The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-09
CITY INTELLIGENCE,

BoDY FoUNR-SUsPIcIoN OF Foul PLAY.-The
body of white man, apparently thirty-fve years
of age, was found in the water at the foot of South
street, yesterday morning between eight and nine
o'clock. On his person was found one dollar in sill
yer, silver snuff box, pair of silver spectaces also
a memorandum book containing map ingeniously
drawn with pen. On the first page of the book
appeared the following memoranda written with a
pencil: Ben Jones. John w. Carlton, III Richmond
street; 81 at court house. An inquest was held by
Coroner Stevens and a verdict rendered of acct
dental drowning.
Subsequently to the above proceedings, and after
the Coroner had given orders for the burial of the
body, it was recognized BY Mr.. VIM. Dorbacker and
Mr.. James Crange as that of Benjamin Jones. who
had been missing from his boarding house, No. rs
Columbia street, since the evening of the 9th
of last March, Upon hearing this, Coroner Ste
yens had the body conveyed to the middle
district station house, and Immediately proceeded
to summon another jury to hear the evidence which
would be brought before them. The following gen.
tlemen compose the jury James Crangle, Fore
man, VIM. Dorbaker, Philip Backs j. M. Fuller,
VIM. A. Finley, James Flynn, w. r. Simpson, J.
B. Collins, F. Christopher, w. ii. French, Samuel
Beard, Isaac Baker, William III. Condor, James A.
Gibson. The jury was then sworn by the Coroner,
and at his request viewed the body of deceased
and DIR. Fl. p. P. Yeates desired to make a
post morton examination of the body.
The first witness called was David Anderson, who
sworn by the Coroner, and deposed substantial
ly as follows:
Knew deceased he boarded at my house, No. IS
Columbia street. boarded there some months was
sober, upright man; never heard anything against
him; considered him perfect gentleman; deceased
he thinks had accumulated considerable money !;
had been to Santa Fe, New Mexico, constructing
mills for Mr.. Dusenberry; had also been to Texas,
and said that he had bought land there, and was
going out there to settle it, was preparing to
60 when he disappeared; intended to start on the
Monday or Tuesday following his disappearance; ;
the week previous to the Saturday night he
was missed, deceased appeared unwel, and
only went out or two nights on
the night he last left my house, which was
last Saturday night two weeks about seven
o'clock, deceased went up to his chamber without
light; my wife asked him to take a light,
said he did not want it; a light was taken to him
by my daughter; after while he came down,
my wife said, Mr.. JONES' you better not go out YOU
better let me send for some pills for you; he
replied, | have some business on Pratt street,
and when | return 1 think I will stop at the
Doctors He then left, l have not seen him from
mat time until to-day on the wharf; no one left
tne house with him; my wife, my SON James, and
mTSy;s a were present when he left the house.
inns morning Mr.. Griffin came to my shop, and
S nl:, man had been found in the water at the
In linliaaeipnia Steamboat wharf South street, gave
nm description of clothing he had ON at time he
'e" mouse; arafhn said man had rule in his peck