Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-14
THREE CENTS.

| HEADQ'Rs DISTRICT OF BALTIMORE,
! General Orders No. G:
u The funeral Of thslate Breyet Brgadier General
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morrow, the l4th inst
?; The procession will move from the fort at lO1l
| O'Clock a. NJ: by Fort avenue to Howard street. Bal
timore street to High, Fawn to President street,
thence by President street to the President street
| depot; IN the following order, viz:
| l., Escort under command of Col James v. Bonn
ford U: s Sth Regiment Infantry, composed as fol-
q. S Sth Regiment of Infantry, u S. lst Regiment
Detachment 4th Regiment u s. Artillery.
| Z Inc hearse containing the body of deceased ac-
| companied by detachment T. S. 4th Artillery as a
guard OF honor, and preceded by the attending ply
,-; 3; Pail bearers.Major Gen W. s. Hancock, U. S.
OILS; Bt Major Gen Geo. W. Getty, U. S. Vols. BIT
Bird, lst Reg't L. S Wv; Bt Col, josiah Simpson'
Med. Dir L. S. A.; Lieut.. Governor c. c. Cox Mr.
Albert 9er Mr. Mr. Garrett, Mr. William McKim MI Alex
!. Family and friends of the deceased
D. OhcerS and soldiers of the U. S. Army and Ma
| flnc Corps, Volunteers and Militia,
o. Ills Honor the Mayor and Councils of the city
| Of Baltimore. WV
(. Citizens, strangers. &c.
:: In respect for the memory of the deceased.
salute Of eleven minute guns will be fred from the
VIII he displayed at half mast from sunrise till sun
set, and the officers Of his late command will wear
me usual badge OF Of mourning for thirty days.
Brevet Major General GETTY.
C. B, ALRIoH,
LIST Lit. and A. A. A. G..
THE MouNr HorE CAsEs-The Mount Hone
| cases, numbering some twenty indictments, remoy-
ed to Baltimore County Court from the Criminal
Court Of this city, taken up yesterday in said
court, before Hon. Henry S. Stockbridge special
Judge, and disposed of hereafter stated The fol-
lowing counsel appeared for the State-John T. En-
sor Esq. States Attorney and Messrs. Alvin P
Rogers and Daniel Radcliffe, of the Baltimore Bar
for the 1piInca annrarad Mnssrs William, Soblo,
William ?. Preston, R. j. Gittings Eugene Commits
key and Thomas w. Berry, all of Baltimore; James
II. Bradley, Esq, of Washington, also engaged
as counsel for the defence, but not present in
court this morning.
The Indictments stood against the following par
ties:-William H Stokes and Mary Benkinsop, in
dicted for falsely and injuriously pretending and
representing that the Mount Hope Institution was
q well conducted hospital for the insane Mary
Benkinsop, for an assault on and false imprisonment
of Mary Ann futile, also for assault on and false
Imprisonment of Mary Flemming Alice Benvile, for
an assault on and the false Imprisonment of Mary
tlemming and Mary A. Tuttle, separate indictments:
Ann Gutrow, for an assault on and false imprson-
". Pumphrey Walter Kirby; William A. Stokes and
Mary Blenknsop, for an assault on and the false i'm
rrisonment of Margaret Ann Pumphrey; Catherine
of Mary Ann futile and Mary Flemming; also Cath
crime Tennison. Mary Smith, VIM; IL. Stokes, Julia
Sewall, Mary Smith and Rose O'D0nnell. each in
separate indictments, for assault on and the false
Imprisonment of Mary Flemming and Mary Ann
IuttlC.
Upon the calling of the case by the Court the coun-
sci for the defence notice that they would file a
demurrer to the first named Indictment above on the
ground of some techncalities in the document, and
IN which all the remaining charges were involved.
After considerable consultation between the
different counsel appearing for the State and defence,
the i"loWihg agreement was entered INTO on account
OF the present grand jury having on Monday last
found an indictment against two of the principal
parties, against whom the various charges are made
in the indictments from Baltimore city The agree
ncnt reads As follows The cases removed from
Baltimore city to the Circuit Court for Baltimore
County known as the Mount Hope cases, having
been abandoned by the prosecution in consequence
of an Indictment having been found by the grand
jury of Baltimore county against certain persons to
wit Mary Benkinsop and Dr. William III. Stokes,
it is agreed that the said last mentioned case should
stand or trial on the 18th of january next the de-
tendanti in the meantime having leave to file demur-
rer (f so advsedj, and which. if possible, is to be
by \. NJ. Rogers and Samuel Radcliffe for the State.
the States Attorney also concurring by Messrs.
Schey, Preston, Cuttings and COmmskey for the de-
fence. Scts accordingly ordered in all the
removed from Baltimore, City Criminal Court, known
as stated above The indictment found against VIM.
