The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-01


injuries he has sustained Yesterday evening Off
GERS Groves and Catterton arrested the accused and
took them before Justice Logan, who held them to
bail for a further hearing.
Cry COMMISSIONERS REPoRT.-Y esterday evening
the printed report of the City Commissioner was
laid on the desks of the members of the two
Branches of the City Council The disbursements
for this Department of the city government for the
year 1858 were $780, 1881 and of this amount $685.
023.l3, was expended on the new ail. The amount
still due for the year 1858 for work performed is
Sl7,125.l0, and the estimate for the year 1859 is
S63, 1896, which makes the aggregate required
for this department for the present year. SSl CT
There are now in the city SCI pumps and all pumps
which have been erected during the last year have
been at the expense of the property holders in the
neighborhood in which they are located, with the
exception OF one at the corner of Schroeder and
Vine streets.
following statistics giving the number of alarms
and the actual number Of fires for the last three
months, are taken from the quarterly report of the
Fire Commissioner. Col. Boyd states that the pc
Gun ary loss from fire during the quarter has been
much less than for the same period last year, while
the number of actual fires has decreased 43. This
is very gratifying result, and speaks well for the
new fire department:
Actual fires, 54
False alarms, 81
Chimnes, IL
Fires outside city limits, 3
COLUMBIAN ENGINE HoUsE-Y esterday the Fire
Commissioner concluded the purchase of the Colum-
bian Engine House. 1t is intended to place one Of
the steam engines at this point, for the Eastern dis
trlct OF the city. The sum paid was So, 200, the
city having mortgage on the property of S., 900.
INQUESTS.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock the iury of in
quest upon the body of Jos. b. Richardson, who
was shot on the morning of the 23d of the present
month, by Thomas J. Kennard, reassembled at the
residence of the deceased No. IS st. Peter street
d.. Addison, City District Physician, made a pos
mortem examination of the body; after which, the
jury adjourned to the residence of Mr. Husby, in
the neighborhood, and the inquest was held by Cor
oner Battee. The following gentlemen composed
the jury; VIM. Chaney, foreman; JOS Feifel, Sr.,
Brookhultz, Jos. Warfeld, VIM. 7. Kelley, Caleb
Warfield, Stephen J. Van Lee, Edward P, Wian.
Geo. A. Rea, Fred Foy.
The evidence, with one or two exceptions. was
the same that elected before Justice McAllister,
on the morning after the deceased was mortally
wounded, and is as follows:
Officer John Freeman testified that on the night
of the 22nd he heard two pistol shots fired. and
wasproceeding to investigate the cause when he
heard third 60 off; taking the direction of the
sound, the witness encountered Richardson living on
the door steps of Dr. Helsby's residence on Balti
more street; upon being asked what he did there
the wounded man replied that he had been shot:
arousing the doctor, witness placed Richardson if
va
the perpetrators of the act; met Mr. Chamberlin
who informed witness that a crowd of men were on
McAbees corner, opposite the place where Richard
son was shot; the wounded man had not been w.
ing on the steps more than five minutes when wit
ness first discovered him. the first two shots fired
sounded like they a good distance
from the place where the third went off; witness
went down to McAbees and told the party that he
found there that man had been shot and he must
arrest all of them they all looked surprised and
could not be convinced for some time that such a
thing had really taken place; witness told them
that Richardson had said the man that shot him
was dressed in black clothes and wore high crown
ed silk hat; kennard was the only man in the party
dressed in that manner; Richardson also said that
he saw the face Of the man who shot him but did
not know his name.
DR.. Colburn, sworn.-Was called to attend Rich
ardson between three and four o'clock on the same
morning OF the occurrence; witness found the pa
tient very much exhausted from nervous excite
ment; he was also under nervous trepidaton: his
pulse was over one hundred: examined the BODY
and found the ball near the navel; it had entered
near the spine in the lower part of the back and
passed entirely through the body in straight ine
at the post mortem examination witness only casu-
ally looked at the course of the ball. but saw sufi
cient to testify that the deceased came to his death
from its effects; the intestines were found to be
cut and were very much inhamed; the hemorrhaoe
had stopped the day after the unfortunate man was
wounded.
