The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-02

CRIMINAL CouRT-Before Hon. Henry Stump Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecuting
The following business was transacted yesterday:
Philip Hess, indicted for the larceny of hundred
feet of white pine lumber the property of William G.
Redgrave, was arragned and plead mot guilty"
John McDevitt indicted for by setting fire an
anaord was arraened and Mead no Of Mary Ann
State u.s. Andrew Petcord, together with George and
Jesse Graham, John Gordon, and John McDevitt in
dcted for arson by setting fire to untenated dwelling
house. the property of Mary Ann Langfod The ravers
er was arranged for trial and defended by r. A.
McAllister Several witnesses examined on the part
of the State, but evidence elected of character
crminate the traverser The jury rendered verdict
mot guilty"
State Thomas B. James, indicted for obtaining
quantity of merchandise from Messrs Murdoch Duer
under false preences The traverser arragned
trial, and was defended by VIM. Fl. Cowan and VIM R.
Patterson
Mr. Evans, salesman at the house of Murdoch & Duer
testified that he met the traverser the Fountain Hotel
and invited him to call at the and their
stock of goods Being stranger, he asked upon what
terms he wished to purchase and answered that he de-
sired credit Upon being asked his assets, re
sponded that he the of number of slaves and
real estate in Franknton, North Carolina. On these
representations the goods sold and delivered and
ronissory note at six months taken in settlement there
Mr. Duer testified that the represented him that
he the ofsevera slaves and estate and that
the property unencumbered told the that if
he was worth what he had stated, he satisfied and
sold the goods and had them nvoiced and delivered the
goods sold to the raverser from the high
atoms he brought character and the representations
he made his ability to his obligations subse
the transaction between himself the
witness visited North Carolina and ascertaned that the
negroes and real owned by the
mortgaged and conveyed for the benefit of his wife, prior
to the purchase of the merchandise The instruments of
writing by which the property yed read to
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the trayerser remarked to him if he had donbs
about the payment for the goods he need not send them
without concluding the testimony in behalf of the pro
O'Clock.
SUPERIOR CouRr.-HOn. 2. Collins Lee, Judge The
following business transacted yesterday:
Francis H. Edelin, rs Edward J Sanders eyec,tor oe
William Sanders This is action to recover the snn Of
two thousand dollars the following promssorv mote.
ION before the first day of July in the wear iSI0 for
value received, | promise and oblige myself nv Lars
executors and administrators to pay, to he paid
unto Francis H. Edelin,, his executors administrators or
assigns the full and just 600 current monev
without interest until the said first day of July $50
witness my hand and seal this eleventh day of December
A D, 1888 WILLIAM SANDERS. [SEAL.I''
The signature appended to the note was admitted 70 h
genuine but the defendant alleged land the na;ntiT
coded the fact that there had been erasure where the
of the payee occurred. The defendant contcpd.d
that the note had been drawn for the benefit of another
than the plaintiff and that it having come into his nos
session altered by the insertion of his name as
The jury out at the adjournment of Court with
instructions to return sealed verdict this morning r.
j. Brent and j. P. Poe for plaintiff; t. Parkn Scott and
Wm Schley for defendant.
Assignment for to-day 261 to 291 inclusive
CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY-There was no
business transacted in this Court yesterday
Court OF COMMON PLEAs.-This Court was not in ses
sion yesterday in consequence of the ndspositon Of
Judge Marshall.
DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATEs-Hon William,
Fell Giles, Judge The June term of this Court COM
menced yesterday but there business TRANSACTED
during the day Marshal Watkins has summoned the
following gentlemen as petit jurors:
James Cortlan Jr., William Keilholtz, Charles MoaIa
Thomas CWatkins, John Gross William Welsh Richard
b. Walker William S. Goron Joseph Daley George Col
ton, George J. Zimmerman Levin +. Ballard William II
Shelley, Columbus P. Durham George S. RAY Jarrett
Cole, Joseph High Samuel T. Hatch, Peter s. Owinos
II. Is. Andrew e,
William Reed, Cornelius Ryan, James McHenrv lanes
McFee, Joseph Rogers, Samuel Levy, William Thomas
Thomas Lee Joseph C. Booth, Thomas Seweli Henry W
There is business at this time requiring the attention
OF grand jury, and there has been summoned
The docket embraces but a small amount of business