The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-26
LAW INTEllIGEN

CRIMINAL COURT.-Betore Hon. Henry Stump,
Judge.-Frederick Pnknev Esq. Deputy States
Attorney, prosecuting. The following business
transacted on Saturday
George Bookheimer, charged with assauting and
beating Charles CHECKER, was adjudged guilty, and
fined 81 and COSTS total Sl0.69
John Donnelly and Patrick Quirk, charged with
assaultng and beating each other, each order
ed to pay costs, amounting to $3.50.
Samuel Mahaney, charged with assaulting John
Lloyd, by striking him with ptchfork, was dis
charged without trial.
Ready James, charged with assaultng and beat
ing William Hoffman, was adjudged guilty, and
fined So and costs, and ordered to be imprisoned
thirty days; total fine and costs Sl3.l3.
Henry Shaub, charged with assaulting and beat
| ing Wilhelmina Voltz Case dismissed.
From the evidence in the foregoing case it APP
peared that the party against whom the assault
alleged to have been committed pretended
doctress that she was employed to treat a relative
of the traverser for Theumatsm and after attending
her for nine days without atording relief to the sut
ferer, pronounced her affection to be the result of
! witchcralt, and recommended resort to cure by
charm, to which the patient assented the docress
! then placed charm about the neck of the patient,
! which worn for a short time, when the traver-
ser demonstrated against the deception, and order
ed the pretended cnchantress to leave the premises,
for which offence an action for assault and battery
| was instituted The charm, which consisted of a
small piece Ofpaper with several unintelligibe words
and characters written upon it, presented to the
court, and the enchanreSs asked for explanation
! of it, when she read the words, Gather, Son and
| Holy Ghost
! The Court asked witness whether she did not
! X now the woman witch when she sent
after her, to which she responded that she did
| that she recommended a doctress and prom
ised when she first to the patient, to cure
her in three days; after the three DAYS had elapsed
six days were fixed, and subsequently, nine days as
the time for performing the cure; at the end of the
ninth day. the doctress told her that she was be-
wtched and proposed to her by charm, and
remarked that if the patient desired it, she would
| give the person who conjured her the small pox.
! The Court investigated the matter very patiently
| desired to learn whether the charm written in
| Hebrew or Chaldaic characters, and whether the
victims were believers in the powers of enchant-
ment. After all the testimony had been examined
the case dismissed, when Mr.. Pinkney asked
that the pretended enchantress might be made to
pay the costs.
He remarked that she had basphemed the name
Of the Deity while attempting to impose upon the
crcdulity Of the afflicted woman, and when her prac-
tice had been thwarted, had brought the case into
| Court, whereby an expense upon the city had been
incurred and he thought it proper that she should
be made to pay the costs.
! The Court replied that he would not impose the
payment of the costs upon her, he would doubt
less have to send her to Jail in default of payment,
! which he would not do. The parties were all pack
of fools together, and if they believed in enchant-
ment and the woman charged for her services they
| ought to paw her.
! Adjourned until next Saturday morning at eleven
o'clock.
Circuit Court OF THE UNITED STATEs.-Before
Hon. William Fell Giles, Judge. The following
| business was transacted on Saturday:
United States u.s. Charles w. Kerlin, captain of
the barque Rainbow, indicted on the charge OF in
| licting cruel and unusual punishment upon George
w. Williams. a seaman on board of the vessel. The
case concluded and submitted to the jury with in
structions to return sealed verdict this morning.
! W. NJ. Addison, District Attorney, prosecuting; s..
| Teackle Wallis for defendant
| SUPERIOR CouRT.-Before Hon. u. Collins Lee,
! judge. The following business was transacted on
Saturday:
Thomas Berry Elizabeth Berry Decree pass
ed divorcing the complainant rincuIo matrimonii
from the defendant. Ing for complainant.
CIRCUIT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CIrY.-Refore Hon.
VIM. Geo Krebs Inthe of Brooks rs. Thomas
and Jerome-betore reportcd-the argument was
concluded on Saturday. Under cuid. Brooks and
Gale for complainant; Pitts for respondents.
There was no business transacted in the Court of
| Common Pleas on Saturday