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The Daily Dispatch: January 5, 1863., [Electronic resource], Court Proceedings. (search)
er than to commit the accused for trial before the Hustings Court. Elizabeth Keating, arrested as a woman of evil fame, and for obtaining money under the name of McCoy, was examined. It appeared that she had been residing with a baker named McCoy, who died rather suddenly not long since, and that immediately on the happening of that event she had put in a claim for a small sum of money deposited with an outside party, as deceased's wife, and received it. She, however, gave it up to Coroner Sanxay, who handed it over to the administrator, by whom the above complaint was entered. The accused was discharged. The case of Royall H. Brown, Bob Custolo, and Wm. Wright, charged with feloniously stealing $42 from Thos S. Burr, was called, but the witness not answering to his name, was continued until Monday. Thomas Tealing, charged with getting drunk and trespassing on the American Hotel, was required to give security for his good behavior. The case of James Neal, for stea
The Daily Dispatch: January 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], From the Border. (search)
The Recent Garreting case in the City jail. --Ellas Vanderlip, Patriak Cunningham, George Hoppell, John Kelly, Julius Desplanque, Wm. Hannan, Thomas Tyror, James Barry, John A. Whitman, and John Barry were carried to the Hustings Court room yesterday, at 11 o'clock, and arraigned before a called Court, composed of Recorder Caskle, Senior Alderman Sanxay, and Alderman Bray, Lipscombe, Timberlake, Gwathmey, and Baveridge, to undergo an examination for committing a felony in the city jail on the 23d of December. The Mayor's warrant charged that the parties above named being on the 23d of December prisoners, lawfully confined in said jail, they did feloniously make an assault on one Isaac Jacobs, there confined, and by putting him in bodily fear did steal from his person five hundred and sixty-seven dollars in Confederate States Treasury notes, a sliver watch, worth fifty dollars; one gold chain of the value of one hundred dollars; one finger ring of the value of five dollars, and tw
The Daily Dispatch: January 15, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Inquest. --Coroner Sanxay yesterday held an inquest on 8th street, over the body of Patrick Gerney, the lad who was so badly wounded on Saturday evening, by a ball shot across the at a lot of wild ducks sailing on its surface, by some person unknown. The hall, as heretofore said, passed through the lad's body, and he lingered in great agony from the time he was wounded until late Tuesday night, when he breathen his last. The jurors, after examining a number of witnesses, and otherwise inquiring into the circumstances attending the case, returned a verdict that he "came to his death by a gun shot wound, fired by some member of Company D. City Battalion, unknown to them, from the front of Bennett's warehouse, south-side of the basin and 9th street."
The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
tering feeble moans, the forerunners with many of them of approaching death. One, frantic and blazing, ran towards one of the buildings in which was stored enough of combustibles to have rent in fragments every tenements the island. She was seized and stopped by one of the workmen just in time to bar her entrance. It is now pretty definitely ascertained that the explosion came from the ignition of a friction cannon primer at which one of the girls, Mary Ryan, was working. Acting Coroner Sanxay, with High Constable Freeman, visited the scene of the accident on Saturday, but, exercising his own judgment, did not deem an inquest necessary for obvious reason. The funerals of many of the victims took place yesterday. We are requested by Capt. Smith to state that any family having Miss Burley, a missing employee, in their care or knowing anything of her, will confer a favor by leaving the information with him. Work will not probably be resumed on the island before
The Daily Dispatch: March 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
into by the Hustings Court, and sent McNamara on to answer at the April term. He was allowed to give $550 bail for his appearance, which he did. The darkey concerned in the transaction was punished by 39 lashes. Mike Cary, charged with getting drunk and lying down in the street, was let off. Martha Mayo, a free negress, arrested for stealing a breastpin from Catharine Jones proved her innocence and was discharged. Hustings Court, March 14th--Presents Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Beveridge, and Anderson. Nathaniel B. Hill was fined ten dollars for permitting his slave, Washington, to go at large and hire himself out, contrary to law. A capias was awarded against Jerome Diggs for falling to answer when summoned to be tried for a misdemeanor for which he had been indicted. J. C. Ellett was deed ten dollars on a conviction of misdemeanor, the same consisting of buying a lot of butter, contrary to the market ordinance. The Court adjourned
The Daily Dispatch: March 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Crops — impressments — Military Affairs in the Valley — the severe winter — Court days. (search)
Drowned --A sailor on board the Confederate States gunboat Beaufort, whose name is believed to have been Frederick Slocum, fell off the deck of that vessel on Tuesday night, while she was in James River, near the lower locks of the deck, and was drawned before assistance could be rendered him. His body was, after a long search yesterday, found lodged against the side of the steamboat West Point, which was hauled up to the boat wharf at Rockette. Coroner Sanxay was notified of the facts, so that an it quest might be held if one was deemed proper.
The Daily Dispatch: March 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], Arrest. (search)
Arrest. --The only arrest made by the city police yesterday was that of James Dunn, ordered into custody by Alderman Sanxay for stealing a pair of hinges from the Public Warehouse, the property of the State.
The Daily Dispatch: April 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], The revolution in Poland. (search)
Organized. --The newly-elected members of the Aldermen's Hustings Court and Common Council met Saturday evening at the City Hall, and or elected Recorder, and Richard D Sanxay, senior Alderman. The Common Council elected David J. Saunders President; A. W. Morton, Chamberlain, and H L Sirstton. Auditor of the City. It meets again at four o'clock this evening for the purpose of electing the various committees, by whom, as in legislative bodies, most of the business is performed.
The Daily Dispatch: April 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Suffolk. (search)
Died of his wound — inquest. --John J. Andrews, who was shot in the left arm of Jesse White, early last Sunday morning, opposite the Spotswood Hotel, died about two o'clock on Thursday morning, at the Bellevue Hospital, whither he had been conveyed for medical treatment, having become delirious after receiving the wound. The fact of his death being communicated to Coroner Sanxay, he yesterday summoned a jury and held an inquest on the body of deceased. Dr. Conway, the attending physician of deceased, testified in substance, before the jury, that on examining him, shortly after the injury was inflicted, he found a gunshot wound in the left forearm and one of the bones fractured; also, a contusion about Andrews's month, and one on the left side of his head, behind the left car; the last he regarded as serious, though there was no fracture of the bone. There was no manifestation of compression of the brain, nor of severe concussion. Andrews's manner, at the time he examined him,
The Daily Dispatch: April 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], From Vicksburg. (search)
Inquest. --A few days since Coroner Sanxay hold an inquest over the body of Jane Hackett, slave of Miss Lizs'e Frasier, whose body was found in the river in an advanced stage of decomposition. A rope was found tied around the woman's neck, but whether put there by herself or some other person could not be found out. The state of the remains prevented a post mortem examination. The jury, after hearing all the evidence attainable, returned a verdict that the deceased came to her death by some cause unknown to them.
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