Legal and Law
Information about legal issues and law in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Written Accounts

1863-05-15, Richmond Dispatch; Frances Kelley in court – bread rioter; Forde case continued; Elizabeth Ammons, rioter, has case at jury for verdict
1863-05-15, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court – many interesting items. Robert Forde’s trial is continued until the next day.
1863-05-15, Richmond Dispatch; James H. Wynne into Libby. Disloyal resident of Salisbury, NC
1863-05-15, Richmond Dispatch; Murder trial of Robert S. Forde is continued until the second Monday in June.
1863-05-21, Richmond Dispatch; long opinion printed, from city attorney, on liability from Bread Riot
1863-05-26, Richmond Dispatch; James Overby, City Battalion, garroted at Rocketts. See also 5/25 paper, where J. O. not identified as soldier.
1863-06-10, Richmond Dispatch; Trial of Robert S. Forde for the Murder of Robert R. Dixon, Clerk of the Confederate House of Representatives. Incredible, and lengthy, testimony
1863-06-11, Richmond Dispatch; Hustings Court items – Robert Forde’s trial has been concluded and sent on to answer to a “higher tribunal.”
1863-06-11, Richmond Dispatch; more incredible details (including testimony from Benjamin Ficklin) on the murder trial of Robert S. Forde
1863-06-19, Abingdon Virginian; general notes about the trial of Robert Forde

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