The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-02
Ia w INTELLIGENCE.

! CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Frederick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy States Attorney,
prosecuting. The following occupied Saturday:
| State vs.. George Freidewald, charged with as
sauting George Feindheimer. Fined fifty cents
and costs. Total SS.45.
State VS.. George Fl. Lewis and William Fowler,
charged with assaulting Ellen Lewis, the wife of
George. Ellen stated that she went to a house in
Scott street, where her husband had been living
| for two years with another woman. She went to
the door and asked for her husband, when Fowler
up and struck her, as did also her husband
Judge.-Was this the first time you went after
him, in two years?
Witness.-No, sir; been there often before after
him.
Judge.-Oh, you had better let him go-whats
the use of running after him?
Two WON IN, for the defence, stated that Mrs
Lewis came to the house for her husband, and be-
ing told that he was not there, kicked the door
open; she was drunk at the time and no one struck
her.
A police officer stated that he was called to ar
rest Mrs. Lewis for kicking open the door, she was
very drunk; he took her to the watch-house; knew
nothing about any blows.
Court-We, the Court will fine 'em two dol
lars and costs each. The Court would put them in
limbo month and fine them SO, but the Court
hardly believes this woman; she drunk at the
time. ITO Mrs. Lewis:) You better let this man
go and keep sober yourself, and not be coming up
here; the Court may have chance to put you in
limbo if you come here again.
Total fines and costs, $40.
State vs. John Alexander alias Bull Allen,
charged with assaultng and beating Christian
Cover, and forciby entering the house of F. Benin
and threatening to kill him.
Cover stated that he was passing along South
Eutaw street, when Allen knocked him down and
beat him; he got away from him and went after
oifcer when he returned, Bull jumped into him
again; never saw the man before in his life.
Other witnesses testified to the same facts
Mr.. Wilson, witness, stated that it was COM
mon thing, in that part of the town, for rufians
like Allen to knock down unoffending Germans
without any provocation.
Court-Going about like mad dog, biting at
every body-this is bad business.
Benin stated that Allen came into his store and
asked for drink; not wishing to Offend witness
gave him liquor; Allen and a friend came back at
forwards and got cigar and another drink; said
they wanted their Christmas; about y o'clock
Allen came again with his father, and told witness
that he wished him to give his father everything he
wanted, and called witness all kinds of Names and
tried to hit him; Allen came back through the shop
and behaved so badly that witness wife got to cry
ing, and asked witness for Gods sake to take him
| out; witness got Allen into the shop and gave him
glass of whiskey, which he drank and then broke
| the glass
Mr.. Pinkney thought Aliens conduct deserving
of severe punishment, and hoped the Court would
| infct it.
Court to prisoner.-The Court thinks your con-
duct very outrageous-going about knocking peo-
pie down, without provocation, like dog, and 60
ing into peoples houses and drinking whiskey
| WilHOut pdNluS IOF IT, Inc COurI VIII put " SlOp
to it. The Court will fine you 81 and put you in
Jail two months for beating Cover, and 81 and one
month for going into the mans house.
The total fines were S2l.71.
State VS.. Henry Dunson (negro), charged with
! breaking down the doors of the house of Hester
| Brown (negress). Guilty. Sent to Jail for one
week, and fined 81 and costs Total S8.SS.
State vs.. Charles King, charged with assaulting
| Catharine Shawlman. Catharine stated that the
prisoner to the house where she lived and
beat her, keeps running after her; wants to be her
beau, but she don't want anything to do with
| him.
| Court-(to prisoner) We'll, I'll fine you five
dollars. If this woman don't want you, you better
look after somebody else. Fine and costs Sl2.73.
The Court adjourned until next Saturday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
SUPERIOR CoURr.-Hon. r. N. Martin, Judge.
The following occupied Saturday:
Dorsey Us. Bartholow, garnishee of Bartholow
and others. Demurrer to the pleadings. Before
reported. Judgment for defendant.
Fl. R. & J. Reynolds Us. the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore. Motion for a trial.
Argued by G. L. Dulaney, Esq, for the city.
THE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr meets this
morning
There was nothing done in the other Courts on
Saturday.