The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-09-07
BALTIMORE COUNTY C0URT-JUDGE PRICE
TowSoNTOHN, September 6.--Richard j. Git
tings, Esq, Attorney for the State.

BALTIMORE COUNTY C0URT-JUDGE PRICE.
TowSoNToNN, September 6.-Richard j. Git
tinEs, Esq, Attorney for the State.
THE BALTIMORE RIOT CASES
Court was called at the usual hour this morning.
ana the jury in the case of the State James
Girvin and John Myers came in with sealed
dict of Giryn 'not guilty" and Myers ''guilty'' Of
riOtiug Pratt street, in Baltimore, the 10Th
of April, on the occasion of the passage of the 9th
Massachusetts regiment from President street depot
to Camden station.
The jury in the case of James Whiteford, tried
yesterday for riotng in Baltimore on the 10Th
Of April, also came in this morning, after ab-
sence OF twenty-One hours, with a verdict of 'nOt
guilty"
State rs. George Konig and Matthew Cackuer,
indicted for rotng on the 10Th of April last, on the
occasion of the arrival Of the 9Th Massachusetts,
regiment in Baltimore.
Tie two were put upon their trials jointly, VIM.
L. Cowan, Esq., acting counsel for the accused.
The State called NJ. A. Mitchell, who testified
that he was in the city on the 10Th of April last,
and about 10 or II o'clock was in his storeh0use
md heard tremendous noise; got up and went
ont on the street and the cars on Pratt street;
the horses attached to the cars became detached;
there was large crowd in the street, and others
we're constantly coming; the cars contained SOL
ders aud were drawn back to the depot again by
the horses; the citizens stoning the cars and
cursing the soldiers, but witness did not either
Of the parties on trial in the crowd.
Mr.. Applegarth testified he saw the riot; KONG
in the crowd bearing secession flag, with
rOwdy party following him, most Of whom were
boys; the troops coming up Pratt street, with
Mayor Brown at their head, they were in a dog
trOt; when they came up far as the bridge op
Pratt street, witness saw the crowd stoning the
soldiers as the soldiers passed witness place he
saw the stones thrown and the soldiers bleeding;
the soldiers did not fire as they passed witness
office at Frederick street dock; about fifteen hun
dred citizens gathered in the street; witness only
saw one policeman in the street; KONG was the
first who carried secession flag up Pratt street
that day; witness does not know konig, but was
told that KONG was the man who carried the nag;
did see any person trying to take the flag from
KONG; heard firing, and saw three persons fall III
the street, there might have been more, but witness
did not them.
William j. St0weil testified that he was at the
President street depot and saw the troops in the
cars; went to dinner and returned to Canton ave-
nue.; crowd OF persons bearing a secession
flag; they came down President street and went IN
the cars at the depot hallnoing: "hurrah for Mar
shall Kane-drive the id s-ns of b--hs back, J"
&c they were headed by konig and stoned anG
beat the troops, who flew in different drectlons
witnoss asked the police to 90 in the crowd and
make arrests but they refused; everybody appear
ed to be urging the crowd on the troops assaulted
were recruits without arms, who were awaiting to
be taken to Camden station after the uniformed
and armed troops had passed up Pratt street.
Joseph Lee testified that he was at President
street depot; few car loads Of troops there;
an awful crowd came down from Pratt street and
said the railroad track was torn up; they went up
troops
s-ns Of b-hs'' and such like, and they
should not pass through .he city, and commenced
beating them the troops left in double-quIck time,
the crowd following; when the troops got as far
as Pratt street bridge the crowd sh0wered about
a thousand stones their heads several were kill
ed on both sides; witness returned to Fawn street
and crowd returning from the riot to the de-
pot, bearing secession flag, and KONG about ten
feet in advance; afterwards KONG and Marshal
Kane at the depot; they talking, but did moth
ing except the Marshal afterward arrested a man,
! and said, "DO you want to ruin my reputatiOn?"
to which the crowd replied, "No, Marshal" The
Marshal was running around through the crowd
at the depot; the police pulled the recruits out o
the and took them to the ation-house; there
were no persons from the eighth ward arrested al
| the depot; the only persons arrested the
| troops; Kong had long iron chain in his hand al
| the depot.
Mr.Barnes testified that he was at the depot-Pre
| sident street-and saw Konig strike soldier back
| of the head with paving stone; the soldiers were
| frightened and ran in different directions; in the
| evening, about O'Clock witness a soldier
| with bis head burst open; Konig at one time
had pistol in his hand and police officer at
tempted to take it away from him, but KONG said
''your captain saw it and did not say anything
| about it,; the police took the wounded soldiers t.
the statiOnh0use for protection, and officer Gauf
arrested one OF the rioters; witness is Fedora
| policeman.
Wm. P. Smith testified that he saw Konig at th
President street depot at the head of a crowd o
men, who were cheering for the South, Jefferson
| Davis, and cursing the soldiers, calling them ne
groes, spit tobacco guilds and threw mud In thei
faces, and swore they should not go through tn
city; when the troops arrived at the Presiden
street depot witness cheered for the Union and tn
police arrested him on the charge of creating
riot; witness is now Federal policeman.
John Cunningham testified that when the crow
stoned the cars and assaulted the soldiers at tn
President street depot he saw Konig throw at tn
| cars.
Frederick Turner testified he saw KONG on Pratt
street while the riot going on, and did not Sc
him do anything, but appeared merely to be walk
ing along with the crowd who were pursuing tn
] soldiers.