The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-08
LA w LNTELLGENCE.

ting.
The Court was engaged in the following business
yesterday:
John Fig, charged with the larceny. on the 18th
of February, of one monkey wrench valued at 75
cts, the property of John w. Benn, was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty.
Charles Dougherty, indicted for arson. removed
his case on affidavit to Baltimore County Court.
state Us. Lewis and Eliza Nichols, indicted for re-
eeiving goods knowing them to have been stolen
Verdict not guilty Cowan for defence
State as. Samuel Houston, negro indicted for
arson in setting fire to the dwelling house Of James
Mcdonald on the 18th of August last Mr.. Nc
Donald testified that the traverser was servant in
his house at the time the fire occurred: that he and
the boy were the last in the bar-room that niobt.
that the boy went to bed as usual; that afterwards
hearing noise in the bar-room, he proceeded down
stairs and discovered that desk, which was on the
counter, had been broken omen and set IN fire. tbo
bar-room was locked at the time the noise was first
heard, and there was no way of getting in but
through door leading to the cellar and thence
into the bar room; after the alarm was given, the
ooy came down stairs and assisted to extinpush the
fire; there was about four dollars taken from the
desk, but none OF the money was found upon the
boy, who had been arrested by order of Mr. Boyd
Fire Inspector, to whom Mr.. Mcdonald had com-
| munlcated his suspicious of the hoy's guilt Yer
dict of not guilty.
State Us. Ellen Welch, indicted for the larceny of
galter boots, the property of james F. Gardner
The testimony was the same as in the case of Anna
Mcdonald, tried last week for the same offence
Verdict OF guilty. Before sentence was pronounced
the traverser ma de long statement to the Court
and protested her innocence. Sentenced to con.
| hnement In the penitentiary for eighteen months
| The case of the State u.s. William Thetford aIins
Hoppy, and William Baker, charged with stealing
$4,000 from the counter of the Farmers' and
| Planters Bank, will be taken up to-day
| The Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Hon William
Fell Giles, Judge William Meade Addison, ESQ.
| United States District Attorney, assisted by j. H.
| Hanan, Jr., prosecuting.
The Court engaged in the following case
Yesterday: ~
The United States ys. John Wertz, indicted for
passing and selling on the 30th of September 1855
| counterfeit pieces of coin of the denomination of
quarter and half dollars. The Indictment contains
eight counts, and charges the traverser with pass
| ing this coin, with the intent to defraud Michael
Mosher Stephen a. Smith, l.. A. Cole and Joseph
| Huphoff
Wertz was tavern keeper on West Falls av-
enue
William Pinkney Whyte and J. j. Snyder, Esqs.,
| for the defence. ~
! After the jury was empaneed, the folIowino tes
! timony was elected for the prosecution:
| L. A. Cole was sworn and testified that he re-
ceived some of the bogus coin, but that he had
none OF it at present; it was broken up and thrown
| away.
| Joseph Huphof testified that he had some of the
coin. LCoin shown.l Witness got it from Can't
Mosher. The coin consisted of two halves and two
quarters OF dollar. Capt. Mosher came to wit
!
to the conversation that took place at witness
house.
Capt. Mosher testified that he was at Mr.. Hup
hoff's one morning. lie got the coin from Mr..
Wertz for Mr.. Huphotf. Witness lives in Pennsvl.
vania. Huphof and Wertz live on W Falls ayen-
ue; they live opposite each other At the request
OF MIR. Huphot, witness went to Mr.. Wertzs hou e;
got a glass of grog and asked if he had any
bogus coin; he said not just then but
could soon get it for him. Witness then re- |
turned to Huphoff'sj told him that Wertz had none
| \ nSf hnn hrttr nt,1l
attended to his load of coal, he went to Wertz's
again and drank; asked if he had it; he said hold
on; he went up stairs, and came down with SIS. .25
OF OF the counterfeit coin; witness gave Mr.. Wertz
9ii good money for it, which money was given
witness by Mr.. Huphof for that purpose After
paying the SIT good money to Wertz, he offered
to return him the one dollar and quarter of the
rtemalning counterfeit money, but he told witness
that he might keep it. Witness told one of the |
men upon his boat what had happened; gave the
money to Mr.. Huphof, knowing that it was his in
tention to have him arrested
BY Detence.-Witness had couple of pieces of
counterfeit money passed upon him. Wertz told |
witness that he could take the money away and |
count it, and pay him for it afterwards. Witness |
threw the one dollar and quarter into the Union |
Dock, the same day; he did not wish to have sucb |
money about him. Witness came from PennsvL |
vania. where he follows boating and farming; on
the 18th OF September came down the Tide w ater
canal with load of coal. and on the next dav
(29th) went over to Wertz's house to buy the corn
Witness did not exhibit any counterfeit money pre-
viouslv to Capt. Snyder; does not know SNYDER.
