American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

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Baltimore City Csurl. The following bust
ness was disposed Of before this tribunal yester-
day:-The case OF Nelson Casey, Eliza Casey,
Charles Casey, and Ann Maria Marshall, petit
TONERS for their freedom, VS. German D'Ouvlle,
in which jury was sworn on Monday, was re-
sumed yesterday morning. Mr.. D'Ouvlle was
a resident of the Isle Of Guadalupe, and came
into Maryland in September, lS4i, bringing
the above petitioners with him. The petition
for their freedom was prayed under the act of
Assembly of 1881, section chap. 1928, which
says it shall not be lawful TO import or bring
into the State any negro, either to reside or for
sale, after the passage of the act; and that any
person offending shall forfeit the slave, on con-
dtion of said slave being willing to emigrate to
! Liberia, or leave the confines OF the State, and
in case Of refusal said slave TO be confined in
Jail, SC. The evidence for the petitioners
proved that Mr.. D'OuvilIe had, while in some
pecuniary difficulties, offered one of the boys
! for sale to Mr.. Slater, who had refused to Pur-
chase, as the boy spoke nothing but French,
| and would not suit him. There was no doubt
however from the testimony that, Mr.. D'Ouville
came into the State with no intention of resi-
ding, and only on visit. The counsel for the
petitioners admitted to the jury that they could
not prove Wlldl lutJ WCIO IIluuCcu W DeleNC
would be the evidence and would not therefore
ask for verdict for the petitioners. The jury
accordingly returned verdict for the defend
ant. For the petitioners, Messrs, F. P. Love-
grove, VIM II. Young, and A. f. Kennedy
! for the defence, Messrs. T. Yates Walsh, and
Archer Ropes.
/ State VS.. Casper Mnhardt, George Mn
/ hardt, and Catharine Minhardt, Germans, in
tnI Or OF Ult ltffn hurul, rio Tho in
dlctments charge them with having burglari-
ousy entered the houses of tho following
! gentlemen, and carried off sundfy goods in
! value as attached TO each name:-James S.
Cottman, e ndictments,) goods valued at
S55 6S S-4; Thomas Bennett, goods valued at
sac SIS l2; Gen. George II. Steuart, goods
valued at s76; VIM. Hinkle, goods valued at
$50 10; David Stewart, goods valued at 500 so;
Francis Steer, Sen, goods valued at S. u.s. and
Richard Little, goods valued at SIC. Total
value, $685. Ia. The accused plead not
guilty to the indictments and Mr.. Richardson
asked the Court to continue the cases until the
next term, as in consequence of the absence Of
two material witnesses On the part of the
State, Thomas and Hang, who escaped from
jail,) he was unwilling TO proceed to tra! y
The counsel for the prisoners objected TO the
delay, but the Court over-rued the objections,
and continued the cases until the next term
The Jury was finally discharged and the Court
adjourned for the term. The Court will sit as
usual every Saturday for the trial of assault
and battery cases.
County Court. The jury in the case of Fran
els Getty, administrator Of Getty VS.. John c.
White, came into court yesterday morning,
with verdict for the plaintiff, with s2, 900 da-
images The case of Cumberland D. HolIins
VS.. Daniel C0oner, an issue taken in regard to
devise of Cumberland Dugan, was next taken
up. Messrs. Johnson and Campbell for plain
tiff; Nelson and Scott for defendant
Gases for Court. Lucy Hogel colored, for
assaul,ng and beating Elizabeth Gllburt, was
arrested yesterday by officer kuighton, and re-
leased on security to appear at court BY Justice
Kennard. LsIkens, for assaultng |,
and beating Mr. Pauly, was arrested by officer
Moore and committed to appear at court by the
same Justice.
The Murderer Alexander. We learn that
this unfortunate negro, found guilty of the MUIR
der Of Sheppard, has only been out of the peni-
Tertiary some three years, where he was incar-
cerated at the age Of fifteen, for period of ten
years, for violence upon the person ola young
daughter Of hrs former master, from which in
juries she subsequently died. Alexander must
consequently be not more than 80 years Of are,
but old enough to be a hardened, murder0us
villain. When first arrested and committed to
jail, he said that he would be hung, and al.
though he may have had some hopes, they do
not appear to have been very strong, as TO his
chance of escape from the punishment lie de-
serves. Ho appears to take the matter very
cool, and has remarked since his conviction,
that he thinks he will be prepared for his aw.
fu doom. He is confined in a cell at the Jail
and every comfort afforded hum by the warden,
and will I've sentenced shortly to be hung, IA
loom, which nothing but the pardon of the Co
vernOr can avert, and which is altogether be-
You'd the range Of probability.
Discharged. Henry B. Bower, the colored
boy whose arrest we noticed few days since
charged with stealing $40 note the property of
VIM. II. Johnson, was uither examined yes
to-day before Justice Armstrong, and discharg-
ed. 1t was proven that he obtained the note
from his mother.
Li!hl street Church. The front of the NJ f.
Church Oh Light street has been handsomely
painted. The building has been otherwise i'm
proved and embelished.
.4ppoinmeniby HE Mayor. MIR John E Troy
was Yesterday appointed by his Honor the May
or, inspector of butter aud lard, in place Jacob
Stouffer, E.q., deceased.
Charge of Theft. Josiah Gordon and Geo.
Dtmore, were arrested and taken to the wes-
tern district watch.housa on Tuesday night on
the charge of sea ling shawl, the property of
Margaret Gtanagan They were committed
to jail by Justice Wright.