The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-07
CRY INTELLIGENCE.

afternoon party of men, mostly from the Eastern section
of the city, among whom William JONES' Washing
ton Brady D. Carothers James Cotton George Tyler and
young named Mccartney, at the Lower Canton
House, kept by Charles Kent but formerly the pro-
pretorshp of Mr. Isaac G. Roberts, Deputy Warden of the
Penitentiary The whole party had been ndugng pretty
freely of Intoxicating drinks and becoming quite
noisy and dsagreeabe. The Tyler stated had
made himself quite obnoxious several parties about the
mousse and had to be put out of the har-room
twice He would return however and continue his bad
anon t,armSit,. - ~ o,,d oraat5 sou " "iahgllns
among themselves ana created so much noise
that the proprietor and Mr. Roberts had to close the
bar-rocm, locking some of the party inside, Among
those IN the house not connected with the disoreyly
! characters Mr.. Hugh Morgan, Justice of the
Peace for Baltimore county, Mr. John Decker, of Mr.
Roberts and two others. As the door
closed, attack made upon Mr.. Roberts he was
struck about the head and kicked severely but managed
to get away from his assaiants and stairs the par
ty following. Mrs Roberts standing at the head of
the stairs, and mpored them not to up; she was
seized by the hair of the head by ruan and told to get
out of the way else he would cut her id head off at the
same time ourishing large butcher knife In the mean
time Roberts and Decker had got out through the back
windows of the house and attempted to hide from their
field of growing rye but Roberts was discovered a. ba
came to Roberts and Of them being about five feet
distant, raised musket and fired fortunately, how
ever, for him. it only contained owder. After the dis.
| charge Roberts fell to the ground if he were
| dead, and the fellow then struck him over the
head with the butt end of the musket After this they
dragged him back to the house and told his wife she had
better take his watch and papers they intended finish
Hul AT InlS Crisis some parties arrived who compelled
lem 70 desiSt from their murderous work Justice Nor
gan who nerfered to preserve the peace, attacked
driven back to the kitchen and fatally stabbed in the alb
domel- Mr Morgan died yesterday afternoon about 3
O'Clock, from the effects of his wound) During the af
Tray man named George Tyler, about Is years of age
was shot in the pit of the tomach causing wound from
which he can hardly He conveyed to the
Eastern District Station house. where attended by
~ DWlnele VINO considered his case hopeless. He
removed Yesterday to the Amshouse, which institution
! it is said, he only left the day before
man called Dad Carothers, residing on Caroline
street, received ball from revolver which
the mp near the groin and passed into the region
Kidneys He was taken to the city attended by Dr.
Ihos NJ. Busk, who extracted the ball. 4 man named
Mccartney, living in Aisquh street, Eager was
wounded by pistol ball which srnck the left collar
bone, glanced and passed downwarls lodging in the
back, near the shoulder blade
As intelligence of the affair was communicated
at the Eastern Station House. Capt Sparklin sent de
tacment of II officers to the locality but all the parties
engaged except the wounded man had fed the vicinity
subsequently, Sergeant Smith and officer anev arrested
two men named Washington Brady and William Jones
on the charge of being the parties who made the
Justice Morgan and Isaac G. Roberts They were released
examination.
Yesterday morning Justice Audoun accompanied bv
Captain Morris, visited Justice Morgan at his residence
the of the afray and received his diving de
ciratioi lmptcating certain parties from whom he
nelNe the @a wound On their return to the city, Cap
tain Morris rearrested Brady and Jones' who were com
mitted to Jail by Justice Andoun.
Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Smith aud officer Barnes
arrested James Cotton the charge of aiding and abctt
ing in the killing of Justice Morgan
Dr. Monkur attended Justice Morgan after he received
the fatal wound Mr. Roberts is not seriously injured
although he badly bruised about the head the Sc
we're beating he has undergone; he attended by Dr.
Dashell.
Yesterday evening Coroner Sparkln proceeded to the
house OF Justice Morgan, and summoned jury of inquest
who after hearing part of the testimony the matter
adjourned until this morning 6 o'clock: in the
meantime post norte examination of the body will he
made by Drs Cochran and MOnkur.
On Monday morning about 10 O'Clock, a youth named
Charles Simpson, was badly wounded by a ps-
to shot fired by boy named Jacob Nicholson The affair
occurred at the of Exeter and Fawn streets and it
appears that Nicholson, with some companions, was
standing there when Simpson approached them Nicho
son remarked that Simpson did not leave he would blow
his head of, Simpson threw his open and told
other to shoot which he did the bal penetrating the left
breast below the nipple Simpson was taken home when
the ball extracted by DR.. Kiunamon, and he is
custody by officers Barton and Wiley, taken before
Justice Mears, who committed him for trial.
