The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-11-20
Ia w INTELLIGENCE.

| CRIMINAL C0URT.-JUDGE BOND
In the two cases against John McAllister, one for
falsely imprisoning Mrs. Sarah Calvert, and the
other for being drunk in his office, rendering him
incapable of transacting any business, the Court
adJudged him not guilty.-Lewis Ward tried last
week before the Court for the robbery of the
of Mr.. Samuel White, South Charles street was
| adjudged not guity.--Nicholas Peregoy and
James Snyder, each convicted of assaulting John
d. Poole, and stealing from him purse valued at
$50, and containing some S64, were each sentenced
| to Imprisonment in the Penitentiary for the
| term OF eight years. This was "garrotinc'
| case, which occurred the Point about four
weeks ago-George Simpson, adjudged guilty of
being arogue and vagabond, was brought out for
sentence. Upon being asked ifhe had anything to
say, George made long speech to the Court, du-
| ring which he charged the police officers with
swearing falsely against him. He said Bill John
son Zone OF the otficers) arrested him because he
(Geerge) refused to rob store on Johnson's beat
and that johnson thought he was going to "blow''
on him. He "blowed" on nobody; he
would rather do man favor than to do him
any harm. The Court had no doubt of the priso-
ners guilt, and sentenced him to the penentary for
two years.--Rebecca Tilghman (negress) convicted
of stealing sundry plates, dishes, &C., from the
restaurant of Mr.. Shamburg, was sentenced to be
sold, within the State, for two years-Sarah
Scott (negressl, convicted of stealing s25 from
Susan Morrison (negress), was sentenced to be
sold within the State for two years.-David
Harrod (negro), convicted of stealing a silver
watch and key. belonging to Matthias Derry
negro), was sentenced to be sold within the State
for two years.-William Warren, a bov Is wears
old, convicted of stealing nine pounds of feathers
worth 81 So was sentenced to be confined in the
House OF Refuge until he arrive at the age of
twenty-one years.-John McCabe adiudred
guilty OF committing an assault upon Joseph
Mitchell, ex-police Captain, was sentenced
to pay fine of $40 and Imprisonment one year,
In the cases OF Joseph Brown, convicted of stealing
neck-tie, and Louisa Stewart, for robbng Henry
Wilson, notice given by counsel of intention to
file motions for new trtas.-The following parties
were arraigned-Stephen Jury, indicted, together
with white man unknown, for the murder of VIM.
j. Smith, mate OF the schooner John Cooper, by
shooting him with pistol on the night of the 18th
October, 1852 pleaded not guilty-Sylvester
Sandal and Julius Hobbs, 1.-TWO indctments) , for
attempting to defraud Jacob Kobler of the of
SO, by means of forged promissory note, plead
ed not gullty.--Adjourned at half.past twelve
O'Clock until this morning.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURT-JUDGE GILES.
The Bank of Northumberland vs. L. F. Barry,
garnishee of Robbins & Prince Attachment on
Judgment to recover sum of money alleged to be
in the hands of the garnshees. On trial.--In
Chambers before His Honor Chief Justice Taney:
Abraham b. Patterson and P. Murguiondo Us
Samuel s. Hand and Isaac N. Tuttle An appeal
from the United States District Court. Before re-
ported. Judgment affirmed As this case was
OF much interest to the mercantile communi v
statement of the main facts will be interestipG-
The brig Director, belonging to Messrs. Hand Il
Tutte, was chartered by Messrs. A. B. Patterson
and 2. Murguiondo, to go to East Monks Island.
In the Caribbean Sea- to report there to the agent
OF the charterers, and take on board a cargo of
guano. certain number of lay days was stipu-
lated for in the charter party for loading and un-
loading. The brig proceeded to the Island which
is deserted and uninhabited found nobody
to report to; explored the Island; cruised
about and around for a couple of DAYS, and
finding no inhabitants returned to Baltimore. Her
owners filed libel in this case, to recover for vio
latiOn of the charter party. Judge Giles decreed
in favor of the claim, allowing the amount of
freight the Director would have earned deducting
the expenses she saved by leaving the island before
the expiration of the lay days. The respondents
insisted that the brig was bound to remain at the
island the whole number of the lay days, and could
not recover because she had not done SO. Chief Jus
tice Taney affirmed the decree of the District Court
deciding that as the charterers had broken their s
puiatlon, to have an agent 'on the island to re-
port to, the brig was only bound to remain
such reasonable length of time as was suff-
cent, in good faith, to ascertain the like |
hood of the agents appearing. The captain of
the Director had remained such sufficient length !
OF timein the opinion of the Chief Justice, and he
thought the decree of the District Court there
lore right. great many merchants of the city
were examined on both sides to the usage in such
cases, and the question before the District Court
was one OF great interest to the mercantile commu-
nlty The Chief Justice decided the case without |
regard to the proof of usage, which he considered
Dotn lnsuff1cent and inapplicable. William Schley
Esq, Tor appellants Wallis and Thomas for appel |