American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-01

SIM Dmi, and of mis- wanton villainy, we may
mention the fact oil plan which he had laid,
about the middle of last week, to escape from
the jail. 1t will be remembered that he was in
confinement, awaiting the sentence Of the
County Court, (haying been tried and found
guIty,) for feomously entering house in the
country, on which occasion he lost his hand by
being shot by an inmate With a view to
escape from Jail, he had conspired with several
prisomcrs-among them two lusty negroes-to
seize the person attending upon their room,
while engaged i'll bringing up wood; aud to take
| from him Il KEY, aftordIng them an easy outlet
! TO portion of the Jail enclosures, from which
! he hoped to effect fall retreat. The project
wa, however, very OPPORTUNITY detected By
the vigiIant warden and mis- assistants, and their
! scheme frustrated. The announcement Of the
fact to sini was met with great CoWpoSuTe;
but, from the impression that the worthy war
den, always exercised sort ofomnscent eye
! over all his evil deeds, he vented his spleen in
promising him what he would do 10 him When
/ ever he should be again at liberty. The war
den, more in pity than in anger, chided him for
his rashness, in all gcntcncss and kindness. 49,
| The records of the County Court, for Saturday
/ last, show the fact of his having been sentenced
/ for the crime alluded to above, to the peniten-
tiarY, for nine years and eight months-the ex-
/ tent of the law.
City Court. The following cases we're dis
posed of in this court, on Saturday last: Thos
| Goodrich, charged with as;auling Waterman
/ Tarr, was declared not guilty. William
Smith, for assauting John Harp, was fined 50
and costs Edward Gilen and James Perc-
COY, for assaulting Samuel Eckard, were fined
each 80 and costs, and ordered to be imprison-
ed one week; and Harvey Ilevener, party to
the same ARRAY was also fined IS, and ordered
! TO be imprisoned the same length of time, and
for assaultug Louis A. Goldsmith he was fin
ed $40, and sentenced to be imprisoned for three
months WIN. Nj. Carr, for assauting Jane
! Cdmpbe!l, was fined 81 and costs; and John
Boncr, for assaulting VIM. NJ. Carr, was fined
So and costs. --John Miller, charged with as
sauhug Bridget Mclhaney, was declared not
guilty. The court adjourned till Saturday next
! &. S. Circuit Court. The decision in The
case Of the owners Of the steamboat Ffederlcks-
burg vs.. the steamboat Boston-bcing an APP
peal from the District Court-was delivered in
this tribunal on Saturday last Tle former
Judgment was affirmed. The issue involved
$1,000 80, damages. The term of the Court
was concluded.
Couaty Court. The Court in the case of
Geo Clark, alias Semi Dimi, convicted of ie-
/ lOnv, as heretofore reported, sentenced him on
Saturday, to confinement in the Penitentiary
/ for nine years and eight months. The Jury
| in the case of Eusor VS.. Gill, rendered sealed
verdict in favor of the plaintiif-layins the da-
images at one cent, which carries with it the
costs. I'VE erred in reporting this case as hav-
ing been concluded the day previous, from our
misunderstanding one of the counsel in the
case. )-The case Of Jesse b. Robinson vs..
Henry NJ. Fitzhugh, for an assault and bat
terry, was commenced. Nelson and Addison
tor the plaintiff; and Pitts, Wallis, and Yelott
for the defence.
More about the Case Of Stirling. We gave in
this paper, of Saturday. report Of the disms-
sal of the Jury in the case of WIN, Surfing
! We are confident OF its accuracy, as a daguer-
! reOtype representation Of the scene; the only
fault perhaps was, the picture lacked colorlng;
| but the outlines, as given, were as truthful in
| fact as ever our friend Plumb represented tho
natural linamcnt OF the human face. The
classification of the jury was given according
to the declaration OF a Juror, in the presence of
the Judges, Jurors, Llwyers, and audience;
but, willing that all parties shall be heard, we
publish the following note, from one OF the
Jurors interested 10 the case: "Ihe undersign-
ed Jurors in the case of the State of Mary land
VS.. William Stirling. were for convction:-|
Daniel Crook, John Hill, Abraham Hoffman,
and Thomas Hynes."
"He that runs may read" We were attrac-
ted few days since 10y the unusual large let
tering of the sign "P l. U Nj B )" as displayed
in front of the Doguerreotypc rooms of that
gentleman, between Light aud Charles streets.
An examination of the numerous pictures in
his gallery, from their high finish and holiness
of potrature, renders familiar the faces of those
whose countenance may be but family remem-
bercd. The excellent apartments for the ac-
cOmmodatlon of visiters, with courteous atten-
zion, cannot fail 20 attract the attention CT per-
sons who either desire to perpetuate their own
features, or TO throng their homes with absent
riends, on the most reasonable terms.
accident. We regret to learn that James
Howard Esq of Baltimore county, formerly
President of the Franklin Bank, met with an
accident on Thursday last, at Carroll Point,
which caused the loss OF the thumb of the right
hand He had been on ducking excursion,
and whilst loading his gun it accidentally went
off. He immedately came to the city and had
the wound dressed by DR.. Buckler.
Death from hte'nperance An inquest was
held on Saturday morning by Coroner Hooper,
at the house No 81 Eiddle alley, over the body
of co!ored man named David Thompson,
who had died suddenly sometime during FRI
day night The jury, after patient investI-
CATION, returned a verdict of death from in
temperance and exposure"
THE FouR Benefits begin this day. Mr. Morris
has gone to New York, and will not return, are
inrormcs until Friday or Saturday next, Proper per
soHs are TO he furnished TO receive the funds at the
door of the Odd Fellows Hall, by each society, on
the respective days of their particular benefit. Whe-
Their the exhibition of the pictures will actually close
al the end of those benefits, we unable to state;
but from all appearances from without within
DOORS we are led to the conclusion that fine bust
ness could be done in this city until after the holidays