The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-29

TowsoNTowN, Jan. %, 1859.
BALTIMORE COUNTY CmCUIr CoURT.-Hon. Judge
Price, presiding. Richard j. Cuttings, States At.
torney, prosecuting. The following business was
transacted to-day:
Immediately upon opening the Court this morn
ing, the jury in the of Fred. Schneider, charg
ed with stealing two bushels of corn from Mr.. JEFF
fers, returned verdict of not guilty.
The case of the State us. Henry Fricker, charged
with the larceny of quantity jewelry and silver
ware, on the 18th October, 1857, valued at S94,
the property of Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson-County
case-was then taken up. Pinckney Norris, Esq.
for the defence
Itwas in evidence that the prisoner was employed
sub-gardner the estate of Mrs. johnson, near
the city of Baltimore; that about the date set
forth in the indictment, Mrs. Johnson's house took
fire and burned down; that at thattime the arti-
cles were missed, and afterwards found upon the
prisoner Upon being arrested the accused was
questioned as to the origin of the fire; whether he
or some one else had committed the act. He de-
MED having anything to do with setting the premi-
on fire, but acknowledged that he stole the arti-
ces of silverware, &c. The prisoner is German
and cannot speak English, and it was contended
by the defence that in the admissions made by the
prisoner, he was ignorant of what he was doing.
The jury, without leaving the box, pronounced
the prisoner guilty.
State Us. Jas. Hogan. Indicted upon the charge
of keeping disorderly house-County case The
jury returned verdict of guilty. Sentenced to
pay fine of 81 and cost, and undergo an imprison
ment of three months in the county Jail.
State Us. Henry Burns, and all other Sth Ward
rioters will be taken up next Tuesday. The wit
nesses were discharged in the cases till Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The witnesses in the case of the State us Welct
were dismissed till tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
State Us. Marion Cropps The motion for new
trial was argued this morning by Mr.. Cowan, the
counsel for Crops, who will be followed to moerov
by Mr.. Cuttings for the State.
The Court then adjourned till to- morrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The following affidavits have been filed with the
motion for trial in the case of the State u.s.
Marion Crops, convicted of the murder of officer
Rigdon:
State of MARYLAND, Baltimore County, to ,cit:
On this twenty-seventh day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ftynne, before the subscriber, of the Justices
OF the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for
baltimore County, personally appeared Thomas
Whittle, and, being duly sworn according to law
saith that he heard the following expressions (as
near as deponent can recoect the precise words)
made use of by Charles r. Chew, before the jury
were sworn in the case of the State vs. Marion
Crops: at is impossibility to get jury to try
Crops and Corrie, every man within these walls
has expressed opinion, and that they both ought
to be hung" The above language was used in the
court room at Towsontown.
In testimony whereof | hereunto subscribe my
| name on the day and year aforesaid.
CHARLES PEREGoY.
State of Maryland, Baltimore county, to toa:
On this eighteenth day of January in the year oi
personally appeared before the subscriber one Of
the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland
in and for Baltimore county, John Wooden, Of Bal
timore county, and made oath on the Holy
Evangely of Almighty God, on the third day o.
January last, while in the court house at Towson
town, previous to the jury being sworn in the case
of the State rs. Marion Crops, he heard Nathan H
| Ware, of Baltimore county, say that ''Marior
Crops and Peter Corrie ought to be hung" OF
| words to that affect.
Witness my hand and seal the day and date
| above named.
| [sEAL. CHARLES PEREGoY.
State of Maryland, Baltimore county, to oit:
| On the eighteenth day of January in the year o.
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine before the subscriber, Justice of the peace
of the State of Maryland, and for Baltimore coun
ty, personally appeared James Crowthers. of Balti
more county, and made oath on the Holy Eyangel
cf Almighty God, that while he was in the Cour
House at Towsontown on the third day of Januar,
last, and before the jury were sworn in the case o
the State vs. Marion Crops, he heard Nathan H
Ware, of Baltimore county, say that Marion Cropp
and Peter Corrie ought to be hung as high as til
Heavens, or words to that effect.
Witness my hand and seal on the day and dat
above named.
SEAL CHARLES PEREaoY.