LOCAL MATTERS.
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Burglary.--
A free negro fellow, called Floyd Cousins, was arraigned before the
Mayor yesterday, to answer the charge of burglariously <sic>
entering the house of Christian Burgen, in Pink Alley, on Sunday night,
breaking open a trunk and stealing therefrom $56.25 in money. Burgen
stated that because of the prisoner's having nothing to do and no means,
he had allowed him to stay at his house for several days.
On Sunday night, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, Burgen fastened his doors and windows and visited a friend, the prisoner seeing him leave. Prisoner forced the rear window afterwards, entered the house, committed the robbery, and then left. When Burgen returned home, prisoner followed him.--
B. soon discovered the robbery, and the prisoner being present, was accused of perpetrating it, confessed his guilt, at the same time giving up the money to one of the watchmen, who was called in to hear the confession and take charge of the accused. The Mayor remanded him for a hearing at the May term of the Hustings Court. If convicted, of the offence, <sic> the punishment is confinement in the penitentiary; or under the late law, to be sold into slavery. Such negroes would be fat better off with good masters, for they appear to be incapable of taking care of themselves.
~ Richmond Daily Dispatch, 01 May 1860 Page 1, Column 5
On Sunday night, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, Burgen fastened his doors and windows and visited a friend, the prisoner seeing him leave. Prisoner forced the rear window afterwards, entered the house, committed the robbery, and then left. When Burgen returned home, prisoner followed him.--
B. soon discovered the robbery, and the prisoner being present, was accused of perpetrating it, confessed his guilt, at the same time giving up the money to one of the watchmen, who was called in to hear the confession and take charge of the accused. The Mayor remanded him for a hearing at the May term of the Hustings Court. If convicted, of the offence, <sic> the punishment is confinement in the penitentiary; or under the late law, to be sold into slavery. Such negroes would be fat better off with good masters, for they appear to be incapable of taking care of themselves.
~ Richmond Daily Dispatch, 01 May 1860 Page 1, Column 5
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