The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-14
La w NTELLIGENCE.

Ia W I4f NLLLUENCEs
CRIMINAL CoURr.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, ESQ.,, States Attorney prose
cutting Archibald Sterling Jr., Esq, City Coun
selor.
On the opening of the Court, Mr. Whitney asked
! if the Court was going on with the civil docket.
The Judge said he wanted to get through will
1t, but Mr.. Sterling was not present and no other
counsel. There were many cases of appeals from
| magistrates, which had been on the docket for two
terms, and if counsel did not cone forward anC
prosecute them, the Court would strike them al
| off.
There being nothing for the jury, they were dis
charged until Monday at IL O'Clock.
James DOugherty, charged with being a rogue
and vagabond, was bailed in the sum of S500-his
father becoming his bondsman.
The Grand Jury found bills against George Rob-
| inson, ohm Shields and Charles Brown, for the
larceny of pair of horses and hack belonging to
George Sauer and for rioting; also against Stephen
Harris [negro) for the larceny of several articles
of value belonging to James E. Murdoch.
The Court, at II o'clock, adjourned until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
SUPERIOR COUET.-HOn. Il. n. Martin, Judge
| The following occupied yesterday:
Elisha Warford and others as. Richard Colvin
Warford. An action of ejectment under the will
| of the late Rachel Colvin. Before reported Ar
gument before the jury continued.
CIRCUT CoURT BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon. VIM.
George Krebs, Judge
The following occupied yesterday:
John Prentiss ps. David G.. Steiner and w. Wood
ward. Bill for injunction. Motion by defendant
to dissolve the injunction. Injunction dissolved by
order of Court.
CoURr OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. VIM. l.. Mar
shall, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
John Kelley u.s. Jacob Schneidwindt. An appeal
from Justice Showacre. Appeal dismissed.
Il. Lands as. Margaret Fritz. An appeal from
Justice Welsh. Judgment reversed.
Joseph Star u.s. p. S. Mccullough. An appeal
from lncft Na1e Anl
VIM. II. Travers David Ruth. An appeal
from Justice Jolly. Appeal dismissed.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT.-Hon. VIM. Fell
Giles, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
Isaac NJ. Singer and William Clark Us. William
S. Walmesley, agent of Ladd, Webster q Co. Be-
fore reported. Examination of witnesses on the part
of the defendant continued.
CIRCUIT CoURr FOR BALTIMORE CoUNrY.-Before
Hon. Judge Price.
TOwsONTOwN, Jan. l3, 1860.
Richard j. Cuttings, Esq, Attorney for the State,
prosecuting.
State Us. George Wygart, indicted, together with
George Crosby, George Connolly, Lloyd Williams,
and Charles Ginniman, for assaulting with intent
to kill John Carnan, alleged to have been commit
ted on the 25th of August last, on the Falls road
Baltimore county.
The jury, after absence of five minutes, re-
turned verdict OF mot guilty" Mr.. Grason for
the defence.
The same jury was then sworn in the case of
George Crosby, indicted for the same offence as
that of Wygart, and the evidence repeated by the
witnesses, with the addition that all the parties
charged were in company when the offence was
committed. This evidence was brought out by
putting Wygart on the stand.
Carnan stoned bis skull brok en- and his body
much bruised He remained at the Infrmary four
weeks, where five pieces of his skull were taken Off
and one piece came out since, which he now car
ries in his vest pocket and exhibited it to the Jury
This case was more fully argued before the jury
who after an absence of twenty minutes, asked
for fire, something to eat, and lights for the night
j. T. EnSOr for the defence.
The case of the State vs. Robert Fuller, of the
city, charged with assaulting Thomas Rider of the
county, was on affidavit removed to Howard coun-
ty Court, and the accused held to bail in the sum
of $500 for his appearance, VIM. H. Hunt enter
ing.
State Us. Daniel Creummel, indicted for selling
liquor on Sunday, was held to bail in the sum Of
5000 for his appearance, Captain Nicholas Sttz
becoming his bOndsman.
State US. Charles Reilly, indicted for the larceny
OF II yards of cashmere valued at So; do. silk
vestings, valued at Sl0 % do. linen drillngs va
lued at SS75; and 10 do. Marseles vestngs, va
lued at $3.50; the property of VIM. b. Harst and
John E. Hurst, trading under the firm of Hurst &
Co., No 24l West Baltimore street, alleged to have
been stolen on the 25th Of March, 1859, from the
pavement in front of the firms store. And also
for assaulting Hugh Duttey, the above day,
with intent to kill
The evidence on the part of the State was to the
eHeCG tudI Tue MesSfs. hurst ~ 20. missed box OF
goods containing the above articles, together with
hosiery, gloves, &C.; was informed by the Marshal
of Police that the box of goods was at his onic
went and identified the goods and took them to the
store. Several men at work in GreenmOunt
Cemetery; saw the prisoner and another man car
rying large box along the Cemetery wall, on the
side of the commons; thought they had a corpse
and intended to throw it over the wall; watched
them and saw them open the box; it contained the
above articles; made effort to arrest them; the
prisoner asked Duffey if he "dd not want to make
a raise" Dutfey replied 'not raise like that"
one of the workmen said "let's arrest them;" the
prisoner drew revolver and said ''Pd like to see
you do it" the prisoner and his comrade then fed
for the city, where they afterwards arrested
and identified by the workmen in the cemetery;
Reilly has but one eye, and the witnesses observed
it when he was seen with the box of goods
Without concluding, the Court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
Court OF APPEALS OF Maryland DECEMBER
TERM, lS59.-AYNAPoLIs, Jan. 12 1S6O.-No. 32-
Wm Baker, claimant, &C., as. Samuel Winter
Appeal from the Superior Court of Baltimore CITY.
The argument in this commenced by
Phelps for the appellant.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. l3, l860.-NO. 32.-Wm. Baker,
claimant, &c, Samuel Winter. Appeal from