The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-08
Ia w INTELLIGENCE.
SUPERIOR CoURT-JUDGE MARTIN


Milligan as. Howell. Before reported. Argu-
ment for complainant concluded by Reverdy John
son, Esq.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-JuDGE GILES
No business transacted yesterday. The Court
adjourned until Friday. The United States Dis
trict Court meets this morning to dispose of case
in admiralty.
Nothing done in the Court of Common Pleas, or
City Circuit Court. The Criminal Court meets on
Wednesday morning, when the jury in the Holli-
day street case will come in.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CoURT-JupGE BREWER
ANNAPOLIS, May Z, lS60.-The jury in the case
of George Rotten, of Baltimore city, tried on Sat
urday last for assaultng with intent to kill Jacob
Baker and his wife, returned verdict of ''guilty
Not sentenced-The case of the State as. VIM
George Jones, jointly indicted with James E.
Thomas for the robbery of the store of Hamilton
Easter Il Co., Baltimore, of 81 so in money
and various valuable papers on the 4th of January,
1860. 1t will be remembered that Thomas was
tried for the offence in the Criminal Court
for Baltimore city, on the 2Sth of March last and
convicted, at which time Jones removed his case
to this Court. The prisoner was placed in the
dock, and after jury being sworn the following
evidence in substance elected: James NJ. Horton
testified that the evening of the robbery he
placed tin box, containing 81 ,3S6.50 and the cash
book, in the vault of the store, in the basement,
and there Jones and Thomas (the latter was
an employee in the establishment; shortly after
ward saw Thomas on Baltimore street, and Jones,
the prisoner, was not with him. JAS E. Thomas,
the party convicted in the Criminal Court, was
called by the State, but the defence objected, on
the grounds that the witness had been indicted,
tried and convicted of the same offence
for which the prisoner is now on trial.
Many authorities were quoted on both sides,
and the Court ruled the evidence admissible, and
Thomas testified as follows: Has been in the en-
ployment of Hamilton Easter Co. for seven
years; on the evening of the 4th of January last
the prisoner in the basement of the store and
took seat at witness desk; witness asked him to
partially turn off the gas, it burning too fast
and wasting; Jones did so, and in turning it off put
it out; witness asked him what he did it for and he
replied it was accidental; witness took match to
light it again. witness then went to the hydrant to
wash his hands, and Jones left the store saying he
would meet him at a certain restaurant; witness
met him and he said, 'sJames, | took that box;'
witness replied 'what in the devil did you do that
for? he then said 'why, they will miss it and offer
a reward for it, and then 1ll return it, and will
divide the reward" on former occasion the pris-
ener saw the box and made proposition to take
the box and divide; the night of the robbery
witness did not know the box was taken until he
and the prisoner met at the corner of Sharp and
German streets; the prisoner said, on being inter
rogated by the witness how he got out of the store,
"why, when you went to the hydrant took it out
of the vault and wrapped it up in paper, and hid
it in the goods near the back door, and
when you went up stairs, l took it out"
witness took the box to the residence of his uncle,
who returned it to Hamilton Easter d Co.; while
in prison Jones asked the witness to contradict
himself the stand, in order to let the jury disbe
lieve him, and added, cold fellow, it will be a id
bad thing for you if you convict me;" when Hamil-
ton Easter called the witness at the city jail,
and desired to know whether or not another party
was implicated with him and Jones, he (witness)
replied no, and Jones said "why did you not tell
him yes, and get him to indict some person else
and get me off, and then l could sue the id old
s-n of b-h and recover for false
imprisonment" on the night of the rob-
berry, as witness and the prisoner were
going along with the box, and when near
Camden street depot, the prisoner said to witness,
"James, stand here until return;" witness did so,
and remained on the corner for about twenty min
utes; when Jones returned witness asked him
where he had been, and he replied, 81 have KEY
of one of the burthen cars, and thought if could
unlock it, then | would come for you and the box,
and would go in the car, divide and leave the box
in the carr" witness and Jones then returned down
town, and Jones went to Thomas GOrman's to get
a key of house, which he (Jones) had rented
for the purpose of keeping policy office; but
not getting the key, they then went to witness,
relative, Mr.. w. II. Burgess. Deputy Sheriff
John Pointer testified that four days after the
robbery he arrested the prisoner at the Adams
House, about daylight; he had been looking for the
prisoner for three days. and ascertaned he boarded
at the above house, when witness went to the
prisoners room with the porter or watchman, and
raped, the prisoner jumped out of bed, came to
the door, and in low tone asked who was there;
| witness told the servant to say Gorman which he
did, and the prisoner then opened the door; soon
| as he saw witness he exclaimed, "My God! you're
not going to arrest on the Hamilton Easter
robbery, your" witness replied yes, and ar
rested the prisoner. Messrs. Gown, Lawrence
| Hamilton Easter, Fisher and others, who were ex
amined the trial of Thomas testified to the same
| facts elected in the Criminal Court for Bati
| more city. The State here closed and the defence
| commenced rebutting by putting Mr.. John W
| Wright police officer, on the stand, who testified
that previous to the arrest of Jones, he informed