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The Daily Dispatch: January 22, 1864., [Electronic resource], Gen. Lee's Pardon. (search)
go the articles enumerated were stolen from her room, and having reason recently to suspect the accused, a search was instituted, which resulted in finding them in her room. Lucy stated that they had been given her by another lady, who occupied the same room as Miss Burnes did. The Mayor, discovering some evidence of cander in the negro's statement, dismissed the case, and surrendered to the complainant the articles which had been stolen. A charge was made against William, slave of Peter Foster, of having in his possession twenty- five pillows, six bedticks, and one pair of boots, supposed to have been stolen. William introduced a white witness, who testified that the articles had been given him by soldiers for various little attentions which he had shown them. The Mayor continued the case for further consideration. The continued case of John W. Cariton, charged with stealing one horse from Geo. Miles, of Lancaster county, was called, but, without going into any further e