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CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. WIN. l.. Mar.
shall, Judge.
The following occupied Yesterday:
John c. Street Us. Adam Cickett. An appeal
from Justice Shipley. Judgment affirmed.
Assignment for to-day 81 to Sc on trial calendar.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Hon. R. N. Martin, Judge
Inc following occupied yesterday:
Hopkins rs. Travers. Judgment
Stowell u.s. Gould. Non pros.
Boyd rs. Hart, executor for McCourt. Judg-
ment.
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore rs.
Robert ii. Pennington and Joseph H. Rieman An
action to recover for wharfage of coal, landed on
Dock street. Not concluded. Stirling for plain
tifts; Gill and Freshman for defendants.
State of Maryland, on the relation of the Board
OF P0hce Commissioners of the city of Baltimore,
u.s. the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
application for writ of mandamus. Set down for
hearing ON the 9th inst
Assignment for Monday 5l3 to 54I
Inc ChIMINAL CoURT-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge,
meets this morning at 10 O'Clock to dispose of
the usual assault and battery cases
CIRCUIT CoURr FOR BALTIMORE CoUNry.-Refore
Hon. Judge Price
TowsoNTowN, Feb. 10, 1860.
Richard ). Cuttings, Esq, Attorney for the State
State Us. VIM. Reese, jointly indicted with George
Gouson for conspiracy and aiding in the escape of
VIM. Fhmfiam alias VIM. Douglas, from the Tow
sontown jail, alleged to have been committed on the
End day of December, 1859
Sheriff Wheeler, w arden Duncan and Geo. Cros-
by, prisoner in the Jail, testified in substance as
follows On the 22nd of December last the pris-
oner, IN company with Geo. Coulson came to the
1owsontown Jail and asked for admission. Mr.
Duncan admitted them and they went to Flimham's
room; the prisoner asked Fimfam what would be
done with him; Crosby heard the bargain of escape
and next saw COuson and Flimham come out: the
oherlH saw Boulson alone on the street in buggy
ana suspected something wrong; went to the
jail and found Reese in Fimham's cell with sbackIes
on MS feet and khmhams coat pants hat and cravat
on.
VIM. Brown, VIM. johnson, Deputy Sheriff
Graffiln, and others testified for the defence the
two former OF whom gave the prisoner good
character. The case was submitted without argu-
ment, and verdict of guilty rendered Not
sentenced. Messrs. Boarman, Grason and George
I elliott Tor the prisoner.
Mr.. Grason arose and addressed the Court in q
lew words saying he had filed in this Court a no.
tce to the effect that he would contest the election
OF Mr.. Cuttings to the office OF States Attorney,
as returned by the judges of the recent election,
and would furnish the necessary aidavits of wrongs
perpetrated at the polls, at which legal voters who
intended to cast their ballots for him, were driven
from the polls by bands of armed men from the
elty-the information of the fact he having re-
celYed from what was supposed to be good author
lty, and could be substantiated; but as, after
careful investigation, he found that by throwing
out all the illegal ballots, Mr.. Cuttings would
have majority of the legal voters he would there
fore ask leave to withdraw the notice and that
Mr.. Cuttings now take the oath of Office
The Court then administered the oath of office of
States Attorney to Mr.. Cuttings.
Nothing has been done in the case of the Sheriffs
Messrs. Wheeler and Longnecker.
Ihe case OF the State Us. George Coulson, indict-
ed together with VIM. Reese for conspiracy, and
aiding in the escape of VIM. Flm1am alias DOUG
las, from the Towsontown Jail, was on affidavit of
the prisoner, removed. The Court remanded the
to Howard county,
The motion for a trial in the civil case of
Whitcraft rs Butler, where the Judgment for S23
was confirmed, was argued before the Court and
held under curia.
No other business being ready, the Court at "
O'Clock adjourned until tomorrow, when the term
will be brought to a close.
Term, l859.-ANNAPoLIs. February 10, lS60--No.
4o' The National Fire Insurance Company of Bal
hmore rs. VIM. Crane. Appeal from the Circuit
Court for Baltimore City. The argument in this
case was concluded by Schley for,the appellant
No. Al. Thomas McCubbin and wife u.s. Edward
Patterson. Appeal from the Circuit Court for
Baltimore City. The argument in this case was
commenced by c. Helott for the appellants, AID
K. johnson for the appellee.
No. "a Special Docket.-Western MARYLAND
Rail Road Company as. Bergman. Appeal from
the Equity side of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
county. written argument in this case was filed
by e.. fellott for the appellant.
SUPREME CoURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Feb
9, lS60.-No. II. The United States, appellants rs
Rafai Garcia. The argument of this cause was
continued by Mr.. Durham for the appellee, and
concluded by Mr.. E. NJ. Stanton for the appellants
Adjourned until tomorrow at IL O'Clock.