The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-15
LAW TNTELLTGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecut-
ing.
Hon. Reverdy johnson, Hon. John Thompson
Mason and 7. Joseph Rogers, Esq, counsel for the
defence.
On the opening of the Court yesterday morning
the witnesses on the part of the State in the case Of
Thomas Connery, charged with the murder of his
brother, John COnnery, set for trial, were called
Only one witness Mr.. Keach, at whose house the
shooting took place. answered.
Several witnesses for the defence were present.
The counsel for the State and the defence an
nounced that they were ready for trial. and when
Mr.. Whitney ordered Connery to be placed at the
bar, it appeared that the prisoner had not been
brought from Jail.
Mr. Whitney said he did not know the reason of
this; an order had been sent to he iaiI to bring
COnnery into Court
Mr.. johnson, for the defence, suggested that
they proceed and select the jury without swearing
them, notwithstanding the absence of the prisoner
this would save time.
Judge Stump said he thought the prisoner should
be present. perhaps he would object to some of the
jurors; better do everything in proper order else
the Court of Appeals might interfere and upset all
the proceedings. In the State Of New York the
Judge said, the prisoner was not allowed to waive
his right of challenge
Mr.. johnson remarked, that the defence did not
intend to do that.
Considerable time here elapsed, caused by the ne
cessity of waiting until the prisoner should be
brought into court.
At twenty minutes of twelve O'Clock Thomas
Connery was brought in and placed at the bar.
The Indictment in the case charres that Thomas
Connerv did on the lst dav of December 1873 fa
lonOuslg, wfullv, and of his malice aforethourht
make an assault upon one John Connerv, and with
n pistol loaded with oupnowder and Iaadan bnI
let, held in his RIGHT hand, did shoot off and dis
charge said pistol so loaded and by means of so
shooting off and dischaTging, did strike penetrate
and wound the said John COnnerv in and upon the
left side OF the head, creating one mortal wound,
three inches from which ,sonn5 tba soid Ib co.
merry instantly died 0'''
The regular naneI Of iurors vnra tbon coIIod and
each Questioned mpon Ills yoir dire as to whethar
he lad formed or EXPRESSED an onininn in reaard r.
the guilt or innocence of the prisoner
OF the regular panel the following jurors were
selected:
Thomas S. Williams, Robert NJ. Hill, Livingston
King, VIM. 7. Wallace and Edward Stewart
The panel being exhausted, the Court directed
the Sheriff to summon % talesmen, and then took
recess Tor one hGqr'
, oh the Te-assemolng OF the Court at ~ o'clock,
the names 1l tIe VaesIheh summoned were called,
ana the loloWng gentlemen selected as jurors
Iere@rine l. wilson ana John Street.
rye talesmen qua not answer, and the Court Or
cetco attachments against them-thG others had
formed an OPINION or were otherwise disquall-
he'd.
The Court directed another renire to be issued,
to summon twenty additioaa taesmen, and took
another recess for one hour.
At tins stage of the proceedings seven jurors had
been selected and the prsoner was still entitled to
eleven challenges
On the assembling of the Court the following
parties were brought in by the Sheriff under at
tachments, and ordered to pay the costs by the
court
llllam W. Taylor, AlnnZO y. ChaSe and Ger.
man Hunt. Iney had all formed an opinion in re-
saIu 20 cne gG,lL aor ot Ine P'lS"neri ,,'
rotErnnd iba second ,oo tbo s rr rlUv
were sworn in by The CIcrl Tho Tnnrt diroctoJ
them to be kent tooethor until moyninr nnder
cbarpa of \ baiIiH' and also orderod tba 7Iesr1e,
summoned to he nrasnnt tLis r,orrino
The Court at o,clock odiomrnad mill ,bis roorr.
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