American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-01-28
Reported Ior the American Republican,
BALTIMORE CITY COURT.

Piesent--Jlsdges Brice, .NisJet and WOrlaiagioa.
Tuesday, January q. The following cases
were disposed Of before this tribunal yesterday:
State Us. Thomas Quinn, indicted for an as
sault and battery upon Mrs. George Harris, on
the 22nd Of last October The case was COM
menced on Monday, but postponed at the re-
quest of the trlverser until yesterday, to permit
him TO bring forth robuttiug testimony, but
which he entirely failed to 90. II appeared
that Qainn, who happens to be an officer Of
some description, had gone into the store kept
by Harris, aud demanded of his wife three cents
worth Of liquor, which she refused to sell, not
being licensed to sell less than pint. Quinn
became very abusive, and finally said he had
warrant against Mr. Harris, for a small bill,
and that he should 60 along with him to the
magistrates office. Mr.. Harris replied that it
was after sunset, and he would call around in
the morning and attend TO it to which Quinn
answered that he should go now, and sezing
him very roughly to pull him out Of the house,
when Mrs. Harris intertered and asked the
ofiicerC) not to ure her husband. The re-
quest OF a feeling wife was answered by Qunn'S
striking her violent blow in the breast with
the expression Of damn her, he was an officer,
and would let her know that he would 90 where
he pleased" The assault was most wanton
and unprovoked, according to the evidence
The court imposedsa fine of s. and costs upon
Quinn, which should teach him better hereafter.
State Us. Samuel Cunningham, white boy,
indicted OH two charges, the one of the larceny
of lot of stockings, gloves and combs, the
property of Mr.. Justis, in Pratt street; and the
other Of the larceny of stove-stand, the pro-
perty Of Mr.. James Feeny. Cunningham had
gone into the store Of Mr.. Justis for the os-
tensble purpose of selling pair of spectacles,
and in going out carried the above articles Off
with him, was seen, followed and overtaken
with them in his possession, on Spears wharf.
The stove-stand he had taken from Harrison
street, from Mr.. Feeny's door, and was arrest
ed by.Capt. Costigan, on the Point, endcavoring
TO sell it, and after his arrest admitted that he
had stolen it, and stated from whom, The ju-
ry found him guilty on both indictments, and
the court sentenced him to the penitentiary on
the one, until the 9th of July, lS47; and ON
the other, after the expiration of that time, I'M
til the LIST of April, ls49. For the traverser,
c. H. Pitts, Esq.
State Us. George Taylor, negro, indicted for
the stealing of"a live tame cow" the propef-
ty of Stephen Wood, colored. Wood had lost
his cow about two weeks since, and after hunt
ing for her several days, failed to find her,
Subsequently he saw notice i'll the papers of
Justice Shaeffer having committed man, on
the supposition of stealing COW, which he
had sold in the market for ST. He made the
proper enquiry and found that the COW was his
property, which Taylor had sold to another
man in the market. The evidence was con-
elusive and the jury returned a verdict of
guilty" Sentenced to the Pententiary until
the LIST of April, ls49. For the traverser, Jas.
Malcolm, Esq.
Stale VS.. Hezehiah D. Nc Cullough, NJ d.,
indicted for an assault and battery upon DR.. ].
c. s. Monkur 1t appeared from the evidence
that there had existed an i'll feeling, growing
out of personal matters, which we do not think