The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-02
CITY NTELLIGENCE,

BEFORE THE MAY0R.-I esterday morning a youn.
man, named Wesley Watkins, was arraigned be
fore acting Mayor Spicer on the charge of pickine
the pocket of Mrs. Charlotte Hemmell. Mrs. Hem
melt was at a ball at Washington Hall on TUESDAY
night, and w atkins picked her pocket but got M
booty except bunch of keys. She felt his hand il
her pocket, and turning around observed Watkin
drop the Keys on the floor. man who was neal
picked them up and handed them to Watkins wht
put them into his pocket and walked out of the
room. He soon returned however, and Mrs. Hem
NELL pointed him out to officer Stevens, who imme
diatey arrested him and conveyed him to the Mid
ae district police station. Yesterday morning
before w atkins was arragned, constables Mathisor
and Darmon presented a release for Watkins
which was issued by Justice Rdgewav in which il
appeared that security had been given for the an
pearance of Watkins at Court to answer the
charge. Deputy Marshal Manly refused to releas,
the prisoner, because Justice Ridpewav knew notn
ing OF the charge, the woman never having ap
peared before him to make the complaint HI
took possession Of the release and handed it ovel
10 the Grand Jury, and that body, at the session
on yesterday, presented Justice Ridgeway for NAL
feasance in office. Mayor Spicer committed W at
klns to Jail for Court
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EAST BALTIMORE TRACT So
CIETY.--On Tuesday the first anniversary of the
East Baltimore Tract Society took place in tn,
Caroline street Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Sanner, the President, presented his annual re
port, which states, 'that an unlocked for prosner
lty has crowned the efforts of the society duripe
the year. The fact that it is not sectaran has en-
listed IN its favor all the earnest and good of al
denominations, and the efforts of those immediate
ly engaged in the distribution of tracts has me
with unbounded success" The following stats
ties, taken from the report, will show portion o
the labors and fruits of the year: Average NUN
Der oi distributors employed, 40; number of pages
OF tracts distributed, 142 6l2; number of familie.
visited, Z3,939; persons conversed with on the sub
Ject OF religion, 1867; persons induced to attenc
church. 5Z; prayer meetings held in private fami
lies, ca; persons hopefully converted 8; children
dresses We're delivered by different persons inter
ested in the furtherance of the good work and tn,
entire proceedings were Of a verv interesting anf
satisfactory character.
ARREST OF A MURDERER.-Y esterday morning
Lieut.. Binyon, of the Eastern district police ar
rested a man named James Miller, on the charge
OF having murdered a man named Henry Gauker
In the city of Philadelphia on the 22d ult Tht
murder was perpetrated by Miller and a eompan.
ION, about one O'Clock in the day. They assaulted
Gauker and after beating him insensby threw
him into a pond of water, where he was drowned
On Thursday of last week, Miller made his ESCAPE
from Philadelphia, came to this city, and stopped
at sailors boarding house, on Thames street near
Bond, Kept by Henry Smith. He shipped for tn.
coast of South America, and was to start on hi
cruise this morning. Yesterday, Lieut. Spear o
the Philadelphia police, arrived in this city and
securing the services of Lieut.. Binyon, and detec
tive Gormon, succeeded in arrestins Miller, at thu
house named above. When arrested, he begged
hard to be let off, and while he would not acknow
ledge that he had committed the murder vet b,
gave evidence of being guilty, by his troubled
manner and anxiety. He was committed. t,
await the order of the authorities of Pennsylva
MA
SUICIDE BY PRIsoNER.-1 esterday morning on,
OF the Deputy Wardens of the Jail, discovered ;
prisoner in of the cells suspended by the neck
to the upper bar of the door. He immediatel,
opened the door and cut down the BODY which hi
found cold and lifeless. The suicides name wa
Godfrey Winters, and the evidence proved that h,
must have committed the act with deliberatiOn an(
pertinacity. wooden bucket was used to stant
on, which he must have kicked away as he spruns
from 1t. He could, however, have rescued himsei
at any time by taking hold of the iron bars of thu
door and raising himself up. The deceased was ar
rested on the 9th ult., and committed to Jail b,
Justice Griffin in default of security to keep th
peace. From the time of his confinement he grew
morose and melancholy, although he gave no evi
dence of insanity. In conversations with the prison
ers adjoining his cell he threatened to commit sui
clde but the wardens thought that it was only
threat. Winter was about As years of age 4
Coroners inquest was held over the BODY and ,
verdict rendered in accordance with the above facts
VIOLENT AssAULT.-George Ulenberg, a German
who keeps drinking house on German below
Eutaw street, was arrested yesterday by officer
Handy and Dinsmore, on the charge of committing
a desperate assault upon a negro named lsaa
Downs. 1t appeared that the negro went to th
house of Ulenberg for the purpose of getting bot
tie filed with liquor, which be procured SOM
words passed between the two in relation to tn,
pay, when it is alleged that the accused seized !
bottle and struck the negro over the forehead, in
ficting severe cut, and causing the blood to hov
freely. After this Ulenberg used bludgeon ovel
the head of the negro, who getting out of the tav
ern, proceeded to the station house and LODGED
complaint. The officers made the arrest and tool
the accused before Justice Logan, who committed
him for Court. DR.. John Fleming was called tc
dress the wounds of Downs.
The BosToN STEAMERs.-The steamer William
jenkins, Capt. William A. Haett, from Boston
arrived at her wharf yesterday morning, with 4
full freight and a number of passengers.
The iron steamer r. N. Spauding, commanded
by Capt. Solomon Howes, sailed from Union Dock
yesterday for Boston. The Spaulding touches al
Norfolk.