American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-09

WAsnuVGToN, July S, 1915.

WAsnuNGToN, July S, 1873.
Criminal Cotrt The court was opened this
morning at ten o'clock. immediately thercat-
ter Nj Hoban, the former counsel for MuNul.
~, and who has been recently appointed pros
ecu.ng attorney for the District, rose and sta
I'D that upon GIe reflection he had come to
the conclusion, that he should abandon the dc
fence Of his former client.
Ills relation with McNulty ne said rs his
counsel and client equally forbid that he should
conduct the prosecution. He therefore, con
sdering the dehcacy of his situation as an Off
Ger Of the United States, could not, with pro-
priety continue the defence, and he had notified
Mr. McNultv of this determination. MIR Fen
dali, the former District Attorney, stated that
he had been, this morning, requested to con
duct the prosecution; and was ready to proceed
to trial;
Mr.. J. N. Carlisle, stated that he had beer
engaged as counsel for Mr. McNulty a few mi
nutes before the opening of the court, He fell
much embarrassed on the one hand by the ma
ture of the cause, SIX indictments, having beer
framed upon q new law Of Congress, neither o
which he had time to examine, and on the 9th
or the pcIemptorY instructions Of his client, tC
have an immediate trial. He said, i'll rcgarc
to his knowledge of the case, and from his de-
sire to retain such reputation as he possessed
as counsel, he would prefer to continue the case
till the next term Of the court in December
next.
Mr.. McNulty then made an address to the
court, and said that the first intmation he had
received OF MIR. ilUban's determination to aban-
don the cause was late Yesterday afternoon, and
then only through the hands OF messenger
He supposed that MIR. Hoban'S course had been
dictated by government, but it now seemed
otherwise. He was, he said, willing to under
90 the trial, under any circumstances; he was
ready notc; and he hoped the court would not
continue the trial for more than day or two.
He had, since the charge was instituted, in
strIcted his counsel to procure his trial at as
early day as possible.
Mr.. Fcndall stated that the principal wit
nesses were from great distance, and after
consultation with them, he said that they pre-
felred to remain here until the trial was over.
Thursday next was finally agreed upon to
proceed with the trial, whereupon the court adj
iourned until that day. The counsel are: p.
r. Fendall, Esq. District Attorney; J. Nj. Car
lisle Esq for the defence.
Baker, who was committed TO Jail yesterday
in consequence ofthe suspicious circumstances
under which he was found at Colcman's hote!,
is from Franklin county, Tennessee. lie de-
MES that he was found under the bed though
the fact was sworn to by Mr.. Masterson, the
gentleman who found him there, during the ex-
animation yesterday before Justice Thompson.
Baker still remains in jail.
None of the wounded by the accident at the
fire works on the Fourth have died, as yet.
A rumor is in circulation here relative to
the mysterious disposition and appearance Of a
party of negroes, who were seen to pass through
this city yesterday. Some think that they
have muntinied in Prince Georges county, but
1T is doubtless hoax. METROPOLIS.