The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-31

In the course of the comments which we con-
ceved it to be within the line of our duty to make
day or two since, upon the case of officers BRA
SHEARS and MCCoMAs, we took occasion briefly TO
aude to the perfect familiarity and apparent init
macy which existed between members of the Police
force and the very rufians by whom the murder of
RIGDoN was planned and committed Such, in
deed, appear to have been the relations, as dis
closed by the evidence in the late trials Towson-
town, between the victim and one of his MUIR
derers; and we are not surprised to find the for
mer, but a short while before his death, f;imili-
ary accosting the latter as 'Mal," and the other,
in turn, calling him ''Bob,n and desiring to know
whether he hadn't "always been on the square,
with him. In fact, the whole testimony goes to
prove the existence of species of entente eordiale
between the Police and the Rowdies, which if it
has not always amounted to alliance offensive
and defensive, between them, has resulted, in
many cases, at least in a culpable federation of
crime, and, sometimes, actual connivance with the
sense of immunity and confidence of protection on
the part of the latter. 1t is more particularly,
however, to the following passages in the testimony
of the officers who were called to prove the part-
cipation of CROPS and CoRRIE, in the attempted
rescue of GAMBRILL out of the hands of the Sheriff.
on the evening of the rendition of the verdict and
the assassination of RIGDoN-that we wish at pres
emit to call the attention of our readers:
''Thomas Carmichael sworn-Am a lieutenant of the
police; in the during Gambrilrs trial.
the rotunda of TIE court house the last day of the
trial. Crops about the court house during the day
going in and out; witness at the court use in the
afternoon for the purpose o. taking out Gambr after
the trial. saw Crops with party, who hallooing
'Now's your timeln "Oh. you Plugsl' "Oh. you Rip
Raps witness does not know what they intended by it,
witness did not notice Crops haooing saw Crops par
crowd acting one leaders, witness pushed Crops
away several times; this was near the Gilmor House;
Captain James and deputy wardens had Gambri in Gus
tody they going to take Gambril to jail heard the
cries of Plugs" rip Raps," and "Black Snakes"
Tho, 1t is usual for crowd to follow prisoners
nav Way but witness crowd pushing in that
way Mis before knew Cropps we'll at that time;
stssrga a. rest Troops at that time
saw them in Ssoomas, swornKnow Crops and Corre;
trial witness wsn, room on the last day of Gambrls
Gambr to the down with the other officers to take
front of the Gior Hou.s Crops on the pavement in
come out Of here-you wi srowd Crops sand Charey
and went into the again hur witness got away
on the last day Of Ga@srwa duty at the court
out with the other officers with GauSr; witness went
.es wsne, was s DOWN to
crowd he was disordsrly and under s among this
SAID this is no time 70 make wnen
Rss him TIM .
aud Calvert witness arrested corner of Water stree
him q e
court house when Gambr boaxaSt ne rounda of
We do not propose to say any thin@
tender solicitude manifested by cRepes 'o cut IN
rsrsoual safety of Sergeant McCoxAa, nor !. "
tha extraordinary ignorance professed by Iss S,
c.amcuAEL, as to the meaning Of the sansi
.uh;cb he heard at the Court-house, VIII