The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-27

eleven; always found Cyphus civil man
BY Mr. Whitury.-Ar. Crew Cyuhus and vyilposs y,.ro
together that night; murder was curnmittcd ON
ihu,Sday because was walking about day as horse
had kicked me on the arm on Wednesday.
Richard Young, inegro.l swon.-lIaye known Stehcns
ior the last ten years; he has follow the sea for several
years; with Cyphu the night the murder for about
five minutes, this about II O'Clock; saw him in a
house on North street; Cyps bare very great charac-
tr-a good character has been living in North for
two or three months
BY Mr. Whtuey.-Cyphus bore character for business
the night witness saw Cyphus the 2st OF August:
Know it the 2lst of August because took note on
that day to Mr. Wols Commerce street. did not see
the date on the note did read the note Mr. Wolff.
read it know it the 2lst Of August by experience:
knew it 2st before took the noe by counting from
| to-day. ~ ~
Caroline Sylvester, tncgress suorn.-Enow the prison
cr lives on North street. 10G; was with hi the night Of
the murder from until G5 o'clock; have known nim
nine months he lives in house with witness: prison
Gr was pcaceabe and quiet, whether drunk or sober Mr.
~, Eg1i.s d store on te corner of North street.
by Nr Whttney.-Caroline Sylvester Howard is my
right name; married. husband does not live with me
@ iah.iies hVe IN the house; Cyphus has there
lives with his wife; in Cyphus' room all thc time
Nre" ana CyphuS and some others in the room We
! mcIe suing talking and laughing and eating water
melons, it was the 2st of August; recollec 1t was that
aSe, because had to pay that time: don't know
! "Ieh my rent commenced don't know the month.
I,y MI ho@erS.-lleard on Friday that King was killed
, by Mr.. Whitney-The way witness heard Of it was
tlat Mrs Brannan reading about it in the paper
can SAY what paper it in it was before dinner time
feter Hice' tnegroJ sworn.-Know Cyphus; worked
l ms character for peace and quetness is good work
ea at at v ood,s refinery with him for three months
ei Stnlei hepburn, sWorn-known the prisoner for six
or seven years he drove for Witness don't know
aE.mns about his character for peace and quietness
William Woods, swOrn.-Know the prisoner at the bar;
tlhk te prisoner at establishm-n on the ay of
te murder and the day after the murder know nothing
apout ms reputation for peace and queness; persons
/ spoke OF hnm as peaccabe man.
~ BY Mr. Whitney.-Saturday was the 21st of August;
| Thursday the 18th. 7''
| Greenhury Burgess (negroA sworn -Krov, thu riso
CT at the par worked with him; him the night Of tile
uroer Is SAID to have been committed it on Thurs
] hla tbata
! dusk; 1t was between and O'Clock.
w. M'.lian Slaughter lnegroJ sworn-Know the prso
heT' saw MN on the Thursday evening when murder
! all parted at the time ' w
! By Juror.-Never saw Cyphus with knife
witness continucd.-Prsoner always peaceable
ana ~ quiet while witness was acquainted with him
hcAFy Jenkins, tncgroO sworn.-TIad conversation in
the Jail with Thomas Johnson johnson said he was in
i%, m as witness against Cyphus; be said he did
I man VINO Killed king said he did not know the man;
nave known Cyphus or years.
by 5lr Nhitney-Becn in Jail two months: was in the
sI IN ' i I'm CyPhus; knew previous witnesses who
when the prisoners let out to get water; all are let
oGl together witness commenced the conversations by
ASKING johnson what he in jail for: witness rueacd
TINS conversation to Mr. Mclean and Cyphus
Eiias late tne&ro) sworn.-liad conversation with
VIM a lIomaS about the murder he said he did not
know whether Cyphus the man or not: have known
'yIus tWoGf three years always peaccahe and quiet.
Charotte Chambers, lncgrcss sw0rn-At the iaI heard
Nm A Thomas say that he not certain that Cyphus
was the man who committed the murder
The defence here closed with their evidence
offered the following evidence as rebuttne tcsti-
mony:
Officer Rivers sworn - Am = ,o,;c, oeo,-.
time of the murder; knew the wines Tor~er mst be
that night in Oregon street she had man with herr knew
MN 70 ne stranger recognized person after his arrest
as beng the man who with the girl Topsev on the
hl&ht OF the murder; seen the plas hair that night
passed him: knew the g the ,i +, ] t,g r @ aS witness
and together was the nfr}f Of th" r,nrl. ~" i r.