ATRocIoUs MURDER.-On Monday morning. July 5th
ert's Grove the Lower Canton House. for the purpose
of holding their regular annual Excursion and Pic Me-
as the advertisement in the daily papers stated it. At
about O'Clock sloop filled with young men, dressed in
all manner of fantastic Styles passed up toward city
in sight of the excursonsts They proceeded as far as
the Lazareto wharf where they moored the vessel and
whence, in body, they marched back to the grounds
occupied by the Sabbath Schools They remained
in the vicinity, parading around and about the
grove, and of course attracting general observation
from the young people there assembled. They had
been long the ground however, before the re-
marks made by them ELECTED corresponding remarks from
the lads in company with the Sabbath schools when express
you Columbian were heard Jrom both sides At this
time of the fishing club, it is stated, noticing
named John T. Farlow, (son of Col. john T. Farow,
siding Broadway hurrahing loudly came up to him
and after slight tusse during which young Farow
said to have struck him, the other drew pistol and fired
the ball entering the middle of the breast and passing
entirely through him Farlow, with the exclamation
"m shot, fell to the ground, and expired Immediately
The fishing club then left the ground proceeded to their
boat, and set sail for the city.
Immediately after the shooting, officer sapp the coun
y proceeded to the city and information affair
at the Eastern District Police Station stating the
club about to land and desiring their par
ties who were then on the ground could identify the per-
who fired the fatal shot BY direction Lieutenant
Muir the statonhouse bell tapped and possee
of officers collected, who, headed by the Lieutenant
ed for the wharfand met the party marching up Caroline
street They all taken into custody and locked up
in the station house They STYLED the Iafayctte
Fishing Club and one of the gangs who had been
parading the streets Saturday afternoon last in viola
ton the Marshas orders Lieutenant Muir then pro-
cured hack proceeded Canton and brought up Justice
Morgan, a young man named George Bennett, and a
Mr. Freeberger who had the affair it occurred and
who thought they would be able point out the murderer
but being confronted with the members of the club
they failed to identify of them probably from the
fact that they had changed in great their fan
tastc habiments Justice Audoun then dismissed the
whole party
Justice Morgan of the county held inquest the
body of young Faow, and the jury after hearing the
evidence rendeeda verdict that the deceasen his
death from pisolshot fired by the hands ofa person
them unknown but being one of party of men known
as the Lafayette Fishing Club" The body then
conveyed to his fathers residence Young ,Farow
about 15 years Of and much thought of by all who
knew him. Yesterday large numbers of the Sabbath
School children visited his fathers residence
pose of taking farewell look at their lost playm
Yesterday morning Captain Morris of the Eastern Dis
trlct arrested young named Robert ShaTkey,
suspicion of being the party who killed Farlow. lie
held for an examination.
AccpRST.-On Monday morning as the early train of
for Philadelphia passing in the neighborhood
the Canton course German GIRL aged between and
10 years who of party of Sabbath School chill
dren who had gone that locality for the purpose of
spending the day struck by the catcher causing
fracture of both bones of the right leg below the
She conveyed to her parents residence Bond
street, and attended by Dr. Dashiell, who the
broken limb.
ACCIDENTAL DRowNIxG.-A young man named Charles
Williams Jr, fourteen years Of drowned in the
river opposite Locust Point on Monday afternoon He
had been a fishing excursion in a small schooner and
knocked overheard by the boom of the vessel His
body has not been recovered His parents reside the
corner of Hanover and Lee streets.
DR.. BOYNToNs SECOND LECTURE.-Dr Roynton gave
the second of his course of lectures last night to another
large audience at the Maryland Institute Hall The next
lecture will be given this evening, the "Gold beam
ing Rocks
ACcIDENT.-A man named Anthony Cooper had the
thumb of his left hand blown off Monday at Locust
Point whilst engaged in cooking pistol which accident
ally exploded.
Fires.
The alarm of fire about o'clock Monday morning
last, was caused by partial burning unoccuped
brick dwelling No ia South Howard street. the proper
ty Dr. Tyson 1t had been designedy fired, and the
damage whch slight, is covered by insurance in the
Franklia Office of Philadelphia
At about o'clock in the morning. alarm was caused
by the firing the kitchen of the public house of Captain