The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-15
La W WTELLIGENCE.

La W NTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL COURT.-Elon. Henry stump. Judge. Milton
Whitney Esq prosecuting. This Court occupied with
The grand Jurors were called to be sworn when judge
Stump stated that he desired call their attention
article which appeared short time since in the columns
of the Baltimore Anerican relative to trial which is
said to have taken place in this Court He rema ke that
it weud be that he had exercised his prerogave by
striking from the list of jurors, summoned by the
Sheriff. the OF Charles c. Fulton of the propri
etors of the Amercan and wond now state his reasons
for doing The matter appeared editorial in the
columns of the N1ercGn about month since and was
copied into the Clipper He then read from the AnericaR
the article. as follows:
We shall doubtless be told that the existence of such
gang this thc Hunters of Federal HILL in civil
lied community is the fault of the police. and that if
they did their duty there would be possibility of its
continuance However conclusive such an assertion may
the facts prove that it is not correct The police
force of that section of the city is the efficient and
best disciplined in the department They have induce
ment to teat this gang with leniency for it is profess
edy of opposite politics, and they have in repeated nsan
at the risk of their lives made arrests from among
its numbers; they also prepared whenever proper
complaint is made, any act of disorder is committed in
their presence to arrest my member o the gang or the
whole Of them if necessary. The incident of Wednesday
night proves that it is not in this the police
who at fault. The fault ,en lies elsewhere and
is to be found in the fact that arrest when
the party is taken in the very act of riot, is not followed
by punishment, detention to the charge
Let a little incident, which this gang have no
uoupt cneTShed IN ttlr memories Illustrate TINS on
the 5th of July last the Methodist Sunday School of Light
street CHAPEL whilst spending the tay Anne Arundel
county near the Light street bridge, were disturbed
and insuted by the Hunters The school teachers,
who appear to have been in more senses than one,
members OF the Church militant, resented, as they
had right, the intrusion, and heat Off their diSturbers
The Hunters later in the day reinforced by others
of the gang nearly all armed again attacked the
teachers, forced them, with their children, to return
homeward, and followed them in.o the city. In Light
street each party being reinforced the fght became
more equal, and there firing on both Sides
The police interfered, promptly queed the disorder,
and arrested several of the rotous. In time of
I.r,t 1.C
III te luiE proven anu II was thonSht that te
peace of the Cit would be yindcated by something
adequate than the 'one dollar fine and costs which has
become so stereotyped sentence in this Court that the
community would scarcely be surprised hear it pro
nounccd over convicted murderer. But this small
punishment was withheld Addressing the prisoner the
Court said Go home, man. Don't do any or
the Court will punish YOU and then turning to the off
GERS who evidently the most obnoxious the Court
the Judge addedhe Court will that you are i'm
posed upon by any more arrestS' Can it be wondered,
when the Court which repose for the adminStra
ton of criminal justice acts thus, that rowdyism flour
iSheS and that the eXertons police
largest number of arrests they may mase are powerrss
to deter the dsordery from the qualification of their law
less propcnSteS. Evidently the reform most needed is
not in the police department
This, he continued malicious falsehOod, libel
upon the Court, and matter demanding investigation at
the hands of the Grand Jury. No such had
Cured and such language had been employed by
him lie was willing that every case tried in this Court
should he fully published but detcsted any false
hood. The Court liable and doubtless times
dld err but 1t denied ever having wuy screened the
guilty condemned the officers for their faithful dis
charge of duty. He had called the Office of the Aner
can and in polite manner inquired where they got their
information, when he informed by person at the
counter that he supposed the information from
the Ercdnngc, anonymous newspaper He had
not called the editors the Erchage because he did
very well know who they We're He had called at the
CIippe Office and was there informed that they had rot
their information from the mericHR, and had given that
paper credit for it, man who would publish libel lie
is worse than the man who originated it. man might
write libel and lock it inhs desk, and harm be
done But man who would publish libel is unworthy
and unfit to be grand juror and the Court has therefore
stricken Mr. Fulton's from the jury. The Court
never heard OF any such case as the ercan alluded to
if it had it would have sent the offender to Jail for
year. gross libel has been perpetrated upon the Court
and published to the world and the Court would call the
attention of the grand jury to the matter, with hope
that they would institute n full investigation of the
charge that the Court might he vndicate, and Mr. Full
ton held responsible for the utterance Of the foul libel
The remaining grand jurors then sworn, and re-
tired to their room, when the following cases dis
posed Of
State Samuel Golden, colored, indicted upon the
charge of assautng and cutting with a color
ed boy named Tate, while the two confined in
jail The accused convicted of burglary the last
term of the Court, and whilst lying jail pending mo-
ton trial had committed the assault charged
From the evidence appeared that he and Tate had quar-
relied over game of cards when the latter struck him.
and the accused had in turn cut him with the razor
pletey severng his nose from his face The jury rem
dered verdict of guilty of common assault and the
Court sentenced him for both offences to four wears and
seven months in the penitentary.
State rs VIM Hulgins charged with bastardy. The
mother the child Elizabeth DELL appeared in Court and
asked the discharge of the accused stating that the child
had died since the charge made. This the Court de
$50, for year.
Jas Flanagan charged with stealing pair of shoes
from Wm. Schmidt, arraigned and plead guilty"
He was sentenced to the Penentiary until the lst of
April, 1860
State as Christian Monk indicted upon the charge of
stealing bag Of guano from Jas \. Hooper Co.,
arragned and plead mot guilty" Trial postponed.
The of John Missey. James Gillingham, William
Thompson and Francis Weller, charged with assaults with
intent to kill, were detied
The of Josiah Brown Elijah alias Bony Lee, John
Wesley Gade Asbury Greenfield John Hogg, and Edward
Telly. charged with riong, postponed until this
morning
The case of VIM Clampit indicted upon the charge of
manslaughter set down for trial on Tuesday next.
The of John E. Wets, John Bennett Joseph Beck,
Valentine Creamer John Carr, and Bridget Cochran,
charged with selling liquor without license called
and these parties appearing motion made to for
felt their recognzarce but the Court decided to await the
action of the Court of Appeals in the before it
upon the conStitutionalty of the license law
The of Geo Thompson, John Kenny, no. Murray,
and several Others for attacking and beating Germans
the Beair road, set down for trial on Friday
next.
The Grand Jury ordered the release from Jail of Jas
Craft and made few presentments in minor
The court then adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
SUPERIOR CouRT.-Ion T. Collins Lee Judge In this
court yesterday business transacted beyond the
calling of the original docket The trial docket will be
called today.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-TIon. VIM. L. Marshall,
Judge.
Nothing was transacted in this Court except calling
of the trial calendar.
L. 5. DISTRICT COURT.-Hon VIM. Fell Giles Judge.
VIM Meade Addison, Esq, L. S District Attorney, prose
cutting.
United States vs. VIM D. Vaughn, indicted upon the
charge of robbng the Z. 5. Mal
This was resumed yesterday morning the
sembng of the Court Mr. Waters, for the defence, ad
dressed the jury able review of the evidence The
then closed the part of the by Mr.
Addison, and u o'clock it submitted to the jury.
At late hour last evening they had not agreed upon
verdict and there prospect of their agreeing at all