Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CoURTs.

WEDNESDAY, Feb :, 1866.
Criminal Court.-Hon. Judge Bond-G. c. Maund
Francis Duhurst indicted for perjury, removed tc
Baltimore county. Joseph II. Boyd for selling good
ing A. Nicer, fined % cents and costs John Ward
for the larceny of three iron bolts from Martin David
son; postponed. James Miroy for the larceny of one
silver watch from John Russell; POSTPONED. Isaac
Newton for the larceny Of silver watch from John
bawdy house; postponed. Jenny Williams for keen
ing baWdy house; postponed. Catherine A. Sun
derng charged with letting out house to be occu-
pied Tor haWdy purposes; postponed. Chas. II. Hamil
ton for the larceny of two pair of boots from Abra-
ham friedman; postponed. Geo. SCHNEIDER for sell
ing liquor on Sunday, set on payment of costs
Charles II Hamilton for aSsaulting with intent ia
murder Abraham Friedman; postponed. Abraham
kerb for selling liquor on Sunday; postponed. Holm
H. Illman for the larceny Of $40 from Thomas Porter:
postponed. Austin GTundcr for selling LIQUOR or,
sunday; gave bail with Henry Keiser in the sum OF
S0U0 And Thomas Goodman with Jane S. Haggerty
n the same amount to answer the charge at Court
Court adjourned to this morning.
Court Of COMMON P,eos-Hon Judge King.-Martha
SCHNEIDER VS.. John Snger-appeal from Bride. Judg-
D, Daniel Hulsgr vs.: Jessoo Motley-appeal from
blake Appeal dismissed.
John s; Crisevs. Dennis Kirby-appeal from Whit
Mayer \ Shaeffer Samuel Wilkerson-appaaI
from llebden. Judgment reversed, and Judgment for
Geo. IL. Carman vs.. Bernard Fnnan-appeal from
wilson. Judgment reversed and judgment of non
pr0s.
Anthony Clark ys. Ann HenIy-appeal from WEIGH
Assignment l33 to l55 inclusive
- Gtg CrcWH C0ur-IlOn. Judge AIexander-Anu
f huglna kemorer vs. Elizabeth WAGNER ct al. Bill
ceedlngS, and distribution of the proceeds.
Decree M a G H Mm :, Johnson
renewable lease Of the undivided moety of the real
estate mentioned in the proceedings
w. L. Alexander ct al, vs.. Mildred Hammond e+
al Petition for the sale Of certain property and in :
Vestment OF the proceeds.
Superior Court-IIon. Judge Martin-Jno. Rooney
fTall and thnrg lA.4.,,
cluded
Assignment PCS to 313 inclusive.
Orphans C0art-LGn. Judges Audoun, SuppIee and
HOifman-LetterS of administration on the estate of
VIM. Garrett granted to Harriet and Erasmus Garrett
and on the estate of Catharne A. Skillman to Joseph
Sklnan.
-ATFoGIoUs MUkDER.-Ihere. occurred in Gates CO.,
most cold hooded murders we have ever known,
man named Matthews, whose wife was taken sud
denly ILL., drove about four miles to the store of Mr..
Elliott, TO procure some whisky for her relief and
desired Mr.. Elliott to let him have quart saying he
had only soventy-fve cents in specie pay for it.
Mr. Elliott told him that owing TO the high tax on the
article in Worth Carolina, he could not let him have
that quantity for less than dollar and without any
further words, went into his back room.
Mr.. Matthews then tod the clerk to draw him
quart and SAID the proprietor Of the store had told
h1m he might have it for 70 cents, which Mr. Elliott
nearing, nc came out and denied, saying that he had
told him he could not let him have it for that sum
and accused Mr. n. of lying, &c:. An alteration
with Staye, and beat him most numerically. Esca
ping Mr.. NJ got in his and drove off telling Mr.
Elliott that he had been treated badly. but would
have satisfaction Mr.. Elliott then hastily went to
his trunk, and securing revolver pursued and over
took Mr.. Matthews, who he instantly killed by shoot
ing through the head. When our informant left Mr.
Elliott had not been arrested-Norfotk Day Book.
AWARD IN A STEAMBOAT CAsE.-In April 1855 the
steamboat X. B. Hamilton was ordered by the Gov
eminent to proceed from New Orleans to Mobile with
load of Michigan troops and supplies on board The
insurance expired at the time she left the mouth of
the Mississippi river. Upon her entering the bay of
Mobile, the boat blown up and sunk by rebel
emissares, by means of torpedoes other cOmbusti
BILE materials, and number of soldiers were killed
and wounded The owners, NJ. S. Mepham & Bro.
of ST. Louis, claimed compensation for their loss from
the United States and placed their case in the hands
of Hon j. Warren Bell, of Washington who nstitu-
ted proceedings before the Third Auditor few weeks
and on Tuesday the case was settled, the Gov
eminent allowing compensation for the boat.
PIEDMONT RAURoAD.-The Legislature Of North
Carolina has passed bill for altering the guage Of
the Piedmont Railroad to five feet so as to CORE
spond with that of the Richmond and Danvile Rail
road.
An earthquake is reported in the Memphis
papers as having occurred in that city on Monday
morning.