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The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1861., [Electronic resource], To clean the eye of dust. (search)
Unlawful assembly. --John Noker was summoned before the Recorder yesterday, and fined $10 for permitting an unlawful assembly of ten slaves in his house on the 11th inst.
The Daily Dispatch: March 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Henrico county Court. --This tribunal disposed of a considerable amount of business on Saturday. The case of John Noker, on a presentment for retailing ardent spirits, was continued.--A rule was awarded against Jas. P. Boswell, a witness for the Commonwealth in the prosecution against Gavinzel, to show cause, if any he can, why he should not be attached for contempt, in failing to attend. It was made returnable to May Court.--An alias capias was awarded in the case of the State vs. Washington Cornett, presented for retailing ardent pirits.-- Three presentments against James Pratt for the same offence, were tried. In two cases he was fined $60 and costs. The third was disdismissed by a nolle prosequi.--John Thomas was fined $60 and costs, in two cases, for selling ardent spirits. A third case was dismissed. Two cases against William Frank, for permitting unlawful gaming at his ordinary, and four cases against the same individual for permitting unlawful assemblies of slaves
The Daily Dispatch: March 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], Sudden death. (search)
unday morning the watchmen effected numerous arrests, including the following: John Mosippia, for getting drunk, drawing a sword-cane and threatening to make daylight shine through the body of Mrs. Mary Sazarina, was held for Court; as was also Michael Shannon, for beating his wife and causing her to startle the neighborhood with the cry of murder. In addition, three or four tipsy individuals were provided with lodgings, and a number of negroes, charged with minor offences, were punished in the usual way. Among them were Wm. H. Green, who, claiming to be free, was found with John W. Atkinson, and tried to run from the watchmen. Mason, slave of A. L. Holiday, was acquitted of attempting to abduct John Noker's hat by snatching it off his head. Sam, slave of James Fisher, Jr., was punished for smoking in the street. Sunday morning Edw. Langley, of Baltimore, was arrested on a warrant obtained by Morris Fleckenstein, who charges him with taking and keeping a $5 note belonging to him.
The Daily Dispatch: April 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Henrico county Court. (search)
ly term of this Court will commence on the first Monday in May next, and with a large civil docket. They have the following criminal cases to dispose of: George Gavizel, indicted for an indecent assault upon Mrs. Mary A. Boswell. Wm. H. Brown, indicted for shooting a negro of H. M. Hutchinson. Robt. Salmon and Wm. Childress, for stealing watermelons and beating Wm. and Jos. R. Rennie. Six presentments against Wm. Frank, for unlawful gaming and retailing ardent spirits. Four cases against John Noker, for retailing ardent spirits. Valentine Heckler, presented in six cases, for unlawful gaming, keeping bowling alleys without license, and indicted for keeping a disorderly house, and allowing music and dancing on the Sabbath day. John P. Sled and Frank Britton, presented for Illegal voting on the 24th May last. Wm. Cornet, presented for retailing ardent spirits-- three cases. Granville Montville, John Currie, and Joshua Currie, for an assault on T. Moseley. E. D. Fitch, Wm. E. Patterson
The Daily Dispatch: November 12, 1860., [Electronic resource], The Press on the State of the country. (search)
f Leander C. Blackburn and Adam France, for assault, were continued to next term. The following cases were disposed of on Saturday: A. Rix, presented for injuring the lands of Fendall Griflin, fined $1 and costs.--Wm. Wilker, for selling ardent spirits without license, fined $60 under the new law, and costs in the second case. Lewis Norberger, for a similar offence, fined $60 by the Court.--Adam Whittle, presented for selling ardent spirits without license, was acquitted; the case of John Noker was continued, and that of Mary Burkman was dismissed, the defendant being dead. The case of Jas. W. Gill, for illegal voting, was continued to next term. On Thursday next, the cases of Heckler and others will be called up, and parties concerned should attend promptly. A formidable array of legal talent appeared in the trials on Saturday, and as they progressed, some exciting scenes occurred.--We entreat gentlemen of the profession to be patient and forgiving, and thus set an exampl
The Daily Dispatch: November 15, 1860., [Electronic resource], Election Riot at Newfoundland. (search)
The county Court of Henrico was in session yesterday, and disposed of several unimportant cases. Louis Hena, indicted for permitting unlawful gaming in his ordinary, was arraigned, tried and found guilty. Under the law, the Court fined him $100, deprived him of his license to keep an ordinary, and required him to give security in the sum of $100 to be of good behavior in the future. The same party was also found guilty of permitting an unlawful assembly of slaves in his ordinary, and fined $3 and costs. The Grand Jury of this Court made presentments against John Noker, Thos. Breeden, Washington Cornett in three cases, Jas. Pratt in three cases, and John Thomas in two cases, for selling liquor in violation of the laws of the State. Price Harris, arrested under a capias pro fine, was committed to prison, there to remain until the fines imposed on him for selling ardent spirits contrary to law are paid, or until otherwise discharged.