The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-28
La w INTELLTGENCE.

CRIMINAL COURT-Hon Hugh Lennox Bond, Judge.
In the case of Samuel Welch, charged with an
assault with intent to Kill George Lowry, bail was
fixed at $4,000 but not given.
State Alexander Gale (negro J, indicted for
the murder Of James Evans (negro), was set for
trial this morning Gale had been previously tried
at the present term of this Court, but the jury
failed to agree. The case was removed on affidavit
to Baltimore county Court. Messrs. Grason and
7. j. Rogers, counsel for defence
''not guilty.
Elizabeth Hogan (negress), indicted for the lar
ceny, on the 9th of March, of sundry calico, silk
and merino dresses and other articles of wearing
apparel, belonging to VIM. H. Anderson. (Pris.
oner having no counsel, the Court appointed j. r.
Henley, Esq, to defend her,. Mary Kasey, indicted
for the larceny, on the 4th of March, of sundry
articles of kitchen furniture the property of Sami.
r. Biddle Mary Jane Gardner (negress) indicted
for the larceny, on the goth of March, of one wooden
shawl, the property of Paudeen Cornelia, and of
several articles of wearing apparel belonging to
Mary Jane Banks. (The above cases set for
tria on Frday.) George Williams, indicted for
manslaughter, in shooting William Barber, on the
night of the 5th of March inst. Williams was af-
terwards admitted to bail in the sum of one thou
sand dollars. Isaac B. James, bondsman. Mr..
Sweeney appeared in his behalf
Sentences were pronounced on the following
convicts Major Peterson, (negro,) convicted of
murder in the second degree, for the killing of
Morris jackson. The Court said that it was of
with the prisoner. The offence committed was of
the most heinous character and entirely without
provocation. Sentenced to be confined at hard
labor in the Penitentiary for the term of fifteen
years and two months.
Stephen Harris, convicted of the larceny of sun
dry articles of wearing apparel, the property of
James E. Murdoch, sentenced to be sold by the
Sheriff, at public auction, slave tor the term
OF two years. In the case of VIM. Benson,
(negro,) convicted of the larceny of a fve-dollar
note. Mr. WarrinptOD his sol 6lad
in arrest OF Judgment on the ground that Benson
was the property of one Philip March, and not a
free negro, as alleged in the indictment. The
Court overruled the motion. Benson was SEN
fenced to be sold by the Sheriff. at public auction
within the State, as slave, for the term of one
year.
The petition of Rachel Oliver, (negress,) upon
which writ of hdbeas corpus was issued on Satur-
day last, was set down for hearing on Saturday.
Mr.. Whitney said there were number of in
dictments for selling liquor without license, which
had been found in 1858. They were known as the
Liquor League cases. One case had been tried at
of the State. The parties then indicted had
agreed to pay the fine and costs, and take out a
license. number of them had done so, but
great many had not carried out the arrangem ent.
The only way to get rid of the indictments, he
thought, forfeit the recogn2ances of the par
ties. The Court ordered the forfeiture upon all the
indictments. The following the names of the
parties indicted and who forfeited their recog-
nizances: Joseph Beck, Valentine Kremmer, +.
Cassiday James A. Clark c. L. Frank BRIDGET
Hornish, Frederick Hausler, William Healey, j.
H. Keyser, Joseph NJ. Keller, John Lanke, Fred
erick Letz, Abraham Loventhal, William Miller,
James Mccoy, J. B. Parlette, John Quinn, G. c.
Rau, George Roltfe, L. Schneider j. H. Smith,
Barney Toner, Casper W. Folk, Maurice Gidel-
man, William H. Hebden, Alexander Hunter, Hen
ry Monkur, Frederick Hauser, Barney Kinsey,
Thomas Conway, William Krauss, Robert Wilson
They are to pay fine of $50 and costs, which will
,,,,E Iok r. Ill IN
case of Jas. E. Thomas, indicted for robbing the
store of Messrs. Hamilton Easter & Co., is fixed
for trial to-day. The Court at twenty minutes of
one o'clock adjourned until this morning at 10
o'clock.
SUPERIOR CoURT-Hon. R. N. Martin. Judge
Winfield 5. Richer u.s. James T. Stocker, Preston
G. Ware and Jonathan A. Weston. Action
on promissory note. Before reported
Verdict for plaintiff for Sl,547.5O. Motion for a
new trial. N. and J. P. Poe for plaintiff; John L.
Thomas for defendants.
Benjamin Deford and others VIM. II. Janney
and Louis Stow. Before reported. Jury out. G.
M. Gill for plaintiffs; Carson and Steele for de-
PENDANTS.
Assignment to-day CT to 90.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-Hon Wm. L. Marshall,
Isaac K. Turnbull Alfred B. Morton ct al.
Action to recover for damage to powder on a voy-
age from Baltimore to Havana. Jury out.
Nothing done in the United States District Court
or the City Circuit Court
CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY-Hon
John H. Price, Judge.
TowsoNTowN, March 27, 1860.
John Grass rs. James Warren. Suit for DANA
ges sustained by the noncompliance of contract
in renting farm and hotel, on the part of War
rem, (betore reported,) was resumed this
Some ten witnesses were examined,
whose testimony conflicting on both sides,
after which the case was submitted to the jury
without argument or prayers. Verdict in favor Of
the plaintiff Grass, for $500. Messrs Cuttings and
Mschen for plaintiff, and Messrs. Boarman and En-
ser for defendant motion for new trial was
filed.
State VIM. Starr, indicted for assaulting
John hurry, alleged to have been committed on
the lst of March inst From the evidence in this
case it appears that while Mr.. Murry was walking
through Slabtown, in the county, the prisoner
came up to him and forcibly took straw-cutting
knife away from him and pawned it for whiskey
at David Welshe's tavern. The accused did not
offer to strike Mr.. Murry or harm him in any way
Verdict "not guilty" Messrs. Grason and Wheeler
for the defence
The Court adjourned until tomorrow morning