The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-26
La w INTELLIGENCE.
CRIMINAL CoURT-JUDGE BOND

CRIMINAL COURT-JUDGE BOND.
Archibald Stirling, ESQ.,, prosecuting for the
State-The cases Of John T. Ridgeway, magis-
trate, and constabes Dorman and Pierce, indicted
upon the charge of obtaining money under false
pretences from COL Tillotson, Agent for the PIANO.
rama of The Holy Land, called for trial, when
Mr.. Stirling announced that the action was
brought owing to the fact that the accused had ar
rested and fined the prosecutor for exhibiting with
out license, and he (Tillotson) had since left the
city, being nonresident. There was no available
testimony to be gotten, it being of very contra
dictory nature, and he would therefore suggest an
entry of"not guilty confessed by the State" The
entry was made as suggested and the cases quashed
State Us. VIM. III. Smith alias VIM. III. Sorre
negro, indicted upon the charge of the larceny of
thirty yards of mixed grey cashmere, valued at
$50, the property of Messrs. Dryden & Gibbons
merchants, on Baltimore street, near Holiday
street. Leakin and Morrison, counsel for defence
1t was shown in this case that the goods were ia
ken from the door of Mr.. Dryden's store by one of
the negro men, who seen to put it into bag
by lad named Phillips. A negro named Anderson
who was tried several days since upon this charge
was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary
being recognized as one of the three by the lad
Philips, who to-day testified that Smith, the ac-
cused, was another of the parties. The testimony,
however, was of a very contradictory character,
and the jury, after an absence of half an hour
rendered verdict of not guilty.
State US. Casper Muller, youth 16 years of age
indicted upon the charge of assaulting with intent
to kill George Greer by stabbing him with knife.
1t was shown by the prosecutor that he was in the
Melodeon, Y Washington Hall, where young man
known as "Prnce of Wales" quarrelled with him.
After the performance was concluded, the parties
went out for the purpose of fighting it out, and
during the scrimmage Greer was stabbed by some
one unknown to him. One witness, young man
named Coleman, deposed that the accused commit
ted the assault by sta5bing Greer but his testimony
was OF very conflicting nature, and the State
accordingly abandoned the first count of the indic-
ment, charging assault with intent to kill, and
dered a verdict of not guilty generally, upon which
the accused was discharged from custody. -Mar-
garet Houston was found by jury de lunatico in
quirendo to be lunatic and pauper and was
ordered to be confined at the expense Of the State
The cases of Herman Miller, indicted for lar
ceny, and A. Afold, charged with ill-treatng a
slave, were postponed until Friday next.-Mary
Fnnegan, indicted for larceny, was admitted to
bail in the sum of $500; William Long, bondsman.
The Court .reconsidered the judgment in the
case of Philippine Harring, convicted of common
assault, and ordered her release.--Court at 81
o'clock adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT.-JuDGE GILES
p. G. Crownenshield Us. The Susquehanna Steam
Tug Company. Before reported. Decree for IL
beants for S4l4 67.-Brooks and others u.s. the
same. Decree for ibellants for Sl,O74 Add
journed until Thursday next.
SUPERIOR CoURT-JuDGE MARTIN
Il. Z. ID. Newman Us. Samson CariSs. An action
for damages for an alleged SANDER Before re-
ported. Jurors withdrawn by common consent,
and the case Observation-Disclosures from 600 to
724.
CITY CIRCUIT COURT-JUDeE KREBs
Edward }. Carter, &C., Us. James j. Clifford and
others. Bill by creditors to set aside deed as
tina Triebert and F. W. Bruno, Jr., administrator
of Henry Triebert. Opinion of Court filed making
Albert d Co. party defendants bv an amended bill
to be filed by the complainants.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAs-JUDGE MARSHALL
There were no cases tried in this Court yester-