The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

EXAMINATION BEFORE THE UNITED STATES Cow
MIssIoNER.-Y esterday,a II o'clock the negro Ben
jamin Brown, who is charged with the murder of
George Crozier in the port of Irica West coast of
South America, in the month of October last, had
an examination before United States Commissioner
Hannah. The principal witnesses were two of the
crew. One, named Willis, testified that he had
lowered boat and taken Crozier and another of
the crew in it with himself, with the intention of
putting moulding the stern of the bark: soon af-
ter getting under the stern and before he COM
menced working, he heard the report of a gun, and
young CrOzier fell. the ball having entered his
head; rope was lowered and the body of Crozer
taken on deck, when he died in about ten minutes
the shot was fired from the cabin window; witness
did not know who fired until he got on deck, and
there found the negro Brown crying and eXclaim-
ing, al did not intend to shoot him." the negro was
the cabin boy and had right in that apartment; the
gun was always in the captains berth; it had been
fired OFT once previously on the voyage; don't know
OF any difficulty existing between the negro and
young Crozer; the two had quarrelled some months
before, but appeared again to have become friendly
George Williams testified that he heard the re-
port of the gun; went ait and heard the cry for a
rope; witness went down into the boat where
George CrOzier was lying, and tied the rope around
his body; never heard that there had been a diff
Guilty between Crozier and the negro.
Mr.. Addison, the United States District Attor-
ney, not being present. the Commissioner continued
the case until this morning at II O'clock
THE SHOOTING OF DAVID HouCK-John McPher-
son, IN whose hands the pistol was fired, which
suited in the death of David Houck, was yesterday
afternoon committed on bench warrant by order
OF the States Attorney, to await the result of the
investigation into the affair by the Grand Jury
A WOMAN OvERBoARD.-About 2 o'clock, yester
day afternoon, woman, intoxicated, fell off the
Light street wharf into the dock. Officer Hall
rescued her from her perilous situation
HoRsE-THGEF ARREsrED-Ye esterday Hiram Nael
was arrested by officers Stinchcomb and Rivers, on
the charge of stealing the 10Th inst two horses
belonging to DR.. John A. Hoover, of Conowaga
township, York county, Pa. The horses were
brought to this city and put up at the Star tavern
in Front street, where they recovered. Justice
Logan committed Nael to Jail to await the reuuisi-
tion of the authorities of Pennsylvania
DRowNED.-Yes esterday morning about 10 o clock,
as the FAIRY Queen tug-boat was towing the brig
IGnthe out OF the harbor, when opposite the wharf
of Messrs. Boyce & Callow, Thomas Perry, the
engineer of the tug boat, was observed BY the crew
of the brig to fall overheard. Two negro men, in
a small boat went to his rescue, but before they
reached him he sunk. Efforts were made to recover
his body, but without success.
SEVERELY SCALDED.-Yesterda at noon a little
daughter of Captain Tully, two years of age, No
209 Washington street, was severely scaded by an
elder sister, nine years of age, who, in remov
ing a coffee pot from the stove to the table,
stumbled and fell, the contents being poured
on the child, scaldng her face neck and shoulders
badly. DIR. Evans rendered medical aid
DEATH OFDA VID HOUCK-THE INQUEST
We announced in our issue of yesterday the
shooting of David Houck, at house kept bv
Richard Harris at the corner of Pennsyi ivauia
avenue and Biddle street. The wounded man inger-
ed in great pain until about twenty minutes before
two o'clock yesterday, when death ended his suffer-
ings. Coroner Greentree summoned jury, who,
after viewing the body, adjourned to the Western
district station, when the following testimony
the manner of his death was elected:
David Ulrich testified that he, in company with
Houck, Mcpherson, and Suter, had been down town
drinking around" and when they started to
turn to their club-room all more or less drunk;
when they reached the clubroom they sat down
and commenced talking; witness walked up Alexan-
der Levy, who had laid down and went to sleep on
a settee; Houck was also lying down on a settee
the witness supposing him to be asleep also; Nc
Pherson, who had been seated by centre-tabe
near the middle of the room, suddenly jumped up,
drew pistol and fired; witness believed that it
was single.b arrel pistol and that its discharge
was purely accidental; he had been with the party
the whole evening and knows of no difficulty oc-
curing between any of them; when we were on the
way up to the clubhouse, and near the corner of
Saratoga and Paca streets, the deceased drew a ps-
tol and shot dog, because, he said, the dog was
making too much noise.
Alexander Levy was next examined. When the
firing took place witness was asleep; during the
evening he had been with Ulrich, Suter, Houck
and McPherson-tbis was about ~ o'clock; when
witness entered the house he took small box and
some papers which he placed under his head and
laid down on settee and went to sleep; witness
laid there for several hours and was awakened by
the firing of pistol; he supposed he had been
asleep for two three hours; he went up to Houck
who was lying a settee, and asked him what was
the matter; Houck replied, ''Oh my God, chummy,
Pm goner-Tve been shot" witness then exam
ined Houck's person, and perceiving a large ouan-
tity of blood, thought that the wounds might prove
fatal and ran up stairs and awoke Isenhardt and
Harris, who were aseep he told them that Dave
Houck was shot, but he did not know who had shot
him; also told them to run for doctor; had heard