American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-12
The MARYLAND Historical .Soci,,u

Thursday last, at which letter was received
from Robert Gilmore, Esq, of this city, ac-
companed by very valuable dcposie of rare
ana curious papers numbering about one hun
bred and twenty. They relate to American
affairs, and especially to the History of Mary
land. The thanks of the Society were tender
ed to MIR. Gilmore for his handsome and APP
Propnate present. Papers of an interesting
character were also read from Brantz Mayer
ana David Ridgely, Esq's O. G. Tiffany,
! Esq, chairman Of the committee on solicita-
ton, announced that the subscriptions towards
the erection of building to accommodate the
Baltimore Library Company and the Histori-
cal Society, had reached the sum of SIG, 900.
#iA JAIL john Conner, for being drunk and
resisting the officers in the discharge Of their
duty, was taken to the Eastern District watch
house on Tuesday night, and Yesterday morn
ing committed to Jail by Justice Brotherton.
LISTING Soldicly. We learn from letter
received by Colonel Owen Bogldn, that the
mounted cavalry company, under command of
Col. Horace Capron, will be in this city ON the
/ ] It'll inst, as heretofore announced. The com
pany is composed of gentlemen from HoyarG
District and Laurel Factory, and arc in high
state OF military discipline. Col. Bouldin with
his fine mounted corps, will meet at the Wash
lngton Monument on Tuesday, 18th instant.
and thence proceed to Mount Glare depot, and
escort tn m to the city. We wish them a
hearty welcome, and doubt not but they will
md among our citizen soldiery a becoming re-
cepton and entertainment.
City Court. In this court, Yesterday, Charles
Anderson, a colored boy, indicted for stealing
SIS from the pocket book of Mr.. A. Crawford,
was found guilty. 1t will be remembered that
another colored boy, Joshua Nelson, hal been,
a lew days previous, found guilty as an asso-
ciate IN the crime. The jury in this case mere
ly took the statement of VIM. II. Watson, Esq.
prosecuting for the state, of the facts elected ia
the former trial, which were agreed 10 by the
counsel Tor the traverser, j. Mason, Esd
upon the rendition Of the verdict, Mr. Mason
asked that sentence might be suspended, to en-
able him to petition the Ex-Governor in their be-
halt-which was asseneed to by the court. :
Laura Sapp and Mary Nelson, for keeping
houses of ll-fame, were each fined $40 and
costs. The court adjourned till 10 O'Clock this
morning.
County Court. The libel case of Barney VS..
Barney still occupies the attention of this court
| U. 5. District CotaE.-M,rder Case. The
case OF Abraham Johnson, (colored,) indicted
tor "mansIaughtSr,7 in producing the death of
James Drummond, of this city, was tried in
this Court, yesterday--Judge Heath on the
bench, The following gentlemen composed
the jury: Benjamin NJ. Hodges, jeremiah
Storm, Henry S. Sanderson, Charles BaItzell,
David ii. Mcdonald, VIM. B. Blck, Elijah
Stansbury, Gpstavus Henderson, Levin Mis-
ter, Michael Toner, John f. Hoss, John Me
Keen.
The testimony of several witnesses went to
show that the prisoner was a cook, on board
the brig Orleans, owned by the Messrs Bruno
of this city; that while the vessel was on her
homeward passage from Santa Cruz, on the
18th of May last and just outside of Cape
Henry he had an angry alteration with one
! OF the sailors, IN consequence of not furnishing
him his breakfast, as soon as needed, during
which the cook flourisEed a large butchers
knife; that, daring this s;me, the deceased-a
youthful sailor--came up to them, and sup-
gested to his shipmate that he pull the cook
out--who was standing at the time engaged in
cooking; that tho cook gave them to under
stand if they attempted it, he would use his
knife; that Drummond, having an iron rod in
his hand which he had Been using in piling
away the cable, tbereupon commenced ehrust-
ing it at the hand of johnson in which he held
the knife; that his shipmate, during this, turn
ed from them, for the space of minute, and
when he next saw the prisoner, he was bleed
ing from small cut in the neighborhood of,
the nose. No blow was seon by any person to
have been given. The fist mate, Mr.. Wright,
in passing, observed the deceased and the pri-
soner, talking, as he thought, pleasantly, when
he asked Drummoad If he had finished ar
ranging the cable, as he had directed to which
.Drummond replied he had, AID then advanced
come fifteen feet from johnson; that the pr- !
soner then ran to where Drummond was stand !
ing and seized him furiously; Drummond, as
he approached, threw his two hands up; he |
EGay have held in them the iron rod alluded to, |
bu: did not see him strike with it; thought he |
heard 1t fall, upon approaching them; wa too |
tartrom johnson to arrest him before reaching |
DrGinmond; but, hasteniag to them, saw John
soa wrenching his hand under Drummond's |
lett arm; seized Johnson, pulled him from him.
turned him around and pushed him away
Turning immediately to Drummond, inquired
il he was hurt, he smiled, bat made no reply;
did NOT then see the wound. Drummond spee-
Oily however fell forward into the arms of the
witness, Mr.. Wright exclaimed 81 am gone"
and soon afterwards died. An aperture was
discovered in his side, as though made with a
knife, extending to the region of the heart
MIR. Wright, in answer to question of the
counsel for the prisoner, said he was a relative
of the deceased; that he had suffered too much
of mental agony to desire the punishment of
the prisoner-he was in the hands of the law
of the land and he should be content to abide
the issue, Witnesses testified to the peaceable
character of the deceased on board the vessel;
and also, that upon the arrest of the prisoner,
he said he was perfectly satisfied with what he
had done, and if they desired to punish him,
they could only hang him. The testimony con-
cluded WIN. l.. Marshall, Esq. U. s. District
Attorney stated that it had been deemed pro-
per to indict the prisoner only for "manslaught-
ell" and summed up the evidence TO prove him
guilty of that grade of offence. Jos. c. Boyd,
ESQ.,, counsel for the prisoner, argued the case
fully in all its detail, to show that, from the re-
LAT ION sustal nod hu the na rites the naanca .,as