The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
La w LNT,ELLIGENCE

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Hugh Lennox Bond,
Judge. Frederick Pinkney, Esq, Deputy States
Attorney, prosecuting.
The following occupied Saturday:
State Us. H. R. Pollock, charged with commit.
ting an assault upon Samuel H. Lawder Some OF
the particulars of this assault have been published
before. Pollock went to the office of Lawder and
requested him to sign certain paper in which he
should recant all that he had said in regard to
certain lady. Lawder refused, when Pollock
struck him over the head with the butt end of a
cowhide, drawing the blood; afterwards Lawder
got the cowhide and beat Pollock In the scuf1e a
pistol fell from the pocketo of Pollock The provo
cation of the assault shown by the de-
fence to be that Lawder had insulted a lady
at certain clearinghouse on Liberty
street. The Court was of the opinion that
Pollock would have done perfectly right in using
the cowhide, considering the relation in which he
stood to the lady, she being an orphan and having
no other protector, but the Court was compelled
to find him guilty on account ofhs CARRYING the pis
tol and threatening to use it. Fined 25 cents and
costs. Total, Sl5.69.
State u.s. William Scott John Fuller and VIM.
Brown, charged with assaulting Jacob F. Tyson.
The prosecuting witness failed to appear His
recogniZance was forfeited, and fine of Sl0 and
costs imposed upon him, in the three cases..
State u.s. Mary Hogan, charged with assaulting
Susan Gaines. Compromised under the Act of AS
sembiy, on payment of costs.
State Us. Levin Williams, (negro,) charged with
cruelty beating with club Julia Williams his
wife. No testimony fo- the State. Not guilty
State as. George II. Lewis, charged with assault.
ing alary Emily Lewis, his wife. Mary did not ap-
pear and the case stetted. The magistrate, JUS
tice Wheat, had not recognized the States witness
to appear.
State Elizabeth Groner, charged with as
saulting Lena Shultz. Mr.. Pinkey stated that this
case was of such trifing, petty character that il
should not have been sent here, and he would ask
the Court to stet. In reply to the Court, Mr.. Pink
ney said the case was sent up by Justice Wheat.
Case stetted.
State Us. William Bidde, charged with assault.
ing George Unkle. States witness not present
and no recogniZance for his appearance. Mr.. Pink.
ney said this another of Justice Wheat's cases
State Us. Louisa Wright, (negress,) charged with
assaulting Elizabeth Askin (negress). When Eliza,
beth came to the stand she stated that she was NOT
assaulted at all. The magistrate, Justice Wheat
had in this up the papers incorrectly Case
| dismissed.
State rs. Joseph Elliott, charged with assaulting
Eliza Jane Cook. No witness. Recognizance for
feited.
State ps. Harrison Wilbur, charged with assault
ing Patrick Burns. Not guilty. Complainant or.
| dered to paw the costs. Total SS.47.
| State Us. Ellen Fanan, charged with assaultng
| William Woods with sword. Jury trial pray ed
| and granted.
Mr.. Gilmor called the attention of the Court to
| the case of James Armstrong, charged with as
| sauting Herman Helm. The case he understood
had been settled by payment of costs, by the trav
erser, in the Clerks office, under the direction oil
Mr.. j. l.. Thomas, who, doubtless, had mistaken
the provisions of the act of Assembly, or had been
imposed upon. The complainant had not assented
to the compromise, but wanted the properly
tried before the Court. The Court ordered bench
! warrant to issue for the arrest Of Armstrong
State uS. John Tubman, (negro,) charged with
| assaulting Perry Gibson, (negro.) Not guilty.
State as. James Roney, charged with drawing
knife and threatening to cut officer James Church.
| Guilty. Imprisoned two months and fined $50 and
costs. Total S27.S
State Us. James Barry, charged with breaking
the panels of the door of Mr.. Taylor and resisting
| officers Caulk, Hae and Woodland in the dis
charge of their duty. Barry did not appear. Hi;
recognizance was forfeited and fine of $40 and
| costs imposed.
State Us. John Devallin, for assaulting and
fighting Michael s. Karney, ,and Uice versa a cross
action. Both parties fined 25 cents and costs. To
| tai Sc. 55 each.
| State Francis Smith. charged with assault
ing John Gaffin. No States witness Case stetted
State vs. Michael Gunn, charged with assaulting
| Alex. McFaul. Continued until next Saturday, or
account of the absence of witnesses for the State
| In the case of Robert Whyte, charged with as
saulting with intent to kill William Mice bail wa.
| fixed at 81 900. VIM. Myers became his bondsmar
| in that amount.
Mr.. W. Fl. Burgess, against whom an attachment
| was issued on Friday, to attend as a States wit
/ charged with the robbery of the store of Messrs
| Hamilton Easter Co., was brought in by thu
| Sheriff.
In reply to the Court, Mr.. Burgess said he haC
never been summoned. The subpoena was returned
| on the docket non est. The Court thought tn,
| fault was with the Sherff's officer.
MIR. Burgess, by direction of the Court, gave bal
in the of ST. 600 for his appearance in Court at
| the trial. s. Hecht becoming his bondsman
Justice Wheat, having been sent for by the Court
was requested to appear at the Bar.
The Judge addressed Mr.. Wheat and stated tina