The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-11
Ia W NTlELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-llon. Henry Stump. Judge Milton
Whitney, Esq States Attorney, prosecuting The fol-
lowing occupied the attention of the Court vester
! day:
State rs. Geo. Jones, charged with stealing pair of
pantaloons, the property of Phillip Howard Mr. Whit
hey stated That the only witness present officer
who had arrested the party. The officer Joshua Michel
teStlhed that the prisoner had told him he had the
pants because he could not find his Council for the
prisoner produced receipt for the of the pants
from the party from whom they alleged have been
stolen, and the Court discharged the prisoner.
State rs. VIM Couder, charged with an assault upon
Geo konig, and an assault with attempt to kill -
Murry. Mr. Whitney stated that CouIder had been con
yiced of crime in the United States District Court and
had been sentenced the penitentiary He therefore
| asked that these cases be Steied.
In the of the negro girl Marie Johnson convicad
some time since Of and ordered be sold out of the
state for life the sale being by the Sheriff petition was
MED by certain parties claiming fees and asking to be
paid out OF e funds arising from the s the Court set
| Monday next for hearing the petition.
state u.s. Geo. MGuire, charged with the larceny Of n
coat valued at So Mr. Whitney stated that three sets of
summons had been issued by the State the witnesses
put they resided in Virginia. and he therefore asked that
State Emily Taylor, (coored charged with the lar
cefy of sum ofmoney The main witness for State
was absent and the continued until tomorrow
morning. Later in the day the prisoner counsel asked
for removal of the cause to Baltimore county stating
that it was her desire, not his. Granted
State as John Beaverdofer, charged with stealing $50
the property of VIM H. Myers The evidence in this
prove Beayerdoer was employed on the canal
DOat ANNE, from Lancaster d that the night the
robbery Beaverdoaer told named Williams that
he knew where the captain had bag of money and pro
VINO was sleeping on the boat, while he Beaver
doer would steal the money and they would share it on
shore Williams not only refused to accompany him.
went and told the police of the proposition which Beaver
dofier had made him. Officers Hutton and Townsend
went to the boat and arrested the party in the act of
taking the money and took him the Eastern district
police station where they found upon his person S3
silver but the paper money and check could be found
Beaverdofer denied having taken the paper money at
first, but afterwards said he had lost it going
ton, and that if they would accompany him he would
show them where he dropped it. The officers did So but
1t. Snpf
proven, Mr. Myers being absent in Pennsylvania and the
counsel for the prisoner asked for acquital the
ground that the ownership of the property had been
proven. The jury rendered verdict of not guilty
State rs Henry Taylor and Sarah Taylor. Cause re
moved to Baltimore county.
State as Jas Carey Rccognizance forfeited.
State as. John Rotten. Witness absent and case con
unued until this morning.
The counsel in the case of Mary Brown convicted of
stealing breastpn and other articles the property of
Mary Barritt made motion for trial and gave
the following reasons for the notion
lst Because the verdict of the jury against
and evidence.
ID Because the jury erred in totally repudatng the
unnpeached and uncontradiced testimony of Ann Maria
Williamson who testified for the defendant.
ID because the jury, by the statement of the officer
who made the arrest, miSed the admission of
the prisoner in regard to the possession Of
charged in the indictment.
4th. because the prisoner entitled to an acqutal.
the prosecuting witness. Mary Barritt married
woman and, therefore the goods alleged to have been
stolen are the absolute property of the husband who ia
not named in the indictment.
Judge Stump.-Take up the propositions one by one so
The counsel Mr. Sweeney, then took up the PROPOSE
tionS and argued them at some length. Towards the
close of his remarks lie said he would not 20 into an ella
bOratc investigation of the authorities
Judge Stump.-Go on. ! have nothing to do.
The Counsel then proceeded, and at his close
Mr.. Whitney stated that he had but little to saw
and only referred to the of the Legislature of Mary
ed that the act gave the wife the ownership property
and therefore the right of protecting it.
Mr. Sweeney denied the right of wife protect prop
ery by suit except against the debts Of the husband and
that was the alone intention of the act.
Judge Stump said that his rccoe con of the case was
that there evidence prove that Mary Barrtt
married woman and after review of the circumstance
proprety of granting trial and he therefore over
ruled the motion.
The prisoner brought Court and the Judge sen
fenced her to is months in the Penitentiary.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-lIon. VIM. L. Mashall
Judge The following business occupied the Court yes
tcrday:
Elizabeth Ann Kehoe Us. John c. Backus-an action to
recover damages. On trial. Wysham for plaintiff; J.
Meredith for defendant.
SUPERIOR COURT.-Hon Z. Collins Lee Judge. The
following business occupied the Court Yesterday:
Dare Mcclure Alfred Ross. Before reported Jury
out.
State Matthews K Zolliconer GRnshees of Ross &
Co. Jury out
Assignment for to-day, 3j7 TO $50.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr.-ITon Judge Giles
The Court was engaged in the following business yeser
day:
John McRea ct al George Fl. Kyle ct al-an action
OF rover. On trial Geo Gill and Brown and Bruno
plaintiffs; Wallis and Thomas for defendants
CIRCUIT Court OF BALTIMORE ClrY-Hon Wm George
krebS, Judge There business of public interest
transacted in this Court yesterday: