The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-23
Ia " INTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL COURT.-Hon. Hugh LennoX Bond,
Judge Milton Whitney, Esq, States Attorney,
prosecuting
The following occupied yesterday:
State rs. Ernest Dash, indicted for stealing %
pounds OF old iron, valued at % cents the property
OF Levin Jones, the offence alleged to have been
committed on the I'd of January last. Verdict
guilty Motion in arrest of judgment filed. Mr.
Fisher for defence.
State Us. Louis Graham, indicted for breaking
into an clubhouse with intent to seal also indicted
for being rogue and vagabond.
II. y; Barry, Esq, appeared for the accused, and
entered plea OF guilty on the indctmentfor break
ing INTO an clubhouse, and desired the Court to
stet the other case MIR. Whitney consented, and
the Court ordered the set to be entered. Sentence
deferred
State Us. James Dougherty, indicted for stealing
twelve shawl-pins, valued at ten cents each. The
States witness being in the State of Texas, plea
OF not guilty was entered. Renshaw for the de-
fence.
A jury de lunatico inq,Grendo was empannelled,
and Lepora Springer found to be a lunatic and a
pauper, and ordered by the Court to be confined
in the Almshouse.
State Us. Charles Reed alias Skinner, indicted
for robbing James Stevenson of the sum of SS4.
the offence alleged to have been committed on the
3lst of December last. 1t was in evidence that
Stevenson, who lives in Baltimore county, upon
the night in question went into the restaurant of
Mr.. Bower, near the Belair market, where he met
the prisoner, whom he knew by sight; that after
drinking with some friends, Skinner told Stevenson
f,d
tumbling with Stevenson's pocket where he kept
ms pocket-book; Stevenson waiting for some
OF his friends who were at the market, with whom
ne intended to ride home; he left the tavern the
prisoner followed him and stated that he lived at
the Homestead, and thought, as the night was cold
they had better walk home and that he would accom-
pany him. at the same time putting his arms around
stevenson apparently in friendly manner, and
cutting both pantaloons' pockets with some sharp
instrument, from one of which the pockef-book was
aostracted; Skinner then ran off.
The case was briefly argued before the jury, who,
after being out some twenty minutes, rendered
verdict of guilty. Sentence deferred. VIM. Fl.
Cowan for the defence.
State Us. Thomas Chapman, indicted for an as
sault with intent to kill Charles Hancock, con-
duct0r on the City Passenger Railway
Mr.. Whitney said that the evidence of the State
could not convict on the first count of the ndct-
ment-assault with intent to kill, and that the
prisoner would plead guilty to the second count
simple assault. He suggested that plea of not
guilty be entered as to the first count, to which
the Court assented. Mr.. Hancock then testified
before the Court as to the nature of the assault
There were no weapons used. Sentence deferred
r. A. McAster for the defence.
George p Harlan, convicted of breaking into
the house of Mr.. Edward w. Jones, on the York
road, and stealing therefrom the sum of 81 $50,
was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary
at hard labor, for the term of nine years and four
months.
The Court, in prOnouncing sentence, said that
the prisoner, after being literally and ably defended
by two members OF the bar, had been found guilty
of committing the crime of burglary, to which,
from the evidence, it was also very apparent he
intended to add murder. The weapons found in
the house plainly indicated this The Court was
inclined to be merciiu, but from the confessions of
the prisoner himself, that he had committed robbie
ries in other States, it of the opinion that he
was old thief. The prisoner, the Court believed
was very poor, so much so, that the lawyers who
defended him, had done so without the least re-
muneration but that poverty, no doubt, was the
result of the dissolute life which he had always
led and the Court must recollect that the prisoner
in committing this burglary, had reduced man,
apparently in atfluent circumstances, to almost the
same degree of poverty as himself
John 0fiey, (negro,) convicted of stealing nine
live chickens, valued at ten cents each, was SEN
fenced to be sold by the Sheriff at public sale
within the State, for the term of six months.
The motion for a new trial and in arrest of udg :
ment, in the case of Ernest Dash, convicted of
stealing twenty y-three pounds of iron from Levin
Jones, was then argued by Mr. Fisher for the ira
verser, and Mr.. Whitney for the State. New trial
granted.
The Court was of opinion that if the State had
no more testimony than was adduced on the trial.
il was useless to go into the case again. The
States Attorney then consented to a plea of not
guilty being entered.
The of George Burke and Thomas Eaton,
indicted for the murder of William Taylor, was
fixed for trial on next Monday week
Jos. Hartman, Thomas Baker and Mary Baker,
indicted for an assault with intent to kill officer
John Morgan and William Leech, were admitted
to bail in the sum of 81 900 each. There is two
indictments against the last named parties. George
Rost, Geo. G. Rodemyer and Henry Langerman
became their bondsmen
The Court at 3 O'Clock adjourned until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Hon. r. n. Martin, Judge
The following occupied yesterday
The Manufacturers Bank of Macon Us. Adophus
c. Schaetfer, garnishee of l.. W. Wells. Attach
ment on warrant Verdict for plaintiff, on first
issue, for 81 ,304 10; on second ISSUE for $3.50 rs
Wallis and Thomas for plaintiff; Steele and Ia.
gart for defendant.
Luther Fox rs. VIM. Gunnison. Action to re-
for S53704. Cochran and Stockbridge for PLAIN
tiff; Tagart for defendant.
Edward S. Pegram, &C., as. David W. Hudson,
garnishee Of Henry Hill, &c. Attachment on war
rant. Verdict for plaintiffs, on first issue, for
S582 .12; on second issue, for S592.l2 Marshall
for plaintiffs; King and Blackburn for defendants.
Green Bayless Judgment for property.
Gill as. The Mayor and City Council of Balt-
more. Appeal from return of Commissioners for
Opening Streets.
Raini Us. same.
Grant as. same.
Appeals dismissed in all the cases.
Assignment to-day to 26.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-Hon. VIM, Fell
Giles, Judge.
The following occupied yesterday:
W. Elliott Us. Edward o. and Edward X. Cooper
Libel for wages On trial.
The Grand Jury were discharged until Monday
next.
Nothing done in the other Courts.