The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-12
la w INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney prosecu-
ting. assisted by j. Douglas Ha mbleton, Esq.
State rs. William Thetford uIias Hoppe and Will
liam Baker, indicted for stealing So 700 from the
Farmers and Planters Bank. WiiamP. Preston,
Esq, for the defence.
On the opening of the Court the examination of
witnesses was resumed.
VIM. p. Smith recalled by the defence-Know
Baker; have spoken to him twenty times; am as
certain about seeing Baker near the Sun Building
on the 26th of March, as of seeing Thetford; did
not speak to Baker at that time did not notice par
ticularlv Bakers dress he had on a hat; don't re-
collect the color of his clothing.
Thomas German, sworn-Was a detective police
officer of Baltimore the day of the robbery: was
not in town that day; the next day heard Of the
robbery, and at the Marshas office the next morning
received notice that Mr.. Benner wanted to see me;
witness saw Mr.. Benner and Mr.. Pratt, and got
what information he could from them about the
robbery; afterwards went and saw Luke Leake and
got information from him; witness went to New
York four or five days after the robbery.
''For what purpose did you go to New York;"
Mr.. Preston objected to the question as irrele-
want
The Court ruled the question as proper
Witness continued.-Witness went to New York
to see if he could catch Thetford, Baker and n
third party then unknown to witness; witness
searched Brooklyn over two or three DAYS and did
not lind either OF them; went to pretty much all
the places of resort in Brooklyn; witness saw these
men in Baltimore after the robbery; Thetford an
peared as he does now, except that he had a grey
moustache; there were two other men with them
at this time; them about six weeks
after the robbery; it was in the afternoons:
they went into restaurant on Fayette street. and
witness went in after them; witness took a drink
and while at the bar Baker came up and asked wit
ness what was the matter with him; witness
said he was sick; witness saw Hoppie sitting
down in the bar room; witness then went out;
before witness got to Holiday street, Baker came
out and called to witness; witness stopped and Ba-
ker came up and said, ''what is the matter with
you? don't think hard of you, and don't believe
what they say about you is true" witness said
"what do they say about me?" Baker said, "why
that you run every body in;" witness then told
Baker to go and attend to his business and witness
would attend to his; then walked up to the Mar
shals office and officer Stevens; witness then
left the office and walked up Holiday street to
Fayette, and then up around Barnum's and
came back to the neighborhood and met
Baker, Thetford and the others coming up Fayette
street; Baker then kind of nodded to Witness wit
ness went into Wilkinson's to get a drink; Baker
came in and wanted to pay for drinks but witness
had paid for them; Baker then took witness aside
and again asked him what was the matter; Baker
then asked witness ''what was the state of his
funds p witness replied ''got none; Baker then
drew out ten dollar note and said "here take this
it will do for whiskey money" witness took it
witness then told Baker to 60 about his business