The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-09
la " NTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, ESQ.,, States AstorneY, prosecu-
ting. The follow occupied yesterday
Mr.. Whitney reminded the Court that at the COM
mencement of the term there were several attach
ments issued upon forfeitures of bail made returna-
BILE on the first of une. Some had been returned
but there several in which no returns had
been yet made by the Sheriff, in most of which the
forteitures could be recovered. He would like to
know how the Court would act in the matter He
would also desire to know what the Court would
do in the of John Lemon, indicted for the mur-
der of Christian Fischer, who had been admitted to
bail, and had his recognizance forfeited. The
Court would recoect that no attachment had been
issued against Lemons bail, the Court allowing his
bondsman fourteen days to bring him in, which
has not been done. Mr.. Whitney also said that he
understood Lemon had gone to Europe and could
not therefore be brought in, and desired to know if
the Court would pass order upon the case.
The Court ordered attachment to be issued
against Lemons bondsman (John Hnesly) re-
turnable the first Tuesday of the next term, and
also ordered all other attachments to be returned
on that day.
The cases of John Walters and James Grace, in
| dcted for riot, stetted.
| The above named parties had also been indicted
for an assault with intent to kill lad named Ed
wards. On this charge Grace had been convicted
and sent to the Pententiary, and Walters removed
his to Baltimore county.
The recognizance of George W. ROssmark in
dicted for selling liquor on Sunday was forfeited
Charles Roberts, indicted for stealing two mink
skins worth SIPS, was discharged from Jail by the
| Grand jury.
At one O'clock the Grand Jury returned to the
Court room and presented their report and were
finally discharged with the thanks of the Court
The Petit Jury was similarly discharged
The Court adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
The following is the report of the Grand Jury :
The Grand Inquest of the State of Maryland for
the body of the city of Baltimore in view of the ap
preaching termination of their labors deem it du-
tV IN ma Ep Of oh
directly concern the welfare and good order of this
community.
The Grand Inquest are compelled to the belief
that drunkenness, the great curse Of this well
of all the large Cities is steadily the increase
this belief, admitted with reluctance is the result
of observation the part of majority of the
bers OF this body who have served together for
eral consecutive years in the May term, and have
thus had ample opportunities of arriving at what
they hold to be correct conclusions. Not day has
| passed in the Jury Room that has not disclosed
some form of crime, vice, suffering springing
directly from Intoxicating drink its procuring
cause The intr PRODUCTION, within few years past,
of element of nebriation, known as lager beer
has been followed by marked increase of drinking
houses, and by additions in the same degree to the
temptations and facilities of indulgence in stimula-
| ting drinks; simultaneously with the appearance
and spread of the element referred to, there
has been painfully visible an increased desecration
of the Christian Sabbath until at the present time,
| the violation of the 4th Divine Commandment is
perpetrated so generally and openly at these drink
| ing houses that the influence upon the community
cannot be but pernicious and demoraizing in the
| highest degree.
This Grand Jury do not hesitate to pronounce
drunkenness to be the prolific of nine tenths
of all the poverty, wretchedness, suffering, disease,
| Ignorance, vice. crime and lawlessness with which
| this community in part cular well society at
large is afflicted, and they would hold its removal
] to be cheaply purchased at many times the amount
of all the profit which the entire traffic in intoxi-
! eating drinks may be estimated to yield.
They, therefore, earnestly recommend an increase
of the penalties against the sale of liquor Sun
| day, including provision that they be doubled for
each successive offence An enactment is also need
| ed making drunkenness offence punishable with
adequate fine and Imprisonment
| The Grand Jury deem it their duty to present as
| great and serious evil the practice of the carry
ing of deadly weapons the person. This practice
has obtained to very great extent in the city OF
Baltimore, and is confined to age, class par
ty-the revolver knife being the familiar com
panion even of youths of tender age. The reckless
| and unrestrained resort to the use of deadly wea-
pOns upon the most trivial occasions, has become a
thing of daily occurrence, often placing the lives of
quiet, inoensive citizens, well those of sworn
conseryators of the peace, in actual jeopardy There
are those again who carry about their persons the
emphaticaly murderous instruments known as
knUckles, the billy and the slung-shot. The Grand
Jury lack terms sufficiently strong to express their
detestation of the practices here named, and they
do, with all earnestness, present them evils de-
manding prompt and thorough remedy. The very
low estimate which is placed on the value of human
life at the present day. requires at the hands of the
State Legislature and very stringent enact
ments to correct and dispel this most serious evil
The omission of the General Assembly of Mary
land to pass the necessary laws to give proper eff
feet to the provision of the State Constitution,
which abolished all lotteries in Maryland after the
SOth day of April, 1859, has already been produc-
tive of much injury Although the Maryland lot
teries have ceased, the evil has only been officially
transferred to the Immediately adjoining State Of
Delaware, and the sales of lottery tickets are
carried openly and actively in the city of Bal
timore as if constitutional prohibition existed
The complete and entire suppression by heavy pen
altes of the sales of all lottery tickets, at the ear
liest moment, is demanded at the hands of the Gen
era Assembly by every consideration of justice and
humanity.
The Grand Jury further present, as gTsvioui