II. Stokes and Mary Blenkinsop, by the County
Grand jury, is for conspring to deceive and cheat
such of the inhabitants of this State as have the con-
false representa- ions to the conduct of an insane
asylum. Mary Benkinsop is the General Superin-
tendcnt of Mount Hope Hospital, and DR.. Stokes the
sole physician in attendance The witnesses in the
above case all discharged until the 10th day of
January next the day set for trial. The case &C
count of its peculiar surroundings elcts consider
able attention, and many are anxiousy awaiting its
disposal.
morning.
| ARREST OF SUPPOSED BURGLARs.-l esterday morn
! ing about o'clock. officers Cubertson and RObt.
mitchell, the ilaie drtrint rotroling their
beats they came in contact with three men, named
| Arnold Samuel and Owen Hiegeuist and regarding
them suspicious looking characters acted upon the
instruction Of Marshal Carmichael and attempted to
arrest them. The two first named Immediately ran
away. and for the time being escaped Owen was
about to follow, but was stopped by the officers
Arnold and Samuel in order to facilitate their fight
| threw away bundle, which was found to contain
several pounds of blasting powder, together With
| some pieces of sperm candles. Owen was lodged in
the station house, when the above officers in COM
pany with officer Wits of the district went in
search Of the two who had escaped and succeeded in
arresting of them in the house which they occu-
pied, corner of Monument and Forrest Streets Soon
afterwards they took the third man in custody They
were subsequently lodged in Duff prison, at the
Marshals Office and yesterday afternoon were COM
mtted by Justice Spicer for the action of the Crimi
| nal Court.
| THE BILLIARD ToURyAMENT.-The contest for the
| championship of billiards in the State of Maryland
continued last evening at Front street Theatre.
| The first game was played by W. ]. Krtley and
Leonard Hoey, resulting in favor of the former by
1879 points. The second game, between W. I. Gless-
| ner and W. Wright, resulted in victory for Mr..
| Glessncr by 70 points. The third game was played
between Joseph A. keyhan and W. J. Kirtley, and
wen by the latter by % points. Each of these
| games were for 300 points up In consequence of
the mpossbity of securing the services of any PROM
inen biardstS for further exhibitions and the lack
Ofinterest manifested by the billiard players through
out the State the tournament closed last night.
for the present and Mr.. W. T. Glessner President of
tho Maryland Billiard Congress, was declared the
| champion of Maryland. In order to decide who are
entitled to the second and third prizes, three more
| games will be played at the Monumental Billiard
| Rooms corner of Charles and Baltimore streets. of
which due notice will be given by advertisement. as
well as of the presentation Of the prizes which will
| be made in public.
| THEFT-Two young men, Isaac Newton and Jas.
| Mroy, yesterday entered the store of Mr.. John Rus
SELL No 81 South Charles street, and while looking
at some articles in show case, one Of them broke
the glass on the top. They stated that it was ac-
cdent and offered pay for the glass, but Mr.. Rus
sell declined to receive pay after their explanation
In a short time they left the place. and soon after
Mr. Russell missed from the several articles He
at gave the police description OF the men, and
| policemen Clardgc and Showacre arrested them and
recovered from them two silver watches and breast
| pin which Mr.. Russell identified as his property
| After a hearing before Justice ShOwacre they were
committed to ial To await the action of the grand
1 jury.
| A STEAMER FROM SAyANNAH.-The fine steamship
| North Point Capt. Smith, arrived at this port yes
terday morning from Savannah, which place she left
| on the 9th instant, with large cargo, embracing
| about 200 bales of cotton besides hides rice. &c
| Among her passengers, of whom there were seven
| were General Prince Sam Sam, recently relieved
| from command at Savannah and Commodore Tat
| NALL of Georgia, formerly officer of the United
States Navy but recently officer in the Confederate
service. The North Point is in fine condition. and
her agent, Mr. J. Brandt, Jr., will to-day commence
receiving freight for the return trip, on which she
l will be despatched on Saturday afternoon next
| PROPERTY SALES. II. Cover, auctioneer' sold
yesterday at the Exchange salesrooms lot OF ground
on the south side of west Mulberry street. corner OF
Sarah Ann street, having front of twelve ana anaii
feet and depth of about ninety feet ImproEeu oS
two story and basement brick dwelling NO 80 Mul-
berry street, and two story brick dwehng, NO liz
Sarah Ann street, subject to grouno rent Ut ~ per
| annum. 1t was purchased by Mr. oamuel hcouooin
| for 81 ,250
RECEPTION OF CoLoREp TRoePs.-The colored eiti-
zens of Baltimore design giving reception and dim
ner TODAY at Douglas Institute on Lexington street.
to the 3eth regiment United States colored troops
which recently arrived in this city, and is now quar-
tered at Fort Federal Hill. The regiment will be
escorted 10 the hall by company of coored Zouaves
| military organization of Baltimore.
| poeTpoSEp-The annual meeting of the Society OF
Friends in aid of the freedmen of the country, was