The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-12-01

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/ Sheriff he would do SO, thinking this proceeding
! proper.
! The Court said the Sheriff had no authority tt
! do that, and that Mr.. Cuttings must pay the fin,
and costs of the attachment.
| Mr. Cuttings had objection to paying the fine
but wanted the Court to distinctly understand tha
/ no attachment had been served on him; he haC
heard that attachments ordered, and had come
up to explain to the Court why he was not present
| before.
Mr. Cuttings, after being sworn, stated that he
had expressed an opinion unfavorable to the priS
oners on more than one occasion.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the names oil
the seventytive talesmen summoned by the Sheriff;
from whom the following Jurors were selected
Peregrine T. Wilson, Il. W. Tindle, Benjamin T.
Hynson and William H. Reed.
Several persons against whom attachments had
been issued were then called
Mr.. Willard Rhoads first came up, and IN reply
to the Court why he did not appear when first sum-
moned, said that he was very busy at the time,
making out an account for gentleman from Maine,
and he could not leave; and also stated that he was
In the Court yesterday Tuesday,.
Judge Stump.-"We, why didn't you answer to
your name?"
Mr. Rhoads.-'1 wasn't here then" daughter. J
Judge Stump.-''Well, sir, you must pay the
!, fine. Hou ought to have left the gentleman from
Maine and come here"
Mr.. Stephen L. Bird, who had been attached
stated that at the time the Sheriff summoned him
he had but one clerk in his store; was very busy,
anu HtOI cover, IJIu the Snerlu tnat he was
Der of the Baltimore CITY Guard
The Judge said that Mr.. Bird ought to have come
into Court to make that statement, and ordered
him to paw the fine and costs.
Mr.. Philip Cover said the reason why he did not
come when summoned was because he was a resi-
dent of Hartford county.
The Court ordered him to pay the fine and costs
saying that if Mr.. Cover had come into Court and
made his statement it would have been sufficient
excuse.
Edward c. Ross ard Charles NJ. jackson were
also ordered to pay the fine and costs.
The Clerk here announced that the list of tales
was exhausted.
A this stage of the trial the prisoners had made
thirty-seven challenges, and nine jurors had been
obtained
The Court then directed another uenire to be is
sued to summon twenty additional talesmen, and
took a recess for one hour.
The Court reaSsembled at one o'clock and the
Clerk proceeded to call the names of the tales.
when James X. Mules to the book he
claimed exemption from serving on account of his
age, stating that he was 6l years old.
Mr.. Whitney read the act in relation to this
question,w which says that all persons citizens of the
United States and the State of Maryland, between
the ages of 2l and 65 years, shall on juries
when summoned, except those laboring under bodi-
ly inirmty.
Mr.. Mules said that be was too infirm to act as
juror, and the Court excused him.
Out of the twenty talesmen last summoned, two
jurors were selected--E. i. Griffith and s. Bald
win.
The tales being exhausted, the Court ordered
twelve more to be summoned, and took recess for
half an hour.
Eleven jurors had been obtained, and the prison
ers had two challenges remaining.
hr. Whitney here stated to the Court that one of
the jurors, Mr.. HvnSon, claimed exemption from
duty on the ground that he had served as Juror
in the Court of Common Pleas for two mont last
winter. Mr.. Whitney read the act of 1854 in re
gard to the summoning and serving of Jurors.
The COurt dnpOn6 10 r.lao,a NJ.
The names of the last talesmen summoned were
then called, from whom Mr.. James H. Wood was
selected.
This completed the special panel. The following
are the names of the jurors: John w. Hall, Will
liam Ridgeway, Richard Alexander, Thomas Can
non, John 7. Tarr, Peregrine 7. Wilson, Robert
w. Tindle, Ben jamin F. Hynson, William II. Reed
E. L. Griffith S. Baldwin and James II. Wood
The jury were then sworn, and charged in due
form by the Clerk
In reply to the Court, Mr.. Whitney stated that
there were twenty-one witnesses summoned for the
State, but he thought he would not examine more
than five or six; he might need more to rebut.
Mr.. Y elliott said the defence would only examine
six or seven witnesses.
Without any further proceedings in the case, the
Court at o'clock adjourned until this morning at
10 O'Clock.
CoUar OF CoMMoN PLEAs.-Hon. William L.
Marshall. Judge.
The following occupied Yesterday:
Solomon F. Phillips and Edwin NJ. Kerr u.s. Solo
mon II. Phillips. Action acceptance. Not
concluded
UNITED STATES CIRCUIr CoURT.-Hon. VIM. Fell
Giles, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
Charles Goodyear and others Us Hamilton Eas-
ter ana others. Motion for preliminary injunction
to restrain the sale of certain manufactures of
ludia-rubb"r goods. Before reported Argued
by Lntrcbe for plaintiff; SchleY for defendant.
Argument Of counsel concluded. Held under
cHriU.
White * McCurey rs. the Potomac Iron and Coal
Company. Motion for an injunction to restrain the
defendants from selling any of the property of the
Company. Argued by c. Marshall for plaintiffs,
and j. Mason Camp and Bernard Carter, Esqrs,
for the defen dantS
Nothing done in the other Courts.