The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-07
LA W NTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon Henry Stump, Judge.
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecu-
ting. Inc following business occupied the Court
on yesterday:
State Us. Edward Murphy, indicted for the mur-
der of Samuel Patterson, by stabbing him with a
knife on the l4th OF February, 1859, inficting a
mortal wound on the left side of the belly, of the
length OF one inch and depth of three inches from
the effects of which the said Patterson died on the
2lst of the month.
Charles ii. Pitts, VIM. ii. Cowan and j. DOUGLAS
Hambleton. Esqrs., for the defence.
The regular panel of jurors were called and Dues
toned on their cor DIRE, whether they had formed
or expressed an opinion to the guilt or innocence
of the prisoner, or whether they were opposed to
capital punishment, from whom the following were
selected: William W. Hilton, Edward Mason, Jos.
Billmeyer, John Haggerty and Thomas Cafferty
The panel being exhausted the Sheriff was directed
to summon twenty-five talesmen, and the Court
took recess for half an hour.
On reassembling the names of the talesmen sum-
moned were called and the following Jurors select
ed: John Harrison, Richard Bishop, j. J. Epper-
hardt and William Murray.
William Rogers, one of the talesmen, on being
called said that he would like to be excused he
had been summoned taesman about two months
since, and kept away from his business for three
weeks He thought the Sheriff, when there was
population of over 100000 people, might pass him
over and select some one else, taking into consider
alton that he had been recently here before
The counsel on both sides said they were willing
to excuse Mr.. Rogers.
CouTt-' GU OuPnt 10 nave tOlQ the Sheriff this,
the Court can't excuse every body. Have you form
ed or expressed an opinion as to the guilt or inno-
cence of the prisoner %
MIR. Whitney-''Now sir, you have got the cart
before the horse, the juror has not been sworn vet
Court-"Well, swear him; the Court thought he
was sworn, it will take all day and the day too
to get jury"
After being sworn Mr.. Rogers said he had formed
opinion about the case and was therefore set
aside.
Mr.. Bell and John Hirst were excused from serv-
ing by consent of counsel on both sides.
The summons of talesmen being exhausted, the
Sheriff was directed to bring in fifteen more, the
court taking another recess for thirty minutes
Upon reassembing the panel was completed by the
selection of the following jurors: G. A. Martin,
Peter Zane and Jacob Heald.
The following gentlemen compose the jury sworn
to try this case William w. Hilton, Edward
Moore, Joseph Billmeyer, John Haggerty, Thomas
Caherty, John Harrison, Richard Bishop, j. j.
Epperhardt, William Murray, G.. A. Martin, Peter
Zane, Jacob Heald.
The jury were charged in proper form by the
clerk. 1t being halfpast o'clock, they were put
under charge of the bailiffs with directions from
the Court not to converse with any one about the
case. Without hearing any testimony, the Court
adjourned until this morning at 10 O'clock.
The case OF John Lemon, charged with the mur-
der of Christian Fischer, is fixed for trial next
Monday.
The trial. it is supposed, will occupy the whole of
the week, as there about sixty witnesses to be
examined
CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY-Hon. Wm
George hrebs, Judge The following occupied
the Court Yesterday:
William +. Murdoch and others u.s. James NAL
colin, trustee of Hnson H. Cole and Others Bill
filed by complainants, creditors of Hinson Fl. Cole,
to set aside deed of trust as fraudulent. Argued
by ). I. Wallis for complainants, and Brown &
Bruno and Malcolm for defendants. Not con-
cluded
CoURr OF COMMON PLEAs-Hon. William L. Mar
shall Judge. The following occupied the Court
yesterday:
John c. Varies Us. Thomas Shanks An appeal
from Justice Jolly; Verdict for plaintiff for $780,
Edmund 7. H. Walter Us. D. j. Warwick and c.
H. Armistead. An appeal from Justice Peters.
Judgment affirmed.
Assignment today to 20 on the trial calendar
SUPERIOR CoURT-Hon. z. Collins Lee, Judge.
The following occupied the Court yesterday:
Warwick u.s. Kirkland, &C., garnishees of LIE
Breton. Attachment on a warrrnt. Motion to
quash attachment sustained.
Bonn Us. Webb & Schultz, garnishees of Walter
Attachment on a judgment. Non pros.
ment by default
Assignment for to-day-s71 to 895.
THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT. CoURT-The June
term OF this Court commences this morning at ten
O'Clock.
CIRCUIT Court FOR! BALTIMORE CouNTY.-Tow-
soNTOwN. June &, lS59.-BefOre Hon. Judge Price
VIM. Wallace, (free negro,) convicted on We'd
nesday last for enticing Martha jenkins, slave of
Thomas Bond, to abscond from her owner to free
State, was to-day sentenced to be sold out of the
State as slave for period of eight years.
The damage case of DR.. Walter 7. AlIender rs.
WIN. u Day, commenced on Friday last, FOR the re-
Govery OF damages sustained by blockading the old
Joppa road running through the PLAINTIFFS farm
was again resumed and not concluded
The plaintiff alleged that the said road is his pri-
vae property, and such, suspended gates, fences
DC. across it, while the defendant looking upon it
an old and public road over which parties travelled
to the city of Joppa, before Baltimore was known,
cut them down and reopened the road.
Court OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND, DECEMBER
TERM ls5S.-ANNAPoLIs, June 6, lS59.-No. Sc.
John Gregg and others, Stockholders in the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, Us. The Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore and The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. Appeal from the
Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The re-argu-
ment in this further continued and conciu-
ded by Norris for the appellants.
The first case for argument at the June term
will be Lowman Chew and VIM. Goldsborough vs.
Chew Schnebly and The Bank of Baltimore. Ap-
peal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
The next cases in order Williams and Others rs
Mohler, Thompson Us. Benjamin, Berryman us.
Bussey, Barnitz Us. Rice, Jones vs Peters, all