The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-23
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CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon Wm.
George krebs Judge. The following occupied the Court
yesterday:
A H. Hobbs administrator of Bell u.s. Carr and others
opinion OF Court filed overruling the exceptions to audi
tors Ind report and account. Gale for complainant;
Phelps for defendant
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. William L. Marshall
Judge There no business transacted in this Court
yesterday.
UNIT STATES DISTRICT CoURr.-Hon VIM Fell Giles,
Judge The Court engaged the following case
terday:
VIM. F. & A. hamburg rs. The Ship ITelvetia Libel to
recover damage for injury done quantity Of cigars
the voyage from Bremen to Baltimore Libel dismissed
with costs Malcolm & Lanahan for lbeants; W. G.
Brown for respondent.
The case of John Wurtz, charged with counterfetng
United States coin will he taken up this morning.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-IIOn. Z. Collins Lee, Judge No
business ofpublic interest transacted yesterday.
CIRCUIT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CoUNTr-Before Hon.
Judge Price.
TowsoNTowN, Dec. %, 1853
D. Glt5ngs Esq, prosecuting for the State assisted
diced for assaulng James Hogan with intent to kill by
shooting him in the head with pistol, returned sealed
verdict this morning of mot guilty the first count
Not sentenced.
State Philip Hess indicted the larceny of $50 feet
OF white pine boards the property of Thomas Rogers,
East Falls avenue Baltimore, alleged to have been
on the goth of May, 1858.
After the examination the States witnesses there be-
ing no evidence for the defence the submitted
and verdict of guilty rendered As another indict
ment is pending against the prisoner he was not SEN
fenced. Mr. McAllister for the defence.
State as James Hughes, indicted for assautng Henry
Barnes with ntentto kill by shooting him with pistol
alleged TO have been committed in the city the 5h day
of May last The following evidence was elected in the
Police officer Frederick Davis. sworn-On the fifth Of
May last was passing down Bath street, heard some
shoot turned round and Barnes fall; the prisoner
ran up Mulberry street. and just as he reached his moth
e door witness caught him. and asked him for his ps
toll he pulled out five barreed revolver and handed it
to witness two barrels discharged; Barnes fell on
Calvert street, near Bath.
BY the defence-Witness saw a man standing on the
corner OF Mulberry and Calvert Streets went in that d
recllon and saw the prisoner running up Mulberry wit
ness ran after him he grabbed at the prisoner
he fell in the door and witness caught him. the prisoner
was intoxicated at the tme witness had just passed
OF Calvert and proceeded down Bath about forty
wnen he heard some person say shoot and immediate
ly heard the report of pistol.
BY the SateThe prisoner talked ran and acted like
4 sober man yet he had been drinking and little
tpey on the way to the station house witness and his
brother officer had hold Of the lappes of the prisoners
coat they did not hold to him keep him from fall
ing but to him from getting away; while at the
station house the prisoners little sister came there and
asked her brother what they could with him. and he
replied why hang me if they choose"
Henry Barnes, swornIs the preson shot the 5th of
May last was coming from work. in Calvert street the
prisoner and two other they drunk the pris
oner SAID, there is Barnes Barnes I'll shoot you' wit
ness thought he was estng, and replied shoot away"
heard cap explode looked round and the prisoner pulled
agan ana shot witness in the abdomen; witness fell and
was confined to bed for about month"; ball was never
extracted and witness feel pains rainy days. pre-
ouS TO the 9TH OF May witness and the prisoner
good terms, and in company with each few days
previous; witness recovered and went to Albany N Y
worked there a short time and returned to Baltimore
where he arrested and lodged in Jail testify in the
case.
Officer Huzza, sworn-Was in companv with officer
Davis, and testified to the same.
James Guine, sworn-Was in the grocery store the
corner of Calvert and Mulberry streets the prisoner
draw his pistol and taking aim fred witness about II
Iee from hm and there was no person holding the prs
oner; witness looked was shot and then took
after the prisoner and met the officers bringing him back
Ar Preston drew plat of the location, showing the
streets distance, &c, whore the shooting place and
requested that the STATE admit the plat be correct
Mr. Machen, looking at it, said Il shall do no such
thing, for who has any brains head would
never say that is correct"
Mr. Preston iPuttng his hand on the crown of his
head) replied. ''Weu unfortunately for me- I am de-
prived of brains, hut put witness on the stand
who has brains, and will swear this platis correct"
Mr.. Machen (smiling) handed the plat Mr.. Preston
Mr.. Preston-"Wel then draw one yourselfif this is
not precise and neat enough for you"
Mr. Machen.-"CaIvert street is too wide" "
Mr. Preston-"That does alter the Iocation.r
A BaT.-' Silence"
The plat laid aside and the prisoners mother was
put upon the stand, who testified that her dead
drunk when the officers caught him her house The
case was then submitted to jury who returned YER
net OF guilty Not sentenced MesSrS. Preston and
The removed liquor cases. including those for selling on
Sunday, were continued until after the HOLIDAYS
State Isaiah Armick (coiored indicted for throwing
stones at train of cars the track of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad near the four mile secIon The 24h day
ed out the engineer the boy the track as the train
passed him he threw stones struck the engine
'iN pLc stopped tne tram and the
leer conductor and baggage master went back to catch
he prisoner he ran i'll field and Mr.. Corsey saw
aim coming Mr.. Corsey hid behind post; the boy came
up to the fence and attempted to crawl through
md IN Mr.. CorSey's language: 81 grabbed him
behind the neck he crawIed on through
md broke my hold he then in my cabbage PATCH he
ell down and fen dOUR he got up and ran in the drec
ion of another fence; thinks ], I'll catch you there
I'D fellow; just he got the fence | grabbed him
~ one OF his coats skirts-h0t came Off and grabbed
he other SKIRT and that came of; then grabbed for the
op of his head and 1.-TWO Bailifs-Sence ,-SiIence!''
lis hat came off, Finally by the aid OF a neighbor who
anne to his assistance they arrested him.
Justice Boyd gave the boy good character.
Jury out when Court adjourned until morrow morn
ng at the usual hour.
SUPREME CoURT OF THE UNITED Satisfactorily De-
ember 81 1S5S.-Alfred B. McCamont and James II.
iopkins, Esqs., of Pennsylvania Justus J. McCarty
$50, of New Mexico Alexander H. Brown Nelson Mitch
H. and James Conner, Esqs, ofSouth Carolina, and Hon
samuel Curtis, of Iowa, admitted attorneys and
ounsellors of this court.
No. 2S. VIM. E. Mason, plaintiff in error, as Henry
IAN Pheel ct al In to the Circuit Court of the
nited States for the northern district of Illinois, On
notion OF Hon. James s Green of counsel for the defen
ants in error this dismissed for want of ju
isdiction.
No. 90 Daniel II. Lownsdale e al, appellants u.s. Jo-
iah h. Parrish The argument of this cause was CON
inued by Mr. Get for the appellants by Mr. Baxter for
he appeees, and by Mr. Reverdy johnson for the ap-
,ellants.
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