The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-07
CITY ENCE

dead Rabbit, attempted to enter the drinking |
house, No. II Holiday street, kept by Erasmus
Levy, by forcing the window nearest Fayette
street. Levy, who sleeping in an apartment in
the rear of the bar, was awakened by the noise,
and says that several attempts were made to force
the door; that the window was raised, and there
being only venitian blind between him and the
party outside, and no other egress except by the
front door; that fearing if an entrance were once
gained, his life would be forfeited he seized horse
pistol, and discharged it in the direction of
the window, where some of the party were then
trying to get in. The pistol heavily loaded con-
tanning eight balls, three of which entered the fore
head of McAleese, who was in a STOPPING position,
two penetrating to the brain. Barron and Gise
who were both by the side of McAleese were struck
the former receiving two balls in the left arm below
the elbow, one of which passed through into the
stomach, and the latter one ball in the right arm be-
low the elbow. Information of the affair was con-
veyed to the Central Station House by Clark, who
first stated that man had been shot on Holiday
street, but he did not know who it was; afterward
while accompanying sergeants Davis and Hewitt to
the spot, he SAID that the party shot Nc
Aleese. When they arrived in front of Lewis
house, they found McAleese lying upon the pave
ment and with the assistance of three of the police
officers, removed him to the Station house. where
he lay in an apparently unconscious state up to rs
minutes to one O'Clock, when death closed his ca
reer.
There was found lying by his side when taken up
by the officers stick about two feet in length
mounted with heavy piece of lead, and upon his
person dirk knife with blade nearly foot long
Barron was arrested by Sergt. Hewitt and Off
Ger Malloney at the Office of DR.. Willis H. Bailey
on Fayette street, Eutaw, whittier he had gone
to have his wounds dressed. Gise arrested by
the same officer at his fathers residence, on Joseph
inc street, near Arch, while at breakfast Clark by
Sergt. Davis, the Station house, and Wolff BY
Maoney, on Holiday street, near where the occur
renee took place.
The whole party were committed to Jail by JUS
tice Mearis on the charge of attempting to break
into the house of Erasmus Levy. Levy gave him
self up to Sergeant Davis and was committed to
Jail by the same Justice to await investigation of
the affair." AS soon as it became known that McA-
leese was dead, Coroner Stevens was sent for who
summoned the following persons to serve on the
Jury; John H. Woodward, A. Mckenzie Pittman,
J. Bond Jarrett, Andrew F. A. Harrigan, John T..
Delcher, Jas. P. Bishop, John Sullivan, Hickman
Belt, Michael Boland, Dennis McClennan,
W. X. Mitchell, j. Conway, George d. Phelps,
and William Boone. The Jury adjourned soon
after being called together, to four O'clock at which
hour they reassembled to hear the testimony of the
witnesses, the first of whom the parties charg-
ed with attempting to enter the dwelling of Levy.
Their statement was in substance as follows
| They had been to the ball at Reben Hall, on FAY
cite street, Harrison, in the early part of the
evening, previous to which party whom they had
been with got into trouble, and one of the number
| named John Gamble, taken to the station house.
| On his way up town towards morning, McAleese pro
| posed to try and get Gamble out. Two or three Of
the party went to the station house. their friend
and were requested by him to go to LEWIS and get
him to intercede They went to his house, making
no noise, raped at the door, and then raised tn,
window to converse with Levy; no harsh words be
| ing spoken by either party during the time the,
were there, which did not exceed five minutes; tina
| in answer to a request from McAleese to 90 to tn
station house and stand security for Gamble, Lev,
said, she is nothing to me; shan't go;" and imme
| diately afterwards the pistol was fired.
! In direct contradiction to the above, was tn
| statement Of Mrs. Frances Martin and her daughter
Mrs. Emily Wallace, who reside few doors from
the place of the occurrence. Mrs. NJ. stated tina
iowa rds five O'clock for some time perhaps QUAR-
ter of an hour, she heard the sound of kicking at
door, got up, raised the window, saw several pei
sons standing in the street, talking loudly, an
making a great deal of noise; left the window an
Immediately after heard report of pistol.
| Mrs. Wallace stated that she had been unwell 70
sometimes was up the greater part of the night
about the hour stated, heard great noise, fsom
one kicking and knocking against door; ha
heard same noise twice before during the night
heard sound of quarreling; also heard remark mad
"We'l put your light out fol' YOU" and then hear
| report of pistol.
