The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-10
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La w INTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL CoUaT-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge
Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, prosecut-
ing.
Archibald Stirling, Jr., Esq, City Counsellor
On the opening of the Court yesterday the names
of the Grand Jurors were called by the Clerk.
The name of Joseph C. Whitney had been sub
stituted by the Sheriff in place of that of Edwin
A. Abbott, who was first summoned as Foreman.
Upon calling the names of the jurors all answer
ed except William Chestnut.
Judge Stump then remarked that if any Juror
wished to be excused from serving, the Court would
hear him; if there were none, the Court would
strike off the name of William Chesnut, the absent
juror.
No one wishing to be excused, the name of Wm
Chesnut was stricken off, and the Court directed
the Clerk to swear the jury.
The following is a list of Grand Jurors who were
sworn in
Joseph C. Whitney, Foreman; Charles Towson
Thomas X. Turner, Jehu B. Askew Charles W.
Lentz, VIM. B. Garfield, Benz. F. Nails, Derrick W.
keyser, Henry Travers, VIM. H. Bayzand, Joseph
Harvey, John B. Redgrave, Thomas H. Mules
Richard France, W. H. B. Fussel6augh Edwin F.
VIM. W. Watkins, John X. Caldwell, Thomas
Kelso VIM. Welsh, Henry H. Stewart.
Judge Stump tn IN said: "Gentlemen, it has been
usual heretofore, at the beginning of term, for
d
Upon this occasion, however, the ourt does not
intend to do so. Mr. Whitney and Mr. Pinkney
will furnish you with all acts of Assembly and laws
which You may desire, in guiding you in your
deliberations, in making any charge. You can
now retire to your room"
The Petit Jury were then called, and it was found
that all present.
Mr.. Whitney asked the Court if it would ad-
here to its custom of devoting the first week of the
term to the disposal of the Civil business lie would
like to go on with the Criminal docket as soon as
possible.
The Judge said, he would proceed with the civil
docket first, and inquired how many were on
The Clerk answered that there were twenty five
city appeal cases, and two street cases-Holliday
street and johnson street.
The Court then directed the appeal docket to be
called and said it wished the Civil Courts would at
tend to its Civil business; sometimes the street
cases occupied month, and the Criminal docket
would have to be neglected; the Court could not
get through with so much business.
The call on the appeal docket was then commenc.
ed. The appearance of Mr.. VIM. p. Preston was
entered on the first seven cases called; when the
Judge said he had received from Mr.. Preston
note, stating that he too unwell to attend.
Mr.. Sterling remarked that these cases had been
on the docket for years, and at every term
Mr.. Preston sick He understood the Court
to say, on previous occasion, that if they not
disposed of at this term, it would order them to be
stricken off the docket.
The Judge said, if the cases were not tried this
term, they would be stricken off.
After some conversation between the counsel and
Court it was decided that the appeal from the Com
mssioners for opening Streets in the case of john
son street, would be taken up this morning.
Mr.. Whitney then asked the Court what dispo-
sition would be made of the Criminal docket He
wanted to proceed at once with the murder trials,
of which there some eight on the docket
Some of the counsel in these cases were absent
from the city, and he desired they should have in
formation when the cases would be called.
Tha l1rot g. ~.
ness, unit. it saw how the Civil business could be
disposed of.
The Grand Jury found two or three bills for mi
offences
The Court at o'clock adjourned until this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
UNITED STATES DIsTRIcr CoURr-Hon. VIM. Fell
Giles, Judge. The following occupied Yesterday:
Isaac NJ Singer and William Clark Us. William
5. Walmesly, agent of Ladd, Webster & Co. Be
fore reported. Examination of witnesses on the
part of the defendant continued
CRcUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CITY.-Hon. VIM.
George Krebs, Judge.
The following occupied Yesterday:
James Whiteford US. John Hopperton and Char
Wells, surviving partner of John Miller, to ratifca-
ton of sale. Before reported. Opinion of Court
filed, overruling exceptions.
