Negro testimony.--powers of the Provost Judge.
--On Friday last a citizen, charged with assaulting a negro man, was sent by Major Croft to Mayor Saunders for a hearing, but the witnesses all being negroes, the Mayor thought a mistake had been made, and sent the prisoner back. Major Croft then sent the prisoner before Judge McEntee, who endorsed upon the paper that he had no jurisdiction in the case, and sent it back to the Mayor, who thereupon dismissed it. The following are General Turner's instructions to Judge McEntee, defining his powers and duties: "Headquarters District of Henrico,
"Richmond, Va., December 6, 1865.
"Lieutenant-Colonel J. McEntee, Provost Judge:
"Colonel.--The Mayor of the city of Richmond has officially informed me that he will be prepared to open the Mayor's Court to-day.
I desire, therefore, that hereafter you will limit the jurisdiction of your court to the three following classes of cases: First.
The trial of enlisted men for petty misdemeanors in the city, and for violation of city ordinances.
Second.
The trial of citizens for selling liquor to enlisted men. Third.
The trial of all criminal cases of freedmen, except those which should go before a military commission. "Richmond, Va., December 6, 1865.
"Lieutenant-Colonel J. McEntee, Provost Judge:
