The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22

Georges county j. NJ. Jacobs Hartford county; John C
Brune Baltimore city; Charles Carroll, Howard county;
Ed. Lloyd, Jr Talbot county, l.. T. Brien Washington
county; DIR. 5. p. Smith, Alegany county; James
Ilghman Somerset county George R. Dennis Frederick
county; e. NJ Eldrdge, Cecil county S. T. c. Brown
roll county; John W. Jenkins, Charles county r. T.
Goldsborough Dorchester county; Edward wilkins Kent
county; W lardcastle, Caroline county; J. H. Gray Cal
vert county Allen Dodge. District of Columbia ] W
Ware Western Virginia; Thomas r. Joynes, Eastern Vir
Delaware
Curators-Wliam Crichton Baltimore city; Frank
Cooke, Baltimore city j. n Goldsborough Talbot county;
j. Mulliken Prince Georges county, N. B. Worthington
Anne Arundel county
Corresponding Secretary.-J. Howard McHenry, Balti
The Society then adjourned until this evening.
AWARD OF PREMIUMS.
The committee yesterday made the following awards:
AGRICULTURAL MPLEMENTS- Glass No 2-To Steer <
Scooly SO, for the best broadcast drilling machine with
attachments to Wiloughby Black 5, for the best drill
sweep horse power; to Wheeler & MuIieks for nGabI
railway horse power; to the To- for threShin ma
chine; to j. D. Linton D. for do; to W. W Dengcr ? for
straw carrier; to r. Sinclair & Co. 2 for caudron
AGRICULTURAL lMPLEMENrs.- Class No. For the
best tanning mill, premium to }, Montgomery & Bro of
Baltimore For the best vegetable cutter, premium to
Robert Sinclair Jr., Co. For the best dr barrow for
roots anu other small crops premium to Robert Sinclair,
Jr, Go. or the bestchum, premium to Cortlan x Co.
Of Baltimore For the best cleaning machine premium to
Robert Sinclair, Jr " Co For the best cider mill and
and press premium to Robert Sinclair. Ir., Il Co. For
the best road scraper premium to Robert Sinclair Jr,
Mich Cows-To John A. Hamilton. for his COW Perf.c-
ton, $40 to john Mcrryman, for lis Bette g.
HEAVY DRAFT IORsEs.-To +. I.auglon, $50 for hest
stallion Duke Norman to C. L. Scott far second best 10,
Virginia Samsoa to Levi Hunt 20 for brood mare c,
to Evan NJ Price To- for second best do Dart to f. Scott
j. for best year old horse colt to T. b. Chew l. for best
sucking horse colt to Scott for best year Old
fly to f. " Price l. for second best do; to S Hunt
for best year old fly to W. Matthews, 6, for best pair
heavy draft horses
E-Iolsteins-To Samuel Sutton. $50, for three
year old bull Jim Grow.
LIVE Murroys The first premium of So is awarded
to Frederick $ Turner for thehest pen not less
Illfs4 of.
ing no others on exhibition
Long Wool SHEEP. The lst premium Of IS is awarded
to Henry Carroll. of Baltimore county tie best buck
year old; and the 2d premium of a the same gen
teman The 1st premium of IS for the best pen ewes
not less than three, tn Mr. Ware. For the best pen of
buck lambs, not less than three, the premium of 81 to
Mr. Ware The premium of 81 for the best pen of lambs
WooL surEp.-To s S. Bradford IS for the best buck
Jacob y. Blackcslee, for second best do; S Brad
"ra Tor pen OF ewes SECOND premium to same for second
best do the premiums of for the best pen of buck lambs
and for the best pen Of live lambs awarded
TRIAL or SpEED.-ro carvine D. o,.oke, $50 f. 1.,t
trottng stallion Frank Pierce to H. d. Geston, II
second best do, Trustee Jr.
SwISE-Small Breed The following additions were
made to this report To Charles b. Calvert 81 for second
best boar between one and two years. to same for best
boar six months old.
MURDER IN A NEW YORK GAMBLING HE'LL.
About ten days ago Catharine Mulhearn an Irish
girl who had been living for a time as domestic in
the notorious gambling house of Bob Willis 5sl
Broadway, she not knowing the character of the
place when she engaged to go there was arrested
on trumped up charge of larceny, preferred
against her by Willis female inmate of his
gambling hell.
