The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-24

ike the STICK are no more to occupy their illbepotten
places. ~ 'eso''eH
Mr. Preston then referred to the positior t., -, .,
counsel for the State in the prosecution Of tha son
and denied that his client equally guilty with Wori
Crops in committing the murder he contended bat tho
assent or the guilty knowledge must he proven first to
implicate him equally with Crops; that the mind of the
prisoner was not in condition at the time of the
TO make him responsible for his acts and that these facts
as shown by the defence, must be weighed well by the
jury.
An attempt has been made said Mr. Preston to associate
the prisoner with this awless Club but the attempt has
utterly failed of thirty witnesses examined by
the State most of them police officers circulating through
the CITY, 1t was remarkable fact that three
the prisoner. Every kind of in society has been
here OF the police officers who know rowdes and the
citizens who know them too but three them have tes
fed to seeing the prisoner with any of these gangs Off
Ger Andrews who had fair opportunity of seeing the
prisoner has failed to indenty him with the Plugs No
one can doubt said he that Corre circulating around
with Crcpps upon the night of the murder that
was it to be construed that he "Plug?" The Ian
guage of the counsel too strong when he said that
Corrie was plug when he went away and after he
came back the Judgment of the jury is be based upon
the evidence, and when you depart from that you go
away from the line of your duty. What shows that he
was member of the 'Plugs 9' One alone and
was Capt Lneweaver, to whom, said Mr.. Preston, shall
with them.
Mr. Preston then referred to the testimony of officer
Cook and alluded to the blow given by Cook with the
pistol and also to the fact of the pistol being discharged
Cores head when under arresf that shot had taken
effect, said he that would have been murder it would
have taken pretty smart lawyer to have reduced that
to manslaughter Officers Cook and Higgins, said Mr.
Preston, may be well meaning but they have
bad memories they could tell exactly occurred
Baltimore and Pine Streets but when asked who fired the
pistol at the prisoner in their presence their fails
them he urged upon the jury to weigh well this tes
mony it was to make mistake upon such evidence
Mr.. Preston then referred the by
Waltensheidt about the finding the Bal
more street. and said that it had been placed there by
Crops to implicate his client.
He referred the testimony of the officers about the
derence in the sounds of pistols heard that night
and said they had never thought tesyng any such
thing, until it came out that Waensheid had found the
pistol; when he himself had asked the question one Of
sound of revolver and horse there
the sound OF violin and volincello they all immedi-
atey take up the idea and all it the double
Mr. Preston then alluded to the condition of the mind
OF the prisoner the night the
ed that he tool and dupe hands of the design
ers OF the crime 1t has always been the expedient h
sald, that when villain wants to win to do deed
of this kind, he drugs him and takes him when he is
drunk that has always been the with tricking and
designing men. In eXemphcation of this Mr.. Preston
quoted the dialogue between Iago and Cassie in Shakes
peares play of Oheo-when Iago importunes Cassie to
go In and revel with the brace of Cyprus gaans and
aer getting him intoxicated, Iago If asten
put one cup upon him. with that which he hath drunk
night already, he'll be full quarrel and offence as NV
young mistress dog These, Mr. Preston said have been
the circumstances attending this unfortunate man Mr.
Preston then went on to to the jury that from this
cohuon OF MIND the prisoner was not responsible for his
acts upon that fatal night
Before Mr.. Preston had concluded his argument he
suddenly became unwe and asked the Court postpone
the case until Monday, as he not able go Mr.
Cash, one OF the jurors, said that he unwe and
would like to leave the box Under these
Judge Price, at few minutes after ocock adjourned
the Court until Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
Mr. Preston spoke two hours and half and will con-
clude his argument Monday morning: He will fol
lowed by Mr. Cuttings for the State the indictment
will then be given to the jury.