The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-12
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CRIMINAL CoURT-Hon. Henry Stump, judge
Frede ick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy States Attorney,
prosecuting The following occupied Saturday:
Mr.. Pinkney suggested to the Court a reduction
W the bail in the cases of George DefOrd, William
Cosgrove and William Howard, charged with riot
ing on board the steamer Express. The bail had
been fixed before the Mayor at his (Pinkney's) re-
quest, at $1,000, but afterwards, in consultation
with the Mayor, they had concluded that the bail
asked was too high. The Court fixed the bail at
$4,000, and said it could be taken in the Clerks
office.
State Us. Michael Coleman and Kridv McCroden,
charged with assaulting police officers King and
Harris. Guilty. Imprisoned ten days and fined
50 and costs each. Total in Coleman's case $40 10
and in McCroden's Sl0.05.
State Us. Charles Drury, charged with assaulting
Thomas Lee. The parties were arguing about re-
igion, when Lee made the assertion that all
MethodistS lied. Drury asked Lee if he meant that
for him, and ifso, he wanted an apology Lee re-
fused to accede to Drury's request, whereupon
Drury struck Lee over the mouth. Guilty. Fined
so cts. and cnsts-total SO. 80.
State u.s. Mrs. Ellie Webb, charged with assault
ing Margaret Constance Bowers, girl about Is
years of age. After hearing the evidence the
Court dismissed the case. saying that it hoped all
the parties would try and live in peace and har-
mony hereafter-t was bad enough for drunken
rowdies to get into bros, decent people should
avoid them.
State U.s. Mary Heffner, charged with assaultng
Margaret Stein 1t was in evidence that Margaret
and female friend were going along the street
singing "Paddy an lrishman, Paddy was
thief when Mrs. Hetfner across and struck
Miss Stein on the face with shoe. A witness for
the defence testified that the girls insulted Mrs
fleffner's daughter very grossly, which provoked
Mrs. Ii. so much that she inflicted the blows upon
Margaret. The Court dismissed the case.
State rs. William and John Kelley, charged with
riOting and resisting officers Davis and Willet.
Guilty. Each imprisoned ten davs and fined 81
and costs-tOta in each case SlS.62.
State u.s. Frederick Stieger, charged with assault
ing Alexander Telley. Guilty. Fined 81 and costs
total $ll.05
State Us. James Grace, charged with assaulting
VIM. j. Stowell, an officer at the President street
depot. Grace had gone into the cars to sell papers,
and by his conduct made himself repugnant to some
of the passengers, when Stowel was called upon to
put him out, during which performance the assault
was alleged to have been committed.
The Court thought Mr.. Stowell ought to
keep all such characters of the cars The Court
itself often took passage the cars, and pester-
ed to death with parcel of bows all the time both
going up and coming down. The Court thought
they ought to be all kicked out.
Mr. Cowan.-"Thnse boysare privileged, sir; they
pay the company for the privilege of annoying the
passengers" Guilty. Fined 50 and costs-total
S1O.22.
The cases of Albert Hill and Thomas Ross were
compromised on payment of costs.
The recognizances of Edward Pryor, William E.
Kelley, John Newman, Jeremiah McCarty and
Mary Fickey were forfeited.
The Court adjourned until Monday morning at IL
O'Clock, when the September term commences.
UNITED STATES DIsTRICT CoUar.-Hon. William
Fell Giles, Judge. The following occupied Satur-
dav:
James Carter Us. Schooner Realgo. Libel for
wages. Decree for ibellant for $50 and costs.
VIM. Pnkney Whyte for libeant
The admiralty docket will be called peremptoriIy
this morning.
The September term of the Superior Court and
Court of Common Pleas commences this morning.
Both Courts have about the average number of
cases on tn cir dockets