The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-27
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CIRCUIT CoURT FOR BALTIMORE CouNrY-Before
Hon. Judge Price. Richard j. Cuttings, ESQ,
Attorney for the State, prosecuting
| State Us. Levi Chase, (free negroO committed
yesterday, together with Daniel Hunt Gree negro !
for the larceny of sundry articles belonging 10
Jesse Klineteter, again put upon trial for the
larceny of one barege robe of the value of $6.75,
ten pair gauntlets valued at $40, and three
barege robes valued at SIS, the property of Anna
G. Broadbent and Ellen Bowen, alleged to have
been stolen on the 2Sth cf May, 1859.
Neither Mrs. BrOadbent CT Miss Ellen Bowen
were examined, but Mr. Br0adbent testified that the
property stolen belonged to his wife and Miss
Bowen, and that he superintended their store,
which is located at Is North Charles street, Bati-
more; on the morning after the robbery he found
that the store had been entered through the win
dow, which was broken, and the goods disarranged;
afterwards recovered the above articles, together
with others stolen from Marshal Herring, they hav-
ing been recovered in the prisoners cellar about
one block from the store.
No oevidence for the defence; verdict "gulty''
without leaving their box. Mr. Wilson for the de-
fence.
Daniel Hunt, charged with the same as that of
Levi Chase, (reported aboye) plead guilty. He
also plead guilty to the third Indictment for steal
ing sundry articles from Mr. Daniel Darraugh.
Chase was then put at tho box again, who was
also charged with stealing from Mr.. Darraugh, and
plead guilty.
They were each sentenced to be sold for the Pc
riOd OF Is years.
Catharine johnson and Betty Jones, (free negro
charged with the same offences as Hunt and Chase
the State entered 8rets.
State Frederick Rande, indicted for the lar
ceny of quantity of lace, valued at S35l.97, the
property of James VIM. & r. Hodges, of Baltimore,
alleged to have been stolen on the Sd of May last
James Hodges testified that on the above day
the prisoner, together with Christiana HenkeI
visited his store and purchased small bill of goods
suspected them as thieves, and after the clerk who
sold to them gave them bill of what they pur-
chased, he accosted Mrs. Henkle and told her he
thought that he saw her place some goods under
her cloak which she had not purchased; the pris-
oner was in company with Mrs. Henkle; she imme-
diatey opened her cloak, and no goods were to be
seen; witness then laid her apron aside and there
found part OF the above goods concealed in
large pocket inserted in her dress; then searched
the prisoner and also found laces in his pockets
hat, and basket which he carried
George II. Haslup, clerk in the store, testified that
he waited on the prisoner and Chrisiana, and that
be did not sell them the goods found concealed on
their persons. The goods bore the private mark
of the firm.
Daniel Larrabee, also clerk in the store, testi-
fed that he saw the prisoner hand Christiana
bundle OF collars, and she concealed them under her
apron at the time Mr.. Haslup, who was selling
to them, was adjusting some goods on the shelves.
No evidence being adduced for the accused, the
States officer proposed to submit the to the
jury without argument, but Messrs. Boarman and
Snyder, counsel for the defence, objected having
few remarks to make on the wording of the in
dctment; when they had concluded and Just as the
States Attorney in the act of rising to reply
to them, the prisoner was taken with a neryous af-
fection, and fell from the dock to the floor causing
great excitement and confusion He was convened
to the lobby and physician sent for but before
medical aid came to his assistance he was restored
and brought in court again by the bailifs who had
him in charge. In the meantime, Mr.. Cuttings ad-
dressed the jury who on the prisoner being again
placed at the bar, rendered verdict of ''guilty."
Chrstiana Henkle charged with the same of
fence Frederick Rande, Just convicted, was
q fri hnf Soll tha 1pnp
have regular and special panels, had heard the evil
dence in the of Rande, and formed opinions
in regard to the guilt evidence of Christiana,
and the Sheriff not being able to summon twenty
taesmen, the case postponed for the day.
Rande is a German some sixty wears of age and
Mrs. Christiana Henkle rather a handsome young
German woman
Yesterday the Court issued an attachment against
Joseph II. Edwards and his wife, 10 attend as
States witnesses in removed case from the city.
This morning Edwards appeared and answered,
and on being interrogated as to the reason he did
not obey the original summons, swore that he had
not been summoned for the present term, and the
first he knew about it was when the attachment
served on him Yesterday The summons was
returned "served" by the city Sheriff and the
Court refused to either accept Mr.. Edwards ex-
cuse and quash the attachment, or impose a fine
upon him, but said he would wait until he heard
from Mr.. Creamer
State Us. Joseph Hoffman, indicted for assaulting
Mrs. Rosena Lomas, on the 18th of june 1858.
Inc evidence In TINS case In substance was that
the parties reside in the same house on MOore's
alley; the prisoner and Mrs. LOmas' husband got
drunk, she endeavored to separate them and get
her husband to bed, when the accused objected,
and in the scufle struck Mrs. Lomas and choked
her.
The defence proved the prisoner man of good
moral character, and Mrs. LOmas a disagreeabe
and troublesome ncighbor, and that she offered
James Smith so cents to swear that Hoffman
struck her. Mr. Snyder for the defence. Jury
out when the Court adjourned until tomorrow,
when it will sit in Equity.