The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-04
La w NTELLTENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Frederick Pinkney, ESD, Deputy States At
torney, prosecuting. The following occupied the
Court on Saturday:
State John Brady charged with assaulting
Michael Lyrens. Guilty. Imprisoned three days
and fined 81 and costs. Total $685.
State Us. Levi Moore (negro) charged with as
saulting and resisting officer John W. Cooper
The officer had gone to the negro's honse to exc
cute af. fa., issued by DR.. Thomas Buckler Jones,
when it is alleged Moore first ordered him off and
then pushed him from the premises. Guilty.
Fined ST and costs. Total Sl092.
State Us. Jeremiah Dunnigan, charged with as
saulting George Davis with a knife Guilty. In
prisoned two weeks and fined 81 and costs. Total
S9.5
State Joseph Herman, charged with assaulting
Hamilton Drummer. Drummer, the prosecuting
witness, did not appear; officer Gaddes who made
the arrest, said he thought he had been frightened
off, Guilty. Fined 81 and costs-total S9.56
The case of William McAllister, charged with
assauting William Smith, was compromised on
payment of costs, S7.8l.
State u.s. James Ellis, charged with assaulting hi
wife Ann Ellis. The prosecuting witness not ap-
pearing, the case was Stetted.
The recognizance of Michael Gustman was for
feited.
The Court then took a recess of ten minutes
Upon the re-assembng of the Court the argu-
meDt upon the motion for trial in the case of
William Thetford alias Hoppe, was opened bv Will
liam 7. Preston, Esq, counsel for the prisoner.
Mr.. Preston in sustaining his motion for a new
trlal advanced the following
That the verdict did not come within the mean
ing of the Indictment.
That the money was properly the property of the
Bank it having been left in its custody and there
fore that the charge was not properly laid in the
indictment.
That the corpus delete had not been clearly es-
tablished, and therefore there was no evidence
which could properly go before jury.
That the State had introduced testimony which
was not rebutting, in placing Mr.. McKnew on the
stand
He was prevented from introducing Mrs. Thet-
ford and William Baker ON the stand, because of
the form of the Indictment; Baker was now COM
petent Witness and it would be cruel to the pris-
oner to deprive him of his testimony, it was vital to
his liberty.
Mr.. Preston spoke at some length on each of the
points raised.
Mr.. Whitney replied briefly to the argument of
Mr.. Preston when the Court stated that he did not
think it necessary for the Court to decide whether
the money was the property of Mr.. Pratt or not,
and did not intend to discuss the finding of the
money upon any party, as there nothing in the
case to show it. Mr. McKnew's testimony was al
lowed by the Court to rebut the albi set up by the
defence. The testimony was all circumstantial
and the alibi made out po siive, but so far as
the credbty of witnesses was concerned, the Court
had nothing to do. The Court thought that Mr..
Church was careless, as also the officers of the
bank. The Court overruled the motion but the
evidence being circumstantia, and the wife implo-
ring mercy, the Court would be lenient with the
prisoner, and sentence him three years and four
months Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Whitney claimed, part of the sentence,
that he must pay the money back to Mr.. Pratt.
The Court stated that he would also have to re-
turn the money, and ordered the Clerk to make an
entry to that effect as part of the sentence.
The following suggestion to Temove the case OF
VIM. g. Ford, was filed by Mr.. Whitney:
State of Maryland Us. Wm. G.. Ford indicted for
the Murder of Thos. II. Burnhdm.-The State, by
its attorney; in this case, suggests to the Court
hn,.O bat hoh hale 49,
and impartial trial in this court, and prays the
to order and direct the removal of the record
of proceedings in his case to the court of some ad-
joining county for trial.
MILTON WHITNEY,
States Attorney for Baltimore city.
The Court will grant the suggestion, and the case
will be removed to Baltimore County Court
Adjourned until Saturday next
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Hon. VIM. Eel
Giles, Judge. William Meade Addison, ESQ.,
United States District Attorney, prosecuting. Tht
following business occupied the Court on Satur
day:
Thomas Wilson, master of the schooner sex
change" convicted on four indictments for ipfict
ing cruel and unusual punishment upon seamen or
board of said vessel, sentenced to be confined
in Baltimore city Jail for the period of fifteer
months.
Captain Wilson was also convicted for assaultine
with dangerous weapon, and thereby causing the
death of Daniel Hunt, (negro,) cook on said
vessel. Upon this last conv iction the Court sen.
fenced him to be confined .jn the penitentiary for
the term of two years, from the expiration of the
fifteen months and to pay fine of 81 and the
costs of the suit.
The following is list of the Petit Jury for April
term of the United States Circuit Court, which
commences its session this morning:
Henry A. Thompson, Richard e. McGill, Gideon
d. Reese, William F. H. Onion, Nicholas n. Brice,
John Sharkey, John S. Williams John Gormerly,
James McHenry, Joseph c.. Booth, David Vance,
Joshua Coeson, Jas. Ford, John w. Shankling,
Benz. n. Payne, Charles H. Holmes, John Bidder
son, Baltimore county; VIM. W. Naile, Benz. Lind
sey, VIM. Hy. Henderson, Frederick county; Lewis
Lindsey, Zach. Busby, Carroll county; VIM. Nick.
Kepper, Peter j. Adams, Washington county;
gomery county; J. P. Soper, Prince Georges
county; Loci Bleue, Richard Snowden, Anne Arun,
del county; - Dallam, Thomas Hope, Hartford
county; Samuel H. Purnell, Samuel II. Ford, Cecil
county.
C1Rcurr CouRr FOR BALTIMORE CIrY-Hon
VIM. George Krebs, Judge. The following occu
pied the Court on Saturday:
Elizabeth Herzinger Jacob Herzinger-an ap
plicaton for divorce uine'do matrimonii.
j. Hazlehurst, ct al, Us. John Ridgaway, ct al
injunction issued to restrain the sale of certain
property mortgaged to complainants
Robert Holloway IS. John Henry, ct al.-a bill for
injunction argued,by E. Holloway for complainant
and r. d. Morrison for defendants. Not concluded
CoURr OF COMMON PLEAs.-Before Judge Mar
shall. The following business occupied Saturday
Henry W. Schultz us. Jacob Wahl and VIM. H
Davis-an inquisition of damages. Damages assessed
at $50.
Assignment 31s to 1896.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before Judge Lee. The fol
lowing business occupied Saturday:
Eveline Haslett Us. Jas. Haslett-Divorce granted
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