The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-22
Ia w NTELLIGENCE.

branch ana passed.-The Branch adjourned
until Tomorrow afternoon at O'clock
Ia w INTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL COTRT-JUpor BOND.
A jury dc tlnatico inquirendo empaneed,
and found Matilda Clark to be lunatic and pauper
She was directed by the Court to be confined at the
expense OF the city in Mt. Hope Hospital. james
Manly and Ann Manly charged with an assault
upon Mary Dickinson, were admitted to bail in the
sum of $500 each Simon j. Block, 254 South Bond
street, bondsman.-State Joseph H. Amey,
Charles Swearer, Charles Green and David s.
Wallis, indicted for conspiring together and selling
out OF the State of Maryland as slave for life one
Lydia ii. Anderson, slave for a term of years 1t
appeared from the statements made to the Court BY
the States Attorney and j. Dean Smith, ESQ,
counsel for Messrs. Amey and Swearer, that the
man David 5. Wallis had visited the CITY during
the fall of 1859; that he made the acquaintance
here of several persons, (among whom were three
OF the parties indicted, representing himself as
farmer from st. Marys county, Md. anxious to
purchase slaves for a term of years, giving as
reason for so doing that he had not means enough
to buy slaves for life. By these misrepresentation
he got possession of this girl, among other negroes,
and then left the State. In one case he had
procured a title for a slave from the Orphans
Court by the same Misrepresentation 1t was also
stated that Wallis aow in California, and had
never been arrested. The States Attorney was of
opinion that the allegations in the indictment could
not be sustained against any of the parties except
Wallis The Court directed Stets to be entered in
all the cases except that of Wallis with the under
standing that If he afterwards arrested non
pros would be entered, and the other parties held
to testify in the against Wallis.-State u.s.
George Williams, indicted for mansaughter in
shooting William Barber, on the night of the 5th
of March last. John l.. Thomas and Dennis
Sweaney, Esqrs., for defence-A jury was Sc
lected from the regular panel. Mr.. Whitney ex-
planned to the jury the nature of the Indictment
and the distinction between homicide and man
slaughter. In homicide the element of malice was
to be shown, but in manslaughter such element
was necessary. Officers Hanson and Wits, and
DR.. Hoffman were examined on the part of the
Stff ff TBS tEs99 0MJsFn 0Jn t5ftd 81 d to hHs on Iom
bard street, opposite Lloyd, at the time the pistol
was fired. There were some twenty-five thirty
persons in the house; everything was quiet at the
time no wrangling or quarrelling. As the officers
were taking Williams to the station house. he being
very drunk, said che didn't intend to shoot
DR.. Hoffman testified to the nature of the wound
and that it was the cause of Barber's death. Mr..
Dennis testified for the defence that he was in
company with Williams and deceased duri NO
the whole of the evening; that the best feeli ng
existed between them, and that they had alw ays
been very intimate the pistol was a long one,
went off very easy when cooked; did not see the
shooting; the pistol was loaded by Barber that
night and afterwards given to Williams Jacob
Reed testified to giving pistol to Williams on the
morning of the day when the shooting occurred;
this pistol had gone off once while witness was
putting it under the waist of his pantaloons and
blew out all the seat of his trousers don't know if
it was the same pistol which killed Barber. Will
liam Counseman, Isaac Corryell and William
Chaney testified to the good character of accused
for peace and quietness. The evidence on both
sides being closed, the counsel went before the
jury In argument, and the indictment was handed
to them at 2 o'clock State as. Joseph Ban-
ger, indicted for obtaining goods from Edward
Bird under false pretences. Banger not appear
ing, his recOgniZance was forfeited The case was
then stetted State as. George Somers, a non
resident, indicted for selling goods without license
IN violation OF the act of Assembly. Traverser not
appearing, stetted.-State as Johanna
Cohick, indicted for selling liquor without license
Not appearing, her recognizance was forfeited and
fine OF SlO0 and costs imposed.-ln the case of
Dobbln Fulton, indicted for libel, plea of non
c"t. entered, and suggestion filed to remove the
case to an adjoining county.-The Court at 2%
O'Clock took recess until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the re-assembng of the Court at o'clock
the jury in the case of George Williams sent note
to the Court asking if they could receive instruc-
tons. Counsel for defence objected to any instruc-
tions being given by the Court The Court sent
note, asking what instructions they wanted. In re-
ply the jury sent note inquiring if they could
bring in verdict of manslaughter without ma
licious intent. To this no answer was sent.-State
rs. Henry Brown, indicted for assauting with in
tent to rob Thomas Wildey, the offence alleged
to have been committed on the Sth of Jannary last
on the corner of Holiday and Baltimore streets
Mr. Widey testified that he had just returned from
a visit to Washington, and was proceeding home
ward at the time the assault committed; the
prisoner put his hands upon his breast and ran one
down into his waistcoat pocket; he caught the
hand in his pocket, and exclaimad 'Ah Young
man, you don't know your business the prisoner
then made off with two or three Others he was ar
rested by officer German. The defence produced
two witnesses, who swore that the prisoner
the side of the street opposite to that on which Mr.