Malcolm and others as. Winans and Others Ex-
ceptions to Auditors report. Before reported
Malcolm and T. S. Alexander for plaintiffs John
Z. Boyd and j. NJ Campbell for defendants.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Hon. r. N. Martin, Judge
The following occupied yesterday
The appearance docket called.
The regular panel of jurors were discharged until
next Monday morning, and the special panel until
Wednesday morning, when the case of Elisha War
ford and others Richard Colv1n Warford will be
resumed.
The trial docket will be called this morning
CoURT OF COMMON PLEAs.-Hon. VIM. l.. Mar
SHALL Judge.
The trial calendar was called Yesterday.
The appearance docket will be called this morn
ing
Appeals will be taken up on Wednesday
The jury were discharged until the first Monday
in February.
CIRCUIT CoURr FOR BALTIMORE CoUNrY.-Before
TowsoNTowN, Jan. 8, 1860
Richard J. Cuttings, Esq, Attorney for the State,
prosecuting.
By agreement, No. 81 on the magistrates appeals
was taken up tor argument, on a motion to dismiss
the appeal in the case of McGee Us. Poole and Hunt
George Coulson, indicted for assauting police
officer Philip Crout with intent to kill was assigned
for trial on Wednesday next.
State James Walters indicted, together with
Parker Flowers, for the larceny of 10 chickens and
ducks, the property OF Richard Fl. Bell, valued
at So.
The case was argued before jury who, after an
absence of ten minutes, not being able to agree,
instructed to return sealed verdict. Messrs.
Grason and Reach for the defence.
George Jelly, indicted for assault and battery
police officer Shanks while in the discharge ofhis
official duty, released from prison in the sum
of $500 for his appearance C. A. Kelly postmaster
at Govanstown, becoming his bondsman. The case
also assigned for trial Thursday next pro-
viding the prisoner does not forfeit his recogni-
Zance, as he has done on two former occasions un-
der this indictment.
The Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at
the usual hour.
THE Grand Jury will adjourn sine die on Satur-
lo, CO faYf fharb bor-o
Judge Price has not yet recovered from his ILL
ness and yesterday it was thought another special
Judge would have to be appointed. Should his
health not improve he will return to his home in
Hartford in few days.
CoURT APPEALS Maryland DECEMBER
TERM-ANNAPoLIs, Jan. 9, l86O-No. %. VIM.
Ortwine the Mayor and City Council of Balti
more. Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas
The argument in this case further continued
and concluded by B. C. Barroll for the appellant
No. &c. E. Williams Us. E. NJ. Drexe. Appeal
from the Court of Common Pleas Was argued by
T. P Scott for the appellant and by Charles Mar
shall for the appellee.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE BIsHoP NEUMANN-The fu-
neral services of the late Bishop Neumann took
place in Philadelphia yesterday, Archbishop Ken
rick, of this city, preaching the sermon. The fol-
lowing was the order of the procession:-Rife
Company Catholic Lay Societies; Sodality of the
different Churches; Conference of St. Vincent de
Paul; Students of St. Charles Boromeo; funeral
car (the remains were not placed in the coffin);
Reverend Clergy; Bishops and Archbshops; Laity
There were seventy three clergy present at the
funeral including Bishops Kenrck, of Baltimore,
Laughlin, of Brooklyn, McGill, of Richmond and
Assistant Bishop Wood, of Philadelphia. The con-
course was immense; filling all the avenues to the
church.
ACCIDENT ON RAILRoAD.--A man named JAS
Kennedy was killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Saturday. He on top of a car when the
train approached bridge which knocked him off
and he full under the wheels. He died in short
time after the accident.
REDUCTION OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEBT.-Dur-
ing the year closing the first December last,
the amount of eight hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars of State Loans was purchased for the Sink
! ing Fund, and the Treasurer, the Hon. Eli Slifer,
estimates that the present year will witness a
further reduction of the debt to an amount exceed