The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-22
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY COURT-JuDGE BREWER
TRIAL AND ACoUITTAL OF JAMES LOGAN FOR THE MUIR

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CoURT-JuDeE BREWER
TRIAL AND AcoUIrTAL OF JAMES LOGAN FOR THE MUIR
DER OF A. BARKLEY KYLE.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 2l.-Jas. Revell, ESD, ATTORNEY
for the State. prosecuting, assisted by VIM. II. G.
Dorsey.-The trial of James Logan, for the vii.
full murder of A. Barley Kyle, was resumed on
Saturday evening, and after the departure of the
mail with the proceedings up to $50 O'Clock the
following additional evidence elected as rebuilt
ing testimony for the State and defence Jerry
Griffin testified that at the time of the riot he was
acting as bar-keeper at Vaux Hall Gardens, and
shortly after the shooting Logan came. in the bar
room; at the time of the shooting witness was in
the butchers shop near by, and cane out Just as it
ceased and saw Joseph Edwards kick at man w.
ing in the street; when examnd before Judge
Bond in the case of Edwards, he thinks he swore
he was on the pavement in front of Vaux Hall, and
not in the butchers shop, when the shooting took
place, but now does not know what he did swear
to.-Conradt Dochterman testified that after his
wife came home from her visit to the Grand Jury
in March, she said while passing of the State
tobacco warehouses, she saw and recognized the
man who killed Mr.. Kyle witness told her to say
nothing about it; those things would leak
out, and when she was called to the stand
in Court then it was time enough to tell what she
knew; in July following the prisoner, in company
with two ladies, to his wife's saloon and call
ed for ice cream; when they were conducted in the
back room she said, cold man, there is the man
who shot Mr.. Kyle" witness resided nearly opposite
to where the prisoner was at one time keeping bar,
but has no recollection of ever seeing him.--Mr.
Kyle, the deceased's father, testified that short
time after Logan was committed to Jail he called to
see him and asked him why twas that he killed his
son, and the prisoner said, "why, Mr.. KYLE, | did
not do it, when your shot was on the op-
posite side of the street hosting a flag."-R.
Basil, warden of the Annapolis jail, testified that
some five years since Hiram Ford (the man the de-
fence sought to show in the riot and the pri-
soner mistaken for him) confined in the Anne
Arundel county Jail, and when the prisoner Logan
was brought on the likeness being such that he
thought 1T was Ford.-The case was here closed
and Mr. Revell opened the argument in be-
half of the State. Messrs. Yeott and Fra.
zier followed in the defence and Mr.. Dorsey
closed the argument at FIVE minutes to II
O'CLOCK, NJ The jury retired to their room for the
night, and at one o'clock p. NJ. on Sunday
came into Court with a verdict of "not guilty.
The prisoner was, however, not discharged, but
remanded to Jail to to the charge Of riot at
the same time and place when and where the muir
der was committed When the cars arrived this
morning, Captain James, warden of the CITY iail
handed over to the custody of Sheriff Ireland, Au-
gustus Ford, Joseph H. Edwards, Jacob Adams,
and John B. Davidson also charged with the muir
der of A. Barley Kyle. Ford was placed in the
the Court who was his counsel, replied Mr.. Cowan
had been retained but he was not in Court to-day
The Court remarked it could not wait for coun.
sci, when Mr.. Thomas informed the Court that on
Saturday last MIR. Cowan was at Towsoutown, and
told him he did not think the case of Logan would
be got through with before Tuesday, and in all
probability he would be here to morrow.-The
States officers had the witnesses called and several
were absent, among whom were George H. Kyle.
They said they could not proceed to trial in the alb
sence ofseveral who failed to answer.-The Court |
requested the Sheriff to give the prisoner list of
the members of the bar, and if any of them would |
consent to select the jury for Mr. Cowan they could
10 So and expedite the case that far. Messrs H. |
billiard Smith and John l.. Thomas volunteered, |
and the following gentlemen were sworn to try the
cause viz: John F. Jones, Thomas H. Arnold, |
Robert Bassford, Samuel E. Duvall, John Z. Hyde, |
John T. Wright, George W. Watkins, Henry 4.
Brooks, " ashington Elliott Richard Thompson,
Benjamin Hopkins, and Daniel Dorsey. this
case the Court ruled that if juror or talesman had
heard the evidence, read it in the case of Logan
N any of the newspapers, he was not competent,
Ind large number were turned down for cause.
The jury being obtained and charged, the
Court at ~ O'Clock adjourned for the day.