The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-17
La w LNTELLHENCE.

CIRCUIT COURT OF BALTIMORE CrrY-Hon VIM Gcorra
krebs Judge The following business transacted in
this Court yesterday:
Hiram Kaufman Edward J. Henry Petition of
complainant for abatement of the suit heretofore argued
and reported.
Opinion of Court filed, deciding that the application Of
Henry party defendant the suit the benefit of the
nsovent Laws and the appointment ofa trustee for
dement, OF ms creditors, did not dbde the suit, though
rendered it Detective requiring steps to be taken to make
the Trustee party. c. F. Mayer for complainant T
L. Scott for defendant.
Henry Broening rs. John Nantz et al Injunction is
sued to stay further proceedings under fer facias-
Reynolds for complainant.
SUPERIOR COURT.-IIon. z. Collins Lee Judge This
Court engaged in the following business yesterday
John l.. Frazier Caroline V Frazier. Decree passed
dlvorcinS the parties Il riacUO BdtrimOnii. William b.
Perine for complainant John j. Snyder for defendant
Assignment for to-day, 453 to AIS.
COURT OF COMMON rLEAs.-TIon William L. Marshall
Judge. There business Importance transacted
in this Court yesterday.
UNIT STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-ITon VIM Fell Giles
Judge VIM Meade Addison, ESQ., United States District
Attorney prosecuting. The Court occupied in the
following business yesterday:
James Cook Us Thomas Travers. Libel for materials
furnished Libel taken pro cOnfeSSO Decree passed for
oeant for 2o9S and interest from January 1st, 1855
CIRcUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CouNTY-Before Hon.
Judge Price.
TowsoNTowN. Dec. 16, 1858
Gittngs Esq, prosecuting for the State, assisted
by Arthur W. Machen, Esq.
Judge Price remarked to Mr. Preston this morning
that the Court could not defer the trial of Peter Corre a
ter the first Monday in January and desired him to be
ready by that time Mr.. Preston replied that he would
endeavor to do Therefore, presumed that this in
eresting trial will be disposed Of at the time assigned
The case of the State VIM G. Carter was assigned for
Tuesday next
State James Wilson, indicted for picking the pocket
OF John b. Brashears and stealing therefrom $780, alleged
to have been committed in the city of Baltimore on
5Oth day OF January 1883 The prisoner placed
bar, and the following evidence elected
Mr.. BraShears, sworn.-Resides at No Sc Hanover
street on the both January about six O'Clock,
fire. was standing talking to friend; the prisoner
and crowd OF young men made shove against Witness
witness previous to this had his hands in his pockets and
on his ocketbook but when showed by the he took
his hands out to protect himself falling as soon as
his hands out of his pockets the prisoners were in
and witness caught him by the collar called for the
police; the prisoners friends then ran and left him hal
loolng fire. witness never recovered his money;
not remember how the prisoner dressed but remem-
ber that the prisoner said that if he his
make him pay for it, the crowd showed witness against
the prisoner and 1t appears they in partnership in
the transaction.
Mr.. Poscy testified that he assisted in arrestinc the
prisoner he had his face partly coat col
lar when witness took hold of him his collar fell and
he Immediately jerked again and tried to get away
Capt Maney testified that he searched the prisoner
the station house, and found only four dollars some
cents in his possession he also had gold watch in his
coat pocket the ring OF which broken the captain
retained it on the suppositiOn that it stolen
No evidence for the defence. Verdict mot guilty"
Messrs. Thomas and Norris for the prisoner.
The case of the State rs Alexander McCann Daniel n
Pennington and Augustus II. Pennington for assaulting
George Jury, was fixed for Monday next and Anthony
State Philip Foreman for Saturday next
The jury of inqusition in the Of Richard Lii
favor Of the plaintiff.
Jack Howard negro boy 10 years OF age was brought
IN Court and held TO bail in the Of $500 for his
pearance to the charge of the larceny watch
valued at $50.
The the State as Elijah alias Boney Lee charg
ed with assaulting J. Marshall Hanna reporter the
Sun ~ with intent to murder by striking at him with
billy the 10Th of October 1857 taken up and the
following evidence elected
Mr.. Hanna sworn-Resides at % North Calvert street
Is reporter the "Sun the 18th of October 1857
in the going the office to his residence:
Inc prisoner stepped and asked him what he had
shed him for; witness replied, 81 did do it. if YOU
want satisfaction to the Office and get | the prisoner
then followed the witness to the of North
cite streets, and stepping to him. said you the
lark want, have great mind to smash your head;n
the prisoner then struck at witness with billy struck
his and broke the front strap drew his revo
and the prisoner called for police officer English
who arrested the witness and took him the watch
on the way to the station house the prisoner up and
struck witness blow in the face with his fist
which caused blood to flow profusey; the prisoner and
his friends have frequently called upon witness p
against the prisoner but he always told them the
case was in the hands of the State and he would and
could do nothing but appear witness not be mist
ken in regard to the weapon being billy seen too
many of them at the station houses
Il. W Lurman sworn testified to the same effect as
Mr.. Hanna in regard to the second assault
Charles How ard testified that he was on the oppose
corner at the time of the assault Lee talking to Hanna
IN an angry and in Lee struck at Han
ma with stick billy; it flew from Lees hand aud fell
in the street. Hanna then drew his revolver and while in
the act of cooking it Lee and asked of the crowd
for pistol at the time saying, he drew revolver
on me-" the weapon the prisoner drew Hanna was
about six or eight inches in length
Mr. Snyder corr0boratcd the evidence of Mr. Howard
Court adjourned at o'clock until morrow morning
at 9R, when the case will be resumed