The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-15
La w NI,ELLIGENCE
CRIMINAL CoUKr.-JUDar BoND.

CRIMINAL COURr-JUDGE BOND
Alter the Grand Jurors were sworn in due form
Judge Bond addressed them as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Grand Jtrg:-It is not made tb
duty OF the Court by the Code give you in charr
particular Acts of Assembly. required by forme
statutes; Dut feel it incumbent upon me-though man,
OF you have frequently been to give attend
ance on this tribunal heretofore, Grand Jurors ant
are familiar with the duties of the Grand Inquest-tc
Dng TO your notice certain matters of public Importance
BY the terms of the Constitution on the first day
April 1882 the lottery system of the State was deter
mined-a system which for years under the sanction
law, had ostered the worst species of gambling AMI
which, by the delusive hope of sudden wealth held out
the aDorng man. had served to blunt the edge honest
husbandy and to involve whole families both rich and
poor, IN common ruin Bad however, as was the system
whach had descended from our fathers, cupidity
tnueu the policy system which carried the evil to the
very stratum of society and very slight acquaintance
with he police records of our city will show the extent
utter ossradaton, licenousness and crime which
resulted 1t is hardly possible that any mere human in.
Venton could have served speedily and generally IN
lmpoVerish debauch and degrade its subjects 1t not
10 be supposed, gentlemen that avarce will TelinquSh
abundant source of wealth. and desire to call your at
enton to the Act of the last General Assembly of Mary
land relating to the sale of lottery tickets within this
Saean Act which, from its great severity shows the
anxiety of Legislature to remedy the evils
to which your attention has been called and for
ever. 1ti for you gentlemen to diligently inuure and
true presentment make in regard to facts
this matter shall to your knowledge as you
Just sworn and in the opinion of this Court greater
blessing could be vouchsaed to the community than the
rigid punishment of all offenders under this law The
attention of the Grand Jury is called likewise to the
very frequent efforts since the abolition OF
for debt to this Court upon allegations offrauduent
procurement of property false pretences and the like
asubstitute for the civil remedy lost In great maor
y OF these cases has appeared to the Court and
known to the profession desire of avengng the broken
law actuates the prosecution. These generally
drag along from term to term The prosecuting witnesses
offer difficulty upon difficulty, prevent the immediate
trial OF cause until at length the ncarcerated debtor
his friends by hardols instalments has paid the
debt in whole or in part and the prosecution to
the ground. 1t need hardly be remarked, gentlemen
that this is Criminal Court to try offences against the
laws of the State not Court for the collection of
and aside from the violation of the provisions
constitution, respecting imprisonment for debt il
gross outrage the Court and citizens for the
jury to permit it so to be used The criminal law is to
be administered that criminals be punished NOT
debtors coerced In the oath just administered to YOU
gentlemen, you the States counsel your own and
your fellows to keep secret These words of mere
iorm but are of the highest Importance The ends of
public justice cannot be secured unless it be done 1t is
absolutely necessary that nothing which transpire in
the Grand Jury room, should ever be known without
To let your proceedings be known to notify offenders
to place themselves upon pesenmen beyond the reach
OF t process OF this Court to say nothing of the
merable difficulties of procuring information respecting
off ences under such circumstances You cannot gentle
men be too careful in this particular You with clos
ed DOORS and no person. officer of this Court otherwise
ought to be present at your deliberations except upon
request had thought to call your attention to the law
relating to the sale of liquor on Sunday hut the
enforcement OF the law, because it has been universal
seems to meet with general acquescence even among
the dealers You will retire to your room and such in
formation, gentlemen, you may need respecting the
laws of any matter before you will cheerfuIy be fur.
nshed on application to the learned States Attorney
to the Court.
The Court declined tc exOneiate the bail in the
case OF +. n. Carr, charged with violation of the
lottery laws of the State, and the matter was re-
terred to the Grand Jury.-The following cases
were assigned for trial on Monday next: Joseph H.
Amey, John B. Peyton, George Williams Henry
Hett Henry Cross, James G. Fitzpatrick, Frederick
Sumwalt, Nathaniel Hickman, Robert S. Dobbin
and Charles c. Fulton, Daniel Schaeffer Johanna
Colick, John E. Ridgeway, Henry Brown, David
N. Sanborn, Joseph Ballinger, William Welsh,
George Sommers, Henry Hett 1.-TWO cases), John
McKenny, Lewis Seldner and Others The cases
of Wesley Woodward and Robert Miller indicted
for the murder of Franklin Naf will be taken IN
on Tuesday. On Thursday the indictments against
Richard Pryor, VIM. Smith and Joshua Horner,
will be tried. On Friday, Lemuel W. GRAY in
dicted for mafeasance in Office and Rachel john
son, indicted for arson, will be tried-The docket
OF appeals from magistrates for violation of city
ordinances was called, but cases tried They
Will be peremptorily disposed of this (Tuesday)
morning. The Court at l o'clock adjourned un-
til this morning at 10 o'clock.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT-JupGE KREBs
Samuel e. Tracey rs. Alfred G. Benson and 9TH
ers. Before reported. Bill claiming lien upon
freight in the hands of the Agent of the Peruvian
Government upon vessels loaded with puano from
the Chincha Islands, Opinion in writing and de-
cree of Court filed 18th of May, lS6O sustaining
the claim. John +. Petri rs. VIM. T. Thiede.
Before reported. Exceptions to Auditors account.
Decree of Court passed on 18th Nav, 1860 rati(y-
ing and confirming Auditors account, excepting
In so far as the same charges the defendant with
the entire cost of the restatement of the books of
the copartnership of Petri & Thiede-that one
moiety of said cost should be borne by the COM
plainant, and must be deducted from the sum stated
by the Auditors account to be due from the defend
ant to the complainant, &C.; and that the costs of
this suit be equally divided between the parties
o. Ratcliffe and others rs William 0.
Welsh: Bill for injunction to enjoin and prohibit
the defendant from collecting and receiving the
rents, issues and profits of the trust estate of Adam
W elsh, deceased, in anywise intermedding with
the said estate and for receiver to be appointed
to receive and collect said trust estate and the
rents, issues and profits thereof, &c. Order of
Court thereon, that the defendant show vuusr On
or before the 4th day of June prox., why an in
junction should not be granted and a receiver ap-
pointed. Robert d. Morrison, Esq, for COM
plainants.
SUPERIOR C0URT-JUDGE MARTIN
The original docket was called Yesterday. The
trial docket will be called this morning
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-JUDGE MARSHALL.
The Court called by the Clerk, and the Jury
discharged until the first Monday in June. Judge
Marshall is absent from the city as delegate to the
Chicago Convention.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-JuDGE GILES
Lewis Roberts and VIM. II. Smith Us. The Pied
mont Coal and Iron Company, VIM. Thompson and
Others. In Chancery. Action to recover a mortgage
debt. Before reported. Bill dismissed with costs.
Court adjourned until Monday next.