The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-30

DIs0RDERLY CONDUCT-BrutuI Assault IN the Sta
ton -House.-9 esterday evening, about o'clock a
man named Jacob Graham, with two companions,
entered the lager. beer saloon kept bv John Popp
on Mott street, the Beair market and de-
manded liquor, which they received and refused
to pay for When asked for the money! Graham
attempted to assault Mrs. Popp, and on being put
out, he forced the door and entered again. Lieut.
Elliott hearing the SPREE came up and arrested
Graham and took him to the station-hOuse where
Justice Hiss demanded security for peace. Graham
not having any bondsman with him, was put back
in a room where there were two other prisoners
He had scarcely entered the room, when he made
most brutal attack upon of the prisoners who
was lying on the floor, by jumping on his face
and kicking him on the head and neck The
officers attention was called to the assault by the
cries of the other prisoner, and on entering
Graham was found standing composedly at the side
of the room, while the injured man was living on
the floor, weltering in his blood There was a
severe cash extending along the left jaw bone and
several bad cuts on other parts of the head DR..
H. p. p. Yates was called and found the man in an
unconscious condition Capt. Wilcox placed Gra-
ham in irons and chained him to the floor of one
of the cells, where he remained during the night.
Justice Hiss will this morning hold him on the
charge of assault with intent to kill.
OUTRAGEOUS AssAULT-Th Operation of .Judqe
Bonds Ne'o Lazy esterday afternoon, Mr. Woods,
of the wel-known firm of DOugherty Woods
Sugar Reiners accompanied by two of his clerks
was passing along Centre Market space, and when
near Baltimore street, fellow named Samuel
named Charles
Kelley, and instantly commenced most violent
assault upon him with a cOwhde, which the ruffian
drew from his coat. Kelley struggled, and McEl-
wee ceased the use of the cowhide and butted the
young man with his head. Officer Gay came up and
arrested McElwee. He taken to the Central
station and confined until eight o'clock, when Jus
tice Hiss examined the McElwee stated that
young Kelly had brushed against him on the street
on some former occasion, which he considered
| insult, and desired to lay charge against him to
that effect Justice Hiss would not entertain the
| charge, but held McElwee in the sum of $500
| for his appearance at Court. George F Grot.
| hause became the security. Mr.. Kelley is a
| young man of delicate Frame and bears a
most excellent character, and did not know Neil
wee even by name. Mr.. Woods and the other
clerk, the first from advanced age and the latter
from YOUTH were incapable of assisting in repelinr
this villainous assault. McElwee is over six feet
high, and weighs over two hundred pounds He is
we'll known as ninth ward Democratic politician,
who has Kept quiet for some few years past
RUNAWAY AND SERIOUS AccIDENr-Ye esterdav
morning pair of horses attached to a wagon, left
| standing near the intersection of Conway and
Sharp streets, took fright and ran off. They pro-
ceeded down Conway to Light, and out Light street.
Two children, a of Mr.. Thomas Stanton,
and the other a of Thomas Haley were sitting
on the curbstone, on Light street, near York, as
the horses came dashing along, and before they
| could get out OF the way the heavy wagon was
| dragged over them, and the horses continued on.
| The child of Mr. Haley dreadfully cut about
the head, neck and face the other is seriously in
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them both. Theparents live on York street, near
Light. The driver of the wagon, Daniel Schaffer
was arrested at the time by officer Chisholm, ON the
charge of leaving his horses on the street unat
tended, and fined for the same by Justice Show
acre. Subsequently in the afternoon, the condition
OF the children being very critical, and they not
| expected to recover, Schaffer was rearrested by
officer Hassel, and held in $4,000 security to an
swer any charge which may be brought against
| him.
| CHARGED WITH STEAIING-It was mantinnad in
yesterdays Exchange, that officer Newcomb had
arrested, on Monday afternoon, two bows, named
George little and Frank S. Stewart on suspicion
OF havi ing stolen sum of money, and that they
were held for examination. 1t appeared, subse-
quently, that Stewart had formerly been in the
employ of Ammidon Co., Liberty street, and
had been discharged on Saturday. The knowledge
of his arrest having been communicated to that
firm they accused him of purloining the sum of
S25, from a letter sent to them from Easton Tai
bot county, and also with abstracting $40 from
letter, directed to Rhode Island, which never
reached its destination. The boy Title was dis
charged; Stewart was committed for the action of
the Grand Jury.
For COURT.-Yes esterday policeman Harman ar
rested man named Frederick ROte on the charge
of resisting him in the discharge of his duty and
attempting TO rescue prisoner which the officer
had under arrest. He was released for Court by
Justice Hiss
APPOINTMENT TIE Police CoMNnssIoNERs-The
Board of Police Commissioners have appointed
William F. McKewen Secretary to the Board. Mr..
Mckewen has been filling the position since the
organization of the Board and is an excellent
clerk.
RECEIvING STOLEN GooDs.-John Arnold was
arrested yesterday by Sergeant Stansfeld, charged
| have been stolen. He was committed for the ac-
tion of the Grand jury by Justice Logan.
VAGRANCY.-Sergeant Stansfeld yesterday arres-
ted Henry Wiseman and James Smith, charged