The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-02-14
CITY NTELLIGENCE.

CoRRIE AND CRoPPs.-On Saturday morning
Sheriff Creamer received from Govarnor Hicks the
death-warrant of Marion Crops. The day set
apart for the execution is the 18th of March tho
same as that of Henry Gambrill and the negro man
Stephens. Sheriff Creamer proceeded to the iail.
and about half-past eleven o'clock entered the cell
OF the condemned man. He informed Crops of
the character of his visit and then read the deatb
warrant. When the Sheriff commenced reading
Crops raised his right hand to his brow and
shaded his eyes. The muscles of his mouth twtcbed
several times, which was the only movement he
made during the reading, and as the Sheriff closed
he dropped his hand and said ''the Lords will not
mine be DONE" Deputy States Attorney, Frede-
rick Plnkney, Esq, accompanied the Sheriff. and af-
ter the ceremony OF reading the death warrant
he remarked to Crops that he would like
10 ask MIN question or two, which he wished him
to answer truly. He then said to Cropps-"Did
you fire the pistol which killed officer Rigdon?'-
Crops replied-''I did not, as God Is nv JUDGE.
another person fired it" Mr.. Pinkney then asked
him how it was that his hand smelled of powder
when he was arrested ON the night of the murder,
to which Crops replied that he had been cleaning
gun the day previous. He acknowledged to Mr.
flnkney that the pistol which was used was his,
ana IN reply to question as to whether he gave
his hand as rest fer the pistol while another fired
1t, he said he did not. Mr. Pinkney after convers-
ing with him for some minutes in reference to his
awful condition, left the cell. Crops said to him
81 thank you kindly for your good advice"
Peter Corrie was brought to the City JAIL from
Towsontown, on Saturday, and placed in the cell
with Marion Crops. When he entered friendly
recognition took place between the two prisoners,
when Corrie remarked NAL, it is all over with u.s.
We can have no hope in this world, but must look
to God now, and it is my intention to do So -
Crops appeared much affected, and made some in
audible reply. The two men are now confined to-
gether.
The PAID FIRE DEpARrMENT.-To-day the paid
Fire Department will be inaugurated. The BOARD
of Fire Commissioners will take charge of the steam
apparatus and the Hook and Ladder trucks, ant
they will be given to the regularly appointed fire
men. For the present, they will be located in th,
houses of the companies of which they were bought
Ind will so remain, until the Fire Alarm Telegraph
has been erected. The engines are the Alpha
Comet, Home and Maryland, and the Hook and Lad
der companies are the Pioneer and Mount Vernon
| BURNED TO DEATH.-A little negro girl, about
years of age, named Henrietta Spriggs, living a
~ French street, died Saturday morning from
injuries received by being burned. On Frida,
morning the mother of the child left her in th
room, while she went to neighbor's During he
absence the child's dress took fire, and she ran int
the yard, but before assistance came to her she
frighttully burned, and fingered until Saturda
morning when she died. Coroner Sparkin held a
inquest, and verdict was rendered in accordanc
with the facts.