Mr.. Huphoff, re-caed.-Knew that Mr.. Vert
was to be arrested about ten O'Clock that morning
provided they could get the money; at about 70
O'Clock the money got by CAPTAIN Mosher. had |
communicated this fact to Mr.. U pton; witness sent
Mosher to get the coin for him; he was gone about
hfteen or twenty minutes, and came back and told
witness that be could get the money in an hour or
50; got the money about twelve o'clock abont one
hour afterwards; Mosher came to witness' bousa
ana an wanted some of this coin; witness never saw
Mosher before; he asked witness if he had any
'hard stuff" was under the impression that he
wanted liquor; told him yes, and upon offering the
liquor, he said no-that that was not what he
wanted; he (Mosher) said he had got some gold in
not like it; witness told him that he was in the
wrong house, but that he could get some across the
street; witness told Mosher to get some of the
money for him also
BY Defence.-Witne.s gave Mosher 81 and bo
brought him SIT in counterfeit coin; witness was
formerly partner with WertZ; separated from
him about two years ago; he did not paw witness
and has never paid him since. There was consider
able money OF the kind in circulation about that To-
caty. Has passed some of the money uuknowipo-
ly; did not offer any to Capt. Rice; only passed II
once to his knowledge. On one occasion got some
of the money from Stephen A. Smith he told wit
ness that he got it from Wertz.
BY the prosecution.-Witness sent tba e. bv
Mosher to catch the man who distributed the bad
money in the neighborhood; also got Mr. Fohn F.
Etchberger to go over to see if Mr. Mosher pot the
money from Wertz; told Mr. Hawkey what was
going on while the party across the street try
ing to get the money; MIR. Hawkey did not 90 over;
as soon as witness got the money he told Mr.. Haw-
key to go up and have the party arrested: this
was on the Goth of September; Wertz was ar
rested about an hour and half or two hours after
wards.
BY Defence.-It witness intention to have
him arrested, and when MOsher came witness used
him for the purpose of getting the money
John F. Etchberger testified that he was in Mr..
Hp fluphon place OF business reading paper when
between MIR. Huphoff and Capt Mosher: after
Mosher left Mr.. Huphof asked witness to 90 over
and see what happened between Mosher and Wertz:
went over and got some refreshments: saw Mosher
ana w ertz go up stairs; they came down; witness
crossed to Huphoffs house again. Mosher came into
duphof's and they went up stairs, and after re-
naming awhile Huphof came down and exhibited
the coin to witness.
The deposition of Stephen A. Smith was here
read, which stated that Wertz passed counterfeit
coin upon him three times. He had occasion to 90
10 "ertzs for change, and among the money given
him was some of the counterfeit coin. The money
was returned to Wertz, who redeemed il Mr.
smith told Wertz that he had passed the money
upon him three times, and he must have known it; |
ertz replied that he guessed he did
Benz. Upton testified that he had no DEALINGS
with Wertz, and that he did not pass any money
upon him to his knowledge; his place of business
ldjoins the house of Wertz; found a small tin can
Of the counterfeit coin under a shed on his nremi
'es about fifteen feet from window in Wertz's
house. Witness was shooting rats when he found
the coin. Other persons except Wertz's family had
access to the place where the money was found
Ia. A. Cole testified that he was in Wertz's house
last summer playing euchre, and gave Wertz
gold dollar to pay for the game he had lost; Wertz
gave him change, and one quarter of the money
was counterfeit; offered the quarted to Mr.. Schwin
in payment for a glass of lager beer; Mr. Schwin
said 1t was counterfeit and broke it in three pieces
Witness got one half and quarter of dollar in
change. lie exhibited the half of a dollar to Rem
Burrier at the Custom House; Burrier said it was
and put it in his pocket; witness has
not seen the half of dollar since; witness could
not swear positively whether he got the money
from Wertz or his barkeeper
J. G. Loan testified that he done some work for
Mr.. Huphof in August last, and he gave him
eight half dollars and some ten cent pieces: witn
ness found that the half dollars were counterfeit
and gave them back to Hupboif, receiving good
money for them.
Mr.. Huphof recalled and said he had got the
money from Stephen A. Smith. FIN his deposition
Mr. Smith says he got this money from Wertz.1
The evidence for the prosecution was here clo-
sed
Captain Snyder, called by the defence, testi-
hed that he came down the Tide Water Canal to 90
TO Philadelphia, about the 25th of September; met
Mosher coming down the canal, and stopped at
Havre- Grace; after tying up their canal boats
Mosher went with witness towards the toll l-collec-
tors house; he said to witness | understand that
you wish to purchase some coin; witness told him
no, that he did not want any, but asked him how
much he had; he pulled out a lot of con and said
ne mad as much as witness wanted to purchase
Witness asked him where he got it, and he re-
piled never mind where got it; if YOU want auy
hrst call on me; Mosher knows witness well; he |