The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-01


had a drab coat; had a light SLOUGH hat the
in the south cast very bright lit the whole
street
By Mr.. Ptts.-Was coming up Franklin street. heard
report Of fire between Paca and Green streets
buildings of the company stopped at Penn
syvana House; witness and Captain lineweaver stopped
few seconds if he could get in the house, did
notice if there light in the house; halted because
TINS gentleman was rapns cohSldefap! We wanted 10
if he could get in; halted only few seconds the 9th
erS had walked nearly to Green street. saw the man on the
before passed witness: witness
collects the st. Marys court witness boards
the of St Marys court and Pennsylvania ave
nue.; that is fifty sixty yards from St Mary's street.
when first noticed this man, he was some fifty or sixty
yards from Witness it very light witness was facing
ue avenue could see up the avenue; dld not see any
other persons there, not till he got further up the
avenue; when witness first saw this person he was
running can't say if he running full speed;
the about one hundred and fifty yards from the
southwest of Bd1le and the when
witness first him. from the point where witness first
heard the discharge of fire the northeast of
Franklin street and the avenue, occupied about two min
ues in wakng the distance witness judges to be about
seventy eighty yards; tn person had slOuch hat
it ordinary slouch hat not brm; neither
of the parties in company with witness spoke to the
did not meet other persons the north side of the
to witness recollection; Capt Lneweaver did not
walk to the tavern; he left us and crossed to
the watchmen, who went on the other side, with some
they had arrested witness left them and went
to the tavern.
BY Mr.. Dufy.-The Bee Hive tavern on the corner of
St. Mary street and Pennsylvania avenue, No 81.
Officer Taylor, sworn.-Iive in Baltimore; present
Biddle street when Benton murdered heard the
the avenue with officers Rigdon Brown and Benton;
when got half way to the heard the cry of
watch met man who said they had little party at
their house and persons had come there to break it
up witness went into the house; Mr. Benton went into
the house also officers Benton, Burke and Rgdon in
the house they had hold of who laying
the chairs; they struggling with the man, whom
they called 'ohh witness assisted; they got the
man out into the street; while the officers
had the man, David ouck uerfered and he
by Benton and Rgdon; witness and Burke had Isenhard
who was drunk and abusive, when Henry Gambrill
and said, John what you about, Burke is your
best friend" Gambrill then Immediately turned round
and ran towards the avenue; it about minute after
this when witness heard pistol fred knew Gambril for
four or five months knew him since been that district
Gambrill dressed in very light slouch hat and very
light coat did not him after that until his arrest he
was then dressed in black black coat and black pants
witness officers Benton, Rgdon, Brown Burke and
Handy at the house. when heard report pistol went
towards the when first heard the for assistance
Brown started with me- Handy behind Burke in 'front.'
Gambrill was standing about the middle of the
when he spoke to senhard went towards the avenue
did not speak to him; about speak him; witness
heard Gambr's voice; it was about - O'Clock when
Gambrill arres ed Gambr kept a restaurant on
Franklin, near Eutaw street.
By Mr.. Pitts.-Wtness the corner of Bidde and
Mccullough streets when first heard the ram corner Bid
die and Ross fell in with Benton Rigdon witness
did not notice any persons the pavement in front OF
the house witness rushed into the house at once saw
Benton, Burke Handy in the house, Burke had Isen-
hard in custody; Isenhardt tussed good deal before
the officer got him out Rigdon in the house them
Rigdon assisting the officers in the front room taking
John out when witness came out there crowd be
fore the door there persons scattered about
here and there don't rccolec seeing Gambrill in the
house when first Gamhrill was when Iouck
rested don't know that any persons had gathered in Bid
from the house with John before oambr came up think
Gamrill said something to Burke; he did not interfere
with Burke witness in the discharge of their duties
oihcerS burke was facing towards the avenue then wit
ness had his side towards the avenue: did
not see any person going down towards the officers
from the position witness was in there might have been
persons the officers and witness them after
Benton was shot witness went in company with Captain
Lueweayer and some others down Franklin to Eutaw
street and then to Morgan's house, don't know
where Gambr liyed believed lie lived at his fathers;
have been told his father lived corner of George
anu zine streets; We were in front of Mrs. Green's
house with Isenhardt when Gambrill came up; it
about sixty yards from where Benton shot witness
thinks Burke left him before pistol fired; it
very short time after Gambr left when pistol fired
Dir. William II. Clcudennn. swOrn.-Madc an cx-
animation of Benton's body night of the murder;
probcd the wound in the neck; there wound
bones Of the neck shattered did make post mortem
examination of the body; from the appearance of the
wound the balls passed in on the left side of the neck
and out the right side; the right side the
wound higher than the left side; the ball entered
on the left side below and back of th ear il came ont ON
the right side about the tip of the ear would Judge
the shot fired from the left such wound would pro
duce DEATH the balls sugs had passed entirely through
the neck witness could put his index finger into the
wound
BY Mr. Pitts-The wound was an obliquc wound the
ball penetrating below the tip of the left ear and
IN front on the right side, further towards the jaw
than where it entered, the weapon must have been
a little below the point where the balls entered;
motto discoloraon around the wound the discooration
looked like powder the left side the right side did
not notice the dscoorat the appearance the
wound Judged the ball had entered on the left side.
