American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-04

III llilS tOuII DGSltltdI ADldlC VS. fAIulOh
Floyd, indicted for having stolen gold watch,
one gold finger ring, two gold breastpins, one
bracelet and one locket, the property Of Mr..
Samuel IIurlbut, at Barnum's City Hotel, on
the evening Of the 18th Of December. MIR.
Hurlbut testified that on the above evening,
himself and wife had left their room and gone
to tea; that the door of the room was locked;
and that when they returned in about Is min
utcs, the door was found uniastened, and the
above iewcIry stolen from bureau drawer
There were recovered on the 10th Of Jan. by
officers Eel, Ridgcty 4 Cook, IN the posses
sion of Floyd, and subsequently Identified by
Mr.. llurlbut as his property. Officer Cook
stated, that he, IN conneXlon with Mr.. Zell,
had arrested Floyd on the Point; that they
took him to their Office in Mercer street, where
OH searching his person they found Dir. Hurl-
butts iewelry-the watch and lockot in Floyd's
pockets, and the breastplns III his bosom
Walton Gray, Esq, also testified to the finding
of the articles at the examination and search
which took place before him. Mary Fi,zpa-
, trick, young girl who lives at Bdrnun's Ho-
| tel, and who has charge Of MIR, Hurlbut S
room, as chamber-maiu stated that on the
evening of the robbery, she had seen a person
answering Floyd's description, and who she
fully identified as the prisoner at the bar, come
out Of MIR. liurbut's room and pass her in the
passage leading through that portion Of the
Sbe lad nm be.;t,pr,, in s,vinc FIAT AIb;or
FInrd ,,os IN, ro,sn,-', ,,,o ca,nn cu, nr tLa
roam. Aflor his arrest and ,yhnn tho wont ~,
Irstjre Crav,s Office nt Tho rronost If NJ
Richardson She in,ncd,,tnl, rooIanisod F}.yI
stting o,,,orr eoyer.I s,r,,,,ors -. tho ,ogy,,,
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close Of the examination Of the witnesses, Mr..
Richardson made a few brief remarks to the
Tory, in which he stated that the proof of the
cunt Of the party was so very clear, that it
was unnecessary to make an address, in press
ing q conviction. VIM ?. Preston. ESQ.
counsel for the prisoner, spoke for the defence
some considerable time. and made one of the
best ARGUMENTS IN the defence of a homeless
case which We have heard for long time
The ingenuity and tact he used in drawinr ia
vorablc conclusions from the most unlavorablo
testimony, evidenced no snail amount of aLll-
ty, aad was listened to with great attention by
large number Of spectators When he con-
claded, MIR. e. ii. PITTS, at the request of MI.
Richardson, replied in brief and incontro-
verlioIe argument on the conclusive facts oil
. tIe Case ana lile testimony as advanced Wheh
Tue 2r indictment was hanoeo 10 Ihe jury
me Jury, without leaving the box, IN Il rev IN
moments tehGeFeu verdict OF 'guilty'I ne
was sentenced 10 lhe Pehilehjary until the "a
Rdheri GaI,ou ;od;ctod Car Loorirc 2
d;sorderl bo,so >, ,'i I,;o% hono ,nJ dmh5,,'
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