it was the night of the murder from the fact that
wedding took place in the ncirbhorLood tha+ ni,1
andi the day succeeding the wedding this girl was
teS.S met tS parties on Oregon street. it was starlight
" w., y'ittr ',Il NV mem q passing glance
calendar t ~ tr" t1at ne WG"Id introduce the
and that Thursday the day on W. tI ,,r - S =" a's
mitted was the 10Th of Anrrst '' '''''''' ""S''"
William \. Thomas, rccalIcd-TTayc not met Elias
Tate in ai never told Tat he did not know Cyphus as
"sIsS IsS lle ma, VINO stabbed King
,olHs .,2.'isoh' reca!!ed-!lon't know named
man yI,o strIic, C i "a "e.LT "a me ne Ild not know the
Officer Ryan sw6rn-Was ON. or i, .',,7 Mo- , 49,
rested Cyr,ns, fl,a ;t :" w .ircS VINO ar
at the station housc rs tIc mar, Who l; I!i SI"S
B,- NJ Po~rrs IT, ,',' n .' ty Tno GlIl'" Ein&.
the opc. Marsh, ~Ir' l4Lri n'IS W9G identified
man who killed Kin. tIr, ali fi.,fGl ff; '
Officer Brown sworn-Wos 9, yojicr or.nr ~ t,a ;5t,.
crn station whom C,l @ % " iI i'.''G ",.ter 't tG N"St-
Coates up after the black boys diJ not t. Hon,
what they wanted fo: the boys yrar srn i,- ,r.
passage at the station house singIv: Cypus was boat
into the passage; bows each came ont and s,d the
prisoner was the who killed kim. noticed Kfpr.s
hair that morning, it looked as if it had been plated
Ih" evidence the part Of the State was herr, closed
II beng 1Vr O'Clock the Court adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock when after thr r , ~
will
guments before the jury.
r-,.,,. Co.. ,, -
:, :, III" les t$IhIcf totEL-ijon. " lillian
Ie!l TILES, Judge. William Meade Addison, Esd,
l. ). District Attorney. DrOSccutinm
The United States ry. William Wilkinson Geo
Stein aiin. Rudv Grnrrn Fo,rIar T,I,a,n II ,sg ~
and William NcEIdor, irdictod tD, as.aIt;,
;n+ar,+ 30 In !, - 80 I'e" 10, ltn@ WIN
Ia, 100 - - ~ % - ~ iuS On TT!uaE' 'ctopcr
T - 20 AZ ~ Ile new l oSt Oihcc building. thas.
l'' hra,C ana w. +. Hack, Esqs., counsel for the
accused.
resumed rpG inrr Irr,or
the opening of the court, when Mr. Addison ad-
dressed the court upon the subject Of tbn oseeion
bv tbe Covarrr,ort Of tb W .,', I
a:sa,,It VI ''IC ~ ultI upon "I'i,il ii,e
- i ~; & Jt "i" stared 'Hat ne only elt
II alone ms duty to show that the exact spot whore
the assault was committed belonged to the United
States. without showing the nv3cf honnds of tbn
Government nrn9,.rty The examination of ,r;t
nesses was then resumed:
Cant. Braslrars testified ,f4 e..,,,4 ,r.,,,.,.., !,
Ii,grIJ ~ Ii 80, - "a, .-'"t'I 10, .!Ht, ue-
hbitcd and tl,at he handed If to 1iar.iI ~ ~
same condition in which he received il it then had
cap on
ned-Iie gave 1t the Marshal the follow
l ol'I !. hatlnE ocgn locked up in the meantime.
toi nn tI EIet l'e i ne rtcs'Ecd the Is-
Brasbe9rs locked if nm in liz dl on 't Oli
NcComas Yesterday. tbn onIy c,,n,o IN it if,i ~
ing that he Lad removed the can before retnTn
Marshal Winchester testified to having seen these men
Just previous to the assault the in front
savings bH ana soon after saw one of them cross
man coIId t t g s itp ~, oLSE'e win an olI
his oNic and saw, ne 49, any ~ W 's r eS' Us ne entered
Thos Riddle testified that he was sttin on tho Nar
c,ants' PnI, ,'". =, ii' @ N"S St'1iHE o 'lIe 1er-
S'S at i nd"n steps "neh the omni6us came up Gay
pointed nisto dow cav eiran ,bc ob, tI
near tl,c corr,or aJ c,,,, ~ e. ~, % % n. G"lPou,
at the corner in frot of the Savn%s RAM and frin
troublc he wont into tI,e rotunIn f a., -, t,iri
- | u @ @ ~ ~ n"it vi III! party "hul aitGr te DeaInG,
and 90 m t m 't M lr @ hrlsoef'l lea'e tle foSt oilce
ri O,rcr pn,'I1on taltiG, Si .,o. :. -, ,., =.
srncfio 81 +I t, GSeu ' ne iau, uutr le IN
nronert, no s+ ftL IN @% , ,' W ~ % VI cue
o. s "a III lIe ueti 10 tHe Government, ana
lots rcfcrrcd to in ti,e 1rrj 5a, m , 3