until to-day. Wm. H. Zen and Lawrence Brunner, arrested for fighting in the street, were discharged. Tom, a slave, employed by S. M. Balley, was ordered twenty stripes for stealing four bags, which he had in his possession when arrested. One inebriated individual was discharged on promise of amendment.
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National crisis. (search)
rfeit money. --David St. Chilton and Albert L. Riddell, charged with passing and having in theified that, on the morning of the 5th January, Riddell brought $100 of that money to fits office, ans a new one, which he had never seen before. Riddell said he bought the notes in Liberty, at 10 peew many acquaintances of witness' in Liberty, Riddell represented himself to be of the house of Bulok them to their room, where witness searched Riddell, and Mr. Seal searched Chilton. Found on RidRiddell $95 in good money, but no counterfeit notes. Prisoner said he got the money, which he exchangy the prisoners came to Thompson's hat store; Riddell bought two caps; paying a $10 South Carolina counterfeit, went to the Exchange Hotel, and Riddell refunded good money. The note paid for the cstified that on the evening of the 4th inst., Riddell questioned Mr. Simms in his hearing about the0 and 11 o'clock, on the 5th of January, when Riddell exchanged the money. Jos. Stern recalled[2 more...]
The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], The capture of the New Orleans Barracks. (search)
lary in every respect. He was at this time about 17 years of age, and had for several months previous to this affair been employed as agent of Adams' Express, and as telegraph operator at Liberty, a position of considerable responsibility. Riddell then requested the Mayor to send to the City Jail for two prisoners, John L. Taylor and Harvey Wash. The Mayor complied, and they were soon afterwards brought into Court. They made statements as to some conversations with Riddell and Chilton io some conversations with Riddell and Chilton in jail; but as they were incompetent witnesses, their testimony was rejected. After this, at the request of Chilton, the Mayor sent for Samuel Jefford, another prisoner, convicted of larceny. Jefford, however, declined to make any statement, being, as he said, a convict, and whatever he might reveal would have no weight in the case. The prisoners were then remanded to jail, to be further examined before the Hustings Court in February next.
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
Attempt to break Jail. --On Thursday night, an attempt was made to break out of the City Jail, by the inmates of cell No. 1, William Cockston awaiting trial for a forgery, said to have been perpetrated a couple of years since, and Albert L. Riddell, confined on the charge of passing and having in his possession a large number of counterfeit South Carolina bank notes. The prisoners intended to make their way into the yard by digging a hole through the brick work at the side of their cell-heir cell-door. It was in a fair way of becoming large enough, when they were discovered. They will no doubt in future be secured with irons, to prevent similar attempts at enlarging their spheres of operation. Owing to the absence, in New York, of Don T. C. Peters, a witness against Riddell, his trial before Judge Lyon cannot take place before the May term of the Hustings Court. The City Jail is a rickety old concern, and a new edifice of the kind is one of the requirements of the times.
The Daily Dispatch: March 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ldoon, sentenced for twelve months, for felonious assault; William C. Cockston, convicted of forgery, and sentenced to the State's prison for two years, who was awaiting the result of an application to the Supreme Court for a new trial, and Albert L. Riddell, awaiting trial for having in his possession and passing counterfeit South Carolina Bank notes. The parties effected an entrance into the jail yard by sawing off the staple of the doors of their cells, (No.'s 9 and 10) and as the work was of the prisoners were afforded opportunities to go off by the same way, but did not avail themselves of the privilege. --Cockston was confined in the cell with Harvey Wash. In attempting to reach the top of the wall, he fell twice. Both he and Riddell left their hats behind them. The frequency of escapes from the city jail, leads inevitably to the conclusion that structure is not a secure place for keeping anybody who may get tired of prison fare or entertain misgivings on the subject of his
The Daily Dispatch: March 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], A bad place for Morals. (search)
Unsuccessful Hunt. --Officers Seal and Morris, who departed on an exploring tour in search of Cockston, Muldawn and Riddell who escaped from jail a few days since, have returned to this city. They kept "watch and word" for the fugitives at the main outlets, but they did not see them.
The Daily Dispatch: April 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Bellona Arsenal guns (search)
Discharged. --David S. Chilton, arrested several months ago, in company with Albert L. Riddell, (who lately broke out of jail and escaped from the Commonwealth,) charged with passing counterfeit bank notes, and who was acquitted on one of three indictments pending against him for that offence, on a trial before Judge Wm. H. Lyons, of the Hustings Court, was yesterday brought before the Court, and, the Judge consenting, the Commonwealth's Attorney entered a nolle prosequi in the two remaining indictments, and the prisoner was discharged. His father, a respectable citizen of Liberty, Bedford county, was present, and on the announcement of the happy termination of the affair, shed tears copiously, as did also the prisoner, and sundry sympathizing bystanders. Young Chilton was defended on his first arraignment by Hon. Wm. L. Goggin, Jas. F. Johnson, of the State Senate, and Judge Crump, of this city.
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Counterfeits. (search)
ounterfeit coin in Richmond, says: Some three weeks ago, a young man of genteel appearance arrived in this place, and registered at the Hewitt House as Albert L. Riddell, Louisville, Ky. He came amongst us for the purpose of collecting a sum of money due the legatees in the estate of Benjamin Estes, dec'd. While sojourning iny had some of the "same stuff" D. S Chilton passed $20 to Wm. Graves &Co.; $20 to Evans & Co; $20 to J. M. Ragland, and $20 to Frank Bragason, which was afterwards redeemed by Riddell. J M. Ragland also received $10 from Riddell. We learn that a gentleman from Lynchburg was in Liberty on Tuesday last with $120 he had received. y had some of the "same stuff" D. S Chilton passed $20 to Wm. Graves &Co.; $20 to Evans & Co; $20 to J. M. Ragland, and $20 to Frank Bragason, which was afterwards redeemed by Riddell. J M. Ragland also received $10 from Riddell. We learn that a gentleman from Lynchburg was in Liberty on Tuesday last with $120 he had received.