Officer Jesse Murray, sworn-Tbis witness roiter-
ated the testimony he gave in at the examination
before Justice McAllister. He said that when he
came back to the corner where Kennard and his
party were standing, he told them that it wa con =
trary to law to fire off pistols in the street; Ken
nard spoke up and said it had gone off by accident;
he did not say who fired it, but that some one in
the crowd had let it off there six of them in
the party, namely: Edward Bell Nathaniel v Hol-
land, Richard Harris, Peter Murrv, John Maloney
and kennard; witness left them there upon being
assured that the pistol had been fired by accident
and had not proceeded far when he he heard that a
man had been shot by the very party he had just left
on going back only four in the neChborhood:
witness arrested these, and with assistance took
them to the station house; the two who had left
were apprehended the next morning; they are Har-
rls and Murry.
DR.. Addison, sworn.-Nade the post mortem ex-
animation this yesterday morning in presence
of two or three medical gentlemen; found the in
testines very much intlamed and cut by the pas
sage of the ball; great deal of blood and matter
had collected in the abdomen; the intestines were
what is called ruptured; it was impossible for a
man to recover from a wound such as was inflicted
upon the deceased.
Dr. Hoffman, sworn.-Attended the deceased
throughout his last illness; when witness was first
called in, the unfortunate man was in excessive
pain; his countenance like q dead mans
cadaverous; did not think he would survive twen-
ty-tour hours; the next day he however rallied a
little, and seemed to be getting better: he bepan to
be more cheerfu this lasted several days-until
the day before he died, when the sufferer had a
chill; was at the post mortem examination; the en-
tire Intestine tube in state of gangrene and
there was large rent in the bowels; there were
also evidences of sloughing.
Sergeant Bartholow being sworn reiterated the
testimony he gave in on the first examination
Richard Harris sworn.-This witness testified tc
the same facts as before Justice McAllister H(
said that he and Peter Murrv were going home to-
gether and We're asked by Kennard to come ovel
and take drink Kennard added in Joking way
'lf you don't, Pll shoot you;' soon after witness
had crossed the street lamp was put out on the
ms bt
had come from the direction of the lamp at tht
same time kennard raised his arm and fired off :
pistol; the man continued his way, giving no evi
dence that he hurt; witness saw him turn dowr
Baltimore street; Richardson stepped up on thu
pavement as kennard fired; Kennard made no re
mark at the time, nor did Richardson.
James b. McAbee sworn.-The witness reiterated
| the testimony he gave on the former examination
kennard and the rest were arrested in witness
house; they had gone in there to get drink
they seemed surprised when told that Richardson
had been shot by of their party and all proesset
| Ignorance of the fact; witness took the wounded
man from DR.. Helsby's office and carried him homt
| in wagon.
Officer Wills testified that he saw Richardson ly
ing on DR.. Hesbys steps after he was shot; he sait
| that the man who shot him was dressed in black
and wore high crowned silk hat the entire par
| tv arrested for shooting him were taken to DR.
| Helsby's office, when Richardson was removed
there; he did not point out any one of them as th
man who shot him; he was not however asked t.
| do so.
DR.. Hesby being sworn testified to the same fact
| as the last witness.
Peter Murray, sworn.-Was in company with
Richard Harris on the night in question, and whe1
opposite the party at McAbee's, Kennard asket
| them to come over and get drink; upon refusing
! Kennard, pistol in hand, joculary cried out, '.I
you don't come I'll shoot;" witness crossed
| over, and Immediately after officer Murray cam
up and told the party that he had heard then
| firing down the street; he said they must not re
peat the offence; Murray then went away; about thu
same time, perhaps some few minutes after, Rich
ardson came along on the opposite side witnes
was standing about ten feet from Kennard Ken
nard, without making any remark, raised his pisto
and fred witness thought at the time that he onl,
| fired it off for fun; do not know whether Kennart
saw Richardson or not and cannot tell whether h
| aimed the weapon when he fired or not; Kennart
| was dressed in black, with high hat did not no
tce the dress of any one else in the party; afte
| the pistol was fired Richardson continued on hi
| course without making any exclamation intima
| ting that he was wounded.
| Nathaniel n. Holland. sworn.-Was in compan,
with Kennard and the party during great part O
the evening in question; they were all standing o.
| the southeast corner of Oregon and Baltimor
streets waiting for McAbee to come down and lie
them in; found the side door of the restauran
open; Edward Bell stepped inside and raped: wit
ness stood with his face towards the house. oookin
at Bell; officer Murray came up and spoke to tn
party; alter he went away witness also stepped ir
side McAbees house, and at the same time pisto
fired the outside; did not know who fired il
in short time officer Murray returned and arreste
the whole party.
Edward Bell testified that he was also of tn
party on McAbee's corner; when the pistol was fire
| witness was in the side door of the restaurant an
| did not what was done outside; before goin
| into the house witness saw Kennard 'fooling' wit