The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-22

The question then being on the two first resolutions
they were adopted
The question recurring the third resolution it was
/ resolved in the negative
Rep Stetson of louisiana that the Grand Lodge
adjourn sine die on Friday / O'clock
Rep Cnnlcy. of Georgia moved to adjourn sine die at
O'Clock p VI. of that day
Rep J. Robinson, of Virginia. moved to lay the subject
ON te tihle, which was resolved in the Affirmative.
KEEP ASkew, of Delaware, submitted the following pro
cerdingS of the Grand Encampment of Dcware:
NlLMINGT"N. Aug u, lS5S-At adjourned meeting
al the X W Grand Encampment, O. q. F. of the
OF Delaware held at the above date among other business
the following was had
ReSo'rd That the Grand Representative to the Grand
Lodge ote United States he and is hereby
branch of Order to its original position subject to the
jurisdiction of the State Grand Lodge
R"S0tred That in case of failure the part of the
Hrand Lodge of the United States at its pass
some permanent relief to the patriarchaI
branch OF the Order that the proper officers of this Grand
Encampmen he and hereby directed to forward the
effects and charter of this Grand Encampmcnt to the
Grand Lodge of the United States the day of the
Rep. Armstrong, of Illinois, submitted the following
resolution which was adopted by the Grand Lodge of that
State:
Reo're, That the Representatives of this Grand Lodge
to the R. W Grand Lodge of the United States, be and
they hereby instructed to their influence in the
Grand Lodge Of the United States its session. in
favor OF the pending amendment TO the constitution of the
Grand Lodge of the United States, reducing the ratio
each Grand Body.
Rep Dancnhower of same state also presented the
following proceedings of the Grand Encampment of Hi
nOiS:
ReS0red That our Representatives to the Grand Lodge
of the United States hereby instructed use their
influence in favor of dispensing with the representation
from Grand Encampments to the Grand Lodge of the Uni
ted States.
Rep. Toke of North Carolina submitted the following
resolution which referred to the Legislative Com
mttee:
Resolrcd by This Grand Loge nop assembled in annual
communication, That Representatives to the next
communication of the Grand Lodge the United States
and they are hereby instructed upon
the Grand Lodge Of the United States to consider
proprety of so changing law, make period
of official service in subordinate Lodges twelve instead
ofsX months, and to permit the subordnacs, their
option to hold weekly, monthly and semi monthly
meetings
Rep. johnson, of California submitted the following
resolutions which referred to the Committee the
tate of the Order:
Resolred That the Grand Lodge of the United States
does hereby empower the Grand Encampmcnt Caifor
MIA to receive into its jurisdiction all Subordinate Encamp
mentS now in existence situated on the Pacific Coast and
the Islands thereof providing said Subordinate Encamp
ments consent thereto
81 o'clock the Lodge adjourned until this morn
ing.
SHOCKING MURDER IN SoUTH BALTIMORE by A GANG OF
ROwDIEs, LED BY POLICE OFFICER.-One of the most
cold booded murders have been called upon record
for some time past, perpetraed between IL and IL
O'Clock Monday night last; German, named Chris
tan Fischer being the victim. The murder commit
tea at the house of his brother GOtleb Fischer, the
northwest corner Of Montgomery and Howard streets.
The particulars of which as ollows-The deceased
had gotten rattle for jewclry which to take
place at his brothers house Accordingly about twenty
or twenty-five persons of both sexes mostly Germans
pared to the house for the purpose of taking the
rattle They thus engaged during the early part of
the evening and everything went quietly until about
20 minutes past IL O'Clock when gang desperadOes
numbering ten twelve came the front door
and demanded admittance, which refused them upon
which police officer John Lemon of the southern district
who appeared to be the leader of the crowd insisted upon
coming in on the ground that he officer, and
had IA right to enter. After some few minutes
delay the door opened by those the inside and
Lemon rushed into the house He then turned to those
who vet outside and said 'come boys' the gang
in bosterous and disordery manner, insulting the
females who present The deceased in attempting
to protect his sister naw who it is stated removed the
bar from the door shot in the right side the
shoulder blade and fell TO the floor. He however, arose.
and into the back yard climbed the fence to the
corner OF Hill and Hanover Streets distance of three
squares when he became exhausted from loss of blood,
and fell to the pavement lie here found by DR. T.
a Moore and taken back to the house where he was at
tended by Doctors Benson and IiSer who probed the
wound but could not succeed in extracting the ball He
died in about ten minutes after being removed to the
house. Upon being questioned previous to his death, he
account of the shooting which duplicates the pO
lice officer above referred who appears the uni
form of an officer except that he was without his numbers
upon his hat.
