The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-05
Ia W INTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL COURT-JupGE BOND.

CRIMINAL COURT-JUDGE BOND.
The Grand and Petit Juries, who formerly served
during this term, finally discharged with the
thanks of the Court. The names of the Grand Ju-
rors summoned under the provisions of the new
jury law were then called and all answered except
0tho w. Eicheberger An attachment was Or
dered against Mr.. Eichelberger by the Court
George G. Irwin was excused from serving on ac-
count OF being member of the bar. George r.
Fickers was excused, being resident of the coun-
ty. Thomas Wilson excused, being over 20
years OF age. The Sheriff was then ordered to
summon four additional Grand Jurors from the
jury lists. Grafton d. Spurrier was designated by
the Court to acts foreman. The Sheriff afterwards
returned Amos LoVeJoy and Joseph B. Matthews as
Grand Jurors-one more will complete the iury.-
The names of the Petit Jurors were then called.
whereupon all answered excent Thomas Irwin and
e. u. Lind. Attachments were issued for them,
they being returned summoned. Several parties
being anxious to make excuses to the Court Mr.
Whitney suggested that the names be called
again, so as to allow each one to be heard by the
Court. IL. +. Zol1icofer was excused, being a
resident OF Howard county; L. &. Lind was ex-
cused, being a resident of New York; Robert
Brown, producing certificates from physicians
that he was in delicate state of health and liable
TO the heart disease, was excused; Joshua A. Mat
thews, was excused, being over seventy years of
age; VIM. ID. Thompson, Jr., a resident of Hartford
county, was returned summoned for VIM. ID.
Thompson, resident of New York owning proper
ty in this city; VIM. ID. Thompson, Jr., and Wm
ID. Thompson both excused; Thomas Irwin was ex-
Sheriff afterwards returned VIM. F. Lucas, who
was excused on account of being sick and
William Taylor excused as a non resdent.--
j. H.. Stickney, one of those summoned on the
Grand Jury, asked to be excused on the ground
that he was an honorary member of the Eagle Ar
tillery Company. The Court stated that the
Judges of the several Courts in consultation, had
decided that the holders of certificates of member
ship in any military organization, were not exempt
from Jury duty; the present law repealed all such
acts or parts of acts relative to the summonng of
Jures and the competency of Jurors. The Grand
Jury were then sworn by the Clerk.-State vs.
John McGowan, indicted for malfeasanee
Office, as constable, in extorting money
IRON German named Mayors. The ira
yerser not appearing, his recognizance
forfeited Elias Airey, bondsman.--In the
case of John hoffman, convicted of stealing
$3.50 from Mrs. Catharine Wyckof, motion for
a new trial was argued by Robert Gilmor, Jr., for
the notion and the States Attorney against it,
Motion overruled.-State as. Joseph Quinn, in
dicted for assaulting George Xavier and stealing
from him silver watch valued at SIS. The case
was submitted without argument. During the
trial man named Maoney testified that Cropper,
witness in the case, had told him that he Crop
per) had stolen the watch MIR. Whitney asked
the Court to hold Maloney as a witness against
CrOpper, and also to commit Cropper on the charge
of stealing the watch. Motion granted. The Jury,
after an absence of about five minutes, rendered