The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-10
L AW INTELLIGENCE,

! CRIMINAL COURT.-Before Hon. Henry Stump
Judge. Joshua L. Thomas, Esq, prosecutingE
The following business was transacted in this Court
| yesterday.
In the case of the State Us. Joseph Tighman in
dicted on the charge of obtaining eight barrels of
Hour from Peter G. Sauerwein 4 Co. before re-
! ported, the jury returned a verdict of guilty The
| prisoner was placed at the bar and sentenced to
confinement IN the Penitentiary for two years and
! five months.
| John Harkins, Ross Johnson, Edward Gettier and
| John Gambrill indicted on the charge of setting
! hre to and burning the dwelling house of Peter
Wlcks, on the night of the I'd of March, 1858, were
severally arraigned before the Court, and pleaded
mot guilty.
Oliver L. Watson, indicted on the charge of ut
! terlng counterfeit bill of exchange for $500 with
! intent to defraud Messrs. R. H. Carr & Bro. on the
| LIST day OF March, 1858, arraigned and pleaded
! mot guilty"
The same prisoner was also arragned under an
indictment charging him wit utterinp a counter
felt bill of exchange for 1884 rs, with intent TO
detraud Thomas j. Hall Co., and pleaded mot
guilty. The traverser requested the court to ap-
point counsel to defend him, and Philip C. Frese
and &. W. Salmon, Esqrs., delegated for that
purpose.
The petit jury was discharged until Thursday
morning, to which time the Court adjourned.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-Before Hon.
VIM. Fell Giles, Judge. The following business
transacted Yesterday
Wake q Shaw rs. Uriah Phillips Libel to recoy-
er for material furnished and work performed De-
with interest
costs. Emory for bellants
John l. fardy Brothers John Aaron Libel
to recover for materials furnished and work per-
formed Decree for the libellants for S4O.7O, with
interest and costs. Emory for libelIants
United States William Young A boy Is wears
OF age, indicted on the charge of stealing sundry
articles from students at the Naval Academy at An
napolls The jury returned verdict of guilty in
TWO cases. ana the Court sentenced the traverser to
one years confinement in the House of Refuge in
each case.
The grand jury have found a true bill against Ed.
Burr, charging him with smuggling a quantity of
sugar and molasses from the brig VIM. A. Dresser
George Carroll, Nicholas Nath and George Fish
nave also been presented by the grand jury for a
similar offence. Thomas HofIms has been indicted
for the alleged passing of two counterfeit quarter
dollars.
SUPERIOR CouRT.-Before Hon. g. Collins Lee.
Judge.
Sarah C. 0wngs U.s.. Gerard Cover, an action
to recover an alleged balance due the plaintiff ON
note for one thousand dollars, payable to her
order, on account of her separate estate. Sundry
prayers were presented and argued before the Court
The following is the ruling of the Judge:
If the jury find from the evidence in this cause
land Ind the same to be true, that the fund in /
question was the property of Mrs. 0wings, the |
plaintiff, arising out of her separate estate, and
that the defendant Cover, knew and recognized it
as such, and received the note of 81 900 out of |
which the fund arose, special deposit and as col
lateral for the sole Of the plaintiff and to be
drawn only by Mrs. Owings, by her attorney; |
and shall find that after credting the checks to the
defendant, there is balance yet DUE then she is |
entitled to recover it; unless the jury shall find |
that it had been paid by the defendant to CAPTAIN
oWlngs, ther husband) in his life time with the !
assent and by the authority of the plaintiff. Mrs
owings. Under the foregoing instructions. the iu-
ry rendered verdict for the plaintiff for S73247 /
Scott for PLAINTIFF Steele for defendant
William L. \ Dung and George Slater u.s. William |
H. Robson and Theodore r. Appod. This is an
action to recover the value of twenty-five tierces of
bacon alleged to have been disposed of by the de-
PENDANTS and the proceeds applied to their use and
beneht alter the plaintiffs had been appointed trus
tees OF the nsolvent estate of James L. Dorsey
Co. The plaintiffs allege that James L. Dorsey
Co, purchased twenty five tierces of bacon from
the defendants Robson and Appold for the sum of
Sooo. 10, Tor which they gave their note at sixty
Gays; that before the maturity of thehote Dorsey
4 Co. failed in business and made. an assign
ment of their etfects-the plaintiffs, y Dung and
Slater being appointed trustees The bacon
continued in the custody of the defendants
as is alleged by agreement of the parties
until it should be demanded by Dorsey Co, and
after their failure was disposed of by the defend
ants to satisfy their claim. The defendants contend
that the bacon was purchased under contract that
II should remain in their possession to satisfy the
note, and that portions of it would be removed when
the vendors made advances to the venders on ac-
count OF the transaction. Not concluded Steele
ana SLATER for plaintiffs; Scott for defendants.
=, CIRCUIT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY-Before Hon
m. George krebs, Judge. The following business
was transacted yesterday
- Ehaaoeth d. Brown John Brown petition
nea ioT divorce riaedo aatrintonii. r. A. Meal
lister, Esq, for complainant
Francis Hunger Us. William Hunger Injunction
granted 10 restrain the defendant from selling or
1sposng OF certain copartnership goods and effcts
Snyder for complainant