The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-09
LAW INTElLIGENC

CRIMINAL CoURr.-Before Hon. Henry Stump,
Judge Joshua l.. Thomas, Esq, prosecuting
The following business transacted in this Court
yesterday.
State Us. Thomas Lancaster, indicted the
charge OF assaultng and beating Cathaflne SeWell.
Tried before the Court and adudged guilty. Fined
one dollar and costs, total Sl3, and ordered to be
imprisoned one week. E. W. Salmon for defendant.
The grand jury, after an absence of half an hour
from the Conrt ROOM returned and requested to be
discharged stating that they had transacted all the
business brought before them requiring investiga-
ton, and that if their services should be again
needed during the present term they could be spe-
cially convened They were accordingly discharged
until further notice
In the cases of the State u.s. John Harkins, Ross
johnson, Edward Gettier and John Gambrill, in
dlced on the charge of attempting to fire the house
OF John Wicks, and also on the charge of setting
hre to the same property, on the night of the I'd
day of March, 1858, S. A. Leakin, Esq, counsel
for the defendants requested the Court to fix the
amount of bail to be required of the traversers in
each case; and, in order that the Court might de-
termine the grade of offence, desired that the pris
oners be brought into court and the matter investi
gated.
try the case for the purpose of taking bail, as an
opinion formed under such circumstances, would be
hasty one, and would be apt to bias the mind
against an impartial trial when the case came before
the jury. The counsel for the prisoner remarked
that it was an unusual proceeding for the grand
jury to find separate indictments for offence,
covering but one transaction; that they usually en-
braced all the matter of the offence in separate counts
OF the same indictment The Court remarked that
the finding of the grand jury. sufficient evidence
for the COURT they had found separate indictments,
and he would fix the bail at 81 600 in each case for
the attempt to fire, and So 900 for setting fire to the
property.
In the case of the State Adam Carter, indicted
on the chargeof committing outrage; the Court
fixed the amount of bail for his release at $500. o.
Hack for defendant.
State 49, joseph Tilghman, (colored indicted on
the charge of obtaining eight barrels of -four from
Peter G. Sauerwein under false pretences. 1t APP
peared from the evidence that the prisoner obtained
eight barrels of -four from Mr. Sauerwen under the
pretence that it was for James Corner Son; that
the -four was not delivered to the Messrs. Corner
and was never afterward heard OF. The prisoner
was apprehended the next day and was fully ident-
he'd by the police magistrate L. +. McLaEe, fol
defendant. Jury out at adjournment of the Court
with instructions to return sealed verdict in the
event OF their agreeing, at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
CRcUu CoUBr FOR BALTMoRE CIrY.-Before the
Hon. William George Krebs, Judge.-Seligman
Hertzberg rs. David Levy and Adolphus Kleneibst
In this suit an injunction issued some time
since restraining the defendant, Kleineibst, from
from paying over a sum of money recovered I'M
der policy OF insurance to the defendant Levy. A
motion to dissolve the injunction was argued yes
terday, and the opinion of the Court filed and an
order passed dissOlving the Injunction p Nc
Lauehln ESQ.,, for the complainant; s. A. Leakin
ESQ.,. for the defendants,
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before Hon. Z. Collins Lee
Sarah c. Owings es. Gerard Cover. This is an ac
ton brought by the plaintiff, who is widow, tc
recover an alleged balance due her on a note of j
s. Nicholas, payable to her order, being account
of her seperate estate, secured under her marriage
contract The defence is that payment was made tt
her husband Not concluded I. Parkin Scott
ESQ.,, for the plaintiff J. NJ. Steele Esq. for thu
defendant.
CouRr OF CoMaoS PLEAS. This Court was no
in session YESTERDAY.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.-There was NJ
business of special interest transacted in this Cour
yesterday.
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