The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-10-24
CITY INTELLIGENCE,

AN AFFRAY AT THE PENITENrIARY.-On Saturday
about one o'clock an affray took place at the Peni-
tiary in which Deputy Warden Roberts was wOun-
ded in the shoulder by stab with a dirk knife,
and convict named Brown was seriously wounded
by being shot in the breast. In the morning Brown
complained of being sick and went to the hospital,
but when the physician examined him he found
that he practising an imposition and was in
perfect health. The Doctor refused to give him
certificate, and Mr. Roberts ordered him to 90 to
work, and sent him to the cedar-ware department
of Mr.. c. Murdock, to whom he was hired. Brown
went to the shop but refused to work. and Mr. MUIR
dock complained to Mr.. Roberts, who sent to the
convict to come to his office. Brown, his enter
ing the Office, said he was sick and would not work
whereupon Mr. Roberts ordered him to be whipped.
Brown then drew knife, which he used in the
shop, and said before he whipped he would kill
the deputy warden, at the same time sprirging at
Mr.. Roberts and striking at him with the knife.
Roberts grappled with him but the assailant sue
ceeded in stabbing Roberts in the shoulder in1ict-
ing slight wound. Deputy Warden Gregory
Barrett was standing near, and Mr.. Roberts order
ed him to fire the convict which ne did the ball
entering the right breast and lodging in the BODY
Brown released his grasp Roberts, and was con-
veyed, wounded, to his ward where he received
necessary attention. His wound is not considered
necessarily mortal, and he may possibly survive it,
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-On Saturday night about
ten o'clock, John Shaney and a man named Sam
ue Brown had difficulty in the public house of
Charles Mills, Centre Market space, in which
Shaney was wounded by being shot in the right
thigh. Some words OF insult passed between them,
when Shaney attempted to stab Brown with fork,
whereupon Brown drew pistol and fred. The
ball struck Shaney on the right thigh, passed
through the flesh mot inflicting dangerous wound
Brown left the house, while Shaney remained still
acting in disorderly manner attacking the bar
and breaking the furniture. The police entered
and took him out, but finding that he was wounded
they carried him to the drug store ofDr. La Rogue
where he received medical attention and proceeded
home. Brown was not arrested.
SuPpoSFO MuRDFR ON 60 pioht ba hod,-
of man named Charles DOemyer was found in the
dock the County wharf and Coroner Sparklin held
an inquest over it, when verdict was rendered of
''death from accidental drowning" Yesterday morn
ing, however, some persons, acquaintance of Doe
myer charged that he had been pushed into the dock
either by Englehart Doemyer, (brother of the de-
ceased Francis Peters Frank Cramer, and
accordingly the three persons named arrested.
Justice Griffin examined the parties the charge,
but there evidence to implicate them and
they were discharged Doemyer lived at No. 244
Eager street, and leaves wife but no children.
The CRY PASSENGER RAuwAY-On Saturday
morning, in the City Circuit Court, Jonathan
Brock and others, assignees of the City Passenger
Railway grant, filed an appeal from the order of
the Court, prohibiting the laying of double railroad
track on Baltimore street, between North and Sharp
streets, and bonded in the sum of forty thousand
dollars, to indemnity the complanants in the suit.
The track between the two points above mentioned
will be hurried to completion. The contractors on
Saturday delivered on Baltimore street consider
able number of the cross-t es and rails.
WATER RENTs.-The Water Board have large
force of hands now engaged in stopping off the
supply of water from those premises where the water
rent is in arrears.