The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-20
BALTIMORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY co. 1859

Mr. Cuttings would say to the witness, that any
ehng which was said by the prisoner either extorted
from him by fear or hope would not be evidence be
ped TO the prisoner but thing said by him, voluna-
rily, could go the jury evidence.
Mr. Preston said he still objected, and thought that
there enough evidence already to show that the
prisoner, who had been beaten and severely wounded
was confined in the station house aboriug under such
terror in his mind that he could not at that time
haae What the law means by voluntary confession.
Witness recalled.
Judge Price.-'Where this confession made?''
Mitness- In the Western district station house"
Judge Price.-'HoR long after he was confned?',
Witness About fifteen minutes"
Judge Price.-"Was there any threat or inducement
made on offered MIN before it made?n
Witness-"Noue to my knowledgen
Judge Prce.-"The witness can proceed but must con.
fine himself to this certain time
Witness continued.-Mr Kirk in whose employ the
prisoner had been asked witness him see orre
told Kirk wait as the mob outside was much excited,
about fifteen minutes after this witness took Mr.. Kirk
back and unlocked the door of the room where Corre
was when they entered Corre crying piteous
IL, and said, "oh, what have done-whatS& my poor
mother sayS he then called upon witness and Mr. Kirk
to shoot him. he repeated these remarks twice witness
Is positive Of and may be three times Kirk spoke to him,
said how de you do. Peter" had known Corre
before this time for several years. he had lived in
witness neighhorhood in the Western section of
the city; witness Corrie almost every day:
missed him some time after this and thought he was
absent FROM the city, witness Corre in Holiday
street about two weeks Bentons death and when
Gamorill was in JAIL witness into Wilkinsons sa
loon on Holiday street. the Theatre and there saw
Corre; Corre said that witness mistaken about the
recty about the Gambr case and spoke about the
witness had taken in the of Gambrl he said
witness that his Peter Corrie Butcher Pete
witness told him that he knew him by both when
Corrie told witness he had spoken the truth was
saa IN threatening manner so much so that witness
placed hlmsef III defensive attitude; witness thinks
Core had on black sack coat don't know what kind
cap he had on.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Preston-Wkinson's saloon is
respectable establishment far witness knows; Cor
RE had been drinking certainly witness has the prs
since he has connected with the police de
parlment tnan formerly, him
he came from the country Corre asked witness
not Captain Lineweaver witness knew Corre and Corre
knew Witness the conversation addressed witness by
Corrie not the foolish reckless language of men
usually made over their cups; the language used was
SAID TO witness to ntimidate him. witness noticed
on the prisoners at the station house, witness did
not consider the prisoner beaten; counsel might
think that he was beaten; witness does consider
man beaten when he has single cut on the nose; wit
ness does not the prisoner about
outside of the station house, there loud
side there was nothing said about hanging Corre out
side Corre could not have heard the the street
he was put in the back room witness is the husband Of
the sister OF Marion Cropps who tried before for the
some offence
By Mr.. Gttings-Witness was willing to testify in tn,
of Cropps but told Mr. Cuttings he would prefer moi
being put upon the stand witness is relation of
prisoner witness testified in the agans
Henry Gambrl for the murder of Rigdon.
LIT. m. H. Groover, swOrn.-Am Lieutenant of the
western district polic at the watch house when Cor
was brought in and put back the prisoner had on caI
with glazed cover he secured in the southeast
n OF the BACK room when he brought out before the
Mayor he had on cloth cap; the Mayor
house ABOUT after COrrle confined; wit
ness saw Corrie in the passage with Marshall Herring
with cloth cap on witness remarked that was not his
cap; Corrie said nothing Sergeant Hough come W
from the room with glezed cover and witness fitted il
on the cap.
Cross examined by Mr.. Preston-witness was at the
door when came up to the station house there
some twenty persons who up with Corrie; the
was Immediately shut witness thinks there was much
commotion outsde but he don't know what done
sald there We're three DOORS which closed between
Corrie and the street. there aperture in the
rooms where some prisoners had escaped; but it was
closed up at that me the prisoner roned; he
handouts and chained to the oor the chain is about
IA inches in length at the full length the chain
might be SAID to be in PROSTATE condition.
Captain Lineweaver, recalled by Mr.. Preston-The
prso was chained when he made the declarations be
fore Mr.. Kirk and witness.
Sergeant Hough recalled by the State.-Witness went
back in the room with lamp and found the of
cap in the northeast of the room the prisoner
in the southeast witness has the cap
cap WITNESS here produced blue cloth cap with brass
button on each side and glazed covering which was
nown 70 the jury The cap has hole in the front part
OF the cloth if made by bullet but there is CORES
pondng aperture in it to show that the bullet
through the upper part Oft.
Juror asked what the motive in showing the
cap
Mr. Cuttings said only that the jury might have the
opportunity to look at it.
1t being twenty minutes of three O'Clock Mr. Git
tngs said that the Court designed adjourn
would here close with the understanding that if one
two witnesses came forward in the morning it would be
allowed to examine them.
Mr. Preston did not admire this arrangements he would
IKE the State to announce the fact that had closed
that the defence could if necessary subpoena some OF
the States witnesses prepare his defence which
intended to ask the indulgence of the court he asked this
indulgence till the morning. he thought it
his client.
Mr. Cuttings said the defence might consider the Stat
as having closed and Judge Price that thu
court would grant the indulgence asked for by Mr.
ton
The court adjourned until tomorrow morning at II
o'clock when the examination of witnesses for the defence
will be commenced.
The Baltimore County Bible Society has presented
large Bible to the Circuit Court and also one to the Or
phans' Court of Baltimore county. They have als
placed Bible in each cell in the Baltimore county Jail
Towsontown and have ordered handsome Bible for eacl
district school in the county.