American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-21

| have lived to see our error, and to see those
who firmly believe in "spirts black and
grey, and the power of "spes" from the dis
cipIes of the Evil One, upon those whom ma
lice and envy, could not otherwise inJure We
! live, It's true, in the nineteenth century, among
an enlightened people, and had hoped that
those wicked sprtes, who so sadly worried our
Puritan fathers, and inflicted countless evils
upon christian people," would never again
make their appearance in our midst, or teast,
that they would not change their stamping
ground" from New England to our own Mary
land. But we are disappointed, and with I'M
ieigned regret have TO record the startling fact,
that witches have appeared in the goodlv city
OF Monuments, in that section tamarIy called
Fel's Point. What measures will be taken by
those, who have "holy adherence" of all
such unearthly visitors, to rid the city Of them,
we cannot say, but suppose that "public opin-
ion" will be equally as etficacious in their ex-
termination, as the "funeral pyre" of by-gone
years. The City Court, 'whose power Is pow
ertul" could do nothing with the case alluded
to, and were compelled TO dismiss the defend
ant-the con urer-wth the timely admon-
ton, to go and sin no more. Mrs Mary Win
nenger, the plaintiff, stated that for sixteen
years. (horrible length oil tlme,) she had been
afflicted in various WAYS in consequence ofthe
/ COMPUTATIONS of Matilda Cordery; she had suf-
tered all the 'ills that conjured people are heir
to" and came before their honors the Judges
Of Baltimore City Court, to claim the protec-
ton OF the law, but as we have stated, the
wicked spirits being awless characters, the
court could do nothing in the case The
court, it is true, might order them "to be cast
out" but if they refused, they could not be ar
rested for contempt, in disobeying an action of
ejectment, and would only "laugh in their
sleeves at Justice and the Laws. But in all
soberness, we really did not imagine, that there
was person living in the confines ofthe State,
who could have been induced in good faith, and
with implicit confidence in their assertions, to
come into court, as this plaintiff did last Sa-
turday, and make such a charge. We live,
however, in the age Of novelty, and such cases
we suppose must sometimes occur, to break the
dull monotony ofevery day life.
Baltimore City Court. The following assault
and battery cases were disposed of before this
tribunal on Saturday:-James Onley, for as
saultng and beating Elizabeth Turner, was
fined s., with costs.-James Barrett, for as
saulting Elizabeth Tighman, was ordered to be
imprisoned one day.-Mrs Sarah Shedriek.
charged with assaulting Charles Seward, was
found not guilty.--EIisha Carback, for as
saulting Charles Seward, was fined 81, with
costs. -Charles Handy, for assaultng James
Meekns, was fined 25 cents, with COSTS
Thomas Scott, for an assault upon Sarah John
son, was fined s., with costs. Matilda Cor
derry charged with assauIling (coniuring, J Mary
Winnenger, was declared not guilty Thos. |
HisCr and John Walker, both colored, for as
saulting Mary E. Reeves, colored, were fined |
~, with costs, eaCh.-John Logan, for an
assault on Sarah Hughes, was fined 81, with
costs,-Mary Stewart, colored for assaulting
Matilda Blake, colored, was fined So, with
costs. Shade Reason, for assaultng Eliza
Ann Bowyer both colored, was fined So, with
costs. Peter Haveln, charged with an as
sault upon Edward O'Donnel, was declared
not guilty. The Court then, after receiving
the presentments of the Grand Jury, adjourned
until this morning at ten O'Clock, when the
trial of Jury cases will commence. Witnesses
and others would do we'll, and perhaps save
themselves some trouble, by being punctual in
their attendance.
U. s. Dictrict Court. The only business
transacted before this tribunal on Saturday,
was the naturalzing Of a number of foreign
ers The court adjourned until next Satur-
day morning.
County Court. The case of Wilson and 9TH
ers, VS.. Hooper and others, was not concluded
before this tribunal on Saturday.
Appeal Court. The cases on the appeal
docket are being rapidly progressed with
None of any public interest have been tried.
A Venerable Soldier. In the military process.
sen on the 18th inst, was to be seen the vene-
rable Colonel Schultze, seated in barouche.
and now in his 95th year. Col. S., we learn
is by birth. Hession, and came to this coun-
try with the British troops during the revoln-
ton Soon after his arrival he sought an op-
to enter the U. S. army, and continu-
ed with it until peace was declared. Suisse.
quent to the war he settled in Baltimore coun-
ty, and in the last war with England. he dis
tnguished himself as defender of Baltimore.
having command ola regiment from Baltimore
county.
Accident. Mr.. John R. Wright ofthis CITY,
met with serious accident on last Tuesday
evening; he fractured his arm very badly on
board one of the barges, hence for Philadelphia,
whilst passing through the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal He Immediately returned.
and had the injury dressed.
Cannibalism. Officer Mcdonnell arrested on
Saturday afternoon, Mary Crocker, on the
charge of assaulting and biting off the lolrer lin
OF Eli ,abeth Barrett She was taken before
Justice McAlllster, who committed her to Jail
to appear at court. This, we believe, is peni-
Tertiary offence.
Charge Of Riot A small disposition TO riot
was manifested in Baltimore street, at the alarm
Of fire about l2 O'Clock on Saturday night.
Several mssels, bricks, &C., were thrown. Of.
fcer Moon arrested young man named Zell,
on the charge of being engaged in the ARRAY.
He was taken to the middle district watch
house. and released on security to appear at
court by Justice Kennedy.
Alarms of Fire. There were two alarms of
fire on Saturday nght-one between and
o'clock, and the other about IL, both of which
were false.