The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-03-18
LAW INTELLIGENCE,

CRIMINAL CouRr-Before Hon Henry Stump,
Judge Milton Whitney, ESQ., States Attorney,
prosecuting The following business was transacted
IN this Court yesterday:
In the case of the State as. Jacob Fambaugh,
charged with rioting and committing an assault
upon Mrs. Frances Hepner Mr.. McAllister request
eo the Court to admit the traverser to bail. The
sum OF SSO0 was fixed by the Court, but the mother
vi .ne prisoner was rejected as insufficient until the
record OF property is exhibited to the Court.
The cases of the State as. John Harkins John
Gamorlll and Edward Gettier, charged with arson,
were postponed until this morning.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before Hon. H. Collins Lee
Judge. The following business was transacted vas,
terday:
Matthew OBrien, George W. Graflin and John
+. Hanson rs. Norris, Caldwell & Co., claimants OF
property attached of Isaac n. Turner and = Ba-
The counsel for the claimants submitted the fol-
| lowing prayer:
If the jury shall find from the evidence in this
case Inat the articles of merchandise mentioned in
the bill OF Messrs. Norris Caldwell Co dated Sen
TENDER 9th, 1854, offered in evidence were sold on
said 9th day of September by said Norris Caldwell
d Co., to Isaac n. Turner, one of the defendants
IN the SUIT OF o'B rien Co., on a credit of six
months and by the directions of said Turner said
merchandise was by these claimants packed up and
directed to said Isaac N Turner BY his address be-
ing written thereon, and WERE in pursuance of the
instructions OF said Turner, sent vessel lying at
| one OF the wharves of Baltimore city, to be trans
| ported and delivered to the said Turner at his
place OF business in the State of Virginia. and that
the said merchandise, mentioned in the bill of
said Norris Calwell Co., was afterwards, togeth-
er with other property, seized by the sheriff under
the attachment in this cause on board of said YES
sci, at said wharf, and that said property was sold
by the sheriff under the order of this Court: and il
the jury shall further find that at the time said
Norris Caldwell Co.. sold said goods to said Isaac
n. Turner, he, the said Turner, was insolvent and
That SAID insolvency continued to the time of the
attachment, then these claimants entitled to a
| verdict.
The counsel for the defendants submitted the fol
lowing prayer
That in order to entitle the claimants Norris
Caldwell Co., to srecover upon the issues in the
cause between them and the plaintiffs on the
ground Of their rights, as vendors, to stop the
goods IN controversy, it is necessary that the jury
should lind that the insolvency of the yendee Tur
ner, occurred after the sale of said goods to him
and before the interposition of any claim to thu
same by Norris, Caldwell 4 Co.
After these prayers had been fully and ably ar
gued before the Court the prayer of the counsel fol-
the claimants was granted and the PRAYER of tn,
counsel for the plaintiffs rejected.
Under tie instructions of the Court the Jury rem
dered verdict for the claimants VIM. F. Prick
Esq, for plaintiffs; Messrs. Walsh, Whitney and J
| l.. Thomasfo claimants.
Assignment for to-day 191 to 221 inclusive
There was no business transacted in the Common
Pleas and City Circuit Courts yesterday.
;, DISTRICT CoURT OF THE UNITED SrArEs-Befort
| Hon. " m. Fell Giles Judge. The following bust
ness was transacted in this Court Yesterday:
In the ease of the United States u.s. Edwin Burr
George Krebs and Nathaniel Blake, indicted on tn
charge OF smuggling quantity of moasses and su
gar into this port on board the brig William A
| Dresser-betore reported-the jury returned yer
dict of guilty. The Court fined the traversers $40
and costs each and committed them in default O
| payment
the charge of passing counterfeit money. Verde
OF not guilty.