American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-26

Baltimore City Court. The following cases
were tried before this tribunal yesterday morn
ing,-Wlliam II. Watson, Esq, prosecuting
State vs. Peter j. Lewis, indicted for having
stolen two cotton shirts, the property of Charles
Brown, parties colored. Browns shirts had
been hung out to dry, and by some system of
legerdemain managed to get into the traverser's
trunk, notwithstanding it was safely locked
The Jury of course found him equity" of steal
ing them, and he was sentenced to the penten-
tiary for years Charles H. Pitts, Esq, for
the traverser-State VS.. Michael McGinn,
indicted for having stolen silver watch, the
property of Andrew Miller. The watch was
stolen by McGinn from Miller, while both par
ties were confined in Jail on peace warrants,
and subsequently found in traverser's possession
by a deputy warden. The jury found him
"guilty," Sentenced to the penitentiary for 5
years. Mickey carried his "ducks" to bad
market this time, but will have the consolation
of knowing that his friend, Dick Hall, will keep
him company portion of his Imprisonment
They are two hopeful youths, and we advise
the warden of the penitentiarY, if he have any
''ducks" to keep them cooped vs..
John Hurry, indicted for assaulting and beating
with a cowhide, young lad, named Francis
Levancy. Levancy is an apprentice in the
shop of Mr.. E. S. Fryer, North Gay street,
(Guilder and Frame Maker,) in which MIR.
Hurley is employed as foreman. The defence
proved that Levancy was very unruy, and that
MIR. Fryer had given Hurry orders to chastise
any Of the apprentices for misconduct in his alb
sence. The State contended that Mr.. FRYER
had no right to delegate or give any such au-
thority TO another person. and that he, as the
master, only was the proper person in law to
innict punishment for any offence, the master
holding the same relative position as the parent
to the child. The jury Immediately rendered
a verdict of "guilty'" Fined $40 and COSTS
William P. Preston, Esq, for the traverser.-
State vs. William Johnson, alias Nick Biddle,
negro, indicted for obtaining under false preten-
ces, four loaves of sugar, from John McColgan.
The traverser came to McColgan's store, and
asked for the sugar and received it, stating that
he was sent for it by Mrs. Halbert, who testi-
fled that she had neither sent for, or had re-
ceved the sugar. "Guilty," and sentenced to
be imprisoned in the Jail one year, and fined
$50 and COSTS William H. Young, ESQ.,, for
the traverser.-State vs. James Trackle, in
dicted for assauting and beating James Nichols,
was tried before the Court, found guilty, and
fined $40 and costs. A. E. Kennedy, Esq, for
the traverser.-State VS., Mary Lowry, Ann
Bartlett, and Laura Sapp, indicted for keeping
houses ofill-fame. The parties pleaded guilty
to the charge, and renewed their licenses by
paying $40 with costs, each. Mary Brown,
indicted for keeping disorderly house, was de-
clared not guilty. The Court adjourned until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Baltimore County Court In this court yes
terday morning, after transactng a small
amount of business, George r. Richardson,
Esq, Attorney General of the State, arose and
in a few eloquent remarks, in relation to the
death of Major S. Rrggold, and the position of
Mr.. Schley, one OF the counsel in the Otter
bein Church case, then before the court, moved
that the court adi ourn until morning. Mr..
Schley is the brother-in-law of the gallant Ma
jor, who with his family are sorely grieved at
their loss In reply 10 the motion, the Hon.
Judge Legrand said:
sin the motion of the Attorney General, the
Court recognize becoming appreciation of the
sad feeling which the announcement of the
death of our brave townsman has inspired in
the bosoms OF our entire community. 1t is fit
ting the Court, and indeed every branch of the
government, should exhibit the sincerest evil
dences ofthe atf1iction which all have sustain
ed in the death OF one trho surrendered his life
in The defence Of his country. Custom ha S pre-
scribed amongst its usual cold ceremonias, the
expression of grief at the final departure of any
distinguished citizen; but when the resolute and
noble defender of the honor of the country
and the integrity of its soil is swallowed I'D in
the jaws of death, whilst in the act of adding
by his daring intrepidity another brilliant page
to its history, the patriotic heart properly de-
mands, and WiH haze, the tribute which the
just and the grateful ever promptly pay to the
gallant dead. Tous all this is evident by the
gloom which is everywhere in our city, and
which the enunciation of succession of the
glorious victories of our arms cannot dspel.-
The Court, therefore, can have no difficulty in |
concurrlng IN the motion, responsive as is that |
concurrence to the feelings of the community
and ofits own. Major Rnggold was a cit-
zen of Baltimore, known to us all, to some of
us intimately, and by whomsoever and where
soever known, recognized as gentleman of
the highest sense OF honor and of the kindliest !
feelings of which humanity is susceptible He
is gone, but the fame his late brilliant conduct
won, will hereafter constitute part of the
pride and history of his country, Let the
Court stand adjourned until to morrow morn
ing at 10 O'clock" And the Court according
ly adjourned.
Falling of a HouSe-Miraculou Escape. |
Yesterday morning about ten o'clock, while
workmen were engaged in digging cellar
under a two story brick house in Ensor street,
near Mott street, the whole structure suddenly
fell to the ground. The front and rear walls |
fell even with the pavement; the roof lodged
within few feet of the ground. At the time
of the accident, Mr. Robert Mace and three
of his men were below engaged in digging the
cellar, and strange to say, they all escaped
without the least injury. The house was the
property of Mr. John Rinebolt, who only pur-
chased it on Saturday last Loss supposed to
be about $500. ... -. .
The National Guards. We are pleased to