The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-17
TOLICE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF THE MARSHAL,


DnrsrrpropH, Aug. 1oth, loco !
1t having been enormously announced in the re.
port OF the proceedings in the examination of Eras
mus Levy, held before Judge Bartol yesterday, as
published IN the afternoon papers, " that Frederick
Pnkney, Esq, appeared on beho!f Of Worshal GEO.
p. Kane, upon rhose oath Lery committed to ja
upon the charge Of The murder of Franklin H. Nat,
on the might Of the 26h December ldst," | deem il
proper to make this publication in order that the
connection of the ''Police" and the "Marshal ofPo
lce'' with the affair may be correctly understood
that it may not be supposed that persons are ar.
rested and incarcerated upon insufficient grounds
On the 18th instant | addressed a note to Milton
Whitney, Esq, States Attorney, calling his atten
ton to the arrest of Erasmus Levy, which note is
! appended hereto. aud which supposed would close
my connection with the matter, except so far as
might be afterwards called upon by the law officer s
| OF the state.
AT about ten o'clock On the following day. moon
OF which having been fixed upon by Mr.. Justice
HISS Tor the eXamlnatlon,) Mr. States Attorney
Whitney called at the office of Marshal, acknowi-
edging the receipt of my note, referred to, exam
med and discussed the evidence of the gult of Mr.
action in making the arrest. This evidence was
deemed by him, so conclusive as to the guilt of the
accused that he consideredi it all important that the
names of the witnesses and the nature of their tes
timonv should be concealed from the accused and
his friends-alleging as a reason for sucb conceal
ment, that if known to Them they would manufac
ture testimony to counteract sucb evidence NJ
States Attorney also stated his conviction that
either Levy or Muy murdered NafI; that he never
believed that Woodward had done the deed.
With the view of carrying out the iCea of con-
cealing the States testimony from the friends of
Levy, the States Attorney also deemed it all i'm
portant that the examination intended to be held
at noon on that day should be deferred till Judge
Bond should return to the city, whom be expected
back to-day (Tbursday) when he woud cansa n
bench-warrant for Lew to be issued by the Judge
which would enable him to hold Levy Cor the meet
ing of the Grand jury, without exposing the wit
nesses. as would be The case If the Examination
before the Justice nroceeded according IN The or
rappement I had made 7 informed the States
Attorney that had assured both the accused and
his father that tho examination sbonld ha baId
that dav and that did nor ike IN d;sannn;nt
them, or to violate nv promise, To this Mr.
Whitney renlied that If 7 informed Jnst;oo U;ss
that II Voc ;mnortont 70 tbo Ctatn - ~ s h.as
il would he Granted. w nov '"' 'e'"S
Tha rannaSt Of NJ Uh;,,o,. ,uo, o.,:., 30,
All quesS vi nlr :" ni'hey was complleu Win,
a an ene lhe magistrate postponed
VII .o-mollo", yrrluayl 1ith inst, ana the W.T.
P'acea uhaer recoghzahce 10 appear accord
~ tho reopast IF tho st.to,s ,tto,no -
drasd - 70 ~ III HI Ia A'Coi.ef, au-
him of tho ;ntant;on of Nv Wh;t. ihi pt n.lhs
bench warrant for tb nnrrosa ~ oE ue d
despatched 70 the conntrv hT axnrass WHICH
On Yesterday GWadnasday\ mprn;no ,h,.,o
IL O'clock on reach;ng The m.rsbas eiino ~ Ut
lust returned from Ap6apois. was advisad ,hai
the Hon. Mr.. BartoI had granted q baheoo co,.n,'a
and that the warden of The isil was cnn,nS5 %.
bring into court This morn;na tbo ononanS ~ "
Lew and shortly afterwords donm,, ~
- ~ C. a. ;to.~n -N N'P"'l ene' III oaieu
'n III me nj, ~, sue w Ise:cr
I'D 4hy sao1 W gu ; .nt naneS ol .nree or -FOUR,
the States Attorney had So earnestIr uon
me to Keen these names from The accnscG md h;a
friends which knew would not he the case If tbov
made known to the officers of the sheriff
Neither of the names thus given had been returned
by the sheriff as summoned, to-day, when the hear
ing began; the one Witness who happened to be in