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By the defence.-Was excited at the time as any
other man would have been; merely knew Grady
when he saw him, but was not personally acquaint-
+ ed with him.
Captain Mitchell, sworn.-Knows very little about
the murder; on the day, however, an election
held and witness had reserved force ofpolce heard
that riot was prevailing in the Fifth ward took
a posse of armed men and started for the Fifth
ward polls; Jourdan was one of them; on the way,
heard firing from the Eighth ward; proceeded to
the corner of French and High streets; in mo-
ment after they reached the corner, shot shots
was fired, Jourdan turned round, and putting his
hand to his abdomen, said 81 am shot" witness
saw the blood flowing from the wound; Jourdan
then taken to drug store, where he died; after
this, witness went to Jackson Hall and found one
keg of cut nails, and one or two muskets and ri
hes.
By the defence-Was standing about one yard
from Jourdan when he was shot, and was the first
man to take hold of him and carry him back, but
only went short distance with Jourdan when he
handed him over to other officers who conveyed him
to the drug store; great many shots fired at
the time; they appeared to come from different di
rections; at the time Jourdan was shot the man
Lynch on the corner cannot recognise
the parties firing from the Hall.
Marshal Herring, sworn.-After the death of
JOurdan, took lot of men and went to Jackson
Hall; saw man in the street opposite the Hall, in
the act of firing off swivel, but could not iden-
tify him; it loaded with nails sugs and little
of everything, and pointed in the direction of Bath
street, also found one musket in the Hall; Jackson
Hall at the time was kind of tavern but all the
furniture with the exception of that in the bar
room was taken OUT took the swivel, placed it in
his buggy and took it to the station house.
| The defence was mere recapitulation of that
elected by the State, with the exception that a
large crowd of persons congregated in and about
jackson Hall after the death Of Jourdan, and the
witness was compelled to order John Claggett,
(who was much excited) to leave and go away; the
muskets the police took to quel the riot was loaded
with powder and ball, but the powder in twelve
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| for an ordinary gun.
Officer Stevenson, sworn-Was one of the posse
who went to quell the riot; an omnibus full of
men, they dressed in grey Jackets got of the
omnibus and went to the Eighth ward polls, witness
heard the report of pistol and followed the crowd.
moved towards French street when witness and
Jourdan got to the corner, before witness up,
or about the time, Jourdan was shot; witness took
him away and then returned to Jackson Hall and
saw the officers bringing man out of the Hall cell
lar; did not go in the Hall.
Court adjourned ntil tomorrow morning at the
usual hour.
The evidence in these cases is the same as elected
in the case of Patrick Fitzpatrick and John Burns,
tried for the same offence and reported.
All witnesses in civil cases were discharged until
Tuesday week, the l4th.
State as. Lambrett, for assault with ntentto kill
his family, assigned for Tuesday the Sth.
John Taylor, found guilty on Saturday last for
assauting James Wellington, this morning
fined $40 and costs.
CoURr OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND Dec. Term,
ls5S.-ANNAPoLIs, February lst, ls59.-No. 80.
Jacob Reese and VIM. Fisher u.s. The Bank of Com
merce, appeal from the Circuit Court for Baltimore
City, was argued by Fisher for the appellants and
by Malcolm for the appellee.
SUPREME Court OF THE UNITED SrATEs-MoNDAY,
January 81, lS59.-On motion of Hon. d. f.
Sickles, ClarksOn n. Potter, of New York, was ad-
mitted an attorney and counsellor of this Court.
On motion of Hon. 7. Polk, Hon. A. Leonard, of
Missouri yaS I1,if orJ
| of this Court.
On motion of Hon. T. Ewing, H. G. De Forest,
! Esq, of New York, was admitted an attorney and
counsellor of this Court.
! No. 81. Frederick l.. Barreda & Brother plain
titfs In error, Us. Benjamin II. Silsbee ct al In
ror to the Circuit Court of the United States for
the district of Maryland. Mr.. Justice Clifford de-
livered the opinion of the Court, affirming the udg-
costs and interest.
| No. 49, Lessee of VIM. G. French and wife, plain
titts in error, u.s. VIM. H. Spencer, Jr. ct al. In
error to the Circuit Court of the United States for
the district OF Indiana. Mr.. Justice Catron deliv-
cred the opinion of the Court, affirming the iudg-
ment of the said Circuit Court in this cause, with
| costs.
No. &c. Mckinlay, Garrioch & Co., appellants,
Us. Nm. Moorish, master and claimant of the ship
''Pons Aei," &c. Appeal from the Circuit Court
of the United States for the district of California
Mr.. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion of the
Court, affirming the decree of the said Circuit Court
| IN this cause, with costs.
No 269. The Insurance Company of the Valley
of Virginia, plaintiff in error as Moses c. Morde
cal. In error to the Circuit Court of the United
States for the western district of Virginia. Mr.
Chief Justice Taney delivered the opinion of the
Court, dsmssing this for the want of jurisdc
ton.
No. so. Robert Campbellet al, plaintiffs in error
Us. Clement Boyreau. In to the Circuit
Court ofthe United States for the southern dstric
of California. Mr.. Chief Justice Taney delivered
the opinion of the Court, affirming the Judgment O
the said Circuit Court in this cause, with costs.
No. 299: The United States, appellants, u.s. Vim
cente P. Gomez. Appeal from the District Court o
the United States for the southern district of Cali
fornia. On motion of Hon. D. +. Sickles, of coun
sci for the appellee, this docketed and
dismissed.
No. 5s. The White Water Valley Canal Compa-
nv, plaintiffs in error, Henry Vaette. The ar
gument OF this cause was continued by Messrs.
Swayne and Ewing for the defendant in error.
Mr.. Chief Justice Taney announced to the Bar
that after the argument in the now before the
Court is closed, the Court, in order to devote We'd
nesday to conference in the cases now under ad-
visement, will adjourn to Thursday next.
Adjourned until tomorrow, IL o'clock.