Wildey was standing. The case was fully argued
and given to the jury at 619 o'clock who In twenty
or Of iIfu fnp
defence-The jury in the case of George
Williams came into Court at fifteen min
utes past five o'clock, and rendered a
written verdict of guilty without any
the defence objected to the form of the verdict
The Court ordered the verdict to be stricken out
and after giving the jury certain instructions
the law in the case, directed them to again retire
and render general verdict of guilty or not gull
tv. After being out some five minutes they again
came in and rendered verdict of "guty of man
slaughter, with recommendation to the mercy of
the Court. State Us. David A. Sanborn, in
dicted for renting house to Elizabeth Norris for
the purposes of bawdy-house. The State had no
testimony, and the jury rendered verdict of s'not
guilty" Matthews for the defence.--State as.
John Mckenny, indicted for an assault with intent
to kill William Lentz alleged to have been commit
ted on the Sth of April last r. Stockett Matthews,
Esq, asked postponement, but the Court declined
to grant 1t, and the case was removed on affidavit
to Baltimore County Court.-The Court at Z
o'clock adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock.
CITY CIRCUIT CCURT-JUDGE KREBs.
The State of Maryland Us. The Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad Company. Petition of complain.
ant filed, for an attachment against John ". Gar
rett President of said company, for breach of the
injunction heretofore issued in the cause, and for a
contempt OF the orders and authority of the Court.
| The petition sets forth, that the llth day of
March, 1856, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
| pany were informed and restrained from issuing
the certificates of Indebtedness in the proceedings
mentioned, and from declaring any dividend of the
| alleged net profits of past years, contemplated
| by resolution of the Board of Directors, on the
| 18th of December. 1856 That said injunction has
not been dissolved, nor any motion made to dissolve
it, but that it is still in full force; and that by the
true spirit and intent therof, the Railroad Com
pany is forbidden to pay over to any of the stock
| holders, any portion of the interest which may
accrue become payable, by the terms of the said
certificate of indebtedness The petition further
states that the said Railroad Company has
lately proposed and offers to pay to the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore large
sums of money, (mOre than one hundred thousand
dollars,) part of the interest that has already
accrued upon the said certificates of Indebtedness,
| and that j. w. Garrett, President of the Company,
has recently made such offer in writing to the
Mayor and City Council which offer the petitioner
charges is a breach of said Injunction and con-
tempt of the lawful commands of the Court, and
| therefore prays an attachment as before stated.
Order passed by the Court setting the matter con-
tanned in the petition down for hearing on the
! 9th day of June next. Nelson Poe, Esq, for
F., Observation-Disclosures Eveine as. Anthone
! Eyeline Bill for divorce a Uiacui0 natrim onii.
Magruder for complainant.
SUPERIOR COURT-JuDGE MARTIN
Alexander Hamill The Franklin Fire Insu-
rance Company of Philadelphia. 0f-James
I NJ Sewell and others, of Carville Stansbury
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