American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-01


ers The appearance Of the unfortunate Cir,
attended by her brother and a German friend,
also excited mucl! interest as she came from
the carriage, and was conducted with some ne
cessary care, owing TO her enteebled state OF
health INTO the Court room. She is robust 10
person Of saI!ow complexion and Of rather
good features, and reported TO lac about twenty
three years Of age
Frederick Pnkney, ESQ. appeared for the
State IN the absence of the Attorney General,
Geo X. Richardson, Esq, detained by nds-
posllon,) assisted by George WIN. Brown,
Esq, employed as special counsel, in con June
ton with VIM. II. Watson ESQ, who was also
absent,) for the prosecution, by the German
Benevolent Society of this city. T. Yates
Walsh, Esq, appeared as counsel for Musgrave
and Mcintosh; Chas. H. Pitts, Esq, for Car
michael; Charles F. Mayer, Esq, for Roberts;
and john II. ONeal, ESQ, for Stirling. I'm
medlately on the call to order Chas F. Mayer,
ESQ, remarked to the Court that it was the
desire OF counsel for the prisoners that the
Court should fix the amount of bail required for
the release of the parties; and that no inveati-
CATION should take place. Frederick Pnkney,
Esq, on behalf OF the State, SAID that other
witnesses than those upon whose testimony the
parties had been committed, were i'll attend
ancc; but as he had no desire TO press the mat
ter, lie should not object to the request Of the
counsel, for the defence. Chief Judge Brice,
on behalf Of the Court, in reply, readily as
sentcd to the suggestion, and spoke Of the i'm
proprlety of going into thorough eXamina-
ton of witnesses, lest those present represent
inc the press whose designs he declared 10
/ intention to mpeach-should, in their desire
10 crafty the public in whatever paitook OF
the rDaTypIlnuS urp.tlu urnip1ipn tho
/ Though the doors Of the court room were
| closed to the promiscuous crowd, there were
largo number of legal gentlemen and others,
and host OF witnesses, in attendance; and
unanimous expression Of surprise, that the par
ties should be admitted to bal! without the
least investigation on the part Of the Court,
was evident to all present-eTcept, perhaps,
the Bench and legal gentlemen employed as
counsel An order was accordingly issued by
the Court, that the prisoners be released, upon
their giving security in the sum Of $4,000 each,
and entering their own recognIzance IN Ike
sum, 10 appear at the next regular term OF the
Court, the first Monday in October next Al
| ter some consultation between the Court and
! counsel, il was further ordered that the girl,
Margaret Syler, enter her recognizance in the
sum OF $500 for her appearance, as witness
for the State, Previous TO issuing the last or
der, The Court suggested that there was no de-
sire to impose any unnecessary difficulties upon
the witness, and would prefer she should be out
upon bail than kept in PRISON, il she had any
friends to 90 her security, and also asked i'll
il was not her desire to 90 to the West. The
witness answered, through MIR. Kraft, nterpre-
ter for the Court, that she had no friends, hav-
ing been in this country only about two weeks;
that she desired 10 90 west, but if she must
stay she would do so. Her brother gave the
same answer. Nh Brown said he was author
lsed TO believe the girl would be taken care of
by the German Society. They both gave the
required pledge TO appear as witnesses.
These pleliminaries settled, the gill arose,
as was supposed, to retire, but whether inciden-
tally in passing out, or by direction, is not
known, she stopped in front Of the apartment
where the prisoners were confined, and was
conducted by a friend to the gate, and under
took to look in upon them, with view, as was
afterwards ascettained, 10 see if size could re-
cognize any Of them as the persons who assault
ed her. T. Yates Walsh, Esq, who was
standing near, Immediately called the attention
Of the officers TO the fact, and had her remov-
ed The hasty movement of persons IN that
portion of the room attracted general attention,
and much curiosity was evidently manifest to
know what new turn was about to be given to
what already seemed to be legal farce. AT
ter some deliberation, it was unanimously con-
cluded that it would be unprecedented in jurs-
prudence to allow a wtness-the offended par
ty-to gain knowledge of parties accused, by
having them pointed out by another person, or
in any way specially designated This cues
ton settled, the prisoners were remanded back
to Jail until they sevorally give the required
bail; and the eager crowd, in squads, fingered
to speculate in reference to the result of the sc-
ton of the court, and the final termination of
the outrage. We have no disposition to anti
cipate the due course of law, BY giving publici- |
ty TO opinions of our own or others, but trust
that, in the result society may feel secure in
the safeguards which civilization and law guar
antee 10 it.