Coroner Greentrcc, swOrn.-Saw the body of Benton
te WachhouSe; there saw the body OF Benton lying on
bench; the wound noticed on the left side
neck where there were marks of POWDER the ball entered
the neck back of the ear the left side the ball APP
peared to have out little lower and the tip Of
the the right side think such wound would have
produced DEATH think substance passing through the
cerebral vertbr would produce death; the wound
probed wound about half inch in diameter think
pistol ball would make such wound; witness inten-
deu the pail came out little higher the right
side.
William Switzer sworn.-Resde corner of Pennsylvania
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little about the shooting; out Of house after Ben
shot; some three or four minutes after you will
take the trouble examine the almanac that night you
Will that the about f1iCd that night it a
bright moonlight coudess night recognized the features
of Mr. Benton from the second story window although
witness did not know Benton; Mrs Green's house the
west side of Bdle street the National Gardens are in
front of Mrs Green's house, the door of witness house
Pennsy ylvania penetrated by two bullets;
the marks there now they about high wit
ness head that door twelve feet from the corner found
BentonS body on the pavement, on the avenue lying
with the head the curb the feet in direction of the
door, from the ndentaons in the door, the shot fired
Santing; there not much scattering of those balls
by Mr. PItts-Iherc about elghtcon inches he
tween the of the balls they shot obliquey
and when they struck the door they kind of glanced
witness was asleep at the time aroused from sumber
no one was near the body when witness first saw it. the
officers were struggling with another then; when
witness they had him secure dressed and down;
the party firing the pistol must have been the lamp
post on the corner witness judges from the angle
which the balls entered the door; the pavement is about
ten feet wide; heard but report don't know who
the balls out of the door, understood it the police
ofhcers the moulding around the front of the door
| ABOUT three inches deep.
The Court here took a recess of ten minutes On
re assembled Mr.. Whitney remarked that the State
had other witnesses to examine but that they were
not present Just this time, if the Court would wait
he would send for them. The Court thought it
would be as well to adjourn until Monday when the
examination would be resumed The Court there
fore at O'Clock adjourned until this morning at
eleven.
In the of William II. Dix, charged with steal
ing gold watch valued at S25, bail was fixed in
the sum of 81 900, but not given.
CmcUT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon Wm
Geo. krebs, Judge. The Court was engaged in the
following business on Saturday
Eliza Heck rs George Heck. Application for di-
vorce n rincUio matrimonj. NJ. p Jones for COM
plainant
Joseph b. Russell ct. al. rs. William A. Talbot,
sale of certain property. Motion to dissolve the
injunction. Argued by Wallis for the complainant,
and Teakle for defendants.
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs-Hon. William L. Mar
shall, Judge
Heckmyer cS. Hertzberger. Before reported
Verdict for plaintiff for one cent damages, and
costs
No other case ready for trial Assignment for
to-day from lG6 to 2lS
SUPERIOR CoURT.-IIon. Il. Collins Lee Judge
The Court was occupied in the following case on
Saturday.
Fisher Frazier, administrator of James II.
Frazier. Before reported. Not concluded.
Assignment for to-day 3j7 to $50.
The UNITED STATES CRcUGr CoURr will meet this
morning.