The Jury thereupon rendere d the following yer
dict, viz: "That the deceased, Archibald McAleese
came to his death from a pistO l-shot wound, fire
| by the hands of Erasmus Levy"
The body of McAleese was given in charge of hi
father, who removed it to his resi- dence, Saratog
street, near Park.
MISUNDERSTANDING between IL and 3 o'cloc
yesterday morning, the clothing es Establishment
Mr.. Asbury Jarrett, on the corner of East Balt
| more and Front streets, was broken open and rOt
bed of large quantity Of valuable goo DIS, consstin
OF fine black cassmeres, fancy silk, an black sati
vestngs, and several pieces of fine silk ge, amount
ing in value to between six and hund red dollars
The yard of the building fronts on four foot alley
running from Front street to Jones Falls; the bur
glars having scaled the fence gained acces to tn
store by pricing open the shutters of the bat win
dow, with small crowbar or chisel They too
from the shelves large quantities of goods, select
ing those of the best quality and it evident the
had not got half through with their work when the
left the premises, which from appearances was zion
preclpltately, leaving piece of silk in the va rd
and another piece pile of dirt in the Falls a
the end of the alley; from the latter fact, tn
thieves must have carried off their booty in boat
1t is thought that the burglars frightened OF
| by seeing the gas suddenly lighted in one of thu
chambers of the dwelling, which was done by
lady of the family, who had occasion to wait on on
OF her children, and who heard the footsteps of
| man walking backward and forward ON the from
street pavement, which at that hour seemed to he
| singular. Some parties stated yesterday mornin,
that they had observed, between9 and 10 O clock OF
Monday night, two or three boats on the Fall
above the Baltimore street bridge.
RoBBERY.-The counting room of Messrs Fender
| CAST Brothers, II Smiths Wharf was burglarousl
entered on Monday night and their safe broken ope
and rifted of its contents. Fortunately howe vel
the thieves succeeded in getting nothing of value
themselves as there was but Sc cents in the drawer
! though they took most of heir books, lot of ex
pired insurance policies, notes to the amount of 81
600, and lot of insurance scrip valued at $500
| is supposed they became alarmed and made thei
escape from the window facing the alley in the rear
as there were package of uneXpired Marine lnsuI
ance policies and other articles of considerable valu
| found on the floor by the window. The books c
Messrs. Pendergast were found this morning by tw
boys in boat, floating the water between tn
receiving ship Allegheny and the shore, and all tn
other articles OF value recovered except the promi
| sorry notes.
| A potu q AVID 1n1n
terday afternoon, an alarm was given, occasone
by great smoke being seen south of the city. 1t
supposed, it arose from the burning of brush.
Inc alarm at "a o'clock, arose from the partia
burning of the back building of house on GAY ST.
above Mott. 1t caught from sparks from the chin
| ney. Damage slight
The alarm last night, about o'clock, arose fror
the burning of pile of lumber in the Cabinet max
ing establishment of Mr.. Thomas Muller, corner O
| Fayette and Gay streets. 1t was extinguished be
| fore much damage was done.
few minutes after 10 O'clock on Monday night
an alarm of fire originated from the burning of
small unoccupied office on Eutaw street. Sprn.
| Gardens. The building was set on fire, and wa
soon destroyed. No insurance.
ofhcer Short, upon going his twelve o'clocl
round on Monday night, discovered fire in an unoc
cupied frame house ON Hughes street. He entered
the premises by forcing the front door, and sue
ceeded, with few buckets of water, in extinguish
ing the flames. Damage trifing.
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present session of the City Council a proposition
was made to dispense with the five detectives con
nected with the present police system. Nothing
was done with the matter by the Committee t
whom the subject was referred, and last evening
when the ordinance up for consideration il
the Second Branch, at the instance of Mr.. Herring
1t was so amended as to abolish the present de
tectve police, and clause inserted authorizing tn,
Mayor to appoint and commission from time t.
time as he may think proper, any number of mel
not exceeding live to act as secret police under
the exclusive control of the Mayor This plan il
similar to that adopted by the authorities of New
York and is reputed to work much more effectuall,
the detection of crime than where the officers are
known to the community.
| CHARGE OF CRUEL PUNIsHMENT.-A man by the
name of John Finch, mate of the ship Therese ha:
been arrested on the charge of maltreating a sea
man named William Smith. An examination wa.
had before U. S. Commissioner Hanan Yesterday
which resulted IN tho al oE q