The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-23
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after, she saw the man on the bridge with

minutes after, she saw the man on the bridge with
her husband
Mrs. Conny, sworn.-Corroborated the testimo-
ny OF former witness; when she came out saw the
man STRIVING to get up, right on the of the
bridge; saw nobody in the street; saw the body.
John kilduff, sworn-Was coming down French
street; came down French to Bath; saw a crowd at
bJ v1.her OF French and Front; when got onbrdge
% near the sound of fall; saw man fall near the
ggIluge and two men leave him, as if knocked
uoWns witness was with friend, and he was desir-
ous VI getting away; witness friend was anxious to
- SoI' sne man as he said he did not like to see
% n;p s"uiteu IN that way; witness does not know
prlah; witness friend assisted the wounded man:
witness afraid ~ ~ -'
Inomas P hay, sWorn.-Came down French street
10 Bath; saw a scufie and saw the small man oo
down; witness went over and saw the man croa
ing across the bridge; he went as far as the iamn
post when witness went up to him and took him
across to the house on Saratoga street.-the coonar
shop; witness heard something drop on the bridge
sounded like tin talling witness went back and
found woman have something in her hand and
SAID belonged to the wounded man; witness took
IL and gave 1t to the deceased witness does not
Know whether it was dark lantern or not witness
was not acquainted with deceased
Miss Ann Robinson.-Resides l60 Front street
second door from Hillen; don't know anything
about the case; don't know 0Brian; don't know
sullivan; have no knowledge about the affair.
Here the jury took recess for fifteen minutes
until witness could be brought before them.
upon the expiration of fifteen minutes the jury
re-asseinoled and Christian Brooks being brought
up and sworn testified that he did not know any
thing about the affair; that he was not on the cor
ner at the time of the assault and did not state this
Saturday morning that O'Brian was murdered
Alter the witness had testified to this much it be-
came apparent that the jury had gotten hold of
the wrong man, and, upon little discussion, it
was resolved that another recess of fifteen minutes
be taken, in order to hunt up the bona fde Brooks
and bring him before the jury.
The police officer despatched for this mr.
pose soon after returned with a Mr. William
II. Brooks He was sworn and testified that on
FRIDAY night, between and o'clock, he went
home with his son. who had been with him all dar;
that the son did not go out after tea but remained
In the house; and that the next Saturday
morning he the witness) read the papers but did
not see anything of the ASSAULT that his son also
read them; saw an account of it, but supposing that
his father had also the report, said nothing of
the affair. On leaving the house together on the
same morning, witness and his son met Sergeant
McComas, who told witness of the affair and asked
II he had heard of the MURDER that witness son
then spoke up and said, "Yes, father, did YOU not
see 1t saw it" meaning that he saw the account
in the paper.
The jury after a few minutes consultation, rem
dered the following verdict: "Came to his death
oy wounds inflicted on the head by person or per
sons unknown to the Jury"