During her incarceration in the Tombs awaiting
trial, Catharine, in view of the manner in which
she was prosecuted, made some startling disclosures
which, if true, will explain the great anxiety on
the part of Willis to damage her reputation, and if
possible, to get her sent to BlackwePs Island
Catharine alleges that little over a month since
she had great to believe that some man
unknown wq Mt
there swindled out of his money, and afterwards
murdered
Hea affidavit is follows:
City and County of New York, .-Catharine
Milhearn, of No. 224 East 18th street, being duly
sworn, doth depose and say, that in the month of
August last past this deponent employed and
went into the service of Robert L. Willis, of 5Sl
Broadway, and further that she remained in his
employment until Sunday, the 10Th day of Septem-
Der following; and this deponent adds that on that
Sunday evening, and at or about the hour of or
o'clock in the morning of that Sunday night, she
was awoke by a cry of distress and noise in the
lower part of said Willis house. and this deponent
saws, that on listening she distinctly heard some
person eXclam in the entry way of the lower part
OF the house, sin the Lords name spare my life, and
| don't care what you do to me-" deponent further
says that she heard the said Willis say in reply at
the time, ''the Cd id Irish son - dump
him." deponent could not distinctly hear or under
stand what else sad but there were some other
hard words, and some further noise below stairs;
deponent says she next morning about 81
O'Clock, and commenced to wash the foul linens of
the family; deponent further SAYS that between 0
and 10 in the forenoon, she went to the cstcrn to
empty some suds, and removing the cover she
saw what seemed to her part of the coat sleeve
cui just above the surface of the water in the els
tern; deponent further says that she took par
ticular notice at the timc depOnent went again to
the cistern, about = o'clock in the afternoon of
the same day, to empty more wash suds, and re.
moving the cover from the same cistern she plain
ly and distinctly saw the upper part of mans
rt II .l,,,Srt
forehead eyes, and portion of the nose above the
water in the cistern; that he had dark hair upon
the head, and had dark whskers; deponent noticed
distinctly that his ewes were open or partly open;
deponent was much frightened, and shut down the
lid of the cistern and ran away with an excama-
ton, caused by her fright deponent further saws
| that she soon afterwards saw her sister, to whom
she related these acts and that her sister made her
leave the house torthwith deponent adds that when
she arose in the morning after she heard the dStur-
bance in the lower part of the house. (and Of the
day she saw this dead man in the cistern,) she
lower entry way of the house, and saw the colored
man, Henry, in the act of securing it off with soap
and water; deponent further says that she spoke to
| the colored man, Henry. about securing the walls
and he told her to mind her own business: deponcnt
adds that in about four weeks after she had left the
house she was arrested by officer James E. Duffy
charge of stealing some articles from said W Ills
and also that deponents sister was arrested on the
same charge with deponent; deponent further says
that she most anxious to report the fact of
ing this dead man in the cistern, but her sister
would not let her. but told her that if she did it
would be just such as DR.. BurdelPs was, that
she would be locked up a witness, or get herself
into some difficulty about it.
On the complaint of the girl, Justice Connolly is
sued a warrant, and late on Tuesday night accom-
panied by the officers of his court, Capt. Walnr
and several of the detectives, Capt. Turnbull of the
Sth precinct, and others, he proceeded to execute
the process in person.
The premises were completely surrounded and all
chances for escape being cut off the Judge rang
the bell of the gambling house, which was an
swered by a c0lored man, who on opening the door
declined admitting the party, but the ponderous
magistrate pushed him aside and the officers rushed
up stairs
On entering the second-story rear-parlor several
were found seated about table playing "Faro" !"
The Judge Immediately announced in IA loud voice,
gentlemen, you all my prisoners" and at the
same time the officers closed and guarded the doors
so that none could escape.
The prisoners were detained for the night.
but before morning Henry Rice, Tennesseean,
made his escape, and most likely now on his way
! South.
Justice Connolly and the officers subsequently,
! returned to Willis house. which they thoroughly
! examined from top to bottom, in hopes of finding
some traces of the body of the man alleged to have
! Deen murdered. The cistern was thoroughly raked,
but owing to the quantity of water it contained,
the examination was not satisfactory, and will be
resumed
In the wood work of the cistern, numerous blood
! marks were visible, and the wall and floor of a
dark passage in the basement were visible large
quantities of blood, described by the girl What
was then discovered, except as regards the body,
corroborated the statements of the girl; and the
| general impression among the officers, Judge Con,
molly and Others, was that there had been a
| most atroclous murder committed in that den OF
gamblers.
Several of the parties arrested were released on
bail, but So, 900 security demanded in the
of Willis, and he was placed in charge of an Off