The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-07
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CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, in !oe-
Milton Whitney, Esq. States Attorney prosecu-
ting.
After the call of the Juries Yesterday morninp
Judge Stump said that he would be obliged to ad-
Journ the Court, to allow himself an opportunity
TO meet the accusations of is enemies at Annapo-
lis. He found 1t necessary to be present there in
person. lie hardly thought his case was properly
attended to, his counsel having been absent while
the testimony was being taken against him. He
was gong to attend to the matter himself, as he
th"ught every man could attend to his own business
pest. Certain things had been said about his char
acter, and he intended to refute it by testimony
from his own witnesses. He had offered three
years ago to resign his position but the gentle
man IN whose favor he wanted to resign, would
not accept the situation. He said he was not bit
uneasy about the result of the investigation, but
he wanted to be heard himself. Mr. Creamer the
late Sheriff and others, had thought fit to 60 to
Annapolis and make certain charges against him
which he would rebut by his own witnesses He
then discharged the Juries until next Monday
morning at ii o'clock, and adjourned the Court
until Saturday morning at 10 O'clock at which
time the Court will sit, to dispose of the usua as
| saut and battery eases.
| CIRCuIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CTry.-Hon VIM
| George Krebs, Judge.
me f0lnwing occupied yesterday:
Joseph w. Patterson A G. Wheeler. Bill
filed to obtain the correction of an alleged mistake
| in lease of property, corner of Hanover and Con-
way streets. Held sub cUrid. Rever iy johnson.
Jr., for complainant. Cochran and VIM. L. Mar
shall for defendant.
Court COMMON PLEAs-Hon WIN J. Mar
shall, Judge.
The following occupied Yesterday:
WIN: Baxter rs Peter F. Schlicker. An appeal
from Justice Ridgey. Judgment reversed and
Judgment for plaintiff for S52.90
Kelsey Gray S. & Il. Hough An appeal
from Justice Jones. Judgment reversed
Assignment for ,-day from l39 to end of Jury
appeal trials.
~, SupER1oE CoURT.-Hon. r. N. Martin, Judge
The following occupied yesterday:
Edward Williams cs ii. S. Pentz An action To
recover on account. Verdict for plaintiff for
Sl,9954l. Pitts for plaintiff; Boyd for defendant
Samuel Il. Hubbard and others Us. John j. Bar
ri D. Manuel Muir, garnshees of Edmund w
Dana. An attachment on warrant. Verdict for
plaintiffs on first issue for 2l75977; on second
| issue for S4,9lS.2S.
Assignment for to-day 397 to 4I6
Giles, Judge. The following occupied Yesterday:
Isaac NJ. Singer and William Clark Us William
). Walmesy, agent of Ladd, Webster & Co. Be
fore reported. Examination of witnesses on the
part of defendant continued
CRcuIT CoURr FOR BALTIMORE CoUNrY.-Before
Hon. Judge Price.
TowsoNrowN, Feb G, 1860.
State u.s. VIM. G. Ford, indicted for the wilful
I murder of police officer Thomas Burnham, alleged
to have been committed at No. l57 Vine street
1858. " ''
Richard j. Cuttings, Esq, Attorney for the State
prosecuting, assisted by John T. Ensor, ESD. |.
Nevitt Steele, VIM. II. Cowan and John l..
Thomas for the defence.
The prisoner was again placed at the bar, and
the state called its two witnesses who were absent
last week, Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Hissey. The evidence
was principally corroborative of the testimony of
the other witnesses, and which was reported in full
at the former trial
After the examination Of the last named witness
the State closed its case except as to rebuttipp tes
tmony, and Mr.. Thomas made his opening state
ment to the jury in which he read the case report
ed in lst Lord, the Commonwealth ps James Nc
cam, &C., and contended that every prisoner was
presumed to be innocent until he was proven emil
ty: Mr.. Thomas also read from Wharton on Homi.
eide, page 1868, which, in substance sets forth
that the prisoner, at the time of the killing must
nave malice atorethought, with premeditation &c
He also read from the same authority. paoe AGO
bearing on offences committed while the party, so
charged, was at the time intoxicated and said that
they would be able to show the prisoner committed
the deed in sei-defence, he, at the time being in
danger OF great bodily harm; and if they showed
that such were the facts in the case then verdict
of not guilty would be demanded.
The following witnesses were then examined for
the defence:-Isaac l.. Boyd. Thomas Mister James
Passey, DR.. James Martin, Richard Swami joseph
Rosenburg, and policemen Hause and Hae-aII re-
peatlng the testimony given by them at the first
trial OF the case in the Baltimore City Criminal
Court.
Their testimony went principally to show that
Ford's neck was scratched and swollen when he
was brought to Jail.
owing to the press of criminal cases now pend-
ing, the civil docket was postponed for the term
The case of George Coulson and William Reese
charged with aiding and abetting in the escape of
VIM. Flmtlam from the county Jail was set for
trial on Thursday next.
The Court took a recess until tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock.