The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-13
la w INTELLIGENCE.

CITY CGEcurr CouRT.-TIon. William George Krebs,
Judge. The following business transacted in this
p Maglll rs Daniel MagilI Inquisition de hnqco in
gireado granted and the sheriff summoned jury to in
quire into mental condition of the defendant They
rendered verdict that he of unsound mind and inca
pabe Of controlling his property, which placed in
charge of plaintiff in trust for his children
James A. Feldhaus rs Mark Levy ct A. ICiuncton is
sued stay further proceedings under writ of fer frcGs
issued at the instance Of the defendant
TIE CRIMINAL CoURT.-No business transacted in
this owing the absence of Judge
stump The Clerk adjourned it until this morning. when
the regular September term will commence.
In the remaining Courts no business Of public interest
was transacted.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CorRT.--Hon. VIM Fell
Giles, Judse-Wm. Meade addison Esq, prosecuting
The following business occupied Saturday last
The United States Wm. d. Vaughn, indicted upon
the charge of robbng the United StAtes mail was ar
raigned. and through his counsel, VIM S. Waters and
Alfred r. Wootten, Esqrs., plead mot guilty. jury
being the prosecutor stated to them that the
cused a stage driver between Snow Hill and Berlin,
the Eastern Shore and that the night Of the oath Of
June last the mail bag between these points de
vered to him, at Snow Hill; that at Newark, on the
route the mail changed usual, and all matter de
signed for points beyond there supposed returned
to the poucie accused having assisted the postmaster
Newark in asserting the mail The accused arrived
Berlin two hours after his usual time and the fol
lowing morning package Of letters. (which
hibited,l found in well at Popartown by Mrs
Mumord-the package being which had been put in
| the pouch, at Snow Hill
| The following evidence was then adduced;-Jas f.
Matthews sw9rn.-Am Postmaster at ilorntown, Acco-
mac county Va. Mailed the letters exhibited. at his
office the 24th day Of June last, and the mail left
there at O'Clock; office is Ii miles from Snow Hill
Cross examined The letters look though they had
| beer much -buscd since leaving my Office. The road
| from my place to Snow Hill is medium one, at tina t
period the mails toeraby regular, varying
VIM T. Dukes testified ba he was assistant postmaster
at sandy Hill On the oath of June the mail arrived
/ there earlier than usual
Cross eXaminedIIis Office is miles from Horn
town. Could no; tell the exact time the mail was due
Stated that earlier than usual because before it
had not arrived until dusk; on that day it came about
sunset
Thos Stevenson testified that he is postmaster at Snow
Hill, Md. On the 24th day Of June the mail due
there at II O'Clock at night Reached there four hours
ahead of time that night Left there at O'clock iie
exhibited register of the arrival and departure of he
mails, which he keeps in his offce.) He opened the
pouch himself and rcure to it for all beyond his
| Office. He was assisted by his sister else
present The distance from Snow Hill to Newark is eight
! miles, one half Oft is .oOd road
John Hill testified that he is Postmaster at Newark.
On the night Of the 24h Of June last, the mail arrived
there at some fifteen to twenty minutes before twelve
O'Clock; generally between ten and eleven; took
from the pouch only that which belonged to his Office
he about to empty the contents out the accused
said there big book in the bag and that he had bet
ter let him empty it. found the bag rather heavy The
accused then emptied the contents the table Was in
the habit Of allowing the stage drivers to assist him in
asserting the mail but could whether the accused
handled of the packages that night did think he
was over five minutes in asserting the mall the accused
could have distracted package from the mail matter but
as he never suspected him. he did not watch his move
ments From Newark to POpartown the distance is five
miles, and the road is rather good.
Cross examined-Did not leave the table upon which
the mail was assorted during the changing OF It same
that night the accused standing by the table had
since that time sent the pouch of without one package
which his wife had afterwards found ana he ah iorwau
ed it the office for which it designed at another
time occasion call the driver to put in package
he had left out. but he had got of hearing.
DR. John r. Pitt testified that he is postmaster at Ber
lin morning of the 25th of June, the Snow Hill
mail arrived at about o'clock 1t was brought ny the
accused The distance from Newark to Berlin is eight
miles and the road olerahy good The usual time OF
the mail between Snow Hill and Berlin Is about three
hoursthe distance being sixteen miles From Newark
to required about hour and half The mail
pouch from Georgetown to Berlin and the one from Snow
Hill brought him together though they vary in
their arrival and the Hill mail arrives in
the town first as general thing. The mail from Snow
Hill was behind time on that night. and did not arrive
until some time after the other Witness asked the
cused why he was late and he told him that the Virginia
mail late in arriving at Snow Hill, and that the post
master there talking with that he did
not get the mail from him until about eleven O'CLOCK
On the 25th of June he assistant Mr. Bowen, with
Mr.. Williams to Popartown for package OF letters said
to have been taken from the mail, and found by Mrs
Mumford who lived there. They were brought to him
and he kept them until delivered them over to General
Naquire Thinks the letters exhibited are the same
Frederick A. Williams testified that he received from
Mrs Mumford Popartown thc packF of lost letters
| exhibited Had known his brother. who was formerly
Postmaster to have three keys belonging to
the mail bags. This was in 1919. Could not tell what
/ Mr. Stephenson recalled by the Prosecution Kept A
register the arrival and departure of the mails at Snow
Hill The mail from Virginia arrived there O'Clock
and he delivered to the accused his mail O'Clock on
the night of the 24th June Was present at the Jail when
conversation took place between the and Gen
Mcguire. The former stated that there passen
gers with him that night that did go into the
post office at Newark that he knocked the door there
ana ha'ueu he mail nag to the Postmaster who returned
1t to him at the door again; thait the usual time
| arriving at Newark.
Cross examined Went to the Jail at Snow Hill the
request of Gen Mcguire and in company with him. to
the accused Gen Mcguire said to the accused you know
you guilty; why you ont and acknowledge
1t like manfn The accused denied his guilt. Gen Ma
gure did not tell him it would he better for him to ac
knowledge the affair. Mcguire asked him. have you al
ways been good boy up this time ? C3nu hot say
what his object in asking him tllS Noh'hs was '
| to the accused as to who Gen. Magure was =,
Gen Naguirn testified that he was sent by the urpat
ment 10 the Eastern shore look into this case Had
nnrsoton with the boy in the jail Asked him whether
I rnt into the office at Newark lie ssid he had not
n ,oto5 mat he had passengers on that night lod
L. L bcved him guilty. He denied (the accusedl tell
~; M PIT that detained at snow mn until eie
@ cIock but stated that he had said he was detained
bt time that delivered the mail bag to the postmas
% m Berlin hims The doors in the JAIL were open and
~ effort made to the interview at all private lie
IntiGed be letters exhibited the ones he received from
Dr. Pitt A.. .-.-., - :. ,..-.-.,., g.,
.onfsss. knew the consequences of such Did
ash him whether this the first offence he had ever
committed -.
The evidence here closed and the counsel went be
fore the Jury review thereof and which the prose
cutor asked for a conviction. He followed ny Mr..
Wootten the defence and at the close OF ms remarks
the adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorro" morning.
when the case will be resumed
..
Tho Postop pol;oa ara To be uniformed.