Captain Woods succeeded in arresting Lemon short
time afterwards and took him to the southern Station
House where he confined until yesterday morning,
when Justice Boyd committed him to Jail to await the
action OF the Grand Jury Between eight and nine clock
yesterday morning immense crowd gathered around
the house where the murdered lay At nine o'clock
Coroner Battee, of the southern district summoned the
following persons jurors to make examination in
the Charles W. Kimberly, Foreman; George r
Berry, Edward Simond Henry C. APlegarth, John
citt, Dr. G. 4. Moore Robert n Battre, George Beard
Bernard llarrig, James Hodge, j. Marshal Hanna.
=. % tt r , i anu ,a ~ i'',: ile n 1n5 ii' I
premises, after which they adjourned to the southern
duced:
Gotleib Fischer first sworn and testified as follows
Am proprietor the house where the ootnr took ulac
and deceased is NV brother was inside the Iousc t the
time and all the doors were fastened There was a rattle
going on heard crowd coming up the street and short
y afterwards heard some one knock Mt the door ON Uowar
street Wv wife asked who was there when 4 man ont
side answered an olccr and said eve must come in
she denied them admlttance, and told them they could
in that the house was fall already One of the
gang, named John Lemon, then said he police Off
Ger. and would in. With that he pushed the door
open and looking back said to the crowd comc boys
About twelve then rushed n and two pistol shots
fired Lemon seemed to he the leader of the gang;
don't know who the man was that fired the nj oI dom
know whether Lemon did it or not: saw a man standing
along side of him shoot once could not recornZ any Of
tc rcst or tbr, for thc sn,l which GIind no rno, rt.
the shot had been fired Lemon had his uniform on Int
had no numbers ON his hat he wore = p,nama str,y hat
such as are worn by the police officers did not know
that Fischer was shot until sometime afterwards. became
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ON Nortoomcrv strcet and then went owov
Elizabeth Fischer sister n-Iaw to the deceased was
sworn and testified that she was in the house when the
oano came and broke omen the door A police officer
yLnn sI ala mot tnow annaarrd to Lead them She first
Refused adn,ittnrra to tha when hev then nu,hcd at
tba goor Sha toll trem to 40 away when the officer
nnshed the door omen and said scome in boys She then
saw one man knocked down but don't know who did it
one man who was standing near Iemon had a slim face
and wore = can saw him fire one shot The room filled
with smoke and couId not recognize any one except
Lemon knew him: he had been to the house before
Bertha Frice sworn was in the house when the shots
were fred had been dancinr and heard noise at the
door whnr ras nusbed omen. emon came in shaking
liz Gst Ia ,sIoi NJ Fischer to one side and told her
10 m 80 ~ ,r t ran ont of the hack door and ran avav
fohn FsnI, Doniel Shaefer Henry Eletch John Nue
and Martin Arens were here examined and
| the evidence of the preceding witnesses
OFFICER William Thomas testified as follows had made
nv, eyen o'cIoct round and was standing AGAINST an
| awning most nearly ouposite the house when a man
stepped mn and told me there was going to be a row.
crowd of men come up the street and cross over
tha bons officer emon was at the head of the
They ranned at the door and in few minutes ali rushed
in: as the door opened saw man knocked down; then
ran over and went in TO arrest the man who did IT, but
street; found could not any good, l sprung my
a spree The officers up in short time;
unable recognize of the party except Lemon;
saw Joseph Edwards the ground; he remained there
about fifteen minutes before the party told the
proprietor to close the door. .
Officer Harding sworn.-I heard the rattle, and to
the place. told the officers to arrest the whole party
Edwards pulled out horse pistol and said they could