American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-10


Mr. A. Crawford returned a sealed verdict of
guilty. motion was made by counsel for u
new trial.
George NJ Willis indicted for stealing
eight brass keys and brass castor, belonging
to a hydraulic press, from the factory of
Messrs. Wells & Miller, was rather in bad
luck, as he offered the articles for sale to per-
sou who manufactured them for Messrs. Wells
& Miller-which led to his arrest Guilty.
Sentenced to the ,penitentiary for three years.
VIM. II. Watson, Esq, prosecuting for the
State; J. O'Neale Esq. for the defence.
Elizabeth Johnson, (colored,) indicted for
stealing shawl, the property of Mr.. J. Easter,
Pratt-st. Guilty. Sentenced to be sold ont
of the State for five years. J. J. Wocott, for
the defence.
Thomas johnson, colored, indicted for steal
ing 4 bag of wool, the property Of ii. Is, Chew,
The testimony showed that the bag of wool
had been left in a cart at the market house:
that it was missed; and afterwards traced in
the possession Of the prisoner, to places where
he had offered it for sale; but, when arrested,
the bag was i'll possession of another coorod
man named Durham the prisoner, running
into yard on the approach of the officer, was
arrested, Guilty. Sentenced to the pcniten-
tiary for two years. VIM. p. Preston, Esq. for
travcrsor. Samuel Durham, colored, indicted
for stealing bag of wool-the property alud-
ed to above-was put upon his trial; but it
having been ascertained from witness in the
other case, that johnson had stated to him,
since his arrest, that lie had given the bag to
Durham merely to aid in carrying, and that he
had no previous knowledge of it, the cout in
structcd the Jury that it should be received in
favor of the accused, and they returned YER
dict of not guilty. VIM. P. Preston for the
defence. Francis Simms, colored, for whip
ping a white boy named Henry Ahrens-as
proven on Saturday-was fined IS and costs.
Catherine Mckee plead guilty to a charge of
keeping house of ill-fame, and was fined $40
and costs jacob Martin, charged with as
saulting Henry and Margaret Mccormick, was
declared not guilty. Samuel Eckhard was
tried before the court for an assault on David
Humphreys. No decision,
The court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning, when witnesses not in attendance will
have to pay for their absence.
County Court. The case of William Chase
Barney VS.. John Barney, being an action for
libel, was commenced in this Court yesterday,
and will probably occupy some days. Counsel
for the plaintiff, Messrs. Brent and Pitts; for
the defendant, Messrs Schey aud Nelson.
Stealing from Vessel. The cabin of the
schooner Bride" which vessel is lying at
Fenbys wharf, was broken open sometime dur
ing Sunday night and various articles of cloth
ing and pair of pistols stolen from it. An in
dividual was arrested Yesterday morning by Of
fcer Burke on the charge Of being the robber,
and examined before Justice Schaefier, who
discharged him, there being no evidence to con-
vict him OF the theft.
Franklin Institute, O. P) At the sem-an-
nual election of this Institute, held on last Tues
day evening, the following gentlemen were
chosen officers for the ensuing six months; DIR.
II, ID, McCullouch, President; Mathew Taylor,
Vice do; Louis Audoun, Treasurer; Louis
Muller, Secretary. After the election of Off |
GERS there was debate upon the query, |
(Which is the most Beneficial Talent or Edu- |
cation" which continued for some time, and
was postponed until tonight, (Tuesday, 10th.
The subject of Mesmersm was then taken up,
by experimenting upon a gentleman of great
susceptibility to the Mesmeric influence, after
which the meeting adjourned.
Distressing accident A son of Mr.. Harris,
in West Saratoga street, received very seri- |
Gus injury yesterday morning from the kick of
a horse. The upper part of the nose was en-
t;rely cut through, the wound extending, it is
through the skull to the brain. The
left eye was also very much cut, and when the
muscle of the forehead contracted, the wound
gaped frightfully, so much so that two or three
fingers might have been placed in it. DIR. F.
S. Giger gave every requisite attention to the
case; and, assisted by his student, MIR. McCor-
mick, brought the edges ofthe wound together
with two or three stitches, thus restoring the
natural appearance of the face at once. The
Doctor has pronounced the boy to be in very
precarious condition.
Released on Bail. Henry Jatho, indicted for
receiving goods, knowing them to have been
stolen, was released from Jail upon security IN
the sum of $1,000 yesterday.
adjusted. We understand that the case of
Francis Garibaldi, charged with stealing a sum
the property of Augustne Cassus, has
been dismissed by the Grand Jury. This case,
it will be remembered, created some notoriety .
at the time of its occurrence, from the fact
that the money was actually taken by dog of
the party accused, but who it was alleged az
forwards got possession of it.
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