The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-01-01
CRIMIN COJTRT- Junop PoNp

CRIMINAL CoURT-JUDGE BOND.
The Court met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
After the appearance of the Hon. Henry May-the
counsel of Mr.. Whitney being present-that gen.
tleman arose and addressed the Court. Mr.. May
said that he had considered, since the adjournment
of the Court on Saturday, with the respect justly
due to it, the suggestion of the Court for the re-
moval of the cases against Mr.. Whitney to another
tribunal. He acknowledged the eminent propriety
of such suggestion, for the reasons, as asserted
by the Court, that the traverser, as an officer OF
the Court stood in such relation to the Court that
such daily, friendly and official intercourse would
perhaps trammel the complete, legal, just and i'm
partial examination of these cases.-The Court,
interrupting, said that Mr. May had entirely mis-
understood the Court, if he thought that the Court
could be influenced by any such relations, as be-
tween the officer of the Court and the Bench
Mr.. MAY continued, and said that if the Court
would hear him, he would show that the Court had
that the positions of the Judge and the officer of
the State could beget such official relations as
would apparently render the Court disqualified
from giving a fair and impartial judgment upon
trial of such officer. The law, in its wis
dom, made no provision for divesting Judge
of his functions in case OF this kind-when
personal feeling friendship would be supposed to
| operate upon his judgment-from Brutus to the
present time we have examples of the stern demands
| fjustce-eyen in our own State we have seen
Chief Justice called to pass judgment upon son.
| The fact therefore that the Court had deemed it
proper to make the suggestion, and the assurance
| that the Court was prepared to give fair
and impartial trial removed all ground upon
| the part of the States Officer to ask a
| removal of the cases. and he would now state, that
he would join in traverse upon one of the indict-
| ments which he would afterwards name, and would
be ready to proceed to trial Wednesday. Mr..
MAY further said, that upon his way to the Court
| House, he had heard that some misapprehension
existed in regard to his remarks made Saturday,
relative to the gentlemen who had declined accept
ing the office of prosecutor in these cases. Nothing
was further from his thoughts, than an intention
to impugn the motives of such gentlemen
The reason why he accepted the trust was
| fully stated in his letter to the Court
upon accepting the appointment. AS to the
sons why the other gentlemen declined it, that is
! for them to state and the public to judge. He be-
leved they were justified in declining it, and had
sufficient reasons for doing so. Mr.. May then said
| that he would agree to 60 to trial on Wednesday,
and would indicate the Indictment which he would
| first proceed upon.-The defence said any day
would suit them; they would 60 to trial at once
Mr.. May said there were some witnesses to be
obtained from Annapolis; the State was ready
| when her witnesses were present. de then re.
marked to the Court, that he would first traverse
the indictment No. 936, charging Mr.. Whitney
with making false report to the House of Del
| egates, as that was the most comprehensive of ALL
AFTER some conversation between the Court and
counsel next Monday was fixed for the trial of the
| above indictment. The Court then adjourned until
|