The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-22
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday morning three ouths named John
Walters, John Murry and James Graece were ex.
amIned at the Marshals office, before acting Mayor
John L. Ford, on the charge of roing and assault
ing and shooting youth named Thomas Edwards
1t appears from the testimony elected that the two
brothers, John and Thomas Edwards are employ ed
IN IN Samuel Ready's planning and saw mill, on Pres
ident street. and that on Tuesday evening last the
Ill feeling was commenced between them and the
accused, who are styled "peelers,' bv the latter
firing pistol at the former, as they passed home,
without any provocation.
John Edwards testified that every evening for
some time past these 'peelers'' were in the habit
of interceptng himself and brother and on We'd
nesday night last, in order to prevent repetition
OF the occurrence of the evening before, they
crossed the Falls on the west side for the purpose
of avoiding any further difficulty with them. When
in the neighborhood of Canton avenue bridge on
West Fall, avenue, they were, however, again set
upon by the accused and two others. In the COM
mencement of the assault one of the accused John
Walters, approached the witness and called him a
id Eastern shore s-n of b-h,'' whereupOn
the witness thought "that was too much to be
taken from such as they were,' and in reply threw
brick at w alters. A little quarreling and men
ancing ensued, when Walters drew a pistol which
he fired and shot Thos Edwards through the fleshy
part of the arm inficting wound of no very seri-
Gus nature.
Frederick Buckheimer testified that on Wednes-
day evening he the two Edwards brothers
going home from work; they were then near the
place the assault occurred; saw party of three per-
sons coming down towards them from one direction,
and two other persons from different way; the
two whom witness did not know, speaking to them
selves OF the brothers sad Those fellows are going
to catch HI now" the first three youths who are
Walters, Grace and Murry, came up to the two
Edwards and quarrel ensued between them, when
Thomas Edwards drew out sung-shot with which
he struck Graece over the head two or three times
lGraece's head was here examined bv Mr..
Plnkney, and a large confusion found on
the back part of it. The other two then rushed
forward, and Walters drawing his pistol fired it at
Thomas Edwards, inflicting a wound in the aeshy
part of the arm; the blows with the slung shot
were dealt upon the head of Graece before the pis-
to was tred knows the accused; Murry is a news
boy; the other two work in 4 bakery.
After the testimony had been closed Mr. Pnck-
ney remarked that he thought even from the tes-
tmony of the witness of the accused, that they
were lying in wait for the express purpose of as
from work. and that it is equally clear tina they in
tended to commit assault upon them with a
deadly weapon. He thought that the law against
carrying concealed weapons should be enforced
ltwas absolutely necessary to punish, with the ut
most rlgor, any violations of that law. He would
therefore suggest that the Mayor hold John Wal.
tiers to bail in the of $500 the charge of as
sault with the intent to kill
w alters soon after procured bail and was re-
leased. The other two youths, in default of 5000
bail to answer the charge of riot and assault were
remanded to Jail.
The two negro youths, Samuel Chase and Jacob
Turner, who were arrested on Wednesday, charged
with breaking into and robbng the store of Chris
topher Doell, No 10 South Liberty street. were
Justice McKenly and discharged. The only evil
dence brought against the accused was that they
were seen lurking about the premises in suspicious
manner, shortly before the burglary was effected